After the reform and opening up, with the improvement of China's comprehensive national strength, it is imperative to reform our military's clothing with single system, rigid style and backward fabrics. The main achievement of this reform is to restore and continue to use the "August 7th" military uniform style of the "May 5th" military uniform.

The establishment of the "August 7th" military uniform has improved our military uniform series and significantly improved the structure, quality and supply of our military uniforms. First, a series of dresses, uniforms and combat uniforms have been established to better beautify and embellish military uniforms; A new uniform size series has been established, and the scope and level of fitness have been greatly improved. From 65438 to 0988, the "August 7" military uniform was officially equipped with the whole army, which marked that our military uniform entered a new stage of advanced and serialization. However, due to the constraints of the country's economic construction level and other factors, the "August 7" military uniform series only issued military uniforms and training uniforms to the troops, but the dresses have not been equipped with troops so far, making our army one of the few troops in the world equipped with only two kinds of military uniforms.

In order to improve the level of military uniforms, in June 5438+0984 65438+ 10, the Central Military Commission approved the production of the "Eighth Five-Year Plan" clothing, and instructed our army to gradually promote the series of formal, regular and combat uniforms. 1985 organized a clothing reform group and started a series of research work.

Military uniform researchers collected and analyzed military uniform samples from 27 countries, drew lessons from the experience of our army's previous clothing reform, and conducted feasibility studies and demonstrations on many issues involving expenditure, national resources, economic level, equipment conditions and so on.

The researchers also measured the body shapes of 15000 cadres and soldiers in 83 regiments and above, including the army, navy and air force, made probability statistics on nearly one million data, and worked out new uniform sizes. At the same time, make batch samples. The troops in different areas conducted experiments on the adaptability, hygiene and warmth retention of clothing, and widely listened to the opinions of the troops.

198511710. At the general demonstration meeting of the whole army, a comprehensive reform plan was put forward for the styles, materials, colors and winter clothes, and the supply standards and methods of formal clothes, uniforms and combat uniforms.

1in July, 1987, the leading comrades of the party and the state inspected the clothing samples. 1 August 1987, the Central Military Commission approved the finalization,1June 1988, 65438+1October,1troops were equipped one after another.

The "August 7th" series of clothes can be divided into three categories: formal clothes, regular clothes and training clothes.

Dress is a standard dress worn by officers in major celebrations and important foreign affairs activities. There are two kinds of summer clothes and winter clothes. This dress is a suit. With a white shirt and navy tie, the service is differentiated according to different colors and the color of dental floss sewn in pants. Materials are classified according to grades. The dress style, material and color of female officers are the same as those of male officers in their respective services, and they wear rose-red ties. The 87-style military uniform also includes the performance costumes of the art troupe, the protocol costumes of the military orchestra and the honor guard.

Uniforms are the clothes that soldiers wear in peacetime and general ceremonial occasions. There are three kinds of uniforms: summer uniforms, standard shirts and winter uniforms. In summer, officers usually wear lapels, two in patch pocket, two in bags, white shirts and navy ties, and differentiate services according to different clothes colors. Summer clothes are made of different materials according to their ranks.

The summer dress style of the sergeant is the same as that of the officer, a sweater and polyester cotton plain cloth.

Soldiers' summer uniforms are small lapels and four patch pocket's, with sweaters and soft epaulettes. The service is differentiated according to different colors, and the material used is polyester-cotton plain cloth.

The summer uniforms of female officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers are the same, and the colors and materials are the same as those of male soldiers in their respective services.

The shirts of male officers and non-commissioned officers are hunting shirts, and the services are distinguished by different colors. The standard shirt of male soldiers is short-sleeved with open collar and two pockets dug out. All materials are combed polyester cotton cards.

Female soldiers have the same standard shirts, which are open-necked short-sleeved shirts and two patch pocket shirts. The material and color are the same as those of male soldiers in active service, with a blue polyester-cotton plain suit skirt.

The winter uniforms of male officers and non-commissioned officers are the same as those of the Eighth Five-Year Plan, and the services are distinguished according to different colors. Materials are classified according to grades. (Generals, field officers, junior officers and non-commissioned officers)

The winter uniforms of soldiers of the Army, Air Force and Navy are Guanling and Si patch pocket, and the materials and colors are the same as those of junior officers of their respective services. Navy sailors wear uniforms for uniforms.

The winter clothes of female soldiers are the same style, with small lapels and double-breasted tops. The materials and colors are the same as the winter uniforms of serving male soldiers.

