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Barracks Observation丨The Fourth Company of a Frontier Brigade of the Army: Officers and men have vitality, and the company has confidence

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Source: China Military Network - Jiefangjun Daily

Observation sample: 4th company of a border brigade of the army

Officers and men have vitality, and companies have confidence

■ Xu Jianing, Guo Xiaohang, Cao Shengjie, special correspondent of Jiefangjun Bao Ocean

Barracks Observation丨The Fourth Company of a Frontier Brigade of the Army: Officers and men have vitality, and the company has confidence

On 14 October, officers and men of the Fourth Company of a certain border brigade of the army organized a ceremony to raise the national flag. Photo by Li Pengru

Close the cold moon above your head and protect the years quietly.

In the vast northern frontier, at the southern end of the vast Horqin grassland, the fourth company of a certain border brigade of the army is stationed. It is difficult and remote, scattered and covered in ice and snow for more than 6 months a year.

When the reporter walked into the Fourth Company, he felt the vigorous passion that rushed to his face - here, the officers and soldiers all worked to build the company as warm as home; The training ground is hot, the officers and men are all-rounders, there are "sharpshooters" among the drivers, and the cooks are "Scuds" ...

At the gate of the battalion, the red slogan "Take root in border defense, guard border defense, and make meritorious contributions to border defense" is particularly eye-catching.

Although they were on the arduous frontier, the officers and men of the Fourth Company were full of high vitality. "Only when officers and men have vitality can they be motivated, and only when they have motivation can they accomplish things." This is where our confidence lies in the all-round construction. Company commander Ma Yuchao said.

Build your own home, do your own business

Walking into the Fourth Company, the sentence that reporters heard the most was: "Build your own home and do your own business." ”

How to build your own home?

On that occasion, the higher authorities organized the reconstruction and expansion of part of the camp. The Fourth Company solicited the opinions of officers and men and submitted projects such as expanding the honor room, reading room, and online study room, and building a new 400-meter runway, shooting range, and ammunition room.

"The work of the fourth company does not need to be urged, there is no need to push. There are some things that the organs did not expect, they thought of; If the authorities couldn't take care of it, they did it. Zhang Xuecheng, chief of the quartermaster barracks section of the brigade, went to the company to inspect the barracks and praised the work of the fourth company.

My own business, what should I do?

"We are far from the superior unit, and if we can't think of a lot of work, we will hang up in the gap; Even if you don't catch it, no one will urge you to do it; Once you encounter urgent and difficult things, it is even more difficult to quench your thirst from afar. "Company commander Ma Yuchao told us a story.

In the past, every autumn, the resident unit would dispatch agricultural machinery to help four times to collect potatoes for winter storage. That year, the potato harvest was abundant, and the company habitually waited for the agricultural machinery to come and harvest.

No one expected that a sudden heavy snowfall would disrupt the company's winter storage plan. "Good potatoes, all frozen into ice lumps." To this day, Ma Yuchao is still distressed when he talks about this.

It is better to rely on heaven and earth than on yourself. This incident taught Silian a profound lesson: if you don't take the initiative to think about things, not only will you not be able to do things, but sometimes you will also make mistakes and bad things.

At present, the officers and men of the Fourth Company regard the company as their home and take the initiative to do their own work, and their daily life is fully guaranteed, and they are all the more in the forefront of training and preparing for battle.

At the time of the reporter's interview, he was running into the Fourth Company organizing actual combat training.

"Found a situation in the dense forest ahead!" As soon as it approached the frontier of the border, the patrol unit was immediately informed.

The officers and men of the patrol jumped down and quickly moved forward to search for the target. Who knows, as soon as the target was locked, the "outlaws" burrowed into the bushes near the boundary river to hide their tracks.

"Expand your search!" With the order of the leader on duty, everyone moved separately, one foot deep and one shallow foot to cut through the grass more than one meter deep to search.

At the same time, a drone rose into the air from behind and flew over the head of the patrol detachment.

"Sail forward, carry out reconnaissance!" Subsequently, the commander informed the duty group of the position through the walkie-talkie and guided the arrest. In just 10 minutes, the duty group arrested the "lawbreakers" who tried to escape.

"The equipment has been upgraded, and our means of guarding the border must also be actively upgraded." Second Class Sergeant He Jingang is a first-hand witness of the transformation and upgrading of the duty mode of the fourth company.

