The army has new ceremonial uniforms.

The government revised the military uniform, which included a long-sleeved jacket with V-shaped lapels, four concealed front pockets with buttoned flaps, a shoulder strap for rank insignia, and a logo on the left sleeve.

The government has just issued a decree amending and supplementing several provisions regulating military insignia, rank insignia, badges, and uniforms.

Accordingly, the ceremonial attire for male officers, professional soldiers, officer cadets, and officer trainees will include an oval-shaped peaked cap. The cap pin for generals, rear admirals, vice admirals, and admirals will be embossed with the national emblem. The cap pin for captains and officers will be embossed with a five-pointed star. A visor will be present on the front of the cap for attaching the military insignia; a cord will be attached to the front of the visor, and two ears of wheat will be depicted below the visor.

For the Army, the peak of the kepi hat is dark olive, with a red brim; for the Border Guard, the peak is dark olive, with a green brim; for the Air Defense - Air Force, the peak is dark blue, with a peace blue brim; and for the Navy, the peak is white, with a charcoal purple brim.

The government stipulates that military jackets are long-sleeved with V-shaped lapels; the front has four concealed pockets with buttoned flaps; the back has a split seam; the shoulders have shoulder straps for rank insignia; the logo is attached to the top of the left sleeve; and the bottom of both sleeves has cuff trim (generals have a pine branch design; colonels and lieutenants have a wheat ear design).

Long, tailored trousers with two slanted pockets and a full-length fly with a zipper. Army and Border Guard troops wear dark olive trousers; Air Force and Air Defense troops wear dark blue trousers; Navy troops wear white trousers. The inner shirt is loose-fitting, long-sleeved, with a stand-up collar, and white in color.

Army and Border Guard ties are dark olive, Air Force ties are dark blue, and Navy ties are charcoal purple.

General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, gives his opinion on the prototype military uniforms tested in July 2023. Photo: People's Army Newspaper.

Leather belts. For generals, rear admirals, vice admirals, and admirals in the Navy, the belts are double-layered leather; for officers and lieutenants, the belt is smooth on one side; for the Army and Border Guard, it's brown; for the Air Force and Navy, it's black. The buckle is made of gold-colored metal with an embossed five-pointed star inscribed within a circle.

Generals, rear admirals, vice admirals, and admirals wear smooth-toed leather shoes with fixed laces; officers wear shoes with horizontal stripes on the toe; and junior officers wear shoes with horizontal stripes on the toe and laces. The army, border guards, and air defense/air force wear black shoes, while the navy wears white shoes.

The ceremonial uniform for male officers, professional soldiers, officer cadets, and officer trainees of the Vietnam Coast Guard includes a dark blue kepi cap with a blue brim. Below the visor are two rice stalks. The Coast Guard tie is dark blue.

The logo design for the Vietnam Coast Guard. Photo: VGP

Previously, the K08 ceremonial uniform used in the Vietnam People's Army was implemented according to Decree No. 82/2017 and Decree No. 61/2019. The uniform was used in ceremonies and events organized by the State, the Ministry of National Defense , and local authorities; celebratory conferences, Party congresses, congresses of mass organizations; and for receiving international delegations and Party and State leaders according to military protocol.

However, the Ministry of Defense believes that the current uniform design for male soldiers is not dignified enough, while for female soldiers it is too restrictive and unsuitable for their duties.

To address this, the Ministry of Defense directed the design and testing of a new K24 ceremonial uniform model. The new model retains the original colors, ensuring the military's traditional character, while facilitating procurement and production and saving budget.

According to the Ministry of National Defence, the initial cost for the production and procurement of K24 ceremonial uniforms for officers and professional soldiers throughout the armed forces is approximately 1,800 billion VND. Of this amount, over 320 billion VND has already been allocated in the 2024 budget for regular military equipment. The remaining budget for ensuring K24 ceremonial uniforms during the 2024-2027 period is over 1,480 billion VND.

The provision of K24 ceremonial uniforms will utilize the State budget's regular defense expenditure for 2024 and balance and ensure the standard of military uniforms for soldiers within the allocated annual budget. "Therefore, the replacement of K08 ceremonial uniforms with K24 will not affect the State budget," the Ministry of Defense reported.

Viet Tuan

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