The imprint of the Engineer Corps from practice

Over the past 5 years, under the leadership and direction of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense , the Party Committee and the Command of the Engineer Corps have thoroughly grasped Uncle Ho's teachings: Emulation must have correct leadership, must communicate everyone's thoughts, have practical plans and must always urge and help with amendments.

With its flexibility, creativity, scientific organization and high planning, the International Movement has become the driving force for the entire Corps to successfully carry out the tasks of training, combat readiness, building a strong and comprehensive "exemplary and typical" unit, building national defense works, program 504, defense diplomacy, participating in the United Nations peacekeeping force, search and rescue and other unexpected tasks. That was affirmed by the International Congress of the Engineering Corps for the period 2019-2024: The Movement was deployed comprehensively, synchronously, continuously, creatively, closely following reality, closely linked with major campaigns of the Party, State and Army.

The leaders of the Engineering Corps awarded flags to outstanding units in the Emulation Movement for Victory in the period 2019-2024.
The Engineering Corps organized an exchange program to honor typical examples in the Emulation Movement for Victory in the 2019-2024 period.

In fact, over the past 5 years, the International Military Movement in the Corps has been marked by practical experiences, demonstrating the political mettle, sense of responsibility, creativity and determination of officers and soldiers in carrying out difficult, toxic and dangerous tasks of a "combat in peacetime" nature.

Agencies and units in the entire Corps have launched many high-point emulation campaigns associated with training, drills, and combat readiness tasks. Specific training targets, close to reality, were organized scientifically, with strict discipline, and 100% of the test results met the requirements, of which over 75% were good and excellent. The unit strictly maintained the night training regime, training in harsh conditions, both improving the bravery and consolidating the spirit of iron discipline. Competitions, sports, performances, and new training models were launched in the emulation movement, arousing the spirit of emulation and training of soldiers, contributing to improving professional qualifications. The "Young Creativity" movement helps bring initiatives into practice in training and practice, creating motivation for officers and soldiers to both study, be creative, and practice discipline. It can be said that the International Competition Movement in training and discipline training not only creates a vibrant competitive atmosphere, encourages officers and soldiers to promote a sense of responsibility, master modern engineering weapons and equipment, and improve combat readiness, but also contributes to building a regular and solid discipline - a decisive factor in the unit's combat strength.

Thanks to the extensive development of the emulation movement, 100% of agencies and units strictly maintain the order of compliance with State laws and military discipline, ensuring absolute safety in all activities with many new models and good practices such as: "Exchange on the first day of enlistment"; "First month of enlistment"; "Meeting and exchanging to connect localities, soldiers' families with the unit"; "Tet in the unit is like Tet at home", comrades' birthdays, young officers' seminars... The activities have helped new soldiers quickly integrate into the unit environment, actively train and work.

Promoting the spirit of emulation and being ready to enter difficult and dangerous places, the Engineer Corps is always the force that is present in time when people encounter difficulties in storms, floods, landslides; overcoming the consequences of bombs, mines, and explosives after the war, contributing to protecting people's lives and health, cleaning the environment, and creating conditions for sustainable socio-economic development. For example, during the impact of storm No. 3 (Yagi) in 2024, the Corps mobilized more than 1,400 officers and soldiers along with hundreds of vehicles and equipment to help people prevent, combat, and overcome the consequences of the storm. When Phong Chau bridge (Phu Tho) collapsed, cutting off an important traffic artery, the Corps promptly directed Brigade 249 to actively and urgently do well all preparations, mobilize forces to build pontoon bridges, and ensure traffic by ferry bridge to serve people's travel. Since then, millions of people and vehicles have traveled through the ferry bridge. Not only saving people in times of trouble, that action also affirmed the "command from the heart" of the Engineer Corps: Taking the people as the fulcrum and the goal of service. The spirit of "wherever there is difficulty, there is the Engineer Corps" has become a consistent motto of action, a vivid embodiment of the close relationship between the army and the people.

