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INTRODUCTION
1. Overview of the thesis
The topic "Foster working capacity of political instructors in the
district military commanding committee of the Military Region 1 today",
specialty: Development of the Party and the State Government; code:
62.31.02.03 is the issue that has been concerned, cherished and studied by the
author for many years. Currently, facing the complicated and unpredictable
situation of the world, the region and in the country, especially new
development in the local military defense, the Party’s work and political work,
high demands on the working capacity of the political instructors in the district
military commanding committee in general, in the area of Military Region 1
in particular. For this team to fulfill the responsibilities and tasks, it is
inevitable to continue fostering the working capacity. Results of the research
issues will contribute to enriching the theory on fostering political instructor
staff in the army, building the strong political instructors in the district military
commanding committee; however, in the present situation it is a difficult and
new topic.
With nearly 30 years working in the area of Military Region 1, on the
basis of collecting system of documentation, direction, suggestions, and
dedicated support of two guidance staff, experts and scientists, enough to
allow the author to conduct research of this topic. During the process of
deploying this thesis, the author refers to the relevant research results of
scientific works in and outside the country. This is an independent research
topic, absolutely not overlaping with other published scientific works.
2. Reasons for choosing the thesis topic
The local military defense is a very important part in the whole work
of the military and national defense of the Party and State, is conducted in the
provinces of the country in peacetime and wartime; is the concretized defense
policy: "Peace and safeguard" to organize and mobilize the masses to
participate in building the national defense; prepare and be ready to wage
people’s war protecting the locality and contribute to maintaining national
sovereignty and security in the defensive ball for national defense of the
country; actively smash and frustrate all schemes, activities of the enemy
forces.
The Party’s work and political work in the local military defense is a
part of the Party’s leadership activities, directly the local committees; a basic
aspect of the governments, political social organizations, local military
authorities; is overall ideological work, organization and policies in the
construction and mobilization of local resources to successfully implement the
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tasks of local military defense. Conducting the Party’s work and political
work in the local military defense is a fundamental principle in building
revolutionary armed forces of the Party, is the responsibility of organizations
and forces, of which political instructor staff are people to preside and play a
very important role. So, taking care of building strong, qualified and capable
political instructors to fulfill all tasks is a directly set issue.
Political instructors in the district military commanding committee of
the Military Region 1 is a very important part of the officer staff in the
Military Region, the Party in the armed forces, the people chairing politics in
the district military commanding committee, both be responsible for the
party’s work and political work in the district military commanding
committee, the district’s armed forces, and participate in holding many
positions in the party committee, the government, the agencies and local
political social organizations. The high or low working capacity of these staff
will impact directly on the tasks of local military defense, the party’s work and
political work, the results in performing the tasks of the locality and military
region. Therefore, in addition to political quality, working style and methods,
to have working capability, political instructor staff must be trained and
fostered regularly.
Recognizing this issue, leaders, commanders, government at all levels
in the area of Military Region 1 in recent years have frequently take care of
fostering to improve the working capability for political instructors, generally
the working capability of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee has changed to be more progressive, initially meet
the mission requirements. However, compared with the requirement to
strengthen the organization, implementing the Resolution 51NQ/TW of the
Politburo and Resolution 513NQ / DUQSTW of the Central Military Party
Committee (now the Central Military Commission), fostering the working
capability of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee still reveals the limitations and shortcomings; the quality and
capacity of some political instructors are not yet on a par with the chairing
position in politics and chairing the party’s work and political work in the
district armed forces. Some political instructors lack knowledge, experience,
organizational capacity in the practical party’s work and political work in the
local military defense; ability to participate in the activities of the committees,
governments, departments, political – social organizations in the locality still
too far from the practice.
In the coming years, the world and regional situations continue to
develop further complicatedly with many potential factors to cause
destabilizing, uncertainties and unpredictable issues. Especially the
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development of the tasks of building and defending the Fatherland, the army’s
tasks and the local military defense tasks of Military Region 1 have been
posing new issues, higher and higher requirements, requiring political
instructors in the district military commanding committee to have
comprehensive knowledge, intensive capability in the local military defense;
understand the knowledge of economics, culture, social, legal, ethnic, and
religious issues... Only with good working capability, it’s possible for them to
do a good job in organizing and mobilizing people to well perform the local
military defense and local political tasks. Therefore, the study of "Foster
working capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee of the Military Region 1 today" is a basic and urgent issue.
3. Research purpose and task
* Research purpose
Interpret to clarify the basic theoretical and practical issues, propose
main solutions to foster the working capability of political instructors in the
district military commanding committee of the Military Region 1 today.
* Research task
Interpret to clarify basic issues in working capability and fostering
working capability of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee of the Military Region 1.
Assess the actual situation properly, clarify the cause and from
practice draw initial experience in fostering working capability of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee of the Military
Region 1.
Identify the needs and propose main solutions in fostering working
capability of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee of the Military Region 1 today.
4. Research objects and scope
* Research objects
Foster working capability of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of the Military Region 1.
