The Military Training Department under the General Staff Headquarters (GSH) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) issued a notice on October 11, 2012 to make overall arrangements for assessment of the first-class military training units of the year at the division and brigade levels.
Unlike previous years, the responsible military and political officers of the divisions and brigades who have got the candidateship of the first-class military training units of each military area command will receive concentration examinations on their military theoretical attainment and mastery of the integrated command platform in their respective military area commands.
A joint assessment team of the PLA general headquarters/departments has been set up, which is composed of leaders from the Military Training Department under the GSH of the PLA, the Organization Department under the General Political Department (GPD) of the PLA, the headquarters of the General Logistics Department (GLD) of the PLA and the Planning Department of the General Armaments Department (GAD) of the PLA.
The joint assessment team will start the evaluation of the first-class military training units in late October by drawing lots to determine the units to receive examinations organized by the PLA general headquarters/departments.
According to leaders of the Military Training Department under the GSH of the PLA, besides overall appraisal of troop units' training management, training results and training conditions, more attention of the assessment will be paid on the application of integrated command platforms, the operation of IT-based weaponry and equipment and the drill commanding based on information systems.