During that period, the company took the initiative to coordinate with the local border defense committee, built a number of new video surveillance front-ends, and took the initiative to study new duty methods and tactics.

How well you are doing your job, you have an account in your heart

At the beginning of this year, the brigade organized outstanding officers and men to visit and study in the Fourth Company, and as soon as they entered the barracks yard of the company, a high-spirited and upward vitality rushed towards them.

The regiment branch is responsible for the broadcast of the "Voice of the Triangle Mountain", broadcasting the spirit of President Xi's important speech and the knowledge of party history and military history; A "theoretical study book corner" has been set up at the squad sentry point to facilitate the access of officers and men at any time...

On the newspaper shelf of the banpai, a color printing paper the size of A3 paper attracted everyone's attention. When I opened it, it turned out to be a tabloid "Under the Acacia Tree" independently founded by the officers and men of the company.

"I wrote this headline." Sergeant Zhang Jun of the Second Class pointed to the newspaper and proudly said that this tabloid is a small front for everyone to exchange study experiences and carry out theoretical propaganda, and comrades-in-arms hope that their study experience can be printed on it.

The tasks of the fourth company are heavy, why do they train top players to pile up and compete to win the championship year after year? "Our 'golden key' is to strictly follow the program." Company commander Ma Yuchao said.

One weekend, Ren Haipeng, staff officer of the brigade's training section, distributed training equipment to grassroots units. As he passed by the Fourth Company, he saw several officers and men training in sweat. Out of curiosity, he asked the driver to slow down the car and stepped forward to ask.

When I asked, I learned that it turned out that the fourth company dealt with the sudden fire last Wednesday and delayed the "orienteering" course that was supposed to be trained that day. No, they're using the weekend to make up training.

The training is not true, and you can't deceive yourself in the first place. It is wisest to strictly implement the training plan.

At the end of last year, the brigade organized a year-end assessment and added a course on "automatic rifle shooting at moving targets." The difficulty of the assessment and the venue setting of this course are close to actual combat.

"How well you are doing your job, you have an account in your heart. We cannot relax our demands on ourselves just because our superiors cannot see it. "The fourth company set up the venue in strict accordance with the standard requirements, and finally achieved excellent results in the assessment.

In the Fourth Company, the officers and men had a consensus: We should not step on the void because the measures were slow to produce results, and we should have the courage to blaze a trail and blaze a new trail.

This is the "account book" of combat effectiveness that carries the heaviest weight in the hearts of the officers and men of the Fourth Company.

The closer the officers and men became, the tighter their hearts became

"Create a warm and retaining environment" - this slogan in front of the Silianmen attracted the attention of reporters.

"Originally, the slogan was to keep people, but later they changed 'tie' to 'warm'." Instructor Zhao Wanli said: The change of word reflects the Fourth Company's profound understanding of leading troops with affection.

In the fourth company, everyone is a beneficiary and sower of comradeship. This sincere and deep affection, like a biological enzyme, becomes a catalyst for the cohesion of the company.

"When I was stationed at the sentry, I stayed in the deep mountains and old forests for a month, and there was not even a signal on my mobile phone..." That year, a veteran's "confidation" before he was discharged from the army made Ma Yuchao, the instructor at the time, very unpleasant.

The inconvenience of communication may seem like a trivial matter, but it connects families and even becomes a factor affecting the retention of officers and soldiers. To this end, Ma Yuchao dialed Lu Harri, then staff officer of the brigade information support section, and suggested coordinating relevant local units to build signal towers.

Bidding, site selection, construction... Three months later, a 5G base station was erected next to the outpost. Officers and soldiers can not only video call with their families, but also surf the Internet during their breaks. The officers and men smiled on their faces and enjoyed themselves in their hearts.

The cold moon on the border warms the hearts of the soldiers. A signal tower and a post are attached to each other, and a group of officers and soldiers accompany the border guards. Before the late roll call, looking at the frequent flashing of signal lights on the base station, Ma Yuchao had an understanding: "Family affection is always with officers and soldiers, and the stronger everyone's heart will take root in border defense." ”

"I care more about guarding the border than my education." Talking about the original intention of serving on the border, Li Changyue, a college student soldier, had a flood of thoughts. He applied twice to retain his student status, but eventually gave up on returning to school.