The style and material of an officer's coat are distinguished by rank. General officers are pure wool breeches jackets, school officers are polyester-cotton windbreaker jackets, and junior officers and noncommissioned officers are polyester-cotton jackets. ) The color is the same as the service jacket.

The soldier's coat was changed from the past style to the Parker short coat, which not only reduced the weight and improved the warmth, but also improved the fighting and military capacity.

The coat of a female soldier is the same as that of a male soldier in active service.

(1) dress

1, officer's summer dress

Style: male officer's summer dress, suit collar coat, flat lapel, single row and two buttons, two digging pockets, pocket cover, trousers with suit pants, and military cotton thread sewn on the collar pants; In the summer dress of female officers, the top is a flat lapel suit collar with two buttons in a single row, and two pockets are dug under it, with pocket covers. Pants are suit pants, and military cotton thread is sewn in the collar and pants. Material: the general is pure wool Wilding, and the captain is 70/30 wool polyester Wilding. Color: the army is beige, the navy is white, and the air force is light sky blue. Service dental floss, the army is red, the navy is white and the air force is sky blue.

2. Officers' winter clothes

Style, winter clothes for male officers, jacket with suit collar, pointed lapels, double-row 6 buttons, two digging pockets, pocket cover, trousers with suit pants, and military cotton thread sewn on the collar pants; A female officer's winter dress, the top is suit pants, with pointed lapels, double rows of 6 buttons, two pockets with pocket covers, the pants are suit pants, and military cotton thread is sewn in the collar and pants. Material: the general is a pure wool dress, and the captain is a 70/30 wool polyester dress. Color: the army is navy blue, the navy is navy blue and the air force is royal blue. The color of dental floss is the same as that of summer clothes.

The officer's clothing matches the shirt and tie of the summer uniform.

(2) Secret Service

1, Officers Secret Service

Summer uniform: style, male officer, coat with small open collar, single row of 4 buttons, two upper patch pocket, two lower digging bags, pocket cover, trousers for suit pants; Female officer, small open collar, single row of 3 buttons, two digging pockets, a pocket cover, suit pants. Material: The general is pure wool Wilding, the school official is 70/30 wool polyester Wilding, and the junior official is 45/55 Wilding. Color: the army is brown-green, the navy is navy, and the air force is navy. Officers usually wear polyester-cotton white muslin shirts in summer, while male officers wear navy blue 45/55 wool polyester valding ties and female officers wear rose red rayon ties.

Standard shirt: style, male officers are hunting clothes, open collar, short sleeves, single row of 4 buttons, 4 patch pocket, with pocket cover; Female officers have short sleeves with open collars, 4 buttons in a single row and 2 buttons in patch pocket. The material is 65/35 polyester-cotton combed yarn card. Color, the army and air force are beige, and the navy is bleached white. The skirt of the female officer is a navy suit skirt of 65/35 polyester cotton plain cloth.

Winter uniform: style, male officer, vertical lapel coat, single row of 5 buttons, 4 digging bags, bags, pants with suit pants; Female officer, open collar, double-row 6 buttons, two inclined pockets, a pocket cover, suit pants. The materials used are pure wool breeches worn by generals, 70/30 wool polyester breeches worn by school officials and 65/35 polyester cotton khaki pants worn by junior officers. The winter clothes of generals and school officials are brown-green, the navy is the navy, and the air force is the navy. Junior officers in the army, navy and air force wear grass-green uniforms in winter.

2, non-commissioned officers (master sergeant, professional non-commissioned officers, soldiers and students, the same below) secret service.

Summer clothes: the style is the same as that of an officer. The material is 65/35 polyester cotton plain cloth. Color, army grass green, navy bleached blue, air force grass green blue. Summer dress with beige cotton knitted T-shirt.

Standard shirt: the style, material and color are the same as those of active duty officers.

Winter uniform: the style, material and color are the same as those of junior officers in their respective services.

3. Soldiers' uniforms

Summer clothes: style, male soldiers of the army and air force, small coat collar, single row of 4 buttons, 4 patch pocket, pocket cover, suit pants; A male soldier in the navy has a hooded sailor suit in his jacket and sailor pants in his trousers. Female soldier, open-necked coat, single row of 3 buttons, two digging pockets, pocket cover, suit pants. The material is 65/35 polyester cotton plain cloth. Color, army grass green, navy bleached blue, air force grass green blue. Summer dress with beige knitted T-shirt.

