Circular No. 04/2026/TT-BQP stipulates the model, color, and special-purpose uniforms, as well as some materials to ensure for individuals performing search and exhumation tasks for烈士遗骸

Circular No. 04/2026/TT-BQP stipulates the model, color, and special-purpose uniforms, as well as some materials to ensure for individuals performing search and exhumation tasks for烈士遗骸. This document applies to domestic and international search teams.

Document No.04/2026/TT-BQP
Document typeCircular
Issuing authorityMinistry of National Defense
Signed byThượng Tướng Vũ Hải Sản — Thứ trưởng
Updated11/06/2026
Issued date13/01/2026
Effective date13/01/2026
Expiry date
StatusIn effect
✦ Smart summary

Circular No. 04/2026/TT-BQP stipulates the model, color, and special-purpose uniforms, as well as some materials to ensure for individuals performing search and exhumation tasks for烈士遗骸. This document applies to domestic and international search teams.

Scope of application

[Officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned officers, privates, workers, and defense civil servants assigned to search and exhumation teams for烈士遗骸] and [relevant agencies, units, and individuals]

Key points

  • Officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned officers, privates, workers, and defense civil servants assigned to search and exhumation teams for烈士遗骸are provided with special-purpose uniforms according to the models and colors specified in this Circular (Article 1).
  • Special-purpose uniforms include work clothes, regular clothing, protective gear, warm jackets, soft hats, leather shoes, high-collared shirts, plastic sandals, rubber boots, and socks (Article 3).
  • Materials to ensure for individuals performing search and exhumation tasks for烈士遗骸include rubber gloves, masks, raincoats, vinyl tape, Kaporong hammocks + ropes, travel bags replacing backpacks, one-liter water bottles + cups, wheeled suitcases, and rechargeable flashlights (Article 3).
  • The models and colors of each type of uniform are specifically defined in Articles from Article 4 to Article 18.
  • This Circular takes effect from January 13, 2026 (Article 19).

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • Individuals performing search and exhumation tasks for烈士遗骸will be fully equipped and appropriately suited for their tasks.
  • Specific regulations on models and colors help unify production and distribution of uniforms.
  • The Logistics and Technical General Department is responsible for directing the production of uniform items as stipulated.

❓ Frequently asked questions

To which subjects does this Circular apply?

[Officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned officers, privates, workers, and defense civil servants assigned to search and exhumation teams for烈士遗骸] and [relevant agencies, units, and individuals].

What does the special-purpose uniform consist of?

It includes work clothes, regular clothing, protective gear, warm jackets, soft hats, leather shoes, high-collared shirts, plastic sandals, rubber boots, and socks.

When does this Circular take effect?

This Circular takes effect from January 13, 2026.

Full text

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE

Number: 04/2026/TT-BQP

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Independence - Freedom - Happiness

Hanoi, January 13, 2026

CIRCULAR

Prescribing sample types and colors of specialized uniforms and some materials to ensure for individuals performing the mission of searching and collecting烈士遗骸

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Based on Decree No. 01/2022/NĐ-CP of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, authorities, and organizational structure of the Ministry of National Defense, amended and supplemented by certain articles in Decree No. 03/2025/NĐ-CP;

Based on Decree No. 281/2025/NĐ-CP of the Government stipulating the system, policies, and support work for individuals and organizations performing the mission of searching and collecting烈士遗骸;

In accordance with the proposal of the Director of the General Logistics Department;

The Minister of National Defense promulgates this Circular prescribing sample types and colors of specialized uniforms and some materials to ensure for individuals performing the mission of searching and collecting烈士遗骸both domestically and abroad.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Circular regulates the sample types and colors of specialized uniforms and some materials to ensure for officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned officers, privates, workers, and civil servants of national defense performing the mission of searching and collecting烈士遗骸both domestically and abroad.

Article 2. Applicability

1. Officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned officers, privates, workers, and civil servants of national defense within the establishment of search and collection teams of烈士遗骸.

2. Relevant agencies, units, and individuals.

Article 3. Explanation of Terms

1. Specialized uniforms to ensure for individuals performing the mission of searching and collecting烈士遗骸include: Uniforms, casual clothes, protective work clothes, warm coats, soft hats, leather shoes, canvas high-top shoes, plastic sandals (plastic flip-flops), rubber boots, socks.

2. Materials to ensure for individuals performing the mission of searching and collecting烈士遗骸include: Rubber gloves, protective work gloves, masks, raincoats, vinyl tape, Kapron hammock + rope, travel backpack, water bottle 1 liter + cup, wheeled suitcase, rechargeable flashlight.

Chapter II

SAMPLE TYPES AND COLORS OF SPECIALIZED UNIFORMS AND SOME MATERIALS TO ENSURE FOR INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING THE MISSION OF SEARCHING AND COLLECTING烈士遗骸

Article 4. Uniforms

1. Sample Types

a) Jacket: A straight jacket with a shirt collar, short sleeves, buttoned placket; front has four pocket flaps without lids, above each pocket flap there are pleated lines and decorative buttons; shoulders have shoulder pads and decorative buttons;

b) Pants: A long pants suit with a zipper fly. Front has two slanted pockets, back has a welt pocket with a button. Waistband has a belt loop for attaching a belt.

2. Colors: Grayish blue for both jacket and pants.

Article 5. Casual Clothes

1. Sample Types

a) Jacket: A shirt-style jacket with a standing collar, buttoned placket; long sleeves with buttoned cuffs; left front has one pocket flap without lid;

b) Pants: Follows the provisions at point b clause 1 Article 4 of this Circular.

