How do you motivate Communist soldiers to fight for a revolutionary cause?

Well, you reward them with money.

PLA outstanding commanding officers and staff officers commended

(Source: PLA Daily) 2010-02-22

http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/news-channels/china-military-news/2010-02/22/content_4139822.htm

The four general headquarters/departments of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently issued a circular to commend and give rewards to the PLA outstanding commanding officers and staff officers of the year of 2009.

The circular indicated that during 2009, the broad commanding officers and staff officers of the PLA and the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force (APF) accomplished such tasks as combat readiness, training and duty performance with flying colors.

According to the circular, a large number of outstanding officers with strong capability and high quality as well as remarkable work achievements emerged in maintaining stability of social situation and implementing major tasks, effectively boosting the all-round building of the PLA. To commend outstanding officers, set up typical examples and further mobilize the enthusiasm and creativity of all officers and men to dedicate themselves to the modernization drive of the PLA, the General Staff Headquarters, the General Political Department, the General Logistics Department and the General Armaments Department of the PLA decided to circulate a notice of commendation for 800 outstanding commanding officers and staff officers of the PLA, and issue a badge and a certificate as well as award of RMB 20,000 yuan to each of them.

The circular urged that all the troops of the PLA and the APF should vigorously push forward the talent strategic project and speed up the cultivation of large number of joint operation commanding talents according to the strategic objective of building information-based military and winning information-based wars.

By Pang Kun

Editor:Yang Ru