Since the introduction of the title system in the 50s of the last century, more than 40 female generals in our army have received the rank of major general, but only two have received the rank of lieutenant general, and the number is very small. Among them, Xu Lili is one of them, she is from the naval force, not only one of the few female vice admirals in our army, but also the first female general in the naval system. Xu Lili was born in Shandong, in the early fifties of the last century, she was talented, good at swimming, and entered the provincial swimming team at the age of 12 and became a professional athlete. At the age of 18, she signed up for the army and was sent to serve in the South China Sea Fleet, beginning her military career.
At the grassroots level of the army, she has served as a breeder, nurse, cook and other positions, and treats every task carefully and meticulously, not only pursuing perfection, but also constantly innovating. For example, when she was working as a breeder, she noticed that the piglets liked to run around, so she plugged their ears with wax to reduce their hearing and activity, and finally succeeded in fattening the piglets. As a caregiver, she is praised for her patience and meticulousness;In the cooking class, she practiced her cooking skills hard and won the first prize in the cooking competition of the logistics department. After several years of grassroots work, her military career ushered in the peak, and in 1975, she was appointed deputy director of the political department of a navy hospital, becoming a battalion-level cadre.
However, in 1979, although the organization intended to promote her to work at the deputy regiment level, she made an unexpected choice and was admitted to the Department of Economics of Renmin University for further study. At that time, she was 27 years old, an older person, and had a weak cultural foundation, but this fueled her fighting spirit even more. In order to improve her studies, she only sleeps four hours a day, wakes up at 4 a.m. and rests at 12 p.m. In order not to disturb the rest of her classmates, she simply rented a cheap earthquake-proof shed near the school and lived in it. In the cold winter, the earthquake-proof shed could not keep warm at all, so she lay on her stomach in the bed, wearing a cotton hat and gloves to continue studying. General Xu Lili, a military strategist who tirelessly pursued knowledge.
She began her military career at Renmin University and was later admitted to Dalian Naval Academy, where she continued to enrich her knowledge in the field of military and national defense science and technology. In 1981, she returned to the Naval Political Academy as an economics teacher, and then worked at the Political Academy for more than a decade, serving as its dean. In 1996, he was transferred to the Navy Logistics Department, where he served as deputy political commissar and then as a chief officer, and was promoted to rear admiral in 1998. General Xu Lili has won praise for her solid knowledge of military theory.
In the 80s of the last century, her monograph won the second prize of the country, dozens of ** and historical political films were written and awarded by her leadership, and her series of political work textbooks for the navy won the first prize of the whole army, and the honor room was full of various awards. While working at the Naval Political College, she actively explored teaching reform and created new disciplinesWhile working in the Logistics Department, she created a new model of school education, providing a new platform for officers and soldiers to acquire knowledge. In 2008, General Xu Lili, who is also the vice president of the All-China Women's Federation, put forward many specific suggestions on the work of female soldiers through extensive research and data review.
At the same time, she also rushed to the front line of earthquake relief and visited various rescue points of the navy to boost the morale of officers and soldiers, solve problems in disaster relief, and show outstanding military responsibility. In 2010, General Xu Lili was officially promoted to lieutenant general and became another female lieutenant general in our army. However, due to her age, only 5 years later, the female general retired at the age of retirement. Decades of naval career have passed in a flash, and now, at the age of 71, Admiral Xu still cares about the naval forces he once fought for after retirement. She once said that she would use oil painting to express her deep friendship with the motherland.