Reporter (PV):

Colonel Lam Dung Tien.

Colonel Lam Dung Tien: On the basis of closely following the direction from above, the Division has been proactive, creative, synchronously and comprehensively implementing breakthrough contents, solutions, models and methods; especially focusing on innovating the content, form and methods of political and ideological education in a practical and effective direction. Accordingly, the Division has built and effectively exploited a database system for political education on a digital platform; organized the compilation and editing of abridged political lecture outlines, sample electronic lecture sets; published many documents serving the work of educating and managing troops: Some experiences in managing and handling common disciplinary violations at the squad level; soldier handbook; common ideological situations... implementing many models: "One law per week", "Psychological and legal counseling team", "Discipline management working group", "roll call when soldiers are on leave"...

The Division focuses on organizing seminars and scientific workshops to review and evaluate research projects on ideological work; promoting the role of Party committees, political commissars, and commanders at all levels in ideological management, grasping the psychology and aspirations of officers and soldiers. The Division promulgates a system of strict and practical internal regulations and rules; strictly maintains daily, weekly, and prescribed regimes, ensuring that the unit is always in a state of regularity, discipline, and order.

PV:

Colonel Lam Dung Tien: The Division thoroughly grasped and effectively implemented Directive 05 of the Politburo and Directive 87 of the Central Military Commission Standing Committee, in conjunction with the implementation of the Campaign "Promoting tradition, dedicating talent, worthy of being Uncle Ho's soldiers" in the new period. Many creative models have had a wide spread and brought about practical results, such as: "Five minutes of silence"; "One method of handling ideological situations each week"; "One cognitive question each day"...

Steering Committee 35 and the unit's forces actively fight and refute wrong and hostile viewpoints on cyberspace, prevent and combat "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the unit. In addition, it is necessary to carry out well the work of building and replicating advanced models year by year and stage by stage, set out a specific roadmap with the motto "using positive to repel negative", "using beauty to eliminate ugliness" and carry out synchronously in 4 stages: Discovery, training, summary, replication; do well the work of propaganda, honoring and praising advanced models, good people and good deeds.

Officers and soldiers of Division 316 participated in helping people overcome the consequences of natural disasters and search and rescue after storm No. 3 (September 2024) in Lao Cai province.

PV:

Colonel Lam Dung Tien: The officers and soldiers of the Division always clearly identify their responsibility in peacetime to be close to the people, understand the people and be ready to serve the people. From the lowlands to remote areas, the soldiers of the Division are always present, not only in difficult times but also in daily activities.

Based on the mission requirements and the local situation where the troops are stationed, the Division has issued specific plans and instructions; organized professional training, thoroughly imbued the motto "listen to the people, speak so that the people understand, make the people believe" to each officer and soldier. Responding to the emulation movement "Join hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide in 2025" of the Government, along with the models "Skilled Mass Mobilization", "Volunteer Saturday", "Green Sunday"... have been implemented substantially, associated with political tasks, contributing to spreading the image of Uncle Ho's soldiers in the new period.

Traditional education for new soldiers joining the army in 2025 at Division 316. Photo: TUAN HUNG

Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Division were mobilized to participate in overcoming the consequences of floods, landslides, and fires across the northern provinces... In particular, in overcoming the consequences of storm No. 3 (September 2024), the Division mobilized hundreds of officers and soldiers to march through forests and streams at night, quickly arriving at Lang Nu (Lao Cai) to help the people. The image of soldiers in green shirts covered in mud, holding children, guiding the elderly, and shoveling mud to help the people has been deeply imprinted in the people's memories.

Wherever the people need, there are soldiers. Over the past years, the Division has organized 190 field trips combined with mass mobilization work with nearly 61,000 working days; participated in pouring nearly 90km of new concrete rural roads; dug, leveled and widened 30km of inter-village and inter-commune roads; dredged 470km of intra-field canals; repaired 106 village cultural houses, 30 commune health stations, 77 schools; 25 martyr cemeteries... thereby, enhancing the qualities of Uncle Ho's soldiers in the new era.

PV:

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/xay-dung-quan-doi/giu-vung-tran-dia-tu-tuong-to-tham-pham-chat-bo-doi-cu-ho-924546