Chinanews, Beijing, December 31st, title: Yu Xiwen's theory and practice of "being a good soldier"
Reporter Li Chun
"Learning theory has brought me a kind of strength. This kind of strength urges you to do your own thing in order to strengthen the army and to be a good soldier." For Yu Xiwen, a squad leader of a certain Rocket Army regiment, learning from the party Innovative theory not only improved the personal level of this grassroots leader, but also made him pay more attention to doing his own job after "standing high and looking far."
Yu Xiwen reads the party's innovative theory books.
Photo by Liu Mingsong
Yu Xiwen’s hometown, Wuyuan, Jiangxi, was the site of the former site of the CCP’s Anhui-Ganxi Special Committee. On this red hot soil, he grew up listening to the stories of revolutionary ancestors and set the life goal of "being a good soldier" after joining the army.
In 2013, as the reform of the soldier system continued to deepen, the role of non-commissioned officers in the army became more prominent.
It was also during this period that Yu Xiwen, who wanted to be a good soldier, noticed that many non-commissioned officers had the misunderstanding that "professional skills appraisal is useless".
"Let everyone correctly understand the benefits of soldier skill appraisal." Yu Xiwen wrote a suggestion article for this and submitted it to the website of the Military Commission.
However, articles lacking theoretical basis and guiding significance were repeatedly returned and finally published after 7 revisions.
"It's not enough to rely on tenacity alone. It has to be grounded, practical, and theoretically supported." This "Several Suggestions for Non-commissioned Officer Skills Appraisal" is the "first show" of Yu Xiwen's suggestions and suggestions, and it is also his focus on theoretical study. Starting point.
Yu Xiwen takes the opportunity to write theoretical learning experience.
Photo by Liu Mingsong
As long as he has time, Yu Xiwen uses books to "arm himself". The most frequently read are "Xi Jinping Thoughts on Strengthening the Army", "Xi Jinping on Strengthening the Army and Rejuvenating the Army", and "Xi Jinping on State Administration" and so on.
He also read more than 100 classic classics and wrote more than 500,000 words of reading notes and thoughts.
Reading and studying has become his hobby. The only VIP card he has is a VIP book card. The Xinhua Bookstore where he resides is a "check-in place" he frequents.
Up to now, Yu Xiwen has written more than 100 suggestions including "Further Improving the Separation Subsidy System for Non-commissioned Officers" and "Reasonably Increasing Non-commissioned Officers' Vocational Skills Allowance". Among them, 7 were published in military journals and 16 suggestions were adopted by higher authorities.
At the end of 2015, the original Second Artillery Corps was renamed the Rocket Corps.
With this "upgrade" from "soldier" to "army", Yu Xiwen realized that after the adjustment of the system and the transformation of weapons and equipment, personal capabilities must be upgraded and thinking must be changed accordingly.
He discussed joint operations with the leaders of theater organizations, consulted communication experts on the problems of informatization and intelligent construction, and wrote a research article titled "Network Security Protection Countermeasures for Joint Operations", which won the third prize of the first essay competition for the first Information Strong Army Forum.
Some experts commented that this article provides new ideas for new tactics and new training methods in the context of innovative system operations and network offense and defense.
Yu Xiwen used the training gap to spread the party's innovative theory.
Photo by Liu Mingsong
Why do "Little Soldiers" worry about "big things"?
In Yu Xiwen's view, the dream of a strong army can only have strength and foundation if it becomes the dream of every officer and soldier.
Only when the dream of every officer and soldier is integrated into the dream of a strong army can there be a platform for realization and the dream come true.
"Theoretical study allows me to see more clearly and to see the general trend."
"A small team of non-commissioned officers studies many major issues in the reform, development and construction of the country and the military." In the view of Major General Liu Qinchuan, the former dean of the Joint Command and Staff College of the National Defense University, "With a kind of responsibility and responsibility Courage, with a sense of simplicity and love, Yu Xiwen regards being able to contribute to army building, work hard, and contribute talents as a mission pursuit and a loyal deed..."
