Internal Security Political Work

Law and Discipline Online | This Way of Expressing Affection Is Unacceptable

法纪在线丨这样表达心意不可取

PLA Daily (解放军报) 23 May 2026

Summary

During a 'Regulations Study Month' activity, the company Party branch of the People's Armed Police Shanghai General Corps Mobile Second Detachment ran a special education campaign after two soldiers—one caught weaving collar insignia into a bracelet for his girlfriend, another tempted by an e-commerce vendor offering customized camouflage teddy bears bearing near-regulation distinctive uniform items (标志服饰)—were stopped before violating military uniform management rules and secrecy discipline. The detachment Party committee followed with self-examination and self-correction (自查自纠) sessions and tightened storage, use, and recovery requirements for all military supplies. The article is standard political-work content; its value is as a record of how PAP units frame uniform-management and operational-security discipline to junior enlisted personnel, not as evidence of a new policy line or changed enforcement posture.

Translation

This Way of Expressing Affection Is Unacceptable

■ Lu Shuai

On a weekend, inside a dormitory of a certain company of the People's Armed Police Shanghai General Corps Mobile Second Detachment, soldier Xiao Zhang was bent over, fiddling with red cord and collar insignia.

"What are you doing? You look so focused." Platoon Leader Xu was a little curious at the sight.

"Platoon Leader, I saw online that some people weave collar insignia into bracelets. I wanted to make one to give to my girlfriend." Xiao Zhang's tone was full of excitement.

"Collar insignia are distinctive uniform items (标志服饰), not ordinary accessories—they cannot be casually given away to others." The platoon leader's words instantly brought Xiao Zhang back to his senses. "You think it would be a meaningful gift, but once these distinctive uniform items flow into society, it not only violates the unit's management regulations, it could also be exploited by those with ulterior motives." Hearing the platoon leader's warning, Xiao Zhang recognized the problem and immediately abandoned the idea.

In a similar incident, Senior Private Xiao Gong was browsing an e-commerce platform when a product advertisement reading "Exclusively for soldier brothers—professionally customized camouflage teddy bears" caught his attention. The vendor explained that by simply entering one's branch of service, military rank, and name, a customized camouflage teddy bear bearing a cartoon name tag and collar insignia could be made—a very meaningful gift for family and friends. The vendor then sent several actual product photos. On closer inspection, the cartoon accessories on the teddy bear were nearly indistinguishable from the issued regulation distinctive uniform items. Xiao Gong realized that if he provided this information to the vendor's customer service, it would expose his identity as a servicemember, and he promptly reported the situation to his squad leader.

These incidents drew the serious attention of the company Party branch. "There are many ways to express affection, but one must never cross the disciplinary red line. Relevant regulations clearly stipulate that servicemembers must not sell, dismantle, or alter military uniforms. When engaging in online shopping, mailing items, using shared transportation, or other activities that require filling in unit or identity information, servicemembers must not use their military identity or unit designations (部队番号) and other information involving military secrets." At the company affairs meeting, Company Political Instructor Mao pointed out: "If these behaviors are not stopped in time, not only may the officers and soldiers themselves face legal consequences, but military secrets could even be exposed—the consequences would be unimaginable."

In conjunction with the "Regulations Study Month" (条令学习月) activity, the company organized everyone to carry out a special discussion on the management of distinctive uniform items. "Distinctive uniform items must be kept and used strictly in accordance with regulations and must not be privately disposed of or given away." "When purchasing goods online, if you see vendors selling military distinctive uniform items, report it promptly." "You must not casually lend military uniforms to family members or friends for their use." … Everyone spoke freely, drawing on their own experiences.

Taking this incident as an opportunity, the detachment Party committee further intensified education and guidance efforts, launching a special education campaign on military uniform management and secrecy discipline. It organized officers and soldiers to carefully study relevant regulations and conduct self-examination and self-correction (自查自纠), and formulated more detailed requirements for the storage, use, and recovery of all types of military supplies, guiding all officers and soldiers to keep the string of discipline taut (绷紧纪律之弦) in their thinking.

A few days ago, when Xiao Gong called his girlfriend, he told her proudly that through hard training his overall capabilities had improved greatly—he had taken the stage at the detachment's "Strengthening the Military Story Forum" (强军故事会) and had been named a "Star of Progress" (进步之星) by the detachment. "News like this is the best gift for me," his girlfriend said happily.

Original Chinese

这样表达心意不可取 ■鲁帅周末，武警上海总队机动第二支队某中队宿舍内，战士小张正埋头摆弄红绳和领花。 “这是在干什么呢？这么认真。”看到这一幕，徐排长有些好奇。 “排长，我看网上有人将领花编成手链，我也想编一个送给女朋友。”小张语气里透着兴奋。 “领花是标志服饰，不是普通饰品，不能随意赠予他人。”排长的话瞬间让小张冷静了下来。“你觉得这是一份有纪念意义的礼物，可一旦这些标志服饰流入社会，不仅违反部队的管理规定，还可能被别有用心之人利用。”听到排长的提醒，小张意识到了问题，立即打消了这一念头。无独有偶，上等兵小龚浏览某电商平台时，一则“兵哥哥专属，专业定制迷彩小熊”的商品广告吸引了他的注意。商家介绍，只要输入兵种、军衔、姓名，就可以为其定制一款带有卡通姓名牌和领章的迷彩小熊，送给亲友十分有纪念意义。对方随后发来几张实拍图，仔细一看，小熊身上的卡通配饰竟与配发的制式标志服饰相差无几。小龚意识到，如果把这些信息告诉客服，就会暴露军人身份，他赶紧向班长报告了这一情况。这些情况引起了中队党支部的重视。“表达心意的方式有很多种，但不可逾越纪律红线。相关法规明确，军人不得变卖、拆改军服。不得在网络购物、邮寄物品、使用共享交通工具等需要填写单位、身份等信息时，使用军人身份和涉及军事秘密的部队番号等信息。”队务会时，该中队毛指导员指出：“如果不及时制止这些行为，不仅官兵自身可能承担法律后果，甚至会暴露军事秘密，后果不堪设想。” 结合“条令学习月”活动，中队组织大家针对标志服饰的管理问题展开专题讨论。“标志服饰一律按规定保管、使用，不能私自处置、赠送”“网购商品时看到有商家售卖军队标志服饰要及时报告”“不能随便把军装借给家人好友使用”……大家结合自身经历各抒己见。以此事为契机，支队党委进一步加大教育引导力度，开展军服管理和保密纪律专项教育，组织官兵认真学习相关法规，开展自查自纠，对各类军用物品的保管、使用、回收制订了更细致的要求，引导全体官兵从思想上绷紧纪律之弦。前几天，小龚给女友打电话时自豪地讲，通过刻苦训练，他的综合素质有了很大提升，登上了支队的强军故事会，还被支队评为“进步之星”。“这样的好消息，对我来说就是最好的礼物。”小龚的女友高兴地说。