Start a new journey of military education
——Leaders of the Training and Management Department of the Central Military Commission answer reporters' questions regarding the study, research, and propaganda and implementation of military education policies in the new era
Reporter Liu Jianwei Special correspondent Xie Shenghuai Wu Xu
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New Age Military Education Policy
On November 27, 2019, President Xi attended the opening ceremony of the military military academies and delivered an important speech. He clearly stated that "uphold the party's absolute leadership over the army, serve the strong country and promote the army, stand up for morals, and educate people for war." To cultivate high-quality and specialized new military talents with both ethics and integrity." With the approval of the Central Military Commission, this year we have deployed a new era of military education policy study, research and publicity and implementation activities on the military front of the military. To help you do a good job in learning and understanding, this reporter has interviewed the military management training department on issues of general concern to officers and soldiers. leadership.
The training training for all military academies held at the end of last year is a milestone in the history of our military education. Chairman Xi attended the training opening ceremony and delivered an important speech. He clearly put forward the military education policy of the new era, made major arrangements for comprehensively deepening the reform and innovation of military colleges and universities, and improving the ability of the principals to run schools and schools. A series of major problems with fundamental and directional characteristics have established a general program, general guidance, and general compliance for military education in the new era.
In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of Chairman Xi’s important speech, with the approval of the Central Military Commission, the new era of military education policy learning research and propaganda and implementation activities will be deployed on the entire military education front, focusing on grasping the policy connotations and the overall requirements of the “five adherences” and adopting mobilization The methods and steps of deployment, publicity and guidance, discussion and research, and summary exchanges have been gradually promoted throughout the year, requiring all levels to strengthen organizational leadership, do a good job in planning and planning, deepen transformation, and strive for practical results.
Win the initiative and win the future in the implementation of the strategy of strengthening the talent
Question: How to understand the great significance of proposing the military education policy of the new era?
A: The military education policy in the new era is a major theoretical crystallization of Chairman Xi’s important exposition on military education. It is a vivid development of the Party’s educational policy in the military field. It is the Marxist view of talents and education that advances with the times and creates the party. The new realm of the guiding theory of military education has written a new chapter in Xi Jinping's strong military thought, which has great historical value, theoretical value, and practical value.
Historically, this is a major innovation in profoundly grasping the era of military education and advancing with the times to develop the party's military education theory. Our party has put forward many advanced concepts on military education and personnel training at different times, but it is the first time that the core of the party and the commander of the army have clearly put forward the military education guidelines of the new era and systematically elucidated from the political, strategic, and era heights. . This blew the horn of the times to strengthen the army with talents, and stood a historical monument on the journey of strengthening the army.
From a practical perspective, this is a powerful ideological weapon in response to adapting to the severe and complex national security situation and correcting the direction of personnel training that can fight and win wars. At present, the shortcomings of our military talent development are still outstanding. The military education policy of the new era emphasizes the core direction of "cultivating people for war", highlighting the strategic considerations for promoting military education to accurately match the needs of combatants and preparing for war. A clear direction for fighting.
Intrinsically, this is a scientific guide that follows the basic laws of military education and talent cultivation and innovates to lead the connotative development of military education. The construction of our army is accelerating its transition to quality and efficiency and technology-intensive, and it puts forward higher requirements for cultivating military personnel and running military education well. The policy of military education in the new era systematically expounds the objectives, tasks, ways of realization, key tasks and basic requirements for the reform and development of military education under the new historical conditions, and points us to major practical issues such as where and how military education should go in the new era. It will play a huge role in leading and promoting military education to achieve higher quality development.
Looking at the situation as a whole, this is the fundamental follow-up for focusing on strengthening the army and making great achievements in the military, and effectively creating a new type of military talent array facing the future. To achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, to achieve the party’s goal of strengthening the military in the new era, and to build a world-class army, there has never been such a pressing need for outstanding military personnel as it is today. With extraordinary strategic vision, Chairman Xi keenly grasped the key support of military education and clearly put forward the military education policy of the new era.
Looking to the future, as long as we always implement the military education policy of the new era throughout the entire process of strengthening the army and strengthening the army, give full play to the basic, overall and leading role of military education in the national defense and military modernization, and continue to build both morality and integrity The high-quality, specialized new type of military talent phalanx will surely win the initiative and win the future in promoting the implementation of the strategy of strengthening the military.
The policy of military education in the new era, scientifically answers the era issues facing military education
Question: How to understand the essence of the military education policy in the new era?
