# PLA recruitment
Latest news and articles about PLA recruitment
Total: 3 articles found
China’s New Recruitment Push: Local PR, Family Legacies and the Drive for Tech-Savvy Recruits
China’s 2026 recruitment drive blends localised social-media outreach, multigenerational patriotic storytelling and career-focused messaging to attract young recruits, including those with technical skills the PLA increasingly needs. As the state readies for the PLA centenary, the campaign aims to bolster human capital for modern, information-intensive warfare while reinforcing domestic support for military modernisation.
China Opens 2026 Recruit Drive, Targeting University Students with Age Relaxations and Tuition Incentives
China has opened the first half of its 2026 conscription drive with a targeted focus on university students, loosening age limits for graduates and offering tuition reimbursement, loan repayment and preferential graduate-admission quotas. The measures aim to supply the PLA with technically skilled personnel amid demographic headwinds and intensifying competition for talent.
Beijing Courts Graduates: 2026 Recruitment Drive Offers Tuition Relief and Quotas to Attract University Recruits
China’s 2026 conscription drive explicitly targets university students and recent graduates with relaxed age limits, financial incentives, and preferential education and employment treatments. The measures aim to attract higher‑skilled recruits to support the PLA’s modernization and to offer veterans clearer career and educational pathways after service.