Standard shirt: style, men's open collar, short sleeves, single row of 4 buttons, two patch pocket under it, with pocket cover; Female soldiers are open-necked, short-sleeved, with 4 buttons in a single row, and two women go down to stick pockets. The materials and colors are the same as those of active duty officers. The skirts of female soldiers are the same as those of female officers.

Winter uniform: style, male soldiers serving in the army, air force and navy, coat with vertical lapels, single row of 5 buttons, 4 patch pocket, pocket cover, suit pants; Navy sailor, the coat is hooded sailor suit, and the pants are sailor pants; Female soldiers are like female junior officers. The materials and colors are the same as the winter uniforms of junior officers in their respective services.

(3) combat uniforms

Combat uniform is the standard clothing worn by soldiers in combat, training, labor and other tasks. There are four kinds of training clothes: summer training clothes, winter training clothes and winter and summer camouflage training clothes.

1, officer's combat uniform

Summer training uniform: the style and material are the same as those of the non-commissioned officers. Color: Army grass green, Navy navy blue, Air Force grass green navy blue.

Winter training clothes: style, switch collar coat, hidden row of 7 buttons, 4 digging pockets, pocket cover, one arm pocket and drawstring at the middle waist and hem. There is a drawstring at the bottom of the trousers. The materials and colors are the same as the winter uniforms of junior officers in their respective services. According to the provisions of winter clothing, the cold-proof layer is acrylic velvet underwear, cotton underwear, cotton vest and so on.

2, noncommissioned officers, soldiers combat uniforms

Summer training clothes: style, jacket style, open collar, concealed 5 buttons, two upper patch pocket, pocket cover, two lower inclined pockets and arm pockets. There are buttons at the ankles of trousers. The material is 65/35 polyester cotton plain cloth. The color is the same as the officer's summer training uniform.

Winter training clothes: the style, material, color and cold-proof layer are the same as those of officers' winter training clothes.

3. Camouflage training suit

There are two camouflage patterns in summer and winter. The style is the same as the soldier's Xia Dong combat uniform. Made of sanitary cotton or polyester cotton plain cloth.

(4) Military caps and shoes

1, military cap

A large brim hat with a large dome, a wide hat wall and a black hard plastic brim. Officers, noncommissioned officers and soldiers have the same material and color as their summer uniforms. There's military dental floss. Officers often wear large brim hats with rayon ribbons on the walls. The army is red, the navy is black and the air force is sky blue. Hat lace is made of artificial silk. Generals are golden yellow, and school officers and junior officers are silver gray. General, school official, military orchestra and honor guard officers' protocol clothes have golden brim flowers, and the style is the same as that of the regular uniform. The material and color of the ribbon on the cap wall of the sergeant's hat are the same as those of the junior officer's hat. The ribbon on the brim of the soldier's hat is dark green in the army and air force, with red and sky blue decorative lines with the width of 1 cm in the middle, black in the navy and black artificial leather in the wind band of the soldier's hat.

Training hat with flat top, straight wall and wide brim. Female soldiers still use soft hats with eaves. The material and color are the same as the summer training clothes.

The style and material of the velvet hat, leather hat and navy hat for officers and men are the same as those of the 85 clothes.

2, military shoes

Leather shoes: general leather shoes, flat head, with elastic stripes and tongue inside. The upper is made of black and yellow leather with rubber sole. The leather shoes of schools and junior officers are of three inner ear style and made of the same material as those of ordinary officers. Female officer leather shoes, small round head, Fiona Fang mouth, off-the-shoulder middle heel, black cowhide upper, rubber sole and injection-molded heel.

Jiefang shoes: The liberation shoes of male soldiers are made of sand-proof sponge with lining at the back. There are two kinds of high waist and low waist. The liberation shoes for female soldiers are tennis shoes with sand-proof sponge shoes. Material: grass green cotton canvas as the upper and rubber sole as the bottom.

Cloth shoes: style, low-waisted leather shoes for men and wedge heels for women. Material: men's upper is black canvas, and the bottom is rubber molded bottom; Women's uppers are black-brown polyester weft-knitted fabrics, and the bottom is plastic.

Auxiliary winter shoes: the style is high-waisted leather shoes, the upper is black cotton canvas, lined with wool felt and rubber molded bottom.

Women's cotton shoes: the style is high-waisted leather shoes with middle heels. The top is polyester weft knitted fabric, lined with wool felt and modified polyethylene injection bottom.

Wool shoes, men's cotton shoes, marine wool shoes, the same as now.