* Research scope
Focus on researching the fostering working capability of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee of the Military
Region 1.
Conduct investigations, surveys, interviews, discussion and
referendum for officials, officers in six provinces in the area of Military
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Region 1. Data and materials are mainly from 2006 to present. The solutions
are proposed by 2020.
5. Theoretical, practical basis and research methods
* Theoretical basis
System of principles, basic viewpoints of Marxism Leninism and Ho
Chi Minh’s ideology on cadres and personnel issues; the paths, viewpoints
and policies of the Party and the State; resolutions and directives of the Central
Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense and the General
Political Department on the local military defense work, building the armed
forces, building the army in politics, the party’s work, political work and
training, fostering officer staff in the Vietnam people's Army.
* Practical basis
The whole activities of fostering working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee in 6 provinces
under the Military Region 1; comments, evaluation on political instructors and
the work of fostering political instructors presented in the documents, the final
reports of the competent authorities of Military Region 1 and stats, results of
investigation and survey of the author in the military authorities at province
and district.
* Research method
Based on the methodology of MarxismLeninism and Ho Chi Minh’s
ideology, the thesis uses synthetic research methods of interdisciplinary and
specialized science; attaches great importance to the methods: system
structure, history, logic, analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization,
systematization, surveys, practical summaries and expert methods.
6. New contributions of the thesis
Interpret to clarify the characteristics of the political instructors in the
district military commanding committee of the Military Region 1; concept,
the constituent elements of the working capacity of political instructors in the
district military commanding committee in the area of Military Region 1.
From practice, draw initial experience in fostering the working
capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding committee
of Military Region 1.
Propose contents, feasible measures to foster the working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee of Military
Region 1 today.
7. Theoretical and practical significances of the thesis
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The research results of the thesis contribute to enrich the theory of
building the political instructor staff, local military political officers, provide
further scientific basis, assist the leaders, key commanders, officer in charge,
political offices at all levels in the area of Military Region 1 to apply in the
process of leading and directing the conduct of fostering the working capacity
of political instructors in the district military commanding committee to meet
the mission requirements today.
The thesis topic can be used as references, serving scientific research,
teaching and learning the party’s work, political work in the local military
denfense at the academies and military schools.
8. Structure of the thesis
The thesis consists of: an introduction; 3 chapters (6 periods); a
conclusion; list of the author’s published scientific works related to the thesis
topic; list of references and appendices.
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OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH ISSUES RELATED
TO FOSTERING THE WORKING CAPACITY
OF POLITICAL INSTRUCTORS IN THE DISTRICT
MILITARY COMMANDING COMMITTEE OF MILITARY
REGION 1 TODAY
1. Foregin researches related to the thesis topic
Discussing about the position, role, requirement of the qualities,
capabilities; objectives, requirements, contents and measures of building,
training and fostering political officers, political commissars, political
instructors, typically there are: "The Party’s leadership over the army of
the Soviet Union, Cuba, Germany and North Korea", edited by the Board
of Research and Summation of political work, The People’s Army
Publishing House, Hanoi, 1983; "The party’s work and political work in
the Soviet armed forces" and "Brief history of the party’s work and
political work in the Soviet armed forces 1918 1973", by A.A.Episep
(Editor), The People’s Army Publishing House, Hanoi, 1976; "Textbook
of the party’s work and political work in the Soviet armed forces", by
P.I.CacPenCo (Editor), The People’s Army Publishing House, Hanoi,
1981; "The political work of Chinese People's Liberation Army used in
the academies, schools in the new era", by Chuong Tu Nghi (Editor), The
People’s Army Publishing House, Hanoi, 2006.
2. Domestic researches related to the thesis topic
2.1. Typical researches on building political commissars,
political instructors
* Monographs, reference, textbooks and topics at all levels:
"Build political commissars and political instructors in the army today
under Ho Chi Minh’s thought", Nguyen Quang Phat, the People’s
Army Publishing House, Hanoi, 2006 ; "The political commissar of
the Vietnam People's Army" by Chu Huy Man, the People’s Army
Publishing House, Hanoi, 2006; "The regime of political commissars
and political instructors in the Vietnam People's Army", Institute of
Military Humanities and Social Sciences, the People’s Army
Publishing House, Hanoi, 2007; "Textbook of the Party’s work,
political work in the local military local defense", Academy of
Military Politics, the People’s Army Publishing House, Hanoi, 2010.
* Some articles such as: "Some issues on the construction of officer staff
at the Military Region 1", Phung Khac Dang, Journal on National Defense, No.
10, 1995; "Thinking about the standards of military officers in the new
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revolutionary era pursuant to the ideological of the Resolution from the 3 rd
Central Conference Session VIII", Nguyen Van Quyet, Journal of Education on
Military Political Theory, No. 51, 1998; "Improve the quality of training political
commissars, political instructors to meet the requirements of building the army,
national defense in the new era", Le Minh Vu, Journal of Education on Military
Political Theory, No. 3, 2008 ; "Place and role of the political commissars,
political instructors in the military units in the spirit of Resolution 51 of the
Politburo" ,To Xuan Sinh, Journal of Education on Military Political Theory, No.
