Introduction by the Ministry of National Defense on the distribution and use of Type 21 training uniforms for militia and specialized military cadres | Tasks | Distribution | Training uniforms | Basic militia | Cadres | Armed | People
On the afternoon of July 27th, the Ministry of National Defense held a regular press conference, and Colonel Tan Kefei, the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, answered questions from reporters.
Tan Kefei: With the approval of the State Council and the Central Military Commission, starting from August 1st this year, the basic militia and full-time personnel of the People's Armed Forces across the country will gradually be equipped with Type 21 training uniforms.
The main consideration for this shipment is to strengthen honor incentives. Militia and full-time cadres of the people's armed forces are important forces to improve the mobilization of social organizations and maintain national security and stability. In recent years, they have played a vital role in stabilizing the border, preventing and controlling the COVID-19, and dealing with emergencies and disasters. Equipping and distributing Type 21 training uniforms for grassroots militia and full-time personnel in the People's Armed Forces is conducive to stimulating the sense of honor and responsibility of the majority of militia and full-time personnel, and is conducive to mobilizing the powerful force of the whole society to support national defense construction and the development of reserve forces. 2、 Uniform and standardized attire. It is of great significance to equip and distribute 21 style training uniforms for the basic militia and full-time people's armed cadres, in order to standardize their attire, strengthen the regularization construction of the basic militia and full-time people's armed cadres team, and showcase the new style and image of the new era's basic militia and full-time people's armed cadres team. 3、 Adhere to diligence and frugality in hair distribution. Taking into account the actual situation of combat readiness training, task execution, and funding support for grassroots militia and full-time People's Armed Forces cadres, and following the principles of total quantity control, annual distribution, and orderly connection, we will gradually implement the deployment and distribution tasks. The main types of clothing and accessories are jungle camouflage summer training uniforms, desert camouflage winter training uniforms, desert camouflage training coats, and matching logo clothing, as well as 07 style short sleeved physical training uniforms, belts, and training shoes, to meet the needs of basic militia and full-time people's armed forces cadres for emergency tasks and regular training.
The 21-type training uniforms of the basic militia are listed as public clothing, which shall be centrally kept, uniformly distributed and recovered by local military organs or grass-roots armed departments; the 21-type training uniforms of full-time people's armed cadres shall be uniformly registered and distributed by local military organs, and shall be kept and used by individuals in accordance with regulations. The basic militia and full-time people's armed cadres 21-type training uniforms are incorporated into the military uniform management system, and the military and local levels will regularly organize production, sales, management and use inspections to effectively maintain the specificity and seriousness of military uniforms.