In the Honor Room of the Guangzhou Branch of the Guangdong Armed Police Force, two exhibits are particularly eye-catching: one is a photo of Comrade Mao Zedong inspecting the squadron; The second is a "critical opinion letter" written by Communist Youth League member Li Zhengrong to Communist Party member Long Shouxiang. One day in the 1950s, the party branch of the former Hunan Military Region Infantry First Regiment, which was the predecessor of the squadron, carried out ideological rectification of party members. A column for rectifying the party branch was set up on the corridor wall, and soldiers' "critical opinions" were posted all over the wall. Comrade Mao Zedong came to inspect the company and enthusiastically read these "critical opinions". When Li Zhengrong, a member of the Communist Youth League, criticized Communist Party member Long Shouxiang for not having a strong exemplary role in daily life, he said, "This suggestion is well made, and criticism should be done in this way." Xiao Yue, the secretary of the party branch and political instructor of the squadron, introduced to reporters that since then, Mao Zedong's brief evaluation and this 225 word "critical opinion letter" have been regarded by the squadron as vivid teaching materials and "family heirlooms" for strict party political life. In the new era, no matter how the situation and tasks change and how the military establishment system is adjusted, the squadron has always inherited and carried forward this fine tradition, formed a set of effective systems, and developed and improved in practice, constantly building the battle fortress of the party branch, and maintaining the purity and progressiveness of the party members. At the organizational life meeting, members criticized party members, and party members blushed and sweated. I really didn't expect to receive so many critical opinions. ”Recalling the organizational life meeting a few months ago, Xiao Yue still felt a burning sensation on her face. Last July, Xiao Yue was transferred from the position of government officer to the position of instructor in the First Squadron. After more than half a year of adaptation and effort, he and the squadron leader led the officers and soldiers of the squadron to complete multiple tasks with high standards, and all aspects of construction were at the forefront of the squadron. The evaluations from superiors and the officers and soldiers of the squadron were good. The achievements are obvious to all. Before this organizational life meeting, Xiao Yue and the branch members were very confident and composed. In this squadron, it has always been a tradition for active party members, league members, and the masses to attend party organizational life meetings. The first item of the meeting is to study the "critical opinion letter", review the fine traditions of political life within the party, and strengthen the awareness of daring to criticize and being good at criticism. Afterwards, a separate notice will be issued to all party members, league members, and the masses to express their criticism of the branch and its members, requiring that it must be authentic and military language. At the organizational life meeting, Xiao Yue was the first to accept everyone's criticism and opinions. Comrade Secretary has not fully integrated into the squadron and often talks about 'you'. He has a clear subjective consciousness in handling some affairs and suggests listening more to the ins and outs of the situation. Everyone's reasonable and honest criticism made him feel uneasy and sweat profusely. Looking through the minutes of the party branch meeting of the squadron, the reporter saw that the officers and soldiers criticized those who pointed directly at the problem, while others put forward suggestions. For example, almost all criticisms and opinions are straightforward and direct, such as "Don't rush to make judgments on the situation reported by subordinates", "Speak a bit sluggishly, don't go into a long speech if you can finish in one or two sentences", and so on. More than 60 years ago, members of the squadron adhered to principles and dared to criticize the mistakes of party members. Today, we must inherit and carry forward this spirit, and the more we criticize, the more progress we make and the more united we become. ”Xiao Yue told reporters that they are also exploring the standardized operation of grassroots party organizations under the conditions of mobilization and decentralization, insisting on holding monthly "Zhuge Liang meetings" to adopt opinions, and holding semi annual "evaluation branch discussion meetings" to implement opinions. Criticism is indiscriminate and supervision has no blind spots. With a series of systems as a guarantee, from the party branch secretary and deputy secretary to each branch committee, from party members to members and masses, everyone will not be afraid to criticize or criticize due to administrative duties, and can achieve the goal of "daring to point out the problems of the secretary, party members dare to raise the problems of the branch committee, and the masses dare to criticize the problems of party members". Last year, the party branch of the squadron received more than 30 opinions and suggestions from party members. Hold a summary and reflection meeting before the banner, regularly compare and inspect, and maintain a clear mind. Vice squad leader Xu did not do enough in the training work of the class this month, and the role of mentoring was not obvious. The distribution of tolerances in the class was not reasonable enough, and the number of new recruits was a bit high. "Towards the end of the month, all party members of a certain party group in the squadron held a monthly summary and reflection meeting in front of a" collective third class merit "banner. At the meeting, each party member first reflected on their own shortcomings over the past month, and then other comrades criticized them one by one, directly pointing out problems and proposing rectification suggestions. This kind of 'sober meeting' is organized in every party group, inviting active party members and members to participate depending on the situation, with the aim of constantly reminding all party members to guard against arrogance and impatience in the face of honor. ”Xiao Yue introduced to the reporter that in the past, some comrades who received commendations and rewards or made progress in their work were prone to arrogance, complacency, and relaxation of self requirements. For