Beijing, 8 Feb (Xinhua) -- Recently, the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission issued the "Regulations on Commendations and Commendations for Meritorious Service in the Armed Forces" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") and issued a circular urging all localities and departments to conscientiously abide by them.
The "Regulations" adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Army, thoroughly implement the military strategic principles for the new era, focus on realizing the Party's goal of strengthening the army in the new era, comprehensively build the people's army into a world-class army, highlight the war for war, strengthen system design, build a military meritorious honor commendation system that is rich in the characteristics of the new era, meets the characteristics of the new system, embodies the requirements of the new mission, and comprehensively focuses on preparing for war.
The "Regulations" distinguish between wartime peacetime, industry fields, and personnel categories in accordance with medals, honorary titles, awards, commendations, commemorative medals, etc., and comprehensively reshape the system of military meritorious honors and commendations. The "Regulations" innovate and set up measures for the commendation of commanders' meritorious honors, and the system design focuses on the medals and medals commemorative medals for winning battles and concentrating on strengthening the army, uniformly standardizes the treatment of recipients of military meritorious honors and commendations, and enriches the forms of honor and praise incentives. The "Regulations" also regulate the military's honors and commendations for foreign-related meritorious service.
In terms of specifications, it is distinguished from the content elements, size appearance, production materials, etc., and the size of the medal is increased sequentially from the medal to the medal. In terms of meaning, the medal highlights the highest honor, the honorary title medal highlights the benchmark model, the reward and commendation medal reflects the merit commendation, and the commemorative medal reflects the honorary experience.
1. Medals. Including the "August 1st Medal", "Red Flag Medal", "Red Star Medal" and "Peace Medal", the main medal is 65mm in diameter.
The "August 1st Medal" is the highest honor of the army, consisting of military insignia, flags, the Great Wall, olive branches and other elements.
The "Order of the Red Flag" and the "Order of the Red Star" are wartime medals, the "Order of the Red Flag" is composed of elements such as the military insignia, the red flag, and the "Order of the Red Arrow", and the "Order of the Red Star" is composed of the military emblem, the Great Red Star, the Great Wall and other elements.
The "Peace Medal" is composed of elements such as peace doves, olive branches, and earth, and is awarded to foreign military personnel.
2. Medals. Including honorary title medals, award medals, commendation medals, peace medals.
Honorary title medals are divided into honorary title medals for wartime, peacetime, and major non-war military operations. Wartime honorary title medals are divided into special combat heroes, first-class combat heroes, and second-level combat hero medals, which are mainly composed of military insignia, guns, hero flowers and other elements. Peacetime honorary titles and honorary titles for major non-war military operations are mainly composed of military insignia, red flags, lights and other elements. The main medal of the Honorary Title Medal has a diameter of 60mm.
Reward medals are composed of the main chapter and the sub-chapter, the main medal is composed of military insignia, regimental knots, laurel leaves and other elements, and the sub-medal is composed of elements such as honor belts and reward situation signs, and is divided into award medals for military operations in wartime, peacetime and major non-war. Wartime reward medals are divided into first-class battle merit, second-class battle merit, third-class battle merit, and fourth-class battle merit medals, and the main chapter paths are 60mm, 50mm, 47mm, and 45mm, which distinguish between three situations: commanding combat, participating in combat, and supporting and supporting. Peacetime reward medals are divided into first-class merit, second-class merit, and third-class merit medals, distinguishing between four situations: combat readiness training, education management, national defense science and technology, and service support. Award medals for major non-war military operations are divided into first-class merit, second-class merit, and third-class merit medals. The main medals of the first- class, second-class and third-class meritorious medals for peacetime and major non-war military operations are 50mm, 47mm and 45mm respectively.
Commendation medals, composed of the main medal and the honor belt, the main medal is composed of military insignia, big red flowers and other elements, divided into first-level commendation, second-level commendation, third-level commendation medals, the main chapter path is 60mm, 50mm, 47mm.
The Peace Medal, composed of military insignia, peace doves, olive branches and other elements, is awarded to foreign military personnel, and the main chapter has a diameter of 60mm.
3. Commemorative medals. These include peacetime medals, peace medals and other commemorative medals.
Peacetime commemorative medals are divided into national defense service medals, national defense service medals, national defense commemorative medals, dedication national defense medals, etc., mainly composed of military insignia, the Great Wall, olive branches and other elements, and the diameter is 35mm.
The Peace Medal, composed of military insignia, peace doves and other elements, is awarded to foreign military personnel with a diameter of 35mm.
(Original title: New Era Army Medal Medal Commemorative Medal Style)
Source: People's Liberation Army Daily, China Military Network
The promulgation and implementation of the "Regulations" is of great significance to improving the system of commendations for meritorious service of the party and the state, enhancing the attractiveness of military occupations and the sense of mission and honor of military personnel, educating and guiding officers and men to carry forward our army's fearless heroic spirit and heroic and tenacious fighting style, and encouraging the officers and men of the whole army to strive to achieve the goal of striving for the centenary goal of building the army