This sentence, it is estimated that many friends have heard it, and it is more of a self-ridicule.
However, the rest of the "rest day" is not guaranteed, and this is a real occurrence in some units.
Not long ago, in response to this problem, the military newspaper devoted a lot of space to the "rule of law barracks" page-
, and finally in order to express a distinct attitude:
Give it back to the officers and soldiers
Screenshot from the 10th edition of the People's Liberation Army Daily on June 18, 2024
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Let's take a look at the content of the report first, what exactly is said.
Actually, the title is quite interesting -
The word "also" is vivid and expressive!
It shows that "rest days" have been "taken away" in the past; It also shows that this "rest day" should have belonged to officers and soldiers.
Of course, the most important thing to discuss and pay attention to is the specific content.
Then you must ask one more question: what was it used for?
The title of the 3-part content of the story gives the answer:
1. Cultural activities are increased layer by layer
2. Blindly organize intensive training
3. Tolerance service is dispatched at will
To put it bluntly, there are actually three things: engaging in activities, engaging in training, and working on tolerance.
You can think about it,
It should be mentioned here that most of the units are based on the following article on the "rest day arrangement" regulations:
The new regulations, which came into force on 1 May 2018, clearly stipulate that:
Saturdays can be used to organize collective cultural and sports activities, and can also be used to arrange rest;
Rest should be arranged on Sundays and holidays, except in special circumstances.
According to this provision, it seems to say that there is nothing wrong with engaging in problematic activities.
However, the report mentions such a point:
The relevant regulations clearly state that "Saturdays can be used for collective organization of cultural, sports and entertainment activities", and its purpose is:
However, individual units are accustomed to using rigid requirements when organizing activities, and this shows that there are deviations in the study and understanding of laws and regulations among individual troop leaders, and they do not have a sufficient understanding of the real needs of officers and men at the grassroots level, and their awareness of leading troops according to law needs to be further strengthened.
To put it bluntly, the mechanical implementation of regulations and laws is counterproductive and deviates from the original intention!
In addition, we note that five years ago, the military newspaper also paid attention to a similar topic.
It was May 29, 2019, and the topic of the 5th edition of the "Liberation Army Daily" "Military Camp Observation" on that day was:
Return the weekends to the officers and soldiers
After 5 years, the military newspaper once again paid attention to the "weekends" of comrades-in-arms.
We would also like to ask our comrades-in-arms:
How long has it been since you've had a weekend?
I can imagine your expression at the moment, anyway, for many comrades-in-arms, this is a very heart-wrenching question......
One piece and one relaxation, the way of civil and military.
During the rest time, only by allowing the officers and men to have a good rest can they raise more enthusiasm in their work training!
The training of soldiers is tiring and hard, and only when they are full and full of rest time, their life and talents are beautiful and refreshing!
A force capable of fighting is definitely not lifeless;
A roaring army must also be built on the basis of adequate rest.
Sufficient and guaranteed rest time will ensure the vigor of officers and men and the vitality of the troops.
All this is closely related to the combat effectiveness of the troops!
Author: Sentinel Jun
Source: People's Liberation Army Daily