In the past, when I was an officer in the political engineering section of the People's Armed Forces Department of a certain county in southern Xinjiang, I was very busy during the "August 1st" and Spring Festival every year, because there were 13 troops stationed there, and I had to coordinate the county double support office to go to offer condolences one by one.
Because the situation was not good for a period of time and the county's stability maintenance forces were insufficient, two armed police squadrons were transferred from Changsha, Hunan Province, to strengthen them, and they lived in the regional militia training base, which was in our county and was managed by our people's armed forces department.
In the past, the management of condolence funds and materials was not very strict, and some people in the military and local areas regarded condolences as an opportunity for their own welfare. For example, in terms of funding, if a local government only receives 100,000 yuan in condolences, it may report a payment of 150,000 yuan, while the troops who receive 100,000 yuan may say that they only receive 50,000 yuanIn terms of materials, the washing machines, computers and other good things that are condoled by local units are used, and some people may move to their own homes and slowly take possession of them.
Before each condolence, I and the county double support office have to contact the troops stationed one by one, ask them what they need, as long as it is not too excessive, the amount spent is not very large, we will try our best to meet them, assign them corresponding condolence units, and arrange for the county leaders to lead the team.
One day I went to the base to check, because the base is 8 kilometers away from the city, there is no tap water, the hardness of the water pumped from the well is relatively large, and the taste is not goodThey said that just get some watermelon, cantaloupe, mineral water, black tea, green tea, and wanglaoji, which can not only quench your thirst, but also prevent heat stroke.
When I went to ask their leaders again, he said that they came all the way from Changsha, and they used to be able to go home every day, but now they can't take care of their homes, to see if they can solve some practical difficulties for the cadres, and now there are 5 cadres here, can one of them buy a laptop and a single-lens reflex camera, I was shocked, this is also a bit of a lion's mouth!
I reported to the director of the Shuangyong Office, and he also said a little angrily that this is too much, but as long as the laptop and SLR camera are not too high-grade, if they are reported to the county leader in charge of the condolence work, he will definitely agree, because the county really needs them to be stationed here. But once you buy laptops and SLR cameras, you can't buy anything else, because there is a cap on how much money you can spend on condolences to each unit. I thought of the needs of the soldiers, so I said to the director of the Shuangyong Office, why don't we give a notice like this, because the weather is too hot, in order to prevent the officers and soldiers from suffering from heat stroke, and it is difficult for the masses to sell melons and fruits, according to the requirements of the county leaders, the condolences will be mainly melons, fruits and drinksThe director patted his thigh and said, very good, just do it!
The next day, I told the leaders of the armed police at the base that I was very sorry, but the county leaders understood the difficulties of the officers and soldiers and the masses, and that the "1 August" condolences were mainly made of melons, fruits, drinks, and other materials. He said, can the county only give condolences and we buy it ourselves?I said that the thing has been bought, the money has been spent, and this thing cannot be refunded (in fact, the thing has not been bought, and the money has not been spent)!He could only say, well, what you condole, we want.
On the day of the "August 1st" condolences, the political commissar of the Ministry of People's Armed Forces and the deputy county magistrate led a team to express their condolences to them, and when the soldiers saw a large cart of watermelons, cantaloupe, drinks, mineral water, and instant noodles, they all happily came out to unload their things, while the cadres all frowned, looking very unhappy.