Answer: The policy of military education in the new era has scientifically answered the issues facing the era of military education. It has a broad and profound ideology and a very rich connotation.
One is to clarify the fundamental principles of party command guns and party management education, and to mark the correct direction of military education in the new era, that is, to take the party’s banner as the banner, the party’s direction as the direction, and the party’s will at all times and under all circumstances. For the will, we will continue to cultivate firm flag-bearers and reliable successors for the party and army.
The second is to clarify the strategic positioning of serving a strong country and supporting a strong army, highlighting the fundamental function of military education in the new era, that is, always insisting on the service direction and value orientation of training socialist builders and successors, and training excellent personnel for building and managing the military, indicating that In view of the basic starting point and ending point of military education, science has answered the fundamental question of "who trains people" for military education.
The third is to clarify the mission of educating people and educating people for war, and to reveal the distinctive characteristics of military education in the new era. The purpose of educating people is to always insist on ideologically and politically running schools and educate people to ensure that the talents cultivated are absolutely loyal, Absolutely pure and absolutely reliable; educating people for combat is upholding the only fundamental criterion of combat effectiveness, teaching around actual combat and focusing on winning and educating talents, so that the trained personnel can meet the needs of army building and future wars. Standing by virtue and educating people for war, seized the fundamental mission of military education and answered the fundamental question of "how to train people" in military education.
The fourth is to clarify the standards of talents with both ethics and competence, and outstanding professionalism, and set up the goals and requirements of military education in the new era. Both ethics and talents are both politically strong and highly capable; high quality means having a world vision, adapting to the requirements of the times, and being strong The important task of the military; specialization is to strengthen the professional qualities of military personnel and enhance core professional capabilities. The organic integration of the three aspects clearly answers the fundamental question of "who to train" in military education.
Military education is a long-term plan to shape the soul, life and new people. At all times, we must put politics first.
Question: How to stick to the correct political direction and ensure that the military education field is always a strong position to uphold the leadership of the party?
A: Military education is a long-term plan to shape the soul, life and new people. At all times, politics should be the first priority.
Adhering to the correct political direction means unswervingly adhering to the guidance of Xi Jinping's socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics in the new era, thoroughly implementing Xi Jinping's military thinking, insisting on ideologically and politically running schools and educating people, and ensuring the correct political direction of military education.
Unswervingly uphold the fundamental principles and systems of the party’s absolute leadership over the army, implement the political army building requirements in all military education practices, and ensure that the trained personnel resolutely follow the party’s command and are absolutely loyal and reliable.
Insist on doing ideological work well, resolutely resist all kinds of erroneous thoughts, and ensure that there are no murmurs or political issues.
Adhere to the party management education, strengthen the main responsibility of party committees at all levels to run military education and train military personnel, promote the party committees of colleges and universities to be the backbone of college construction, and ensure that the field of military education is always a strong position to adhere to the leadership of the party.
Strengthen political guidance, build a avenue of faith with a clear banner, and establish loyalty
Question: How can we insist on standing up to the people and ensure that the gun is always in the hands of reliable people who are loyal to the party?
A: The key to standing people is to "tree", that is, to strengthen political leadership, to strengthen firm ideals and beliefs, to forge the military soul consciousness, and to strive to win the basic project, soul project, and strategic project. For work.
Put ideological and political education through the whole process of educating people, build a new era of ideological and political education system, combine "ideological and political courses" and "curriculum and political thinking", and integrate with daily education management to create a new pattern of educating people.
Do a good job of the party's theoretical education and party spirit education, solidly promote the party's innovative theory "three entry", guide officers and soldiers to strengthen self-reform, so that the process of learning becomes the process of purifying thoughts and reviving the soul.
Prominently grasping the soul-building and educating people, insisting on using Xi Jinping's new era socialism thoughts with Chinese characteristics and Xi Jinping's strong military thought to shape the "four-you" revolutionary soldiers in the new era, clearly building a avenue of faith, establishing loyalty, and inheriting the red gene from generation to generation Go on.
Persist in taking war to lead and grasp education as the battle, to provide direct education to the battlefield, to provide satisfactory education for the army, and to provide education that leads the future
Question: How can we persist in educating people for war and ensure that the trained personnel can win modern wars?
A: The key to educating people for war is "war", that is, we must stand up clearly in all aspects of the entire process of military education facing the battlefield, the army, and the future.
Persist in taking war to lead and grasp education as the battle, use "war" to hold the "bull nose" of military education, conduct education directly to the battlefield, conduct education that is satisfactory to the army, and conduct education that leads the future.
