Abstract： Objective:To know the need for basic life support training in trauma among newly hired civilian personnel in PLA Navy.Methods:A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1229 newly hired naval civilian personnel who participated in pre-service training.Results:The ranking of scores of the needs for basic life support training in trauma among newly hired naval civilian personnel："Basic Trauma Treatment Techniques"（4.13 ± 0.88），"Special Trauma Treatment Skills"（4.10 ± 0.94），and "Basic Trauma Treatment Assessment"（3.84 ± 0.96）. The top three needs for "Basic Trauma Treatment Techniques" were cardiopulmonary resuscitation，hemostasis，and bandaging techniques；the top three needs for "Special Trauma Treatment Skills" were emergency treatment for joint sprain，drowning first aid techniques，and surface survival skills；the top three needs for "Basic Trauma Treatment Assessment" were standard protection implementation，trauma condition assessment，and related techniques for triage. The top three needs for training modes were specialized operation training，scenario simulation exercises，and watching related videos；the top three needs for training timing were intensive training prior to missions，pre-service training，and annual routine training.Conclusion:It is suggested that the working unit take the opportunities of in-service training，pre-service training，and pre-mission training for newly-recruited civilian personnel to strengthen the basic skills of trauma treatment，provide various forms of trauma treatment training，and develop special skills in trauma treatment，so as to prepare better medical support for winning wars.