2. Colors: Jacket in Peace Blue; pants in dark navy blue.

Article 6. Protective Work Clothes

1. Sample Types

a) Jacket: A shirt-style jacket with a tucked-in hem, standing collar, buttoned placket; long sleeves with buttoned cuffs; front has two breast pocket flaps with buttoned lids; left sleeve has a logo attached;

b) Pants: Follows the provisions at point b clause 1 Article 4 of this Circular.

2. Colors: Dark navy blue for both jacket and pants.

Article 7. Warm Coat

1. Sample Types:

A two-layer windbreaker with long sleeves, standing collar, zipper placket; below the front has two slanted pockets; bottom hem and sleeve cuffs have elastic bands; hat is connected to the coat by a zipper.

2. Colors: Black.

Article 8. Soft Hat

1. Sample Types:

A round soft hat with a crown and brim; the brim has evenly spaced parallel lines; the hat strap has an adjustable buckle.

2. Colors: Dark navy blue.

Article 9. Leather Casual Shoes

1. Sample Types:

A low-cut round-toe shoe without laces; the upper part of the toe has decorative lines; the collar has decorative trim; the heel has reinforced padding. The sole is molded with anti-slip patterns.

2. Colors: Black.

Article 10. Canvas High-Top Shoes

1. Sample Types:

A high-top shoe with a lace-up closure through eyelets on the sides of the shaft and heel. The sides of the shaft and heel have reinforcing straps. Inside the shoe has hidden ventilation eyelets, the toe has a rubber cap attached to the sole. There is a full-length insole inside the shoe.

2. Colors: Dark navy blue.

Article 11. Socks

1. Model: Tube sock; the tube and sole of the foot are knitted with a pattern; the toe, heel, and sole are knitted smooth on the right side; the sock top has an elastic band.Tube weave style; the tube part and sole of the foot woven with a pattern; the toe, heel, and sole of the foot woven smooth on one side; the top of the sock has an elastic band attached.

2. Color: Charcoal purple.

Article 12. Rubber boots

1. Model: The boot has a front part, body, and collar cast in one piece, with the collar reaching mid-calf height; the sole has anti-slip patterns.The shoe has a poured sole, body, and collar that are cast together, with the collar reaching mid-calf height; the sole has anti-slip patterns.

2. Color: Olive green.

Article 13. Raincoat

1. Model: The coat has a front opening with a zipper; the jacket has a button-down placket; the jacket has a separate hood that attaches to the body with buttons; the front body has two welt pockets; the sleeves are long with elastic cuffs. The pants are straight-legged with an elastic waistband and buttoned hem.A jacket with a front opening zipper, buttoned placket; a separate collar that attaches to the body of the jacket with buttons; two welt pockets on the front lower part of the body; long sleeves with elastic cuffs. Straight pants with an elastic waistband and button fly.

2. Color: Olive green.

Article 14. Plastic sandals (Plastic flip-flops)

1. Model: Backstrap sandal style; the sole and strap are cast in one piece; the back strap has a buckle; the sole design includes many horizontal grooves to increase friction and reduce slipping.

2. Colour: Red-brown.

2. Color: Reddish brown.

Article 15. Nylon webbing

1. Model: Rectangular webbing with ties at each corner and along the edges; there is a stopper along the centerline to create holes for threading the webbing through.

Article 16. KapoRong hammock + rope

2. Color: Four-tone print (Light green, olive green, dark brown, black).

Article 16. Kapron net + rope

1. Model: Rectangular net with loops at both ends; inside there is reinforced padding. The net rope is braided, consisting of a core and a sheath.

1. Style: Bi-dong shaped like a flat bottle, with a cylindrical mouth and screw cap. It has two handles and can be separated or attached tightly to the bottom of the bi-dong.

2. Color: Faded grass green.

Article 17. One-liter water container + cup

1. Model: Flat bottle-shaped container with a cylindrical mouth and screw cap. The cup has two handles and can be detached or attached tightly to the bottom of the container.

Chapter III

2. Color: Grayish blue.

Article 18. Sample uniform and some material guarantees for individuals performing the task of searching and collecting烈士遗骸的任务执行人员的样本制服和一些材料保证

The model and color of the specialized uniform and some material guarantees for individuals performing the task of searching and collecting烈士遗骸的任务执行人员的模型和颜色在本通知所附的附件中规定。

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 19. Effective Date

This Circular takes effect from January 13, 2026.

Article 20. Responsibility for Implementation

1. The Chief of General Staff, Director of the General Political Department, Heads of relevant agencies and units, and individuals related to this matter are responsible for implementing this Circular.

- Directors of the Ministry of Public Security, Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Trafficking;

2. The Logistics and Technical General Department shall direct the production of uniforms and materials according to the provisions of this Circular.

- Military regions: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9;

3. During the implementation process, if any issues arise, relevant agencies and units shall report them to the Ministry of National Defense (through the Logistics and Technical General Department) for consolidation and reporting to the Minister of National Defense for consideration and resolution./.

Recipient:

- Director of the Minister (for record);

- Directors of the Ministry of National Defense, General Political Department;

- Chief of General Staff, Director of the General Political Department, Logistics and Technical General Department;

- Military Regions: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9;

- Army Corps 34;

- Departments: Finance, Legal Affairs/Ministry of National Defense;

- Department of Military Training - Military Academy/Chief of General Staff;

- Department of Policy and Social Affairs/General Political Department;

- Department of Military Supply/Logistics and Technical General Department;

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