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disestablishment or relocation, the MND is striving to address the residential
inconvenience of servicemembers by providing priority support for repairing aged
facilities in consideration of the period during which the facilities have been in use
and the conditions of each unit.

Improving the Quality of The MND continues to improve clothing and
Clothing and Other personal gears to maintain the combat mission
Personal Gears execution capabilities of servicemembers and
increase their satisfaction with their barracks life.
First, regarding combat clothing, the MND distributed 22,000 uniforms that
have been upgraded to a flame-resistant two piece uniform in order to ensure the
survivability of crew members and improve the wearing comfort for all tracked
vehicle crew members in 2019. To guarantee the conditions for combat missions
during hot season, a new patrol cap with a visor (Army) will be provided to replace
combat shirts and berets starting 2020 while combat goggles will be supplied to all
servicemembers.
In connection with clothing that servicemembers use and wear most frequently

<Improved and Newly Distributed Combat Uniforms> Chapter 7

Tracked vehicle crew uniform Flame-resistant navy Combat shirt Combat goggles
working uniform
<Quality Improvement for Clothes / Gears Suitable for Ordinary Life>

Track shoes Padded jumper Sports cap Water bottle

during their military life, padded jumpers were supplied to front-line soldiers in 2019
and were further distributed to all enlisted servicemembers in the following year.
The MND also improved the quality of running shoes and sports caps, and expanded
the distribution of running shirts and underwear, considering the preference of
servicemembers. In addition, the MND plans to provide a variety of supplies which

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