Thousands of veterans show their joy —— Scanning highlights of Veterans' work in 2021 No.1 service guarantee Since the implementation of the law of the people's Republic of China on the protection of retired servicemen, warm-hearted security policies for retired servicemen have been introduced. In order to extend the tentacles of service support to veterans, all localities actively expand the service positions of veterans, promote the service stations of veterans into enterprises and colleges, and provide services such as rights and interests maintenance and difficult assistance for veterans. Liaoning Veterans Service Centers (stations) of 30 enterprises and institutions were established There is a home everywhere ■ Wang Yang, special reporter of PLA Daily, Zhao Lei, correspondent Zhang Xiaoyue The first Veterans Service Station of provincial public institutions in Liaoning Province was listed. Photo by Tao Yang At the moment when he learned that his volunteer veteran's identity was confirmed, 88 year old veteran Zhou Xingkui tightly held the hands of the staff of the Veterans Service Station and burst into tears. Zhou Xingkui is a veteran. After retirement, he returned to his hometown to work in agriculture. In the 1970s, when he entered an enterprise in Liaoning and became a regular employee, he only went through the recruitment procedures and did not include the relevant supporting materials of his participation in the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea in the employee's personal files. Due to historical reasons, relevant supporting materials have long been lost. "Without those materials, I can't prove that I'm a volunteer veteran." Over the years, this matter has weighed on Zhou Xingkui like a stone. One day, he found that the enterprise he had worked for had set up a Veterans Service Station. With a try attitude, he reflected the problem to the staff of the service station. Unexpectedly, the staff reported this situation level by level. "The old man can't leave regret for his contribution to the country." Under the guidance of the municipal and district veterans affairs departments, the Veterans Service Station of the enterprise carried out investigation and evidence collection, and finally confirmed the identity of Zhou Xingkui volunteer veterans. It is understood that in Liaoning Province, There are 30 Veterans Service Centers (stations) established in enterprises and institutions, including 22 State-owned enterprises, 6 private enterprises and 2 public institutions. After the establishment of Veterans Service Centers (stations), these enterprises and institutions provide "zero distance" services for more than 10000 veterans, so as to achieve "win-win" for enterprise development and Veterans Service Guarantee. As an important old industrial base, Liaoning Province currently has about 200000 veterans working in state-owned enterprises. How to further weave the service guarantee network and expand the service tentacles? The Department of Veterans Affairs of Liaoning Province and other three departments jointly issued the guiding opinions on the establishment of Veterans Service Centers (stations) in large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises in the province, and vigorously promoted the establishment of Veterans Service Centers (stations) in large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises as a supplement to the existing service guarantee system. For the Veterans Service Centers (stations) of enterprises and institutions, "construction" is the foundation, "use" is the key "and" efficiency "is the fundamental. Therefore, the veterans affairs departments at all levels in Liaoning Province have made concerted efforts to build the Veterans Service Centers (stations) into" convenient stations "for veterans to reflect their demands," service stations "for safeguarding their rights and interests and" propaganda stations "for dispelling doubts. "Serving veterans is endless, and the road of exploration is endless." According to the leaders of Liaoning Provincial Department of Veterans Affairs, in 2022, they will continue to promote the development of large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises Private enterprises and qualified institutions shall establish Veterans Service Centers (stations), further improve the construction standardization and service standardization level of Veterans Service Centers (stations), encourage veterans to maintain their true colors and make progress, and further enhance the sense of belonging, honor and acquisition of veterans. No.2 education and training Retired soldiers have made important contributions to the modernization of national defense and the army and are valuable human resources of the country. Strengthening the education and training of retired soldiers is conducive to promoting the ability and quality of retired soldiers, improving the quality of employment, and contributing new forces to the comprehensive construction of a socialist modern country. This year, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and other seven departments jointly issued the guiding opinions on comprehensively doing a good job in the education and training of retired soldiers to guide all localities to do a good job in the education and training of retired soldiers and help them improve their employment and entrepreneurship. Yunnan The green channel for retired soldiers to upgrade from college to college was opened Farewell to the busy "charging" of the military camp ■ he Ziqi Jinxing, special reporter Ke Xue of China Liberation Army Daily "Now the preferential treatment policy is really getting better and better. I'm really moved that I can get preferential treatment when I join the army and get a special promotion without examination after retirement!" On December 12, Zhang Xiang, a retired soldier in Huaping County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, received an admission notice from Kunming Medical University. It is understood that after completing the professional training of the specified class hours and passing the examination, Zhang Xiang will obtain a bachelor's degree. At the end of November this year, Zhang Xiang, who was about to retire, received a phone call from the people's Armed Forces Department of Huaping County and was told that if he was willing to upgrade to college, he could go to the school to fill in the relevant application form after going through the resumption procedures and enjoy the policy of exempting retired soldiers from examination. Over the past year, Yunnan Province has attached great importance to the education and training of retired soldiers, issued Implementation Measures guided by market demand, dominated by secondary vocational education and skill training, supplemented by higher vocational education, adult education and general higher education, coordinated all parties to improve the education and training system, encouraged retired soldiers to participate in academic education, and promoted the employment and Entrepreneurship of retired soldiers. It is understood that according to the relevant policies issued by Yunnan Province, retired soldiers who have obtained a college degree and have a professional counterpart within 2 years of retirement can be recommended to be exempted from the examination for undergraduate study in Colleges and universities in Yunnan Province. Fresh college graduates enrolled in the college entrance examination join the army, retain the admission qualification according to the regulations, and go through the admission formalities at the admission University within 2 years after retirement. From 2022, higher vocational (College) graduates and students (including freshmen in Colleges and universities) should be recruited into the army. After retirement, on the premise of completing higher vocational (College) studies, they can be exempted from entering ordinary colleges and universities or adult colleges and universities according to their wishes, so as to make the young people who join the army and serve the country truly benefit, enjoy preferential treatment, be respected and develop. These days, the people's Armed Forces Department of Wuhua District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province is very busy. The Ministry is working with the Municipal Bureau of Veterans Affairs and the Bureau of education to check the information of soldiers who have retired in the past two years. As many people changed their mobile phone numbers, the working group went to the homes or units of retired soldiers to publicize the policy of exemption from examination and promotion to this level face to face and go through the formalities on the spot. Zhang Jilong, who retired in 2020, went to work in other places. The working group found Zhang Jilong through his family and introduced him to the policy of exemption from examination. Zhang Jilong happily returned to go through the formalities. Li Yuntao, chief of the military section of the people's Armed Forces Department of Wuhua District, introduced that the 236 retired soldiers who met the conditions for special promotion last year have all gone through the formalities. No. 3 voluntary service This year, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and other three departments jointly issued the guiding opinions on strengthening the voluntary service of veterans to guide the majority of veterans to maintain their true colors and lead social trends in serving the country, contributing to the society and rallying the masses. Veterans affairs departments in all localities have coordinated the formation of Veterans' volunteer service teams, which play an active role in promoting rural revitalization, helping the construction of ecological civilization, participating in grass-roots governance and maintaining social stability. Anhui Strive to build a volunteer service brand of "Hongyao Jianghuai" Love fills the house ■ PLA Daily reporter Yang Mingyue "You are the pillars of the country. You should study hard to make our country stronger and stronger..." recently, the veteran propaganda group of Tongling City, Anhui province came to Anhui Medical University to carry out red propaganda activities for freshmen. As a member of the propaganda group, veteran Li liangtao shared his military experience. In 2016, Li liangtao retired. He always wanted to find something meaningful to do. In 2018, Tongling Bureau of Veterans Affairs set up a Veterans' national flag class to carry out the theme activity of "raising the national flag, singing red songs and telling stories" in the whole city together with the Veterans' propaganda group and veterans' Choir previously established. After learning the news, Li liangtao signed up in all three regiments and became the monitor of the national flag class. National defense education propaganda, red song chorus, raising the national flag... Li liangtao's retirement life is fully arranged. "The country has not forgotten us. We also want to do something for the country." Since its establishment in 2013, Tongling veterans' Propaganda Group has given nearly 200 compulsory lectures, with an audience of more than 30000 person times. In Tongling City, there are many veterans volunteer service teams like this. It is reported that there are 96 veteran volunteer service teams in Tongling City, with more than 5000 registered volunteers. In July this year, in order to promote the normalization, standardization and institutionalization of volunteer services for veterans in the province, eight departments including the Department of Veterans Affairs of Anhui Province jointly issued the opinions on carrying out "Hongyao Jianghuai" volunteer services for veterans, striving to build a "Hongyao Jianghuai" volunteer service brand for veterans. At present, nearly 5000 "Hongyao Jianghuai" volunteer service and emergency rescue teams have been established in the province, with 132000 volunteers. The majority of veterans actively participate in volunteer service activities to serve the society with practical actions. No.4 Rural Revitalization In mid August, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and other 16 departments jointly issued the guiding opinions on promoting veterans to participate in rural revitalization, which aims to promote more veterans to participate in Rural Revitalization and contribute to comprehensively promoting rural revitalization, accelerating agricultural and rural modernization and promoting national rejuvenation. With the vigorous promotion of various regions and departments, a large number of ex servicemen took the initiative to participate in rural revitalization, rooted in the countryside and started businesses, which not only realized their own life value, but also promoted the better and faster development of rural economy. Guizhou "Military branch secretary" has made great achievements in rural areas Veterans charge for a new "battlefield" ■ LAN Guohong, Tang Aimei, special reporter of PLA Daily, Yi Huirong "Comrade Wang Fulong was elected director of Guping village villagers' committee." On December 19, Guping village, Daoping Town, Fuquan City, Guizhou Province organized a general election of the village committee. Wang Fulong, Secretary of the village Party branch and veteran of the village, was elected as the director of the new Guping village villagers' committee. Villager Wu Hongjin said, "the veteran is reliable to be our 'master' In 2021, Guizhou military and local governments jointly issued the implementation opinions on conscientiously implementing the spirit of the national on-site exchange meeting for veterans' village cadres to fight a decisive battle to get rid of poverty and promote rural revitalization, so as to achieve "three transformations", and popularized the relevant experience of "military branch secretary" in the whole province. The military and local governments at all levels have made great efforts to select and train "military branch secretaries" to take root in the front line and help revitalize the countryside. Wang Fulong is a member of the "military branch secretary" group in Guizhou. In 2019, after he retired from the military region of Guizhou Province, he came to work at the Veterans Service Station in Daoping town. At the end of 2020, Wang Fulong was appointed party branch secretary of Guping village, Daoping town because of his outstanding work achievements and good mass base. Wang Fulong led the villagers to start from scratch, learning and working at the same time. In order to open up the "last kilometer" of Rural Industrial Road, he coordinated funds from all parties to build roads for the village, so that agricultural machinery and equipment could directly drive into the fields and help industrial development. In Guizhou, there are many such "military branch secretaries". In 2013, retired soldier Liu Wei gave up his well paid job and returned to Shuanghe village, Yangjie Town, Weining County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province as the "military branch secretary". He invested to build more than 200 vegetable greenhouses and rent them to villagers. When the villagers asked him about the rent, he only said, "let's talk about it when it develops well in the future." That year, the dam area of Shuanghe village was full of pepper