Shouldering "one bar and one star", the new graduating platoon leader ushered in a longer "squatting seedling period". How to solve their worries about development? Please see the way of educating people in a certain department of the Navy.
The mental journey of the second lieutenant platoon leader
■Zhang Feilong, Xia Zehua, Ang Zhengping
Painted by Xie Yan
At the award ceremony, Liu Guobing, a second lieutenant platoon commander of a certain navy department, had both expectations for the future and faint uneasiness in his heart.
"You know my situation, I am a soldier who entered the military academy at the age of 23, returned to the grassroots army at the age of 27, and is already 28 years old this year. Not long after he came to the army, Liu Guobing knocked on the door of instructor Lan Tianzhao with a solemn face, and it was difficult to hide his frustration in his speech, "The 28-year-old second lieutenant platoon commander seems to be a big step behind others at the starting line. ”
Liu Guobing is not the only one who feels this way. With the implementation of the new reform of the officer policy system, newly graduated platoon commanders are generally awarded the rank of second lieutenant if they have a bachelor's degree, and before that, they are directly awarded the rank of lieutenant. This change was supposed to give the new platoon commanders more time to squat at the grassroots level, but some of them had a psychological gap because of this.
Usually chatting, everyone's more or less worry, has long attracted Lan Tianzhao's attention. Hearing what Liu Guobing said this time, he simply called all the second lieutenant platoon commanders in the company to the room for a collective heart-to-heart talk.
"It's the same platoon leader, there is one less star on the epaulettes, and I feel a head shorter than others" "When the platoon has been longer for a long time, I don't know which direction it will develop in the future"...... Everyone, you say a word to me, open your heart.
"I can understand your concerns. But looking at the whole army, the cadets who graduated in the same year are all standing on the same starting line. The grassroots level is a fertile ground for growth and success, and squatting more seedlings is not harmful to young cadres. Looking at the young faces, Lan Tianzhao explained the policy and analyzed the situation in a serious manner, and did a good job of ideological guidance for them to clear the fog of thought, "Everything must be forward, don't always compare with the past." At present, the most important thing is to think about how to go in the future, set life goals, improve ability and quality, and complete the work tasks based on their own posts. At the end of the heart-to-heart talk, Lan Tianzhao assured everyone that all levels are now attaching great importance to the training and use of new platoon commanders, and are also trying to create favorable conditions: "How talented you are, the organization will build you as much as possible." ”
After listening to the instructor's words, Liu Guobing suddenly became enlightened: instead of caring about having "a few stars" on his shoulders, it is better to think about what to do in the future.
Among this group of second lieutenant platoon commanders, Chen Jie's ideas are more mature. While studying at a military academy, he began to plan his military career. Through self-study of policies and regulations, listening to expert guidance, and consulting cadres and officers and soldiers of the army, Chen Jie found his life positioning, and designed a career development roadmap for himself before graduation, which clearly marked the abilities and conditions required for each step of promotion.
On the road to success, it is important to get the right direction. With such a picture in his heart, Chen Jie did not complain after he left the company, but had a clear goal and full of enthusiasm: "There are many major tasks at the grassroots level, there are more opportunities, and the growth will be faster." Over the years, Chen Jie has followed the troops to the plateau, down to the islands and reefs, to the deep sea, to the Gobi, and to the north and south of the motherland.
Opportunity always favors those who are prepared. On one occasion, the brigade organized a live confrontation drill and selected the commander of the detachment. Chen Jie, who has long been accumulated, took the initiative to ask for help and stood out among the platoon leaders in the same batch.
On the day of the exercise, Chen Jie commanded an armored reconnaissance detachment to reconnoiter the "enemy's" command post. After being discovered by the "enemy's" forward sentry, he responded calmly, commanding the fire team to attract firepower head-on, and at the same time ordering the assault group to attack behind the "enemy" in a detour, thus twisting the battle situation in one fell swoop.
Everyone thought that its commander was a veteran who had "battle-hardened," but they did not expect that it was a second lieutenant platoon commander who came out of the tank.
"Winning and gaining recognition is based on ability, not rank. Walking off the training ground, Chen Jie immediately led the detachment to conduct a review, find out the shortcomings, and accumulate strength to meet new challenges.
Talking about the problems that other comrades-in-arms are worried about, Chen Jie has his own opinions: "If the foundation is not solid, there will definitely be no stamina for personal development." Squatting for a longer time can just sharpen at the grassroots level, so that no matter whether you are promoted to a military rank or adjust your post in the future, there will be no problem of lack of experience at the grassroots level. ”
Chen Jie's growth experience is undoubtedly a "shot in the arm" for other ensign platoon commanders.
Second Lieutenant Platoon Commander Zhou Pin is 5 years younger than Liu Guobing, although he is not worried about age, he also has his own troubles. It turned out that he had always regarded long-term service as a military goal, but when he came to the grassroots level as a growth cadre cadet, the unfamiliar environment and his lack of qualifications made him confused for a while. Seeing that Chen Jie relied on "steady and steady" in exchange for "smooth sailing" in personal development, Zhou Pin found the goal of his efforts and the direction of progress.
He "added food" to himself at the training ground during the day, and went to the study room at night to "recharge" himself, while analyzing his own ability shortcomings and formulating training plans in a targeted manner, he took the initiative to ask the company's technical backbone and training top students for advice. With a lot of hard work and tenacity, his professional theory and equipment practical operation results both reached the "excellent" standard, and he performed well in the brigade's assessment.
"The instructor is right, excellent ability and quality are the foundation of life. Zhou Pin said excitedly that the foundation of his life is solid enough, and the future of development is naturally broader, "This has nothing to do with what rank he was awarded when he first served in the grassroots army." ”
Individuals want to progress, and the organization builds a ladder. According to the leaders of the brigade, in order to better help the new platoon commanders grow up, on the one hand, they regularly organize and carry out activities such as theoretical rotation training, staff training, and backbone training to help the second lieutenant platoon commanders strengthen their theoretical armament, improve their military quality, and consolidate their ability to lead troops; on the other hand, they carry out cross-training for multiple posts, arrange for second lieutenant platoon commanders to train in different professional posts, enrich their experience, improve their resumes, and solve the problem of limited follow-up development. In addition, they also asked the battalion and company commanders and the second lieutenant platoon commanders to pair up to grasp their ideological trends and psychological demands in real time and actively solve problems for them.
"Stability is the only way to achieve far. During the interview, Xie Gang, an officer of the brigade's human resources section, made a vivid analogy: The growth of a second lieutenant platoon commander in the barracks is like participating in a marathon, and the key to victory lies not in the all-out sprint at a certain stage, but in maintaining a good pace and rhythm from beginning to end.
According to him, the platoon commanders of the second lieutenants can often be seen in the various major tasks of the brigade, and they are enthusiastically involved, like to think, full of enthusiasm, and have more hope for their future development.
▲Published on April 29, the 8th edition of the People's Liberation Army Daily
Source丨People's Liberation Army Daily
Producer丨Ou Can, Hou Dawei, Editor丨Liu Jianwei, Yan Shan, Qian Zongyang, Editor丨Zhou Zhou