According to the official Chinese military news outlet, China’s Eastern Theater Command’s 71st Group Army Brigade recently conducted a communication security exercise in a complex electromagnetic environment:
Speaker 1 00:01
Received instructions, a communication security exercise is unfolding in a complex electromagnetic environment. Soldiers need to swiftly maneuver to the target area, deploy equipment, set up antennas, establish network connections, and ensure smooth communication along the command chain.
Speaker 2 00:12
This exercise distinguishes between various communication security elements such as command and control, tactical nodes, etc. Multiple elements are interconnected, enhancing the capability of individual elements while continuously refining the collaborative abilities between different specialties.
Speaker 3 00:26
As a squad leader, I believe that our struggle is to lead the comrades in completing the tasks assigned by superiors. The speed of communication directly affects the transmission of operational commands. Therefore, in our daily training, we must ensure that every detail is solid to ensure rapid communication when tasks arise.
Speaker 2 00:48
In a recent inter-unit combat competition held by the brigade, nearly a hundred outstanding core members competed together. The 7 comrades sent by Fan Zongwei’s platoon all ranked in the top 10, achieving excellent results in the brigade-wide competition. Given the complexity of personnel and tasks within the platoon, they regularly hold meetings at key junctures to collectively discuss both major and minor issues concerning platoon development. Through hierarchical leadership, they involve all platoon members in the unit’s development.
Speaker 4 01:20
I believe there are three keywords in leading troops: guidance, example, and performance. Guidance means our branch should show the troops the right direction. After clarifying the direction, our cadre members need to set an example. When soldiers see our collective efforts, they will gradually join this striving team.
Speaker 5 01:41
For grassroots soldiers, “blood” means giving their all and striving for excellence, while “responsibility” means daring to shoulder heavy burdens and overcoming difficulties.
Squad leader Yang Zhiqiang has just led his comrades in the morning long-distance run and is now conducting strength training. He has tailored training plans for each comrade in the squad and ensures everyone progresses towards their respective goals through a checkpoint-based approach.
Speaker 2 02:05
On the positive side, Yang Zhiqiang is the top trainer in this brigade. He has achieved good results in professional competitions organized by the brigade. Last September, he transitioned from deputy squad leader to squad leader and became a key squad leader.
Speaker 6 02:18
This means leading the entire squad to complete combat missions with even higher standards and precision in commanding combat actions. So when I first became a squad leader, I set myself two small goals: not only to become excellent myself but also to make everyone in the squad excellent.
Speaker 2 02:33
Leading troops and nurturing individuals is a two-way journey.
Deputy squad leader Li Zhixiang has been growing alongside Yang Zhiqiang since joining the squad, with upper body strength always being his weak point. To quickly overcome this deficiency, Yang Zhiqiang conducts interspersed practice sessions with him during training breaks.
Speaker 7 02:51
My squad leader’s guidance has been integrated into my training and daily life. It’s precisely because of the squad leader’s dedicated teaching that I’ve become more proficient. In a recent live-fire exercise, we successfully hit multiple targets and became the most accurate firepower unit.
Speaker 2 03:05
Now, this young class with an average age of under 22 has established a solid foundation at the beginning of the year. They have good training programs, excellent professional courses, good physical fitness evaluations, safe and smooth live-fire exercises. They achieved four annual goals under the leadership of squad leader Yang Zhiqiang, continuously striving towards becoming the best class in the female brigade.
Speaker 5 03:29
After observing for these days, I found that the new era’s spirit of striving is embodied in every grassroots soldier. They not only have the perseverance to work hard but also the courage and ability to face difficulties. However, in this brigade, there is also a group of grassroots technical backbone personnel who are familiar with weapons and equipment and have unique insights into solving frontline training problems. They are a group of silent grassroots technical experts tackling technical challenges.
Speaker 2 03:52
Zhang Chi is a radar engineer. He, along with the personnel from the aviation club’s workshop, studies relevant literature, explores the equipment’s maximum performance, and repeatedly conducts theoretical tests. He has obtained four national practical new-type patents, all serving the combat effectiveness enhancement of a certain new type of equipment.
Speaker 8 04:10
Actually, my dream is the dream of a strong army. Only with a strong military can there be national security. As a grassroots technical personnel, I believe my mission is honorable and significant. To make our army stronger, I will continue to strive.
Speaker 2 04:24
The brigade has established 11 soldier expert workshops for grassroots technical backbone personnel like Zhang Chi and continuously selects talents who love innovation, are diligent in research, and have great potential for development among grassroots officers and soldiers. Since the start of the New Era Struggle View discussion, the brigade has conducted in-depth discussions and analyses of the ideological responses and behavioral performances of officers and soldiers, opening a special column on the Strong Army Network for discussions on the New Era Struggle View. Following the approach of learning, examining, changing, and improving, it continuously assists in promoting high-quality development and efficiency in the brigade.
Speaker 9 04:59
With our eyes set on the 100-year struggle goal of building the army, we unite and rally, mobilizing officers and soldiers to discuss and strive for how to fight, what the state of struggle is, and how to strengthen the army. We conduct mass discussions to identify gaps, set directions through positive guidance, strengthen our historical responsibilities, seize the day, and overcome difficulties, continuously striving to advance into a new journey and contribute to the new era through unity and struggle.