this reason, the squadron encourages everyone to pick up the weapons of criticism and self-criticism, and to think more about their shortcomings and gaps when receiving honors. In addition to the monthly "sobering up meetings" organized by the party group, when the squadron or squad achieves honors, they will also promptly organize the investigation of hidden dangers and deficiencies behind their achievements, so that the party member team can always maintain a clear mind and strive for greater progress. At the end of last year, the squadron was rated as the "four iron" exemplary organization by the higher authorities due to its excellent annual performance. After receiving the medal from the detachment, the squadron leader did not hold a commendation meeting, but instead held a "sobering up meeting", with party members and key members taking the lead in investigating and addressing issues. During the year-end assessment, only one of the four cadres showed excellent accuracy in pistol shooting, which hindered the progress of the squadron. In the first half of the year, some officers and soldiers were selected from the squadron to carry out a certain task, and some party members did not report their thoughts to the party organization in a timely manner. The party branch also did not remind party members outside in a timely manner, and there were still gaps in the implementation of the system. These simple criticisms and practical improvement suggestions made everyone see the gap behind the honor and identified the direction for the next step of efforts. In the display cabinet of the honor room of the squadron, there are more than 20 minutes of the "Awakening Meeting" meetings of the party branches and various party groups of the squadron. The reporter casually opened one of the books and saw that it was filled with critical opinions from the officers and soldiers of the "Awakening Meetings" squadron. To keep the mind clear at all times, to test responsibility, and more importantly, to test ability. ”Xiao Yue deeply felt that it is not easy to find fault with oneself in the face of honor. It not only requires the courage to admit shortcomings and mistakes, but also the ability to calmly observe, analyze, and judge right and wrong. That year, the squadron was awarded the title of exemplary squadron of the headquarters and was honored with the second-class collective merit. At the "sober meeting" of the squadron party branch, everyone did not talk about achievements, but analyzed the situation and searched for problems. Chen Menghua, the branch committee member, pointed out bluntly: "The credit cannot all be attributed to our current team. There is still a long way to go in laying a solid foundation." Party members and members often "pull up their sleeves" to supervise and integrate into daily life, and rectification is often carried out. "I really didn't expect that in the first year of joining the army, he was rated as an excellent soldier with the" Four Haves "of the squadron. ”When it comes to the moment of honor at the end of last year, Private Lin Haofeng said that the person he most wants to thank is his comrade Lin Chenyang, who criticized and helped him in a timely manner. After serving as a communication officer in the squadron, I became lazy and did not actively participate in physical training. The exemplary role of a party member was not obvious, with high expectations but low skills and a restless style. After a training session at the beginning of last year, a certain party group organized a criticism meeting for party members. Lin Chenyang, a member of the group, criticized Lin Haofeng based on his regular observations. Originally, Lin Haofeng joined the party before enlisting and also worked as a civil servant in the local government. When he first enlisted, he felt like he was a new recruit and didn't need to set too high standards, so he relaxed his expectations of himself. Corporal Lin Chenyang, who was responsible for leading him, promptly "pulled up his sleeves" when he noticed the signs of problems. Lin Haofeng realized his mistake in the sweat on his red face and immediately expressed his determination to correct it. Criticism should be spicy and timely. ”A branch committee member introduced to the reporter that they adhere to the principle of "problems do not stay overnight, details are not overlooked, and improvements are not stopped", and they integrate criticism and self-criticism into daily training and work life according to the principle of "when problems arise, they will be exposed". During the training period for new recruits, the party branch of the squadron regularly organizes party and youth activities, specifically arranging for new recruits to criticize party members and key members. Once, several new recruits pointed out that a squad leader of a new recruit was relatively rough in leading troops, lacked scientific training methods, and lacked patience for some soldiers with weaker learning abilities. Subsequently, the branch committee present also put forward relevant opinions and suggestions. Under the guidance of the branch committee, the new recruit squad leader realized his own shortcomings in abilities and did not give any advice to the new recruits. Instead, he actively learned from the excellent leading cadres of the squadron. Nowadays, he has become a teaching backbone of the squadron, not only being rated as an outstanding individual in the new outline training organized by the higher authorities, but also selected as a member of the squadron party branch, leading the backbone to tackle the difficulties of group training in key and difficult courses of the new outline. Only by integrating supervision into daily life and making rectification more frequent can Party members always be encouraged and keep progressiveness. During the interview, a member of the party branch of the squadron shared their understanding that the ideological problems of the party member team can be solved temporarily, but it does not mean they can be solved forever, just like cleaning up. Cleaning once cannot keep it clean forever, and it must be done frequently to prevent a party member from dropping out of the team. Nowadays, in this squadron, in addition to conducting criticism in the political life within the party, the party branch has also set up a "I Remind Party Members" supervision opinion card, guiding everyone to make conducting criticism and self-criticism a habit, a consciousness, and a responsibility. (New Society)