The Engineering Corps organized the Emulation Congress for Victory for the period 2019-2024.

One of the highlights is the Corps' participation in the United Nations peacekeeping force. The Engineering Teams No. 1, 2, and 3 have affirmed the professional capacity and qualities of Uncle Ho's soldiers in the Abyei area - a place with harsh natural conditions, poor infrastructure, and potential conflicts. Not only did they excellently complete the task of ensuring engineering, the soldiers also left an impression in the hearts of the people of the neighboring country about the image of the Vietnam People's Army as humane, disciplined, and compassionate.

In particular, when the terrible earthquakes occurred in Türkiye and Myanmar, the Engineer Corps was present with the ASEAN Rescue Team to carry out search and rescue missions and overcome the consequences of the disaster. During the times participating in international disaster relief missions, the image of the Vietnamese Engineer Corps and other forces of the Vietnam People's Army became a vivid proof of the bravery and noble international responsibility.

The driving force behind creativity

The TDQT movement not only aims at completing the immediate tasks but also creates motivation to stimulate creativity. Over the past 5 years, hundreds of initiatives, technical improvements, and scientific research projects of cadres and officers in the Corps have been born, directly contributing to improving the quality of training, ensuring engineering, building national defense works and national defense production.

The “Young Creativity” movement has won many high awards in the Army. New training models, application of information technology, 3D simulation, automated equipment in detecting and handling bombs, mines, explosives... have increased safety and work efficiency. That creativity comes not only from professional requirements but also from the spirit of daring to think, daring to do, and the desire to contribute in each officer and soldier.

The above-mentioned highlights from practice have clearly depicted the image of the Engineer Corps in the new period: Enthusiastic emulation spirit, dedication and devotion in performing professional tasks; constant creativity in scientific and technical research; wholehearted responsibility to the people; steadfastness and high responsibility in performing international duties. All of these create a combined strength, so that each emulation movement is an "action campaign" contributing to improving the overall quality and fighting strength of the Corps, embellishing the tradition of "Opening the way to victory" in all conditions and circumstances.

It can be affirmed that the 2019-2024 period of the International Emulation Movement has made an important contribution to building a clean and strong Party Committee of the Corps; improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organizations at all levels; consolidating the blood relationship between the army and the people; building a "revolutionary, disciplined, elite, modern" Corps. At the same time, the movement also affirmed the value of Ho Chi Minh's thought on patriotic emulation in the new context: Emulation is not only a way to motivate the spirit but also a practical organizational solution, a link between political will and revolutionary action.

The enthusiastic emulation of the Engineer Corps has crystallized into outstanding "sweet fruits" with 1 collective being awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces (Engineer Brigade 249), 16 collectives being awarded the Fatherland Protection Medal, 5 collectives being awarded the Government's emulation flag, 12 collectives being awarded the Ministry of National Defense's emulation flag, 17 collectives and 11 individuals being awarded certificates of merit by the Government. In 2024, the Engineer Corps led the emulation bloc of the military branches, was awarded the Government's emulation flag; and was awarded the Third-class Fatherland Protection Medal by the President for its outstanding achievements in performing the task of preventing, combating, and overcoming the consequences of storm No. 3 (Yagi).

The achievements of the International Campaign for the period 2019-2024 are the spiritual foundation and motivation for officers and soldiers in the Engineer Corps to continue to "dare to think, dare to speak, dare to do, dare to take responsibility, dare to innovate, dare to face difficulties and challenges, and dare to act for the common good". The tradition of "Opening the way to victory" will be continued with efforts, intelligence, determination and infinite loyalty to the Fatherland. The International Campaign for the International Campaign will always be the flag of encouragement and encouragement for the Engineer Corps to establish new feats and achievements, worthy of the trust and love of the Party, State, Army and people.

Major General DINH NGOC TUONG, Party Secretary, Political Commissar of the Engineering Corps

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