The moment Liu Yuanchao's suggestion came out, the standing committee members were all stunned. This reaction didn't mean that Qu Sen wasn't qualified or that his performance wasn't good enough.
There really wasn't a limit to the recommendation. The recommended soldiers had to be non-commissioned officers. Also, the standing committee members all knew of Qu Sen's name.
In the military region competition, he had gotten first place for the regiment. Needless to say, during the drill, many of the basic soldiers in the 22nd Division probably knew of his existence.
However … how should they put it? In the past, when the units were given a recommendation, other than the nominated officers, most of the soldiers were non-commissioned officers. After all, a soldier needed to be observed and tested over a long period of time. Not to mention a private, even a first class soldier had never been nominated.
This could be considered an "unspoken rule" when it came to the recommendation of a unit.
It was because of this reason that the standing committee members were stunned when they heard Qu Sen's name.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Qu Sen did seem to meet the criteria for a recommendation. However, no matter how good and outstanding Qu Sen's performance was, he had only been in the army for a little more than eight months.
As for the non-commissioned officers in the regiment, although they didn't get much glory for the regiment, they still worked hard from a private to a first class soldier and then to a non-commissioned officer. They put in a lot of effort in their work. This was also a solid contribution to the regiment.
As for Qu Sen, the standing committee members could only recognize him in a crowd of soldiers. They didn't even know his character and temperament, let alone understand him.
Thus, comparing the two, they were more biased towards the non-commissioned officer they nominated.
The chief of staff saw that no one spoke, so he thought for a moment and spoke first, "Comrade Qu Sen's performance since he joined the army is obvious to all of us. He does have the qualifications to receive a recommendation, but …"
The chief of staff pondered for a moment and organized his words before continuing, "However, this recommendation is too rare for a soldier. Comrade Qu Sen is still very young. With his current performance, it won't be a problem for him to be promoted to a non-commissioned officer in the future. There are still many opportunities. Moreover, everyone knows this comrade. He has a good cultural foundation. If he really wants to take the exam, he can rely on his own ability and work hard. It's not a problem. "
The Chief of Staff's words were very persuasive. Not to mention that Qu Sen had a college degree, he had won first place in the military competition, and his performance during the maneuver was even more outstanding. During this period of time, the commanding officers of a few regiments in the 22nd Division had already contacted the standing committee members of the infantry regiment in private. They expressed that they wanted to use this opportunity to transfer Qu Sen to their side.
In addition, the second half of the Chief of Staff's speech was also the main point. He said that Qu Sen was young and had a good foundation in education. If he wanted to be an officer, he could take the exam. In this sentence, the emphasis was placed on the word "young." He was hinting that Qu Sen was too young in terms of qualifications. No matter how good his performance was, it was unfair to the old officers in the regiment that he was recommended to be admitted to the military after only being a soldier for eight months.
After the chief of staff finished speaking, although the other standing committee members did not speak, they all nodded in agreement.
Liu Yuanchao saw everyone's attitude and thought for a moment before saying, "I think that every soldier has their own specialties. These specialties determine their strengths. There are indeed some sergeants in our regiment who perform very well. However, just because they perform well and are good soldiers does not mean that they can become good officers.
Everyone should also know that officers and sergeants have different meanings in the military. The division of work is also different. Otherwise, why would there be a division between officers and sergeants? If it was like before, those who performed well would just be promoted to cadre.
Therefore, we should put every soldier in a position where they can better utilize their strengths according to their specialties.
I think that Qu Sen not only has the potential to be a good soldier, he also has the potential to become an officer. Moreover, he has the potential to be a technical officer. "
Liu Yuanchao's personality determined that it was very difficult for him to sit down and reason with others. Therefore, when he started to reason, every standing committee member in the small meeting room listened attentively.
Until he finished speaking, everyone was still quietly thinking about his words.
The meeting room was silent for a long time. In the end, political commissar Zhao Zhi opened his mouth and said, "I agree with the regiment commander's opinion. Indeed, whether it is cadre or soldier, every soldier should be arranged according to their specialties. Also, I want to mention something here. "
After Zhao Zhi finished speaking, he saw that the standing committee members were all looking at him and continued, "Just now, the chief of staff mentioned the problem of youth. Regarding this problem, I recently received a piece of news. The military commission will also implement a last place elimination system for our military system in the next few years. Everyone knows about last place elimination. Every officer will be ranked according to their overall situation every year. Those who are ranked at the top will be promoted, and those who are ranked at the bottom will naturally be demoted. When the time comes, education, performance, age, and so on will all become part of the overall evaluation.
Let's not talk about other things first. Age alone is a hard standard. When two people with the same qualifications are put together, the older one will naturally be at a disadvantage. I see that among the sergeants that everyone has nominated, there are very few first class sergeants. Most of them are second class sergeants and above. They can be considered old comrades among the soldiers.
These old comrades have finished three years of advanced courses and are almost 30 years old. Some are even over 30 years old. Let them compete with those 23 or 24 year old undergraduates who have just graduated from military school. What do you think the result will be?
I'm not saying that they definitely won't be able to compete, but I think that when we are looking for targets, shouldn't we take age into account in advance? So that the soldiers who have graduated from our regiment will be more competitive.
Therefore, I agree with the regiment commander's opinion and propose to send Comrade Qu Sen to the advanced course. "
Compared to Liu Yuanchao's words, Zhao Zhi's words were undoubtedly more realistic. A soldier with good performance, good business, and a college degree would be very competitive when signing a contract with a sergeant or when transferring sergeants.
However, with a bachelor's degree and standing in the ranks of officers, not only would their advantages become less obvious, but age would also be a big issue. Even if they were transferred, the treatment of officers would be better.
However, the selection of advanced course students was to provide good officer candidates for the army, not to provide a better future for the soldiers with good performance.
"I agree." The chief of staff thought for a while, gave up his original idea, and agreed.
"I agree."
"I agree."
"…"
Following the chief of staff's lead, the other members of the standing committee also expressed their agreement to give the precious recommendation to Qu Sen.
Seeing that everyone had expressed their agreement, Zhao Zhi's expression became serious and he said, "Then let's vote. First, Comrade Wen Guoran's recommendation. Those who agree, please raise your hand."
"Okay, seven votes. All votes passed. Next, let's vote on Comrade Qu Sen … "
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The matter of the regiment standing committee recommending him to the advanced course for undergraduate courses was voted on without Qu Sen himself knowing. However, no one had ever asked for his opinion before.
After all, it was a big matter. Before the standing committee members proposed a recommendation, they would definitely ask for the opinion of the person who proposed it. This was expected. However, the standing committee members in the regiment did not expect that the regiment commander, Comrade Liu Yuanchao, actually did not ask for Qu Sen's opinion before proposing the name Qu Sen. In fact, Qu Sen did not even know about this matter.
It was not that Liu Yuanchao did not know about the process of asking for the opinion of the person who proposed it before making a recommendation. However, he thought, "What's there to ask about such a good thing like sending you to undergraduate courses and then becoming an officer? Only a fool would not agree!"
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