【正文】 eutenant and Second Lieutenant. Article 20 The ranks for reserve officers shall be differentiated as follows: (1) Operational, political and logistics reserve officers: reserve Major General, Senior Colonel, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant。 (2) post grades for officers at the level of regiment mander or deputy regiment mander, of for specialized technical officers at the intermediate level shall be determined with the approval of the heads of units at the corps level that have the power to appoint and remove officers。 (3) training by the units undertaking such missions。s armed forces departments at the county level in the localities of their resettlement. The selection of reserve officers from among persons other than those referred to in the preceding paragraph shall follow the procedures set forth below: (1) remendation by the people39。 (3) to meet the requirements for service age of reserve officers as specified in the present Law。s militia。s governments at various levels shall, in line with their division of responsibilities and in pliance with the provisions of this Law and other pertinent laws and regulations, do well the relevant work concerning the administration of reserve officers. Article 6 The units in which reserve officers work shall support the reserve officers in their participation in military training and performance of military duties or other obligations of military service, and render assistance in the administration of reserve officers. Article 7 Reserve officers shall abide by the Constitution, laws and regulations as well as the relevant military rules and regulations, participate in military training and military service activities, receive political education, enhance their organizing and manding ability and their technical proficiency, and be ready at all times to respond to the callup for active service. Article 8 The State protects the legitimate rights and interests of reserve officers according to law. Reserve officers shall enjoy such rights deriving from their reserve service as specified in this Law and such benefits and treatment as prescribed by the State. Article 9 Reserve officers who have made outstanding contributions during their performance of military duties shall be awarded honourable citations or citations for merit or conferred honourable titles in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Central Military Commission. Units which have made outstanding achievements in their work relating to reserve officers shall be mended or awarded in accordance with the relevant regulations. Chapter II Sources and Selection of Reserve OfficersArticle 10 Reserve officers shall be selected from: (1) officers and civilian cadres released from active service。s Liberation Army, granted corresponding military ranks for reserve officers, and registered with military service organs. Article 3 Reserve officers, by the nature of the posts they hold, shall be classified as operational officers, political officers, logistics officers and specialized technical officers. The reserve of officers, according to the needs of administration in peacetime and mobilization in wartime, prises two classes: Class One consists of reserve officers who hold posts in reserve ponents or are prelisted as officers for active ponents, and Class Two is posed of all other reserve officers. Article 4 Under the leadership of the State Council and the Central Military Commission, the General Political Department of the People39。 Reserve Officers Law of the People39。s Republic of China on May 10, 1995) Contents Chapter I General Provisions Chapter II Sources and Selection of Reserve Officers Chapter III Post Grades and Posts for Reserve Officers Chapter IV Military Ranks for Reserve Officers Chapter V Registration and Callup of Reserve Officers Chapter VI Training of Reserve Officers Chapter VII Benefits and Treatment for Reserve Officers Chapter VIII Retirement of Reserve Officers Chapter IX Legal Liability Chapter X Supplementary Provisions Chapter I General ProvisionsArticle 1 This Law is enacted in accordance with the Constitution and the Military Service Law for the purpose of establishing a sound system of reserve officers, improving the mobilization system of the armed forces of the State, and strengthening the reserve forces for national defence. Article 2 The term reserve officers as used in this Law refers to the reservists who have been assigned reserve post grades at or above the level of platoon leader, or specialized technical post grades at or above the junior level, of the People39。s armed forces departments at the county level) shall be in charge of the specific administration of reserve officers in their respective administrative regions. Article 5 The departments concerned under the State Council and the local people39。s armed forces and cadres of people39。 (2) to obey orders and mands。s Liberation Army in conjunction with other departments concerned. Article 13 In regard to officers and civilian cadres released from active service to be selected as reserve officers as prescribed in Article 10 of this Law, the political departments of their military units at or above the regimental level shall raise proposals for transferring them to the reserve of officers, upon the approval of which by the prescribed authorities, they shall make registration as reserve officers with the people39。s armed forces departments at the county level。s armed forces departments at