We will build a banner for the armed work of private enterprises

       -- A chronicle of the Militia battalion construction in Rongqi Port, Shunde District, Foshan City

       Wen Liangmou Gengshan Huang Weimin business newspaper reporter Lin Shaohua

       "It is the duty of every citizen to fulfill national defense obligations and carry out armed work in private enterprises." This is the chairman of Rongqi Port Zhang Haitao a heartfelt words. On July 31, 2003, a grand opening ceremony of militia battalion was held in Rongqi Port, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province amid the sound of gings, drums and firecrackers, marking that the grassroots armed work in the Pearl River Delta has entered a new world under the new situation. Its construction level in the private grassroots militia organizations can be called the national first-class. On 16 July 2004, the National Militia construction Inspection Team of the General Staff headquarters visited the militia battalion to inspect its work and gave them high marks. In the past six years, the militia battalion has been named "Advanced Unit" and "model militia battalion" by its superiors for six consecutive times.

       At the beginning of the establishment, some people worried that the militia battalion was a paramilitary basic-level armed force, which was in great contradiction with the ownership of property rights and the management system of private enterprises. If it was not handled properly, it would become a sensitive issue. "People in the Party committee of the People's Armed Forces Department of Shunde District, however, believe that carrying out armed work in a private enterprise is a new way to broaden the work of the militia under the condition of market economy, and also a major measure to implement the requirement of" combining the military with the people and blending the army with the people "under the new situation. They decided to set up enterprise militia battalion mode, gradually in private enterprises to carry out grassroots armed work. From the day the militia battalion in Shunde Rongqi port was set up, the PLA Party Committee laid down "military rules and iron laws" for them: the party must unswervingly control the armed forces, must ensure political purity and reliability, and must strictly enforce the approval system for the use of troops.

       The militia battalion of the enterprise has established the party committee and party platoon group in accordance with regulations, and clearly accepts the dual management of the district People's Armed Forces Department, the party (work) committee of the neighborhood and the party organization of the enterprise. The daily management is undertaken by the armed forces Department of the district. Adhere to the implementation of the Party lesson day system, party branch report work, democratic evaluation of party members and other organizational living system, the party member's actual performance and economic interests linked; Strict enterprise militia to join the standards, and effectively perform the ideological performance of high cultural quality, superior physical conditions of the youth selected to join the team. For more than six years, there had been no violations of political discipline or laws in the militia battalion.

       It is the only way for the innovative development of the armed work of private enterprises to follow the integrated development path of the army and the people. In accordance with the requirements of peacetime service, emergency response and wartime response, the militia battalion of this port has formulated and issued more than 10 sets of wartime emergency response plans, such as The Wartime Mobilization Plan and the Urban Key Target Defense Operation Plan. In wartime, the militia battalion can quickly transform into war service and truly integrate enterprises into the large-scale system of national defense mobilization.

       In terms of organization, they adhere to the principle of "organization for use and construction for war", focusing on the reserve of talent, technology and production capacity. Priority shall be given to the recruitment of veterans, party (league) members and personnel with a high degree of education, long-term contract and outstanding performance. Priority shall be given to the establishment of professional technical teams in enterprises in order to maximize the utilization and utilization of talents, equipment and technological advantages. In recent years, according to the requirements of their superiors, they have successively set up militia loading and transportation technical detachments, militia communication technical detachments and militia air defense technical detachments in order to maximize the utilization and utilization of talents, equipment and technical advantages. At present, 90 percent of the battalion's current members are Party (regiment) members, 85 percent have graduated from high school or above, and 70 percent are veterans.

       In terms of hardware construction, in accordance with the standard of building first-class militia battalions in China, they have made great efforts to strengthen the construction of the "four basic bases" of militia battalions, and continuously improved their capability of participating in wars and maintaining stability in emergencies before the formation of the militia. Over the past few years, they have invested more than 300 ten thousand yuan, for planning and transformation offices, training venues, purchase of equipment and training learning, for the people barracks provides a set of office duty, education training and life learning is a body comprehensive office building, and purchase the patrol car, speedboats, life jackets, riot gear, such as shield batons flood prevention, emergency rescue, emergency stability equipment constantly improve enterprise militia battalion carries out the task of emergency ability.

       In accordance with the requirements of "draw, use and play a role" of the militia emergency unit, the militia battalion carries out targeted training of common subjects and basic courses, exercises and beats the troops under the condition of close to actual combat, constantly improves the military quality of the militia and promotes the generation of combat effectiveness. Over the past few years, they have organized armed swimming across the sea, loading ships, yachting and kayaking, water breaking barriers, beach landing and other subjects of training. At the same time, part of the militia emergency teams were organized to carry out drills such as chartering civilian vessels for transport and loading, and defense operations against key targets. At the end of October last year, the militia battalion participated in the militia anti-aircraft gun live firing organized by the Guangdong Military Command, and achieved a good result of shooting down two tow targets.

       Six years sharpen a sword, sword out to keep peace. Since its establishment six years ago, the Militia battalion of Rongqi Port has grown into an "iron fist" for flood fighting, emergency handling, stability maintenance and emergency response. Where there are urgent, dangerous and heavy tasks, the militiamen's emergency contingents will fight. According to statistics, since 2003, the enterprise militia battalion has dispatched more than 3000 person-time, has participated in flood rescue, fire fighting and National Day security tasks, by the military and local leaders highly affirmed.

       -- From the first edition of The Soldier, February 24, 2010