Focusing on actual combat, teaching, focusing on winning and educating talents, figuring out the ability requirements of "war", setting up "war" training standards, and cultivating new military talents capable of fighting and winning wars.
Daxing's teaching, research, learning, and training practices strengthen the value pursuit of officers and soldiers and the qualities of professional soldiers, so that the supply side of talent training can be accurately connected to the future battlefield demand side.
Emphasize the training of personnel for joint operations, create a group of talents that meet the needs of joint operations, and effectively form a talent advantage that supports the strong army to win.
Focus on the development of the times, aim at the victory of the strong army, promote joint education, open education, and whole process education
Question: How to adhere to the integrated layout and promote the formation of a high-level military talent training system?
A: The integrated layout is the top-level design and strategic planning of President Xi’s military personnel training pattern in the new era. It requires us to focus on the development of the times, aim at the victory of the strong military, and put military education into the general trend of educational development. Consider the grand strategy of national defense and military modernization.
Improve and optimize the trinity new military personnel training system, and comprehensively form a new pattern of joint education that complements, supports, and enhances the functions of military college education, military training practice, and military vocational education.
Promote the integration of military education into the national education system, and cultivate excellent military talents by relying on human resources and knowledge advantages in national education.
Deepen international exchanges and cooperation in military education, cultivate a global perspective, improve the ability and quality, and promote the formation of a high-level military personnel training system of joint education, open education, and full-course education.
The core of connotative development is to improve quality, the premise is to follow the law, the driving force is innovation-driven, the focus is to build a solid foundation, cultivate internal strength, release potential, and develop characteristics
Question: How to persist in connotative development and stimulate the vitality of running schools and educating people under the new system?
Answer: The essence of connotative development lies in the improvement of the internal efficiency of the school through the optimization of the internal structure and components of the system. Its core is to improve quality, the premise is to follow the law, the power is driven by innovation, and the focus is to build a solid foundation, cultivate internal strength, release potential, and develop characteristics.
Follow the laws of education and the growth of talents, conform to the development trend of the modern view of big education, the view of big talents and ubiquitous education, and accelerate the development of military education with our military characteristics.
Deepen the reform and innovation of military education, build disciplines with distinctive characteristics and high content of gold, optimise and refine every course and every textbook, and build a team of principals, faculty and management guarantees that are knowledgeable in actual combat and are good at teaching and managing Teams to promote the transformation and upgrading of military education.
Pay attention to improving quality and efficiency, establish and improve the operation mechanism and management mode that are compatible with the new system, build a perfect and strict quality assurance system, fully release the vitality of running schools and educating people, and promote the high-quality development of military education.
Firmly establish a guiding position, accurately grasp the internal laws, actively resolve contradictory problems, and promote the formation of a joint education
Question: How do you take effective measures to deepen the implementation of the military education policy of the new era and achieve results?
Answer: One point deployment, nine points implementation. In-depth study and implementation of the military education policy of the new era is an important political task and a long-term strategic task. It must be grasped piece by piece and piece by piece in the spirit of "stepping on stones and leaving traces on iron," Pushing military education and personnel training to a new level at a new starting point.
Firmly establish the guiding position of the military education policy in the new era, profoundly comprehend the core elements of the policy and implement the overall requirements, and accurately grasp what kind of military education and what kind of military talents to train, and make clear how to conduct military education and how to train military talents We should unify our thinking and actions into Chairman Xi’s determination and intentions, and give full play to the huge guiding role and powerful power of the military education policy in the new era.
Accurately grasp the internal laws of military education and military personnel training, open up the entire link of military personnel growth, give play to the leading role of "teaching", stimulate the endogenous motivation of "learning", set up practical standards for "practice", and strengthen the "management" With comprehensive benefits, education can be connected to the battlefield and practice, and the endogenous motivation of officers and soldiers can be stimulated to achieve teaching based on people and aptitudes.
Actively crack key issues in key areas, highlight contradictions, insist on reform and innovative ideas and methods to face contradictions, solve problems, strengthen top-level planning and design, build a first-class discipline and professional system, build a high-level faculty team, improve and perfect supporting systems and mechanisms, and promote our military Innovative development of college education.
Promote the formation of a joint force of military education and personnel training, profound understanding of Chairman Xi’s worries, concerns and far-reaching considerations, strengthening the awareness of education, shouldering the important task of educating people, strengthening overall guidance, and taking pragmatic measures to form a whole army to grasp education, A new pattern of joint efforts to educate talent.