People's Liberation Army Reserve Force
| People's Liberation Army Reserve Force | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: 中国人民解放军预备役部队; pinyin: "zhōngguó rénmín jiěfàngjūn yùbèiyì bùduì" | |
| Active | 1955－1957 1983 -- present |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
| Branch | People's Liberation Army |
| Type | Reserve force |
| Role | Reinforcing regular army strength, ground operations, border and coastal protection |
| Size | 510,000 |
| Part of | Central Military Commission |
| Garrison/HQ | Beijing |
| Commanders | |
| Director of the National Defense Mobilization Department | PLAGF Lt Gen Liu Faqing (刘发庆) |
| Political Commissar of the NDMD | PLAGF Lt Gen Wang Donghai (王东海) |
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The Reserve Force of the People's Liberation Army is the military reserve force of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). It is composed of a trained force of (mostly retired veteran) civilians that retain an inactive military status, and are subject to fast mobilization. in case of wartime or other crises, at which time they are transferred to active duty and their units activated into full service.
The reserve forces are organized as full units with a small number of active servicemen as an organizational skeleton, plus a larger body of reserve officers and soldiers in call-up ready state. Reserve units follow the unified organization of the PLA and are entered into the official PLA TOEs and order of battle. The PLA reserve forces are directly under the leadership of the Central Military Commission (CMC). The National Defense Mobilization Department of the CMC manages the recruitment, unit assignment and mobilization structures.