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BEIJING, Nov. 10-- China has revised a regulation on civilian personnel in the military in a bid to attract more talented people to work for the country's armed forces. The revised regulation, made public Friday, was jointly issued by the State Council and the Central Military Commission (CMC). With 11 sections and 62 articles, the regulation states the duties, status, assignments and treatments of relevant personnel. According to the revision, civilian personnel in the military refers to those who work in management or professional technical posts and are not in active service. They would perform their duties of civilian positions in peace time and would be work on active service if necessary, the regulation said. The State Council and the CMC first issued a regulation on the issue in 2005. "The revision of the regulation is aimed to expand the scope of posting civilian personnel, optimize the personnel structure, save human resource costs and attract more talented people to the military," according to a statement issued by the military and civilian personnel bureau under the CMC Political Work Department. The revised regulation is also expected to help build a high-quality and professional talent pool for the military, it said. Noting that it was a common practice among modern armies to actively recruit civilian staff, the statement said China needs to improve its civilian personnel institutions to optimize the structure of its military force. | 
