Common use of Uniforms and Insignia Clause in Contracts

Uniforms and Insignia. The uniforms and insignia of the National Army and the National Gendarmerie shall be determined by the Army Command High Council and the Command Council of the National Gendarmerie respectively. Article 72: Security Arrangements for the Establishment of Transitional Institutions In general, security shall be catered for by the Neutral International Force and, in case of delay in its deployment, by the expanded NMOG of which the United Nations assumes responsibility in accordance with Article 53 of this Protocol. The establishment of transitional institutions shall take place after the deployment of the Neutral International Force or the expanded NMOG and after the withdrawal of foreign troops. The withdrawal of foreign troops shall be implemented in accordance with modalities defined in the March 7, 1993 Dar es Salaam Communiqué. In consultation with the Neutral International Force or the Expanded NMOG and the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF), the Coalition Government shall make available accommodation for RPF personalities who will be members of the transitional institutions. In consultation with the Neutral International Force or the expanded NMOG, the Broad-Based Transitional Government shall provide accommodation and offices affording suitable security conditions to the members of the Army Command High Council and the Command Council of the National Gendarmerie. The members of these organs shall also be consulted. In order to participate in catering for the security of its personalities, the RPF shall bring to Kigali a security unit whose size is equivalent to one (1) Infantry Battalion of six hundred (600) troops. Paragraph 4: Integration Operations Article 73: Criteria for the Selection of Servicemen in the National Army The selection of servicemen to constitute the National Army by each party and those to be demobilized shall be carried out in the Assembly points. Servicemen to constitute the National Army should meet the following criteria: 1. Officers They should: - be volunteers; - be serving as Officers; - be Rwandese Nationals. - be physically fit, i.e. they should obtain a certificate of physical fitness from a registered physician. - The war-wounded and handicapped shall, however, remain eligible for Army service, according to their specializations, unlike the disabled servicemen who shall be demobilized but assisted. This shall apply to all categories of servicemen. - be at least 21 years of age. 2. Non-Commissioned Officers They should: - be volunteers; - be serving as Non-Commissioned Officers; - be Rwandese Nationals; - be physically fit; - be at least 18 years old. 3. Troops They should: - be volunteers; - be serving in the Army; - be Rwandese Nationals; - be physically fit; - be at least 18 years old. For all 3 categories of servicemen, a cross-check shall be made out in case of any doubt concerning personal particulars, as per criteria spelled out above. Each party shall determine independently the rank and seniority of each member of its force. Article 74: Proportions and Distribution of Command Posts During the establishment of the National Army, the proportions and distribution of Command posts between the two parties shall abide by the following principles: 1. The Government forces shall contribute 60% of the forces and the RPF 40% of the forces for all levels apart from the posts of Command described below. 2. In the chain of Command, from the Army Headquarters to the Battalion, each party shall have a 50% representation for the following posts: Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Heads of Departments at the Army Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx (X0, X0, X0, X0), Xxxxxxx Commanders, Seconds in Command of Brigades, Heads of Sections at Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx (X0, X0, 00, X0), Xxxxxxxxx Commanders and Seconds in Command of Battalions, Commanders and Seconds in Command of Specialized Units, namely: Paracommando, Reconnaissance, Military Police Battalions, and of Support Units, Engineering, Field Artillery, Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalions and the Logistics Center; Commanders and Seconds in Command of the Schools - ESM and ESO - and Commanders and Seconds in Command of the Training Centres in BIGOGWE and BUGESERA. 3. All top posts described above shall be distributed among the Officers of the Rwandese Government and those of the RPF in accordance with the principle of alternation. Thus, the Rwandese Government forces and the RPF forces shall supply an equal number of Brigade and Battalion Commanders, of Seconds in Command of Brigade and Battalion, of Heads of Department at the Army Headquarters, of Heads of Section at Brigade Headquarters; of Commanders and Seconds in Command of Specialized and Support Units, of Schools and Training Centers described above. However, neither force can hold at the same time the posts of Commander and Second in Command within the same Unit. 4. Without prejudice to Article 73, the proportions of the two forces in all the structures of the National Army shall be affected by no prerequisite condition in terms of accessibility. Thus, adequate training shall be given to the servicemen retained without fulfilling all the necessary requirements in accordance with the modalities determined by the Army Command High Council. 5. The post of Chief of Staff of the National Army shall be held to the Government party and the one of Deputy Chief of Staff to the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF).