Doctrine Political Work

Bayi Sharp Commentary | Achieving Extraordinary Merit in Ordinary Posts

八一锐评丨在寻常岗位建非常之功

PLA Daily (解放军报) 7 June 2026

Summary

A Bayi commentary published during an ongoing military-wide campaign on 'correct views of political achievement' (正确政绩观) profiles three named junior personnel — Army border defense company commander Wu Jingwei, Navy First-Class Master Sergeant Wang Tongyan, and Air Force pilot Cui Chong — as models for grassroots cadres and soldiers to emulate in ordinary posts. This is standard political work content tied to a named campaign; its value is as a record of how the PLA frames the correct-achievement-view education drive at the individual soldier level, specifically the institutional effort to redirect ambition away from career-advancement metrics and toward combat readiness and warfighting proficiency.

Translation

Achieving Extraordinary Merit in Ordinary Posts

■ Li Wenya

In the course of carrying out study and education on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievement (正确政绩观), many units across the entire military have both upheld the practice of leading cadres taking the lead and working with pragmatic commitment, and emphasized educating and guiding grassroots Party members and cadres to stand firm in ordinary posts and establish extraordinary merit, setting a clear orientation of bending down at the front lines to achieve outstanding results and working in concert to strive for victory in war.

Chairman Xi has pointed out: "Greatness emerges from the ordinary, and the ordinary gives rise to greatness. As long as one holds firm ideals and convictions and an unrelenting spirit of struggle, and keeps both feet on the ground to do every ordinary thing well, all ordinary people can attain an extraordinary life, and all ordinary work can create extraordinary achievements." Army border defense company soldier Wu Jingwei has taken root at the border for many years, forging himself into an outstanding company commander; Navy base First-Class Master Sergeant Wang Tongyan has contributed quietly and without fanfare, becoming a top technical expert in the helmsman-signalman specialty (舵信专业); post-2000 pilot Cui Chong has challenged difficult and dangerous training subjects time and again, piloting the "Kunpeng" to soar through the skies… The facts prove that extraordinary merit can also be achieved in ordinary posts.

On the new journey, every officer and soldier is a protagonist, every contribution is precious beyond measure, and every ray of light shines brilliantly. Party members and cadres at large should seize this study and education campaign as an opportunity to firmly establish a correct view of political achievement, take on heavy responsibilities with full awareness of their weight, work hard and work in earnest, study and plan for war, sharpen military skills and strengthen capabilities, continuously elevate their ability to fight and win, and use extraordinary merit to write a new chapter of youth.

Original Chinese

在寻常岗位建非常之功 ■李文亚在开展树立和践行正确政绩观学习教育中，全军很多部队既坚持领导干部以上率下、实干担当，又注重教育引导基层党员干部立足寻常岗位，建立不寻常的功绩，树立了躬身一线创佳绩、齐心协力谋打赢的鲜明导向。习主席指出：“伟大出自平凡，平凡造就伟大。只要有坚定的理想信念、不懈的奋斗精神，脚踏实地把每件平凡的事做好，一切平凡的人都可以获得不平凡的人生，一切平凡的工作都可以创造不平凡的成就。”陆军某边防连战士吴景伟扎根边防多年，把自己打造成一名优秀连长；海军某基地一级军士长王同严默默奉献，成为舵信专业技术尖子；“00后”飞行员崔翀一次次挑战险难课目，驾驭“鲲鹏”搏击云霄……事实证明，在寻常岗位也能建非常之功。新征程上，每名官兵都是主角，每一份付出都弥足珍贵，每一束光芒都熠熠生辉。广大党员干部应以此次学习教育为契机，树牢正确政绩观，知重负重、苦干实干，研战谋战、精武强能，不断提升打赢本领，用非常之功书写青春新篇章。