"Lifeline" under the launcher
Under the launcher, officers and soldiers of a certain Rocket Army brigade moved on hearing the order, always maintaining the pioneering qualities of dare to fight and win. Photo by Liu Mingsong
"Political work is not close to preparing for a war, it will be like a car with neutral gear, pedaling to the end, and no aisle."
In the midsummer season, a certain al-Qaeda organization of the Rocket Army conducted a research exercise on the whole process of wartime political work. Every time a "war" is fought, it is repeated once, and every time it is full of "gunpowder". What impressed the reporter was this statement-
"Through the exercise, it is necessary to make political work cadres proficient in the basic procedures and basic laws and regulations, but also to study key and difficult issues, and use targeted efforts to find gaps and make up for shortcomings."
"It is necessary to solve the problem that the plan remains at the literal level, and the preparation for political work is truly brought to the battle position."
Let the "front sight" of political work always aim at the "target" that can win the war! This understanding has long become the consensus of the Rocket Army's political work organs at all levels.
The reporter's interview book not only collected the experience and practice of focusing on concentrating efforts to train troops and preparing for war in political work, but also recorded some political work cadres' "falling somersaults" and "understanding".
Director Wang of the Human Resources Section of the Political Work Department of a missile brigade was planning the evaluation of cadres. He was just "thinking about ideas" in the office when he was planning the evaluation of cadres. Later, he was "rushed" by the brigade leaders to the training ground to investigate and put forward a number of good suggestions such as "embedded for major task evaluation work".
Eating a ditch and gaining wisdom, where did the previous "somersault" fall? Mr. Wang thought in reflection that: leaving the grassroots, dissociating officers and soldiers, and staying away from the battlefield, the word "li" will make the "lifeline" inanimate.
How to get out of the vicious circle of self-design, self-circulation, and self-examination is a question of ability that every political cadre must answer. Jiang Gangbiao, a political commissar of a brigade, said: "If political work is not close to preparing for a war, it will be like a car with neutral gear and the accelerator pedal to the end, and it will not aisle."
From the capital to the deep mountains, from agencies to companies, reporters visited the missile barracks, recording political work focusing on main responsibilities and main business, following up, combining and merging, and effectively promoting the lively practice of combat effectiveness standards.
The Political Work Department of the Rocket Army, in accordance with the steps of centralized planning, on-site review, and exercise finalization, regularly organizes program docking and problem research, follows up major training tasks, verifies and updates program procedures and data information, and ensures that the program plan is available at any time , Practical and effective.
A certain base adopts the method of remote synchronization and combination of research and exercise, and relies on the self-developed wartime political work auxiliary decision-making system to carry out the exercise. The exercise design is revised 3 times, and the process arrangement is adjusted 5 times to ensure that wartime political work is more realistic and fit. Reality, fit for actual combat.
A certain brigade analyzed the number and quality of commanders, technical cadres, non-commissioned officers and other talent teams in combination with weapons and equipment changes, and put forward ideas such as "fitting closely to the needs of fighting and testing combat capability against the watch", which became a "golden idea" to promote military training and preparation. .
The word "war" clearly marked the direction of the Rockets' political work.
"Political work is not independent of military tasks. It must be integrated into military operations and service assurance centers."
At the end of May, a certain missile brigade moved across the region to the field exercise field to start actual combat training under complex conditions. As the missile brigade honored as an "advanced unit of the army's grassroots cultural construction," reporters have long heard that they "have a way" for carrying out political work.
What will it be like? The reporter sketched the splendor of the "lifeline" of the battlefield in his mind: the battle flag hunting in the wind, the winning slogan can be seen everywhere...
But when I went to the training ground, I couldn't see the slightest "lively" scene.
The layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway. Under the guidance of Zhang Xuan, deputy political commissar of the brigade, the reporter saw another "scenery" of political work——
Raise the "threshold" for war, keep the "old three things" such as "placing colored flags in the camp, hanging slogans on the roadside, and drawing missiles on the ground" from the training area. Miniaturized and simplified slogans are posted on the field table. , Marching bedside, "Tent Wall Newspaper", "Warrior Quotes" and other novel and diverse, moisturizing things silently.
