Officers have responsibilities and achievements in Entrepreneurship: the thoughts spent on soldiers will never be in vain On March 25, the PLA newspaper published a small exploration on the calculation formula of vacation travel time - "how to calculate vacation travel time? Here comes the formula". After the publication of the report, it was reprinted by the WeChat public number, such as the China militia, the first official account, and the reading volume was over 100 thousand. There were many comrades' hot messages, some of them were praised for this exploration point, and some questioned the specific operation of this formula. At the request of our comrades in arms, we specially invite Zhang Xiangyu, the inventor of this formula - the captain of a security service team of Ningxia military region, to visit this issue of grass-roots appointment and talk with us about this formula and the story behind it. Host: Hello, Captain Zhang! First of all, on behalf of the grass-roots officers and soldiers, thank you for your exploration. Some netizens also reported that if calculated according to this formula, the journey time will be five or six days, which is obviously unrealistic. Zhang Xiangyu: first of all, this formula is only calculated according to the actual situation of our unit and does not apply to all units. Our headquarters is located in Yinchuan, and the surrounding transportation is not developed enough. The straight-line distance from the troops to the vacation place is short, but the journey takes a long time. We chose 400 kilometers as a basic unit and set it as the conversion factor "K", because the straight-line distance from most of our officers and soldiers' vacation places to Yinchuan is within 1200 kilometers. Therefore, we selected five representative cities such as Xi'an (with a straight-line distance of more than 500 kilometers), Zhengzhou (with a straight-line distance of more than 700 kilometers) and Wuhan (with a straight-line distance of more than 1100 kilometers), distinguished different train numbers, inquired and calculated the on-the-way time and actual time of trains to these places respectively, and after repeated comparison, substituted the "ideal days" into the inverse deduction, so as to obtain the conversion coefficient that is more in line with the actual situation of our unit. If other units want to use this formula for reference, they can draw a circle with their own unit as the center of the circle and the linear distance between the start and end points as the radius in combination with the local traffic conditions. The straight-line distance can be 400 kilometers, 300 kilometers or 500 kilometers. If the distance is too far, the distance can also be set in grades. It doesn't have to be limited to our formula. As long as you fully consider your own reality, you will find a better solution. Moderator: I venture to ask, when you heard the soldier complaining about the vacation time, did you think he was too fussy and paid attention to a day or two? Zhang Xiangyu: This is really not. As a front-line leader, I know what it means for officers and soldiers to take a vacation all year round. What I want to talk about more is that when grass-roots cadres communicate with soldiers and put forward requirements for soldiers, they should be reasonable and compliant, not one-sided. If soldiers want to talk about feelings with us, we will talk about rules with soldiers; When soldiers tell us about the rules, but we put aside the rules and tell the soldiers about the realm, how can we win the trust of the soldiers? When it comes to vacation, since there are regulations, isn't it reasonable for soldiers to take vacation and take full vacation according to the regulations? Shouldn't our first reaction be to find a way to meet the reasonable requirements of the soldiers? How can you blame the soldiers for being too considerate? Host: so, how do you think of designing a formula to calculate the vacation travel time? Moreover, if you design such a formula that is not specified, don't you worry about being criticized by your superiors? Zhang Xiangyu: let me answer the second question first. To be honest, I hesitated for a minute or two when deciding whether to design this formula. After all, there are risks to innovation. But I still decided to do it, because according to my work experience since I served as squadron leader and captain, I think we can't treat our superiors one sidedly. In fact, many times, our superiors are more emancipated than us. They often hold a protective and supportive attitude towards innovation from the grass-roots front line. As for how to think of designing a formula, we owe it to sergeant LV Dongdong, the second level of our team. During that time, I had been thinking about how to make the calculation of vacation travel time more accurate. Once I chatted with LV Dongdong, he inadvertently said: "if only there were a mathematical formula like calculating the subsidy for non vacation..." it was his sentence that inspired me to have this formula. To this end, I would like to say that many of the wisdom and methods to solve problems are hidden among the soldiers. As long as we sincerely respect them and listen to them carefully, there will always be unexpected gains. Moderator: do you remember the reaction of officers and soldiers when the formula was released? What obvious changes has this formula brought to the unit after its implementation? Zhang Xiangyu: of course. At that time, everyone's reaction was "twists and turns". After watching the "news broadcast" that day, I organized a general meeting of all soldiers and announced this formula. Contrary to the enthusiastic response I imagined, everyone looked at the formula written on the blackboard and was silent and indifferent, which embarrassed me who was very excited. So, taking a soldier as an example, I will show you the calculation method of the formula step by step, and then ask you to calculate according to this method. As soon as the result is calculated, most people have more vacation time than before. Now the scene is lively, and the soldiers applaud one after another What obvious changes have taken place in the army? I haven't seen it yet, but I always remember a sentence said by Sergeant Zhang Yongxin. He said: "according to this formula, my leave hasn't increased, but I still feel warm in my heart, because the organization is always thinking of us!" Moderator: after the manuscript was published, the reading volume soon exceeded 100000. What inspiration do you have from the strong repercussions caused by this formula? Zhang Xiangyu: I spent a few days on this formula, but the "return" is exponential. This has given me two inspirations: one is that I believe in a word more. If the leader pays a point to the soldier, the soldier will be very moved. Our efforts on soldiers can be felt by them bit by bit and will never be in vain. The other is that the regulations of the higher authorities are mostly principled and directional, because there are so many kinds of troops distributed all over the country, it is impossible to do everything in detail. From principle to concrete, it is the space for front-line leaders. We have the obligation and responsibility to refine the provisions in combination with the actual situation of our unit, so that officers and soldiers can truly enjoy various "policy dividends". It is very important for an officer to start a business, but the willingness to work and do things is more important. As long as we focus on the interests of the army, officers and soldiers and the construction of combat effectiveness, our superiors will understand and encourage some ideas and practices, even if they are not properly considered and do not violate discipline and law. (outlook new era)