The body is as cold as ice, and the face is hot and hot, "What an ice and fire two heavens!" On the first patrol, Li Changyue's face was "smashed" by the white hair wind and turned red.

"Long moon, take off the mask and warm up." As soon as he arrived at the first sentinel point, squad leader Gao Jiwei took off his thick velvet gloves and rubbed them on Li Changyue's face repeatedly.

After a while, Li Changyue's face became hot, but the squad leader's fingers were frozen stiffly.

"Comrades-in-arms are like brothers..." In the fourth company, the trickle of love is passed one after another, merging into a sea of warmth, and the company is as warm as home.

"Without the squad leader, there would be no me today, and I can't bear him." In September last year, Senior Private Liao Zhihai cried like a child while holding Ji Shangxuan, the deputy squad leader who was about to retire from the army.

Before joining the army, Liao Zhihai was a little fat man, unable to run and run, and could not go on the horizontal bar.

In this regard, Ji Shangxuan is more anxious than Liao Zhihai: practice running, one person and one sandbag with weight, Ji Shangxuan is in front and he is behind; Practice obstacles, Ji Shangxuan first demonstrates to him every time; Practice bomb throwing, Ji Shangxuan one by one; In shooting training, Ji Shangxuan accompanied him to lie on the ground and hold the gun.

At night, Ji Shangxuan forced Liao Zhihai to soak his feet in hot water, and quietly covered him with a quilt in the middle of the night. In the half-year assessment, Liao Zhihai has all the subjects above good, and there are several excellent courses.

In the course of loving and caring for them, the officers and men became closer and closer to each other, and their hearts became tighter and tighter, and the whole company twisted into a strand.

If the company wants to develop, talent is the support

Two years ago, a college student threw pen to Heng. Today, he is admitted to the military school with the second highest score in the brigade.

On the day he got the admission letter, Xiang Heng wrote this sentence in his diary: "If the barracks is a big school, then the fourth company is like '985' among them." After graduating from military school, I will come back here. ”

If the company wants to develop, talent is the support. Xiang Heng's experience and understanding are a microcosm of the growth of the officers and men of the Fourth Company.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, a squad tactical confrontation drill began in the mountains and forests. The two classes were rivals to each other and competed with each other. Squad leaders Zhao Pengfei and Peng Xiangjun led their respective teams to fiercely compete for the target point.

"In the fourth company, everyone is a generalist." Mentioning these two squad leaders, battalion commander Wang Yumin couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

In the seven years since they joined the army, from herders to cooks, the two soldiers have been competing, and both have grown into backbones and have been appointed as combat squad leaders. "After the reform and reshaping, the intensity of the company's training and preparation for war has been greatly increased, forcing the construction of qualified personnel to rise and the ship to rise." Company commander Ma Yuchao said.

When Yang Hong, a cook, first joined the army, he could not run obstacles, could not drop bombs, and could not shoot accurately. The company drew up a special training plan for him. Driven by the support team, Yang Hong's training performance improved by leaps and bounds, and he won two firsts in the brigade's record-breaking competition.

"Coming to the Fourth Company as a soldier, I embarked on the fast track of growth and progress." Yang Hong said.

As new equipment was put into service, the company's demand for technical personnel also increased. At a training meeting, deputy squad leader He Jingang proposed that after a new type of UAV was distributed to the company, it encountered difficulties during training. The Fourth Company immediately set up a research group to tackle key problems in new equipment and technology, and selected backbone cadres to participate in the collective training organized by the higher authorities.

In recent years, the company has embarked on the road of personalized talent training and tailored a growth plan for each officer and soldier.

"Shouldering the mission on the border and guarding the northern frontier of the motherland, it is the iron wall and copper wall..." Looking at the triangle mountain in the distance, a bright moon rose next to the outpost, and the "Song of the Guardians of Northern Xinjiang" echoed in the mountains and dense forests.

Barracks Observation丨The Fourth Company of a Frontier Brigade of the Army: Officers and men have vitality, and the company has confidence

On 14 October, officers and men of the 4th Company of a certain border brigade of the army patrolled the border defense line. Photo by Li Pengru

Officers and men are the source of power for grassroots construction

■ Luo Xiaoping

Relying on grassroots units and building strong grassroots units is an important principle and basic experience in our army's grassroots construction. Most of the border defense companies are located in remote areas and scattered points, and in addition, the troops have heavy tasks and outstanding characteristics of mobilization and dispersal. How to enhance the ability of border defense companies to independently grasp and build up is a topic of the times that must be answered well.