In early November this year, hundreds of outstanding mid- and high-level non-commissioned officers from various units of the military were receiving intensive training at the Institute of Information and Communication of the National University of Defense Technology.
What he is talking about is the understanding and experience of studying Xi Jinping's thought of strengthening the army.
After class, the leader of the student team specially asked him to work overtime to record a micro-class of theoretical study, which was left as a "template" for the student team.
Yu Xiwen quickly connected satellite equipment at the field training ground.
Photo by Liu Mingsong
While enriching herself in theoretical study, Yu Xiwen is also bringing forward motivation for people around her.
In recent years, he has often left the company, entered the countryside, and entered the campus to give theoretical lectures and guidance. He has also become the only "soldier instructor" for the theoretical light cavalry of his unit.
In his practice, he explored and summarized the "four-step method" of theoretical study, that is, "in-depth system study, connection with practice and understanding, radiation-driven broadcasting, and work based on positions". It has now become a new method for the regiment to learn the idea of strengthening the army.
"Sounds interesting, strong to learn, and interesting to comprehend." The regiment political commissar Yu Junshan commented, "Yu Xiwen makes good use of specific examples, detailed data, and intuitive diagrams, combining reasoning with storytelling, big themes and small cuts. Close the distance between theory and reality."
What can be gained by learning theory?
Yu Xiwen's answer is simple: "The truth about being a man and doing things."
Yu Xiwen, his wife Liu Xiaomei, and his daughter Yu Liuxuan spent the weekend reading in the bookstore.
Photo by Liu Mingsong
In a mass competition in 2018, the complex "battlefield environment" with integrated elements and complete equipment was regarded as a rare training opportunity by Yu Xiwen. He is now learning network security protection technology that is not involved in his job.
In the follow-up competition, Yu Xiwen's team really encountered this question that was originally "unplanned" and successfully completed the situation.
In this competition, Yu Xiwen's team ranked first.
"Theoretical study has guided me to move forward and let me know how to go." Yu Xiwen said that as a member of the road to a strong army, not only must he practice his skills well, but also play in the cause of strong army. Greater role.
For example, the trumpeters advocated by the Rocket Army, "one specializes in many abilities", "it's enough to do your job well in the past, but the future battlefield needs compound and versatile talents. The more you master, the better you can deal with the future battlefield environment. "
In recent years, in order to improve the capability of joint information support and guarantee, Yu Xiwen has innovated the security support guarantee model and proposed a "one master and two standby" network security method to realize that the network is not restructured, the system is not adjusted, the data is not run-in, and the strength is not. The support task can be fulfilled after strengthening.
In the 16 years he has been in the army, he has participated in more than 100 major missions, won the All-Army Non-commissioned Personnel Award, was commended as the Rocket Army's "Information and Communication Pioneer", was named the base's top ten army pioneers, and won third-class merit three times.
With the advancement of national defense and military reforms, in 2018, Yu Xiwen’s troops installed a variety of new equipment and new systems, and the number of seats in the command post rose to dozens or even hundreds, which was timely and effective for combat documents such as commands and data. Transmission puts forward higher requirements.
"Uploading and issuing combat orders does not affect the simple communication system, it is related to the entire battle situation." In order to put troops training and preparations in place, Yu Xiwen sorted out a "combat preparation list", from input methods, compression software, browsers to Information codes and command platforms are checked and ticked item by item to ensure that the state of the communication system is foolproof.
This "checklist" has now been used on daily duty to help the troops' usual combat effectiveness.
Arm your mind with theoretical learning, and then use this "easy learning" to guide military training and preparation.
As Yu Xiwen said, his "body and soul must be on the road."
Whenever he talked about this process, he always smiled.
Analyzing the source of this happiness, Yu Xiwen said that he was able to find the bits and pieces that are closely related to him from the process of learning theories. This feeling is like talking to an elderly person, not only gaining new knowledge and ideas, but also finding new ones. Goals and methods.
When asked about future plans, Yu Xiwen's answer was simple: "Be a good soldier for a lifetime." (End)