Proud of Heroic Army Officer School 1

During 80 years of construction and development, Army Officer School 1 was honored to receive 9 visits from Uncle Ho. (Photo: TL)

On April 15, 1945, the Anti-Japanese Military Political School, now the Army Officer School 1, was established according to the Resolution of the Northern Military Revolutionary Conference and the Directive of President Ho Chi Minh. The establishment of the School promptly met the requirements of training military and political cadres as the core of the people's armed forces to prepare for the successful August Revolution. In a letter to the School on the occasion of the opening of the 4th Course in 1948, he presented the school with 6 words: "Loyal to the country, filial to the people". Since then, his teachings have become the pride and honor oath of every soldier towards the Fatherland and the People.

As the first school of the Army, with a history of 80 years, generations of cadres, lecturers, students, workers, and soldiers of the School have always maintained their faith and sworn oath of "Loyalty to the country, filial piety to the people", constantly striving to improve the quality of training cadres for the Army; maintaining and promoting the tradition of "Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces", building a regular, comprehensively strong School "Exemplary model" to meet the requirements of the Army's tasks in revolutionary periods. Over the past 80 years, the School has provided more than 110,000 military and political cadres for the Army, making an important contribution to the victory of our People in the resistance war against French colonialism and American imperialism, the cause of building and defending the socialist Fatherland.

Today, the Army Officer School 1 is constantly innovating to enhance its position and stature as a Heroic School, the first school of the Vietnam People's Army. The glorious history of the past 80 years, with many ups and downs and glories, has recorded the contributions of effort, enthusiasm, intelligence and devotion to the profession of many generations of cadres, lecturers, students, workers, civil servants and soldiers of the School. Throughout the 80-year journey of building, fighting and growing, generations of cadres, lecturers, students, employees and soldiers of the Army Officer School 1 have always kept in mind Uncle Ho's teachings, strived to study and practice, constantly enhanced their revolutionary spirit, devoted to the country, devoted to the people, completed every task, overcame every difficulty; always persistently strived, both building, fighting and carrying out the task ofeducation and training to provide cadres and officers at the squad level for the entire army. Since its establishment, the School has trained 92 courses, of which 88 courses have graduated, with more than 110,000 cadres for our Army and trained more than 5,000 military cadres for 14 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Generations of cadres and officers trained and nurtured at the School have continuously matured, devoted themselves and sacrificed their lives for the Fatherland. To date, more than 400 comrades have developed into generals and senior cadres, holding important positions in the Party, State and Army; 37 comrades have been honored by the Party and State with the titles of "Hero of the People's Armed Forces" and "Hero of Labor"; many comrades have become scientists, associate professors, excellent teachers, and outstanding athletes breaking national and international records.

I am very proud to know the efforts and overcoming all difficulties and hardships, and the constant growth of generations of cadres, lecturers, students, staff and soldiers of the School. Right from the early days of its establishment on the banks of Khuoi Kich stream, Tan Trao commune, Tu Do district (now Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang province), with only bamboo roofs, very simple teaching aids, and a life full of hardships and shortages, the training contents, although simple, were always practical, closely following the Party's guidelines and policies; thoroughly grasping the revolutionary goals and tasks: National liberation with the method of going from partial uprisings to a general uprising to seize revolutionary power into the hands of the People. In the context of short-term, intensive training courses, teachers and facilities are still lacking, but the training program and content are suitable for the combat capabilities and equipment of the Liberation Army, meeting the urgent problems of leaders and commanders in the pre-uprising period. In particular, the School received the support, help and protection of the People, the attention and direct leadership and direction of the Party, Uncle Ho and the Central Military Commission. The School's cadres and students have identified their tasks well, strived to improve, enthusiastically studied, practiced military knowledge, political theory, took advantage of time, and were not afraid of the sun and rain. In addition to study time, students also took turns on guard duty, actively collected firewood, found vegetables to cook and regularly did mass mobilization work to help the People...

Those initial things are truly precious, they are the glorious premise for the next solid steps of development in the career of training cadres of the School. There have been many generations of students determined to excel in studying, training, striving to become "both red" and "professional" cadres. Under the leadership and direction of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, the School always grasps the direction and tasks of construction in each revolutionary stage, closely follows the requirements of command and combat, performs well the task of training cadres, contributing to the victory of the cause of national liberation, as well as in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

The process of building, training cadres and maturing, although with different names and having to move locations 14 times, but wherever, under what name and in any revolutionary period, generations of cadres and students of the School always constantly strive, raise revolutionary awareness, improve all aspects of qualifications, actively innovate educational methods, foster military and political foundations to meet training requirements, overcome difficulties, and successfully complete all assigned tasks.

Since its establishment, the School has trained 92 courses, of which 88 courses have graduated, with more than 110,000 officers for our Army and trained more than 5,000 military officers for 14 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

With its outstanding achievements and important contributions to the common victory of the struggle for national liberation, construction and defense of the Fatherland, on August 29, 1985, the School was honored by the Party and State with the title "Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces"; awarded 3 Ho Chi Minh Medals, 5 Military Exploit Medals, many rotating emulation flags and other noble awards. The School was honored to receive many visits from the Party and State leaders; in particular, Uncle Ho visited 9 times and received many letters of praise and encouragement from Uncle Ho. That is an honor, pride, and also a driving force that urges our generation of students today to strive together to contribute a small part of our efforts to the development of the School.

Army Officer School 1 with the mission: "Training high-quality officers in the Army Command and Staff at the platoon level with university and postgraduate degrees; researching and developing military science and art, contributing to building a revolutionary, disciplined, elite, modern Vietnam People's Army, meeting the requirements of building and defending the socialist Vietnam Fatherland.

The mission of the School in the coming years is to continue to lead, direct the organization, thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the Resolutions, Directives and Conclusions of the Party, the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense and the Resolution of the 17th School Party Congress. Focus on making breakthroughs in improving the quality of education, training and scientific research; focus on innovating the content, programs, teaching and learning methods in line with the practical training, combat readiness in the unit and the requirements of the Army's development; build a strong School Party Committee in terms of politics, ideology, organization, ethics and cadres, a strong School in all aspects "Exemplary, typical", worthy of being a key school of the Ministry of National Defense, striving to meet national and regional standards.

Under the heroic roof of the 1st Army School, generations of students have continuously strived to train and mature, achieved many feats in combat and many achievements in work. Graduates have good qualities, comprehensive capacity, high discipline, regular lifestyle, good physical strength, ready to receive and complete well the tasks in each assigned position, promote the tradition of bravery in combat, positivity in work, and exemplary in training.

It is an honor and pride to be students of the School with 80 years of construction, training, fighting and growing up. Remembering Uncle Ho's teachings in the past, inheriting the traditions and achievements throughout the 80-year journey of construction and development, the generation of students of the Army Officer School 1 today vows to unite, strive to overcome all difficulties and challenges, determined to complete well and excellently the educational and training tasks, promote all abilities, contribute to building a strong and comprehensive School, "Exemplary model", maintain and promote the precious traditions of the School: "Loyalty, pioneering, exemplary, determined to win"./.

Nguyen Huu Huan

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