Only when the company has a strong ability to independently grasp construction can it bear fruitful results in all-round construction. We cannot wait and rely on construction on our own, and the more remote we are, the more we must take the initiative. The tasks deployed by the superiors, whether urged or not, will try by all means to complete them well; The matters stipulated by the system, whether they are checked or not, are honestly implemented in place; When you encounter difficulties in normal times, first think of your own way and don't let your superiors worry more. Only by putting an end to the idea of "giving guidance in everything and helping everywhere," strengthening the awareness of "taking the initiative to plan and doing things conscientiously," and raising the ability to independently build up the company can we earnestly lay a solid foundation for the comprehensive construction of the company.

To independently grasp construction, the "Outline for the Construction of the Grassroots Units of the Army" is the basis. The stronger the autonomy and greater the autonomy of work, the more strictly we must implement the requirements of the system; no work can be deviated from the program and acted on its own, and at no time can we arbitrarily grasp construction and give free play. On the basis of studying and understanding the "Outline for the Construction of the Grassroots Units of the Army," we should firmly establish a sense of being responsible for the main business, persist in being guided by actual combat and have a sense of problems, constantly explore new ways to integrate duty training, and realize the dual promotion and promotion of border defense units' duty and training.

Officers and men are the main force and source of motivation for grassroots construction. Grassroots construction should rely on officers and soldiers to practice and implement; The development of grassroots construction depends on officers and men to work hard and create. The core orientation of independent construction is to respect the status of officers and men as the main body and their pioneering spirit. It is necessary to closely rely on officers and men at the grassroots level, fully trust them at the grassroots level, earnestly solicit the opinions of officers and men in making important policy decisions, solve problems and draw on the wisdom of the masses, promote the implementation of relying on the vast number of officers and men, fully mobilize the subjective initiative and creativity of officers and men at the grassroots level, and arouse to the maximum the endogenous motive force of officers and men to love the grassroots units and make contributions to border defense.

In the face of daily complicated affairs, if the border defense company does not have specialized personnel to pick up the girder and no generalist to fill the position, it will be difficult to operate normally, and it may drop the chain at a critical moment. It is necessary to focus on the construction of the company, focus on cultivating the pillars of the company, accurately cultivate seedlings according to individual specialties, and highlight the "one specialty and multiple abilities" to expand and cultivate talents. We must be good at putting the right people in the right posts, dare to put new people in new posts, constantly enrich the talent reserve of the border defense company, give full play to the value of officers and men, and create compound and all-round talent.

Stand as the head of the flag station

Sang Biao, instructor of the fourth company of a certain border brigade of the army

In the fourth company, officers and men recognized one principle: the higher the position, the higher the ability; The longer the party age, the stronger the ability must be.

In the fourth company, there is also such an unwritten rule: "Cadres go first, party members come first." ”

Before the first military assessment, deputy company commander Wu Kuikui had a cold and fever, but still insisted on leading officers and men to prepare for the war assessment. That morning, after the 400-meter obstacle course, he was exhausted. When he got up in the afternoon, he led the team to carry out emergency dispatch drills. Seeing this scene, the comrades-in-arms were all moved. "As a party member, it is my duty to take the lead in setting an example; As an officer, it is my responsibility to take the initiative. Wu Kuikui said.

"Party members and cadres should stand up as flags." That's what we said, and that's what we did. The leader of the work training station, the leader of the border situation disposal station, the leader of the emergency, difficult and dangerous station... At every important moment in the company, party members and cadres can always be seen.

That day, it was extremely hot on the jousting field. High-intensity continuous work coupled with hot weather exhausted many comrades-in-arms. Especially when it comes to the subject of marching according to the map, everyone is so tired that they don't even have the strength to lift their legs, so they can only make eye contact. At that time, some officers and men had already had the idea of retreating.

In fact, a similar situation is encountered every year in the competition. I know that as a party member and as a chief official, I must stand up at this time.

I immediately gathered the party members in the ranks to unify their thinking and restore morale. Then I picked up the heavy radio, picked up my comrades' steel guns, and rushed to the front of the line against the howling wind. Several backbone party members rushed forward while encouraging their comrades-in-arms to persevere to the end. In the end, everyone worked together to the finish line.

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