CIVIL PROTECTION UNIFORMS AND MARKINGS

Abstract

The Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika (Dictionary of Slovenian Standard language) defines a uniform as a garment which is uniform in fabric, cut and colour for all members of a particular army, members of a particular association, or practitioners of a particular profession. Our Civil Protection Service also has its uniforms and insignia, which identify us as members of the Civil Protection of the Republic of Slovenia, while also identifying each individual according to their position or function, their qualifications, and their unit affiliation. They are worn in accordance with regulations when carrying out protection, rescue, and assistance tasks. This review begins in 1975, during the time of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, of which the Socialist Republic of Slovenia was a part until 1991. As part of a common state and a common Civil Protection, the members of the Slovenian Civil Protection wore uniforms and insignia in accordance with the regulations at the time. The new insignia of the Civil Protection of the Republic of Slovenia were adopted shortly before independence, or rather before the 1991 war of independence, during which its members demonstrated their full operational capability and readiness. New uniforms were only introduced in early 1992. Over the decades, they have been redesigned, changed, and updated.