A "People's Army" is a national military that says it serves and is drawn from ordinary citizens. The term appears in official names, often in socialist or revolutionary states.
According to Bruce Cumings, the Korean People's Army played an equal part in this counterattack. citation UN forces managed to retake Seoul for South Korea. Source: Internet
After the military was organized and facilities to educate its new recruits were constructed, the Constabulary Discipline Corps was reorganized into the Korean People's Army General Headquarters. Source: Internet
As the Ba'ath Party's paramilitary, the People's Army acted as a counterweight against any coup attempts by the regular armed forces. Source: Internet
Both in Cambodia and in Laos, the heavily armed and battle-hardened People's Army of Vietnam were a valuable ally to the Pathet Lao and the Khmer Rouge forces, providing economic and military aid, also with new weapons, technologies and intelligence. Source: Internet
Croatian Army soldier discusses patrol routes with a Czech Army soldier (left) From 1954 until 1990, the Army was known as the Czechoslovak People's Army (ČSLA). Source: Internet
Duterte has long been at odds with the New People's Army, worsened by repeated breakdowns in a peace process he launched at the beginning of his presidency. Source: Internet