Nuclear Political Work

A Rocket Force Brigade Conducts "Look-Back" Reviews to Write the "Next Chapter" in Serving the Grassroots

火箭军某旅开展“回头看”做好服务基层“下篇文章”

PLA Daily (解放军报) 20 August 2026

Summary

An unidentified Rocket Force brigade's party committee is running a 'look-back' (回头看) review campaign this year, sending headquarters organ cadres to frontline posts to audit whether previously completed welfare projects—such as eight barracks phone rooms installed at mission posts—actually function as intended; inspectors found several had become 'half-finished projects' (半截子工程) due to design flaws soldiers were too uncomfortable to report. The article documents the brigade's internal accountability mechanism for a recurring institutional problem: headquarters organs completing visible welfare work without verifying uptake, a pattern the PLA labels as the 'hollow, detached, and sloppy' (虚、飘、粗) tendency in serving the grassroots. Its value is as a record of how the Rocket Force frames the correct view of political achievements (正确政绩观) campaign to junior officers, not as evidence of a structural change in how headquarters-grassroots relations are managed.

Translation

"Ever since the partition doors were installed in the barracks phone room, chatting with family feels so much more comfortable." Recently, at the entrance to a barracks phone room in a Rocket Force brigade, Staff Sergeant First Class Han Wei was all smiles after finishing a call with his family. He told reporters: "The partition doors block the line of sight, but they bring soldiers' hearts closer — and they reflect the organization's care and the transformation in the working style of the headquarters organs."

This heartwarming change is a vivid illustration of the brigade party committee's commitment to upholding a correct view of political achievements (正确政绩观) and improving the quality and effectiveness of service to officers and soldiers.

Last year, headquarters organ cadres discovered during research visits that officers and soldiers at a certain mission post were unable to use smartphones due to the local environment and other factors, and therefore could not make video calls with their families. Because mission assignments at that post lasted a considerable length of time, many officers and soldiers hoped the problem could be resolved as soon as possible. After careful deliberation, the brigade party committee decided to install video phones at the mission post, on the premise of ensuring classified information security. Before long, eight barracks phone rooms were established at frontline grassroots units, drawing widespread praise from officers and soldiers.

Good things take time. This year, since the launch of the study and education campaign on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements (正确政绩观), the brigade party committee has advanced study, inspection, and rectification in an integrated manner, taking concrete service to the grassroots as the breakthrough point, making vigorous efforts to correct deviations in the view of political achievements, and organizing headquarters organ cadres to go deep into frontline grassroots units to conduct "look-back" (回头看) reviews. What Section Chief Zheng of the headquarters organs saw at the mission post gave him a jolt: it was rest time, and the barracks phone room — which he had expected to be bustling — was quiet and deserted, with some equipment even covered in a layer of dust.

With questions in mind, Section Chief Zheng immediately organized a forum with grassroots officer and soldier representatives and found the reason: "The phone room has no partitions. Sometimes you have to make calls face-to-face with your comrades, which is very awkward."

After one round of "look-back" reviews, many headquarters organ cadres encountered similar "half-finished project" (半截子工程) problems. "When headquarters organs do practical things, they must do them in a way that truly reaches the hearts of officers and soldiers — they must write the 'next chapter' of follow-through and accountability." The brigade's leadership told reporters that recently they have carefully studied and implemented the spirit of Chairman Xi's important speech at the rally commemorating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, gained a deep understanding of the pronounced problem-oriented approach and profound people-centered feelings (为民情怀) embodied in Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, and — in conjunction with the study and education campaign — carefully sorted through the problems collected during the "look-back" reviews, organized party committee members and headquarters organ cadres to conduct in-depth reflection and analysis, and vigorously rectified the tendency toward hollow, detached, and sloppy (虚、飘、粗) approaches in the process of serving the grassroots.

At the same time, the brigade has actively established a closed-loop mechanism of "precise matching of needs, multi-party review of projects, routine supervision of progress, and follow-up verification of results," ensuring that good things are truly done well and practical matters are truly handled in a practical way.

Today, the partition doors installed one by one in the barracks phone rooms ensure the privacy of officers' and soldiers' calls. More and more officers and soldiers are walking into the phone rooms to make video calls with their families, sharing interesting moments from daily life and unburdening their hearts. "When the organization sincerely resolves difficulties, officers and soldiers devote their whole hearts to preparing for war. Now people have fewer nagging problems, their morale is smoother, and their drive is stronger." A cadre from one of the brigade's battalions gave voice to the feelings of grassroots officers and soldiers.

As the study and education campaign continues to deepen, the brigade party committee leadership and headquarters organ cadres are proactively going to the frontline to listen to soldiers' voices, building credibility through the moving of timber (徙木立信) by resolving real problems, and winning the trust of officers and soldiers and establishing their image and authority through solid, tangible work results.

Original Chinese

“自从军营话吧加装隔断门后，和家人聊天自在多了。”近日，火箭军某旅军营话吧门口，刚和家人通完电话的一级上士韩伟笑容满面。他对记者说：“隔断门隔开了视线，却拉近了兵心，更彰显了组织的关心和机关作风的转变。” 这一暖心变化，是该旅党委践行正确政绩观、提升服务官兵质效的生动写照。去年，该旅机关干部在调研中发现，某任务点位受地域环境等影响，官兵无法使用智能手机，不能与家人视频通话。由于执行任务时间较长，不少官兵希望能尽早解决这个问题。该旅党委经过认真研究决定，在确保保密安全的前提下，在该任务点位安装可视电话。很快，8个军营话吧落户基层一线，官兵纷纷点赞。好事多磨。今年，树立和践行正确政绩观学习教育开展以来，该旅党委一体推进学查改，以抓实为基层服务为突破口，下大力校正政绩观偏差，组织机关干部深入基层一线开展“回头看”。在该任务点位看到的一幕，让机关郑科长心头一紧：当时正值休息时间，本以为很热闹的军营话吧却冷冷清清，有的设备甚至还落了一层灰。带着疑问，郑科长立即组织基层官兵代表座谈，找到了其中缘由：“话吧没有隔断，有时打电话要和战友面对面，感到很尴尬。” 一轮“回头看”下来，不少机关干部遇到类似“半截子工程”问题。“机关办实事要办到官兵心坎上，做好跟踪问效的‘下篇文章’。”该旅领导告诉记者，近期，他们认真学习贯彻习主席在庆祝中国共产党成立105周年大会上的重要讲话精神，深刻领会习近平党建思想蕴含的鲜明问题导向和深厚为民情怀，结合学习教育，认真梳理“回头看”中收集的问题，组织党委成员和机关干部深入反思剖析，大力整治服务基层过程中存在的虚、飘、粗等倾向性问题。与此同时，该旅积极建立“需求精准对接、项目多方审查、进展常态督导、成效跟踪检验”的闭环机制，确保真正把好事办好、实事办实。如今，军营话吧加装的一道道隔断门，确保了官兵通话的私密性。越来越多官兵走进话吧与家人视频通话，分享生活趣事、倾吐心中烦恼。“组织真心解难，官兵全心务战。现在大家的挠头事少了，心气更顺、干劲更足了。”该旅某营一名干部道出了基层官兵心声。随着学习教育不断深入，该旅党委领导和机关干部主动深入一线听兵声，在解决实际问题中徙木立信，以实实在在的工作成效赢得官兵信任、立起形象威信。