Link to Brief in PDF: MMBrief-Pre2016-OrgChart Before the 2016 PLA Reorganizations began, the PLA structure under the Central Military Commission (中央军事委员会), was based on a General
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Brief: PLA Ranks and Grades
Link to Brief in PDF: MMBrief-Rank&Grade The following 12-slide deck is designed for use by a briefer who already understands the PLA’s rank, grade, and ribbon
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2004 Study of Army Tactics Description: This academic study of Army tactics was undertaken as an important project (重点项目) of the PLA’s “2110 Programme” (2110工程).
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Link to Brief in PDF: MMBrief-NewCMCOrgs The Following slidepack briefs the new CMC organization, compared to the previous command structure, and then overviews each of
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U.S. – China Military and Defense Exchanges and Mechanisms: (Military-to-Military; Mil-to-Mil, or M2M) MM-SG-M2M (Link to PDF Study Guide) 中美国防部防务磋商机制 [中美國防部防務磋商機制] zhong1-mei3 guo2fang2bu4 fang2wu4 cuo1shang1
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Campaignology (战役学)*: MM-SG-Campaigns (Link to PDF) 战役的定义 The Definition of Campaign Campaign — is an operational activity comprised of a series of battles carried out
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The Study of Army (PLAA) Tactics (陆军战术学*): MM-SG-Army-Tactics (Link to PDF Study Guide) * The Study of Army Tactics 陆军战术学, PLA Publishing House (军内), and
Read moreVocab: Ships
Ships: General Terms and Categories: 军舰 – warship; military vessel 战舰 – warship; military ship 战斗舰艇 – combat vessels; combat ships and boats 护卫舰 –
Read moreVocab: Radio Use
Military Radio Use Terms Verbal Commands, PROWORDS, Code Words, Mil. Radio Use Terms: (Radio Telephone Procedures) 请讲 – go ahead; (please speak). 说完了 – transmission
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SLOCs: Lines on Land, in the Air, and on the Sea: 战略通道 – strategic lanes of communication; LOC The roads (道路), waterways (水道), sea navigation routes
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