However, with the close, decisive and dedicated leadership and direction of the Party Committee and commanders at all levels, along with the proactive and creative spirit of the staff, Division 316 has become a bright spot of Military Region 2 in building a disciplined and disciplined system, strictly abiding by the law and discipline. This is also one of the important factors contributing to building a strong and comprehensive Division that is "exemplary and typical".

Innovation from thinking to action

Recognizing the position and role of the work of building discipline, management, law enforcement and discipline in the unit; the Party Committee and Command of Division 316 always consider improving the quality of propaganda, dissemination and education of law and enhancing the effectiveness of discipline management as tasks that need to be focused on, led and directed throughout, closely linked to all activities of the unit.

The highlight in the implementation process is that the Division does not mechanically apply traditional forms of propaganda, dissemination and legal education, but has proactively researched, built, tested and replicated many new models, good and creative practices suitable to the characteristics and specificities of each unit and each soldier. In particular, instead of simply "teaching - listening - taking notes", the models focus on encouraging the spirit of self-study, self-research of law and discipline, thereby enhancing the voluntary and self-conscious compliance of each officer and soldier. The models that have been applied by the Division and brought about effectiveness can be mentioned as: "Soldier information file"; "One law each week and one method of handling an ideological situation each week"; "One cognitive question each day"; "Military psychological and legal counseling team"...

Officers and soldiers of Division 316 study the model "One law a day"

A typical highlight in the Division's approach is the implementation of the model of "Training legal propagandists who are ethnic minority soldiers". This is not only a breakthrough initiative in legal education but also an effort to concretize the goal of "mobilizing people in the hearts of the people" through the children of ethnic minorities who are performing military service at the unit.

The model is organized in the form of specialized classes, with specific plans, content, and time. Ethnic minority soldiers with the advantage of native language, understanding of customs and practices of their homeland are selected, trained in propaganda skills, presentation, use of radio, know how to build outlines, organize legal talks in the locality. Not stopping at theory, each soldier is also equipped with practical knowledge to handle "hot" public opinion situations, explain policies and laws of the State and the Army. The effectiveness of the model is not only limited to legal propaganda at the unit, but these soldiers after being discharged from the army and returning to their localities are the core force participating in propaganda, dissemination and legal education in remote villages and hamlets, where previously, the communication of the law encountered many language and customs barriers, contributing to the effective implementation of Project 1371 (Promoting the role of the People's Army in participating in the dissemination and education of the law, mobilizing people to comply with the law at the grassroots level).

Division 316 coordinated with the People's Army Newspaper, the Department of Legislation/ Ministry of National Defense to launch and participate in the Online Contest to learn legal knowledge on the People's Army Newspaper.

Not only stopping at effective legal propaganda, the work of discipline management in Division 316 has also had many strong and substantial changes in recent times, becoming a solid foundation to improve the overall quality and combat strength of the Division, specifically demonstrated through the sharp decrease in the average rate of discipline violations in the unit in the past 5 years.

This change did not happen by chance. It originated from a comprehensive innovation in leadership thinking and methods of organizing and managing troops. The application of information technology and digital transformation in military personnel management, the development of software to manage "soldier information records", and the monitoring of psychological and ideological conditions were implemented systematically and effectively in the digital environment. Along with that is a system of mechanisms for close coordination with families and localities, especially when soldiers are on leave, taking advantage of the opportunity, and going out of the barracks.

Lieutenant Colonel Pham Tuan Hung, Head of the Division's Propaganda Department, propagates, disseminates and educates the law to officers and soldiers of Battalions 14 and 15.

Promoting achievements, determined to build a Heroic unit in the new era

Thanks to the synchronous and comprehensive implementation of new models, good and creative practices, over the years, Division 316 has achieved the title of "Exemplary, exemplary comprehensive strong unit" for many consecutive years.

In particular, in participating in the online contest "Learning legal knowledge on the People's Army Newspaper" organized by the People's Army Newspaper and the Department of Legal Affairs (Ministry of National Defense), through 4 contests in 2025, the Division won 1 First Prize, 1 Second Prize and 1 Third Prize, always maintaining its position as one of the units with the highest number of contest entries in the entire army. This is the result of a persistent process of building a solid legal foundation for the entire unit.

Sharing about this issue, Lieutenant Colonel Pham Tuan Hung, Head of the Propaganda Department of Division 316, said: “Recently, the Division has actively responded to the online contest to learn about legal knowledge in the People's Army Newspaper. With the motto 'Understand the law to protect yourself', the Party Committee and Command of the Division have directed units to implement many effective and creative methods such as: Integrating legal propaganda into training and activities; organizing group practice; launching emulation campaigns associated with the results of each exam. Through the exams that have been organized, the Division has achieved high results. From there, we can draw valuable lessons: To achieve good results, it is necessary to maintain initiative and creativity in propaganda, link legal knowledge with practical work, create motivation for officers and soldiers to both do well in the exam and raise awareness and sense of discipline in all tasks".

Officers and soldiers of Division 316 propagate the law to the people of Khau Tinh commune, Ham Yen district, Tuyen Quang province (now Yen Hoa commune, Tuyen Quang province).

Promoting the achieved results, in the coming years, the Party Committee and Command of Division 316 determined to continue to take "Creating a steady change in building discipline, law enforcement, and discipline" as an important breakthrough, as a foundation to improve overall quality and combat strength, contributing to building a revolutionary, disciplined, elite, and modern unit. The targets are set specifically and realistically, with the determination to maintain a solid discipline, build a healthy, exemplary cultural environment, contributing to realizing the goal of building a Heroic Division in the new period.

Article and photos: NGOC HAN

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