Education follows the task, focusing on "short, peaceful, happy and lively" to carry out random education, self-education, and mutual aid education. Organized continuous firepower assault drills, a group of political work cadres walked into the launch site, carried out ideological work in a "customized manner," organized a "group psychological game" according to the situation and the situation, but "little movement" was even more involved in the brain.
"It seems that there is no trace of movement, but it is everywhere!" Zhang Xuan has served in two-level political work agencies and has also seen the "detours" that some grassroots troops have taken. For example, political work and military training compete for time, grab the "runway"...
"Political work is not independent of military tasks. It must be integrated into military operations and service assurance centers." Leaders of the Rocket Army's Political Work Department repeatedly emphasized this view.
As early as 3 years ago, the Rocket Army began to promote the implementation of the "eight on-site" political work, specializing in the formulation of major exercises and the political work team sent the "Implementation Measures", clearly and firmly established the fundamental orientation of focusing on war, combining integration and follow-up Infiltration, the plan is "connected and matched", the method is "small and lively", and the organization and implementation of "coordinated linkage" to ensure that where the exercise task is carried out, the political work is guaranteed to be where it is.
Nowadays, whether it is a red-blue confrontation or a live ammunition launch, political cadres no longer "talk to themselves", but organize elements of operations, intelligence, logistics, and equipment, and plan, advance, and research simultaneously with the central task. Practice, the "lifeline" shows strong vitality.
During an interview with a missile brigade, the reporter saw that officers and men rushed to unfamiliar areas to organize training exercises. The "cultural squad" carried out "war-blade" characteristic culture according to local conditions during maneuvers. A song, a poem, or a story by ordinary officers and soldiers can be used. Won rounds of applause, effectively boosted morale and inspired training enthusiasm.
"The more the work is focused on fighting, the more'capacity blind spots' are discovered, and we must train our troops and prepare for battle."
"The deputy director of the organization department is improper, go to the launch battalion instructor!" Sun Xiangjian, director of the propaganda department of the political work department of a certain base, made many people confused.
In everyone's eyes, Sun Xiangjian is a well-known "pen", and he has also studied political work during training. At the beginning of the major military exercises of al-Qaeda, Sun Xiangjian put forward more than 10 suggestions on "optimizing the operational command decision-making process and realizing the rapid flow and sharing of information" on the seat of the political work element of the command post, which was unanimously praised.
"The longer the known radius, the larger the unknown circle. The more focused the work is, the more'capability blind spots' will be discovered. You must practice your hard skills in the training and preparation." Sun Xiangjian still maintains this to this day. "Ability to panic" is also the first-hand experience of many political cadres in the Rocket Army.
In recent years, the Rocket Army has intensified its efforts to build combat-oriented political work agencies and cultivate combat-oriented political work cadres. However, some "pens" still have "partial training" in military strategy, combat readiness training, weapons and equipment, and actual combat applications. Case.
To this end, the Rocket Army’s Political Work Department carried out the “big study” activity, made full use of the exercise and training mission platform, and took the lead in carrying out the “five studies” activities of learning innovative theory, learning one’s own business, learning military command, learning weapons and equipment, and learning humanities knowledge. , Normally organize study and training, martial arts evaluations, seminars and exchanges, and cultivate a group of "two experts" who are both military and political.
The reporter walked into the "Lecture Hall" and "Jingwu Forum" of the Political Work Department of the Rocket Army to teach and teach the scene, where not only famous masters were invited to talk about cutting-edge theories, but also scientific research experts and missile brigade commanders counseled military knowledge. The quality files of political work cadres have The "military points" of the real deal.
At the first level, the first level and the first level, the missile barracks have carried out extensive political work cadres to learn military, command, and science and technology activities, paving the way for mountaineering to overcome difficulties in learning.
