Let soldiers become a profession respected by the whole society Building a military honor system in the new era has yielded fruitful results Return with honors. Photographed by Shi Chenzhou Reporters Liang Pengfei and Xu Wen reported that on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese people's Liberation Army, the nominees for the "August 1st Medal" were announced, and Du Fuguo, Qian Qihu and Nie Haisheng were listed. Five years ago, on July 28, the Central Military Commission held a ceremony to award the "August 1st Medal" and honorary titles. President Xi presented the "August 1st Medal" and certificates to 10 heroic models, including Mai Xiande, Ma Weiming, Li Zhonghua and Cheng Kaijia. The "August 1st Medal" is the highest military honor decided by the Central Military Commission and issued by the chairman of the Central Military Commission. It is awarded to military personnel who have made great contributions to safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, and promoting the modernization of national defense and the army, and have made outstanding contributions and made far-reaching contributions throughout the country and the whole army. Meritorious service should be rewarded for its merits. Let soldiers become a profession respected by the whole society. On December 9, 2021, the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission issued the regulations on honorary recognition of military meritorious deeds. According to medals, honorary titles, awards, recognition and commemorative medals, the military meritorious deeds honorary recognition system was comprehensively reshaped by distinguishing wartime, peacetime, industrial fields and personnel categories, and clearly established the guidance of war, service and encouragement. After the "Regulations on honorary recognition of military meritorious deeds" and the "measures for the implementation of honorary recognition of military meritorious deeds" were printed and distributed to the whole army, all units carried out in-depth meritorious and model setting activities in the new era, and continued to rise an upsurge of striving to be a strong military pioneer, a hero model, and a demonstration benchmark. "This is a great honor. I will continue to work hard to win a military medal by the end of the year!" At the end of June this year, Huang YAOBO, a soldier of a brigade of the 81st group army, was envious and secretly determined to see his comrades in arms receive awards for their meritorious service in the work summary and commendation for half a year. Over the past 10 years, he and his comrades in arms have witnessed the introduction of a series of rules and regulations and policy measures, and the glory and pride of being a soldier are evident—— From issuing the "Regulations on the administration of military awards and commendations" to printing and distributing the "overall plan for building and improving the military honor system"; From printing and distributing the opinions on promoting the employment and Entrepreneurship of ex servicemen in the new era to formulating and promulgating the law of the people's Republic of China on the protection of ex servicemen and establishing institutions for ex servicemen affairs at all levels; From the promulgation of the law of the people's Republic of China on the protection of heroes and martyrs, the establishment of a martyr memorial day, to the issuance of the working measures for sending good tidings to the families of meritorious servicemen, the Interim Provisions on the medical treatment security of servicemen and military related personnel, and the implementation measures for the inclusion of the list and deeds of ex servicemen in Local Chronicles (Trial); From setting up subsidies for the support of military parents, honorary payments for military spouses and subsidies for military relocation, to promoting the priority of military personnel according to law, and establishing a system of judicial priority, judicial assistance and legal assistance for military dependents... One by one, these measures effectively meet the urgent needs of reform, prepare for war, and the urgent needs of officers and soldiers, and send the deep love of the party and the people to the hearts of all active duty and retired soldiers. The work of safeguarding the status and rights and interests of servicemen involves a wide range of fields and is highly policy oriented. The laws and regulations in this regard were once scattered in relevant laws, regulations and normative documents, and there were problems such as low legal rank, fragmentary and weak implementation. Today, there is a basic and comprehensive law that comprehensively regulates the status of soldiers and the protection of their rights and interests—— On June 10, 2021, the 29th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted to adopt the law of the people's Republic of China on the protection of the status and rights and interests of military personnel, which will enter into force on August 1, 2021. This law makes reasonable norms on the scope, content, mode and level of protection of military status and rights, establishes the "four beams and eight pillars" of the military status and rights protection system, and scientifically answers the major questions of who, what and how to protect. While further enhancing the comparative advantages of the military profession, it also clarified the relevant responsibilities and obligations of organs, enterprises and institutions, various organizations and citizens. A few days ago, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission and the office of the national leading group for double support work jointly issued a notice calling for doing a good job in supporting the army, giving preferential treatment to their families, supporting the government and loving the people during the August 1st National Day holiday. In particular, all military and civilian levels are required to seriously implement laws and regulations such as the law of the people's Republic of China on the protection of the status and rights of servicemen, the law of the people's Republic of China on the protection of the security of retired servicemen, and the regulations on the pensions and, We will improve relevant supporting measures and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of servicemen, military dependents, retired servicemen and other special care recipients in accordance with the law. If one joins the army, the whole family will be honored; Once in service, you will benefit for life. In the past 10 years, with the establishment and improvement of the military honor system in the new era, the enthusiasm of the whole people to support the military and serve the country with blood has become increasingly high. The majority of school-age young people have actively enlisted in the army and choose to spend their youth and make contributions in the hot military camp. In the first half of this year, college students accounted for more than 70% of recruits in many places, and high-quality talents are constantly flowing into a strong army. High honor, inspiring; Benefit the army and the army, and love the branches and leaves. Over the past 10 years, the officers and men of the whole army were deeply inspired by honor, loyal to the core, determined to strive to build a strong army, and competing for positions and positions. A large number of model figures and advanced units such as Zhang Chao, a "strong military pioneer chasing dreams, the sea and the sky", the hero group of defending the country and guarding the border in the new era, and the "Dongfeng 1st Brigade" of the rocket army emerged, bringing together majestic forces and providing strategic support for the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, He handed over excellent answers. Short comment Advocate honor and establish meritorious service ■ Liang Pengfei "Nothing is more urgent than reward and punishment." At all times and in all parts of the world, any division that is good at fighting and wins often pays attention to reward. Soldiers advocate honor most, and getting honor is the biggest reward for soldiers. President Xi deeply pointed out that we should not only emphasize sacrifice and dedication, but also pay attention to the regulatory role of policies and systems, enhance the attractiveness of the military profession and the sense of mission and honor of soldiers, and make soldiers a profession respected by the society. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping, the construction of a military honor system in the new era has entered the "fast track". Various policies and systems are old and new, and have been introduced intensively. A series of measures to benefit the army have been emerging and have achieved results, encouraging the majority of officers and soldiers to be willing to contribute, loyal to their missions, and make contributions to their posts, constantly improving their ability to prepare for war in the new era, and promoting the formation of the whole society to think of the best, advocate heroes A good atmosphere for being a pioneer. "An army with a strong sense of honor is invincible." On the battlefield, honor is the fighting power that dare to fight and win; In peacetime, honor is the internal driving force to complete tasks. In the past 10 years, as the military honor system has become more sound and perfect, the firm belief in respecting heroes and advocating victory, and the unrepentant pursuit of dedication to national defense and determination to build a strong army have been deeply rooted in the blood of every officer and soldier, and have become the source of strength to forge ahead on a new journey and contribute to a new era. As a revolutionary soldier in the new era, we should always bear in mind the deep love of the party and the people, live up to the expectations of the military commander, and write glory and meritorious deeds in promoting the great cause of building a strong military. (outlook new era)