In the course of the current round of military reform, the seven major military regions have been replaced by five theaters, and at the same time, each of the five theaters has a theater army to command the group armies in the theater, so the direct superior of the group army after the military reform is not the theater, but the theater army
In accordance with the principle of the main construction of the services and the main operations of the theater, the theater and the service each assume different functions, and the military branches exercise leadership and management power over the troops, and the theater exercises military command power over the troops. In the case of the theater army, the dual jurisdiction of the theater headquarters and the army headquarters at the same time is similar to the local public security system, and at the same time it is subject to the dual leadership of the local party committee (** and the higher-level public security organs.
The theater army is at the deputy theater level, and the commander and political commissar of the theater army are deputy theater level lieutenant generals. After the military reform, a new leading organ of the army was established, that is, the army headquarters, and the army combat units were divided into three sequences: 13 group armies, three provincial-level military regions (Xinjiang Military Region, ** Military Region and Beijing Garrison), and several border and coastal defense units.
The core and main body of the army's combat units are, of course, the 13 group armies. Whether before or after the military reform, the group army is the main part and core of the army. The slight difference is that before the military reform, the army had 18 group armies, which were under the direct leadership of the large military regions. After the military reform, the number of army group armies is 13, which is led by the theater army.
1. The Eastern Theater Army is stationed in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, and has three group armies under its jurisdiction: the 1st and 73rd Armies.
2. The army organs of the Southern Theater are stationed in Nanning, Guangxi, and have two group armies under its jurisdiction: the 74th and 75th armies.
3. The army organs of the Western Theater are stationed in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, and have two group armies under its jurisdiction: the 76th and 77th armies.
4. The army organs of the Northern Theater are stationed in Jinan, Shandong, and have three group armies under its jurisdiction: the 1st and 80th armies.
5. The Central Theater Army is stationed in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, and has three group armies under its jurisdiction: the 1st and 83rd armies.
In order to coordinate the relevant work, the commander of the theater army will concurrently serve as the deputy commander of the theater, and the political commissar of the theater army will concurrently serve as the deputy political commissar of the theater. Although the two military and political chiefs of the theater army concurrently serve as deputy leaders of the theater headquarters, they will not be stationed in the theater organs, and they will spend the rest of their time in the theater army organs to handle the relevant work of the organs and group armies, except for meetings and meetings to go to the theater organs.
The relationship between the theater army and the theater headquarters and the army headquarters is that the theater army must accept the dual jurisdiction of the theater headquarters and the army headquarters at the same time, or in other words, the theater army has two higher-level departments that exercise operational command and leadership and management rights over the theater army. Regardless of whether it is the army headquarters or the theater headquarters, they will not have direct contact with combat units in peacetime.
The Army Headquarters leads all formed units of the Army, including all military academies of the Army, the Theater Army, and the three provincial-level military regions. A theater is a unified command of the armed forces in the theater, including the army group army, air force and air force, naval force, strategic support force, conventional missile unit of the rocket force, and armed police force.
Under the dual jurisdiction of the theater and the army, the theater army is responsible for leading the construction and management of the theater group army, reserve forces, and border and coastal defense units, including party building, party affairs, personnel organization, ideology and politics, military training, logistics and military supplies, and advanced equipment. The core task of the theater army is to build the group army under its command into an army field unit that is "capable of fighting and winning in battle."
In wartime, the theater army will hand over the group army to the theater, which will be uniformly dispatched and commanded by the theater's "joint operations command center." The military work departments of the five theaters are the theater joint staff departments, and at the same time, they all have theater "joint operations command centers" that focus on the functions of military operations and command the theater's army, navy, and air forces and other military forces in a unified manner.
Joint operations are the greatest feature of the theater, so instead of a headquarters, a joint staff has been set up. As a matter of fact, the concept of "joint operations" can also be seen from the composition of the theater leadership group. The commander and political commissar of the theater army (navy and air force) concurrently serve as the deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the theater respectively. Although the commanders and commissars of the theater army (navy, air force) are in the theater army organs, and not in the theater organs.
However, the members of the theater's leading body include all the military and political officers of the theater's army (navy and air force), and in fact a situation of joint operations and joint command has been formed. If war breaks out, then the theater commander will also assist the theater army (navy, air force) commander when commanding the theater army, navy, and air forces.