A certain base promotes "learning every week", organizes political work cadres to deepen guidance on missile basic theory, conducts plan process deduction, and integrates into military operations. A certain missile brigade insisted on organizing political work cadres to participate in the training, training throughout the process, and comprehensive evaluations in accordance with the new outline. A group of "pens" have gradually become "all-rounders" with both civil and military skills and skills.
Li Guotang, the instructor of a brigade test company, insisted on taking political work as his duty and commanding and fighting as his duty. He not only ranked first among the Rockets’ “excellent political instructors” by virtue of his excellent results in the comprehensive assessment, he also competed among the Rockets’ missile professional trainers. He won second place in China, and won two first places in the base "four-level chief officer" contest and nuclear, biological and chemical protection contest.
At the end of last year, Li Guotang wore a golden second-class merit medal. He smiled and told reporters: "Putting the computer under the missile launcher is the new pursuit of the "pen" in the new era.
"Political work must grasp the time, time, and effectiveness, so that we can continue to use new tricks and better serve and prepare for war."
An instructor of a certain regiment’s chemical defense battalion, before taking office, specifically sought advice from a number of “veteran political workers” from the agency and the grassroots, and also bought related books to “charge”. A small book full of various experiences and practices became his "Hundred Treasure Book".
After being an instructor for more than 2 months, he tried to find the "Hundred Treasures Book", but hit the nails one after another.
The company performed the drill mission. He was preparing to take a combat spirit education class and carefully prepared a lot of multimedia materials, but the lesson plan was not "released" at the end of the drill.
A new soldier could not keep up with his training scores, he was under heavy mental pressure, and he was so anxious that he shed tears. He borrowed from the "three-in-one work method" of the army, family, and society. He did not expect to be self-defeating and put the new soldier under even more pressure: "This Trivial matters, just complain to my family?"
The old method didn't work, and the new method didn't work. This situation made the instructor distressed. The leadership of the regiment reminded him: "Reuse of the experience, copying and applying is also a'death method'. Political work must be well-timed, timed, and effective, so that we can continue to use new tricks and better serve and prepare for war."
Under the guidance and help of the leadership of the regiment, he focused on changing with time and taking advantage of the trend, and explored methods such as "theoretical learning with Lianliankan", and quickly grew into an excellent political work cadre.
Innovation is a distinctive feature of political work, and it is also the essence. In recent years, the Rocket Army has vigorously carried out innovative activities in political work, and a number of ground-breaking achievements have taken root on the front line of the exercise, boosting the continuous upsurge of training and preparation.
The Political Work Department of the Rocket Army explored a new model of "Internet +" political work, and invited a number of online media to enter the "China Dongfeng First Brigade" and "Conventional Missile First Brigade", and carried out "War Drums" live webcast activities, with more than 30 The platform was live broadcast simultaneously, and more than 88 million people watched it. As soon as the training was over, the officers and soldiers saw themselves on the Internet as soon as they turned around. Everyone said excitedly: "We must continue to work hard and be a Dongfeng Express brother who can fight tough battles!"
A certain base allows the "lifeline" to be loaded with "big data", and independently develops a wartime human resources emergency adjustment and supplement system that integrates rapid query statistics, intelligent analysis and evaluation, and optimal adjustment and supplementary plans, which becomes an "accelerator" that boosts combat effectiveness. .
A brigade takes advantage of "network + education", "tradition + technology" and other advantages to create a "Political and Work Know-How" mobile platform that integrates multiple functions such as simultaneous teaching, resource sharing, and data transmission. The innovative results are promoted in multiple brigade groups. It has become the "golden key" for political work in military operations such as cross-regional training, live ammunition launches, and confrontation exercises.
A certain ministry explored and carried out the "small and micro series" working methods of "micro-investigation, micro-interview analysis, micro-video inspiration, and micro-competition" to promote the integration of political work into combat readiness training tasks and the detailed implementation.
An era has its characteristics, and a generation of officers and soldiers has the pursuit of a generation of officers and soldiers. Only by taking innovation as the source of power can the "lifeline" find a way and find a new way in the new era, and let political work shine in the line of preparation for war.
Li Yongfei