In 1955, the generals did not only participate in the awarding of titles, in the past, all officers and soldiers who were members of the Chinese armed forces and contributed to the revolution were awarded the corresponding military ranksThere is a question of the rank of a group of peopleInstead, it became the Title CommitteeFaced with the most annoying.
These people are all old Red Army,There is nothing to say about the revolutionary qualifications, but because of the times, the level of education is not high, and the ability to work is not as good as that of young peopleIn desperation, the committee can only leave the final decision to ***
Military rank is the hallmark of a professional armyThe 1955 award was also a milestone moment in the transformation of the people's army to regularization and professionalism
At that time, the PLA had millions of troops, and if the military rank system was not introduced, there would be considerable confusion in management, training, operations, and even diplomacy in the future.
For the military, military rank is not only an honor and seniority, but also a management tool to improve administrative efficiency.
Moreover, at that time, the army had actually discovered the problems caused by the lack of the rank system in its daily work.
For example, at that time, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) would also accept exchange visits from senior members of the armed forces of some friendly countries, and the exchanges between the armed forces emphasized oneRank parity
In the absence of military ranks, it is difficult for the other side to determine whether the reception personnel sent by the PLA meet this criterion, which is not conducive to the establishment of mutual trust between the two sides.
Therefore, in 1955, China finally chose to use the Soviet military rank system as a model, and improved and launched a new military rank system according to the characteristics of national conditions.
In addition to its effectiveness in military management, the reason why the work of conferring titles has attracted much attention lies in the significance of military ranks to our officers and men.
For the senior generals of the PLA,The award of titles is equivalent to the conclusion of the state and the army's contribution to their revolution for decades, only after getting the corresponding military rank, they can be considered to really have their own military rank, so everyone will care about the result of the award.
* The Military Commission also knows this, so the results of the award will be as fair and just as possible, but due to the complexity of the development process of our army, it is almost impossible to satisfy everyone, and the most difficult group is the old Red Army.
Needless to say, the revolutionary contributions and revolutionary qualifications of the old Red Army also accounted for a large part of the work of awarding titles.
MoreoverThere are very few old Red Army soldiers who can live to the founding of the countryThe whole country adds up to itMore than 3,000 peopleExcept for those who have taken up high command posts, it is difficult to determine what kind of rank should be awarded to the rest of the old Red Army.
Said itEvery old Red Army should be remembered by historyThey have fought all their lives for the cause of communism, and they must be given corresponding honors.
But the old Red Army was no better than the young people who came later, and their youth was alreadyDedicated to the most difficult revolutionary years,Many people later neglected to learn culture, either because they were old and lacked learning ability, and it was difficult for them to adapt to the earth-shaking changes in the military.
Mr. Peng and Mr. Peng, who were in charge of the awarding of titles, were aware of this problem, and from their personal feelings, they both hoped to use higher ranks to commend the efforts of the Red Army and affirm their revolutionary contributions.
But from the point of view of army management,These people, in turn, do not meet the principles of conferring senior military ranks
In the end, the award committee decided to leave this issue to the first person to decide, and the chairman convened all the leaders of the party, the state, and the army to discuss the issue together.
**The attitude is that the military rank must be given,But what level to give needs to be discussed, neither too low or it will chill the hearts of the comrades, nor too high otherwise it will affect the normal management of the troopsThe Red Army did not go to colonelrules.
The so-called Red Army is not a colonel, that is, all comrades who have participated in the Red ArmyThe military rank is not lower than that of a colonel,As for the specific ranks, they are determined according to the military experience and awards during the war.
The introduction of this regulation made the old Red Army very grateful, and of course they knew their own peculiarity, and on the basis of not causing trouble to the country, they also hoped that their honor would be recognizedThe fact that the Red Army did not go to colonel is the best commendation for them
Among the officers and soldiers of the people's army who participated in the awarding of titles that year, there was one person who was the most special, and this person was calledJiang Weiping,He was born in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, and his life ran through almost the entire modern history of China, witnessing the success of the modern revolution.
Jiang Weiping was one of the first Chinese revolutionaries, who served as the head of the regiment during the warlord era, and had intersections with historical figures such as Li Hongzhang and Yuan Shikai.
If in terms of revolutionary qualifications, Jiang Weiping is even regarded as the revolutionary predecessor of the first people, Jiang Weiping once unloaded his armor and returned to the field during the first year, but the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War made him choose to go out of the mountain again, although he was already over the age of six, he never let go of the idea of protecting his family and defending the country.
At that time, a team of the Eighth Route Army happened to pass through Jiang Weiping's hometown, and he resolutely joined the team, but this time he chose to become a field doctor who saved lives and helped the wounded.
Jiang Weiping later became the director of the Bethune International Peace Hospital, and treated countless wounded soldiers of our army, due to his great contributionsHe received quite a lot of honors in the people's army
In 1955, Jiang Weiping was 77 years oldThe largest of the officers and soldiers involved in the awarding of the ranks, he was awarded the rank of major in recognition of revolutionary merits.
Due to his advanced age, Jiang Weiping had a big beard, and the soldiers who participated in the award ceremony were supposed to cut off their beards according to the regulations, but *** made an exception for Jiang Weiping and approved him to keep his beard to participate in the award ceremony.
In fact, whether it is the award of titles or the special approval of Jiang Weiping's beard, it is the affirmation and preferential treatment of these revolutionary heroes by the national leaders, without their hard work, New China would not have been born, and each of their names deserves to be remembered by history.