After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?

Chapter 625: Chapter 451 Arrangements Before Departure

All three leaders of the Regiment were present, and Zhang Zhongting had not yet left his post. They all approved the construction of the Command Center. Although the Party committee meeting had not yet been held, the matter was essentially settled.

The Regiment was planning to request a report from the city and hold a joint meeting with various departments. The paper documents would be drafted by Fang Huai, and furthermore, Political Commissar Cheng suggested that two important departments should be added.

The Forestry Bureau and the Telecommunications Company. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

Forestry information and coordination were typically the responsibility of the Forestry Armed Police, but Guizhou didn’t have local Forestry Troops, so the Fire Brigade should take charge of the coordination.

And information infrastructure could not be developed without the support of the Telecommunications Company.

Because the construction of the Regiment’s Command Center was initiated by Political Commissar Cheng and Li Zhi, the leaders were actually more familiar with it than he had imagined.

They not only immediately recognized the issue of confidentiality but also suggested adding large screens and partitioning the seating areas, using enclosed transparent glass booths, segregating road monitoring and shared recording, installing cameras in the Command Center, and installing surveillance software on the computers at the seats. Moreover, following this concept, the Information Communications division needed to fully integrate with the Command Center to form a new department, enabling mutual coordination and supervision.

Under the Command Department, a department as significant as the Policing and Combat Training departments would emerge.

Fang Huai could only say that the leadership’s insight was profound. freewebnøvel.coɱ

Today’s consultation with the leadership proved to be a wise choice.

Though the Regiment’s institution was constrained to the year 2008, in terms of practical operations, their meticulousness far surpassed his own. If combined with his forward-looking vision, the completeness of the plan would be greatly enhanced.

The Regiment, compared to the whole corps and the Ministry, was smaller in size, but it had all four departments and under it, more than twenty offices, making it the most comprehensive and guiding government agency unit at the front lines.

Whether it was the construction of the site for the Squadron’s transformation or this time, he felt the importance of this level of organizational support.

For operational guidance, approach the Regiment; for funds and personnel, approach the whole corps; for legal and policy matters, consult the Ministry.

Before he left, Li Zhi asked about his Military Academy arrangements. Upon learning that he planned to return at the beginning of November, Li Zhi immediately assigned him a task.

Recruitment.

The timing was just right, as the nationwide recruitment efforts were set to commence on November 1st.

He had already heard the content at the elevator entrance of the Regiment’s office building that morning, and before coming in the afternoon, Political Commissar Cheng communicated with General Luo and essentially received approval. This year, the main recruitment direction was set to focus on locals from Guizhou. General Luo also reached out to the new leadership coming from the provincial military region, aiming to significantly improve the quality of new recruits for the whole corps.

The Guiyang Regiment was preparing to send a recruiting team to the Armed Forces Departments in the city. The team leader was the newly appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Chen Zhechang, and he was to serve as the deputy team leader.

Specific recruitment and soldier selection primarily took place at the county-level Armed Forces Departments. The Fire Brigade’s recruitment districts and quotas were predetermined by higher-ups based on population proportions and local development factors. This year, the Guizhou Fire Brigade was recruiting from Nanming, Yunyan, Baiyun, Xiuwen, and Kaiyang districts. Other districts also had recruits going into firefighting, but they would be stationed elsewhere.

However, it was up to them to compete for the quality of soldiers.

The Fire Brigade had always been at a disadvantage in recruitment; without guns in hand and lacking conscription policies for qualified soldiers, it feared that if serving one’s duty were not so unpopular at the time, it would only manage to recruit the soldiers that nobody else wanted.

Firstly, so-called qualified soldiers were of two types.

Politically qualified soldiers, referring to those military branches with stringent political background checks, tracing family background and political orientation starting with grandparents. Those who met the criteria were mainly directed to the Capital Garrison and some confidential units.

Physically qualified soldiers referred to those military branches that required higher physical standards than ordinary soldiers.

Some branches had specific requirements for height and personal health, and taller was not necessarily better. For example, tank soldiers could not be taller than 178 cm, must not have mild body odor, submarine personnel could not be over 182 cm tall, and they had specific requirements for lung capacity and vision, etc.

There were also airborne troops, high altitude troops, and others.

Some branches prioritized educational background, such as the Army Air Defense Forces, Air Force, and Second Artillery Corps, now known as the Rocket Army.

Before the 1990s, China’s military engagements were a series of continuous victories, and at that time, Chinese soldiers were always looking to the skies. However, after the Americans relied on information warfare to cripple the command system of Iraq, which was touted as the strongest military force in the Middle East, and won a decisive victory in the Gulf War within two months, China fell collectively silent.

After numerous war game simulations, our military realized that this mode of warfare had no solution, meaning that if China were to engage in conflict with the Americans at that time, it could only endure the assault.

Since then, every issue of the People’s Liberation Army Daily has advocated for informatization and digitization, referring to radar warfare.

However, without a cultural foundation, it was not possible to study and use these technologies.

Therefore, for many years thereafter, those with higher education levels were the first picks for these branches. Others considered it extraordinary to have a college graduate, but these branches had higher standards, and some positions were short-staffed and targeted for professional training.

Of course, there was no complaint from anyone.

National defense was the paramount task.

It was exactly this fervent spirit of inquiry that allowed our future 055 Large Destroyer ships to challenge the American aircraft carrier battle groups alone, earning the honor of being "role models of the era."

They relied not only on missiles but also on electronic warfare, such as phased array radars.

Due to the preferential treatment for these two types of qualified soldiers, some forces had already selected quality recruits that met their requirements.

But that’s a tale of the past.

This year, there was an increase in college-educated soldiers coming forward to enlist.