Before criticizing the fighters, we must first find out what happened.
In the past few days, Xiao Chen, a sullen new soldier, finally has a smile on his face.
In the 5km armed cross-country contest organized by the company last Friday, he was listed on the company's "Dragon and Tiger List" because of his outstanding performance.
Seeing his changes, my hanging heart also let go.
Through Xiao Chen's changes, I understand a truth: Before criticizing a soldier, we must first understand the whole story.
A month ago, as the temperature continued to rise, the training enthusiasm of the company officers and soldiers continued to rise.
But I found that the new soldier Xiao Chen always looked absent-minded.
Xiao Chen is a soldier I brought out. He usually trains wailing and has outstanding qualities in all aspects.
"What's wrong?" Realizing that Xiao Chen must have something on his mind, but at the time I was busy, so I left the matter behind.
A few days later, Xiao Chen was lethargic when he was on duty again at the sentry post and was notified by the agency.
I hurriedly took the initiative to talk to him, but his reply was always a soft word-"It's okay."
"This is clearly engaging in'soft resistance'!" I was a little angry, holding a fire in my heart.
Immediately afterwards, the company organized a 400-meter obstacle test for private soldiers.
When it was Xiao Chen's turn, I saw him dragging through every obstacle, slowly running to the finish line.
"Thinking is seriously declining, afraid of hardship and tiredness, and perfunctory treatment of the assessment." After the assessment, I gave him a serious criticism and education.
In the sound of reproach, Xiao Chen always blushed and lowered his head, and his shoulders trembled slightly.
After getting angry, I felt very uncomfortable.
A good seedling, how does it look like a person has changed?
It wasn't until Xiao Chen's squad leader took the initiative to report to me that I didn't understand the ins and outs of the matter.
It turned out that some time ago, Xiao Chen was hospitalized because of his mother's illness and was very depressed.
In the last assessment, the reason why he didn't try his best was because of his mood on the one hand and his leg injury on the other.
He didn't want to be misunderstood, so he didn't tell anyone, enduring the pain and participated in the assessment.
After listening to this, I finally realized my mistake: When I first discovered that Xiao Chen was listless, as an instructor, I didn't expect to get to know the situation at the first time, nor did I call his home, but blindly blamed and reprimanded.
We always say that we must keep the soldiers warm and cold in our hearts. It is not enough to have a posture. Instead, we must start with caring about the growth and progress of the soldiers, mental confusion, family difficulties and other details. Want to be with the fighters and work together.
That night, I found Xiao Chen to talk and talked with his parents on the phone.
Xiao Chen is now rejuvenated, but every time I see him, I remind myself: As a grassroots leader, if you encounter soldiers who behave abnormally in the future, you must get up in time.
(Compiled by Lin Jiayu and Xu Mingzhang, our correspondent)
Lin Jiayu, our correspondent