Right from the beginning of the year, the Party Committee and the brigade commander promptly issued a specialized resolution to lead the training work, clearly identifying training as the central task, cadres as the key, facilities as the guarantee, and spirit as the decisive factor for success. On that basis, the entire brigade focused on implementing many synchronous, specific, and drastic measures, focusing on well-prepared training grounds, training grounds, teaching model, lesson plans, consolidating the training record system, and developing training plans close to actual combat.

Company 4, Battalion 2 trains to put artillery into combat position.

Gun calibration training for gunners.

The entire brigade mobilized nearly 5,000 working days and invested nearly 200 million VND to consolidate, repair, and renew the training grounds, training grounds, signboard systems, and teaching aid models. By the time of entering training, the units had completed the repair and renewal of more than 7,000 training models and teaching aids, including more than 30 initiatives and technical improvements applied in practice, contributing to improving the effectiveness of teaching and practical training. The work of ensuring material, logistics, and techniques for training was fully implemented in accordance with regulations, especially for training new soldiers.

The brigade commander inspected the training.

One of the key contents that the Brigade pays special attention to is the training and coaching of cadres at all levels, considering this a breakthrough to improve the quality of training right from the beginning. The training courses are organized seriously, close to the target, with correct content and program, with innovation in organization methods and evaluation of actual results. The training course for brigade-level cadres was organized for 4 days, with 100% of the troops, and more than 82% of the results were good and excellent. The training content is comprehensive, focusing on training methods, drafting lesson plans, organizing Party activities, political work in training, logistics and technical support, team command and other supporting contents. At the same time, the brigade organizes training for cadres to train new soldiers. This is the force that directly carries out the task of training new soldiers, so it is carefully selected and trained in both professional knowledge and military pedagogical methods.

Along with training the team of leading cadres, the brigade also focused on specialized training for assistants and technical staff, including the following fields: Weapons, military medicine, military supplies, information, and motorbikes. As a result, 100% met the requirements, many comrades had a firm grasp of knowledge, were proficient in skills, and were ready to perform training tasks, serve training, and be ready for combat.

Sports to improve training quality.

The highlight of the brigade's cadre work is to closely combine military training with political and ideological education, training in ethics, lifestyle, formal style, and sense of responsibility of cadres towards the unit. The Party Committee and the brigade commander require Party Committees and commanders at all levels to regularly do a good job of education, thoroughly grasp the resolutions and directives from above on combat training tasks, create a strong change in awareness and action, promote the role of setting an example, the spirit of daring to think, daring to do, daring to take responsibility of cadres, especially cadres directly performing training tasks. Through inspections and evaluations, 100% of cadres at all levels meet the requirements on qualifications and training methods, of which over 80% are good and excellent. Many comrades are proactive and creative in developing lesson plans, teaching aid models, proposing practical technical improvements, and effectively applying them to training work.

Affirming the training results of the unit, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Dinh Trung, Deputy Brigade Commander, Chief of Staff of the 16th Artillery Brigade, Military Region 4, said: “In the first 6 months of 2025, the unit has completed all training tasks according to plan, the quality has been increasingly improved, and the regularity has been maintained. These results were achieved thanks to the solidarity, efforts, and determination of all officers and soldiers in the entire brigade. Faced with difficulties in harsh weather conditions, limited training grounds, and training grounds, the unit has proactively overcome and synchronously and drastically implemented many measures appropriate to the characteristics of the task. On the basis of the achieved results, in the last 6 months of the year, the unit will continue to focus on innovating training methods, improving the quality of inspection, and drawing lessons from each content, ensuring substantive and effective training, close to the requirements of the task, striving to excellently complete the training task in 2025”.

Article and photos: ANH TAN - PHAM HUNG

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