diff --git a/gamedir/Data-1.13/Skills_Settings.INI b/gamedir/Data-1.13/Skills_Settings.INI
index ac952e2ab..221e70edd 100644
--- a/gamedir/Data-1.13/Skills_Settings.INI
+++ b/gamedir/Data-1.13/Skills_Settings.INI
@@ -765,6 +765,14 @@ RADIO_OPERATOR_MORTAR_RADIUS              =  10
 ; the initial signal shell lands within x tiles radius of their target
 RADIO_OPERATOR_MORTAR_SIGNAL_SHELL_RADIUS =   2
 
+; controls whether player-ctonrtolled operators can call militia reinforcements from adjacent sectors 
+; This also requires AllowReinforcements to be 1 in DifficultySettings.xml
+; 0: not at all
+; 1: if they are in the same town
+; 2: if either this or the adjacent sector is in a town
+; 3: possible in all sectors
+RADIO_OPERATOR_REINFORCEMENT_SETTING	  = 2
+
 ; scan assignment: detect enemies up to x sectors away 
 RADIO_OPERATOR_ASSIGNMENT_SCAN_BASE_RANGE =   5