96, 2006 ; "The experience of building and developing the political commissars,
political instructors in the war against America", Pham Xuan Mat, Online
Newspaper of the Communist Party of Vietnam, 2009; "Combine the
construction of executive committees with building the charing official staff in the
army", Ngo Xuan Lich, Tapchiqptd.vn/Sites/print.aspx?newd=1962, 2010;
"Building the strong military official staff in the spirit of the Central Resolution 4
session XI", Luong Cuong, Journal of national defense, No. 5, 2012; "Improving
the quality of building official staff in the political department under the infantry
division today", Tran Sinh Huy, Journal of Vietnamese Military Arts, No. 1 (125),
2011 ...
2.2. Typical researches on fostering capacity of the Party work,
political work and the working capacity of the political cadres, political
commissars and political instructors
* Monographs, reference, science topics, textbooks,
dissertations, thesis such as: "Foster the capacity of Party work, and
political work of political instructor staff in the units of combat
training our army today", To Xuan Sinh, Topic at academy level,
Academy of Military Politics, the People’s Army Publishing House,
Hanoi, 2006; "Textbook on the Party work, and political work",
Pham Van Thang, Volume 1, the People’s Army Publishing House,
Hanoi, 2008; "Fostering the capacity to advise on the Party work,
and political work of the research official staff of the General
Political Department in the current period", Tran Van Hien, the
master thesis in political science, Academy of Politics, Hanoi, 2005;
"Fostering working capacity of political official staff at division level
of the united army in the Vietnam People's Army today", Pham Dinh
Bo, Doctoral thesis in political science, Academy of Military Politics,
Hanoi, 2006; "Fostering working capacity of official staff in the
political department under the infantry divisions in the Vietnam
People's Army in the current period" Tran Sinh Huy, doctoral thesis
in political science, Academy of Politics, Hanoi, 2013.
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* Some articles, such as: "To promote the role of the base unit
in the work to build the capacity of stafflevel political division now,"
Pham Dinh Ministry, reasoning Education Magazine politics
military, No. 95, 2006; "Measures to improve the efficiency of the
work of capacity building for staff in the political room for infantry
divisions," Chen Sinh Huy, Journal of Theoretical Politics Education
Military, No. 1 (131), 2012; "Ask about the quality and competence
of the Committee, the political commissar of local military
authorities," Do Duy Anh, Journal of Political Education military
reasoning, No. 6 (136), 2012.
2.3. The typical work study staff about local military
authorities
* Monographs, reference, entitled "History of Party affairs,
the political work of the armed forces of Military Region 1 (North
Vietnam) from 1945 to 2000," 1 Military Region Party Committee,
People's Army Publishing House, Hanoi, 2003 ; "Improving the
quality of staff committee chaired military commander of the
northern mountainous district in the current period," Nguyen Tien
Quoc, a doctoral thesis in Political Science, Military Political
Academy, Ha Interior, 2003.
Some research papers on official staff, political official,
political commissars and political instructors of the Military Region 1
"Lang Son boost the construction, improvement of the quality of
cadres at grassroots level ", Phung Thanh Kiem, Communist Journal
on basic theme, No. 838, 2012; "Confirm the position, role of political
commissars and political instructors after 8 years of implementing
Resolution 51 of the Politburo", Nguyen Duc Thuan, Bac Giang
Online Newspaper, 2013; "Some solutions for fostering political
instructors in the military commanding committee of districts and
cities of Bac Ninh province", Ngo Khac Minh, Academy of Military
Politics, the People’s Army Publishing House, Hanoi, 2008; ...
3. Generalize research results of the published scientific works
and issues that the thesis focuses on solving
On a general way, with many different approaches, the typical
works of in and outside the country were presented above. These are
scientific projects of value, contributing significantly to clarify the
rationale and practical basis of fostering the working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee of
the Military Region 1.
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Contribute to generalize, systematize, interpret, analyse to clarify
some fundamental issues about the position, role, qualities, competencies,
objectives and requirements of building and fostering official staff, political
commissars, political instructors; the conception, the role of capacity in the
party’s work, political work, working capacity and fostering working
capacity for military officer staff; content, forms and requirement in
fostering working capacity; the position, role, functions and duties of the
district military commanding committee ...
Having pointed out the inadequacies and limitations in
awareness; stages, steps in building and fostering; professional
capacity, quality of political officer, political commissars, political
instructors in the army; especially at work, some political officials,
political commissars, political instructors have poor capacity, not
meeting the assigned requirements and tasks in the spirit of Resolution
51 and Resolution 513.
On the other hand, due to the different approach of each works,
so far there has been no works studying basically the system of
interpreting conception and issues of principle; assessing the situation
of working capacity and find out experience in fostering the working
capacity; identifying requirements and proposing main solutions to
foster working capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of the Military Region 1 today.
Inheriting selectively results of the above researches and
following the identified targets, the author focuses on studying in the
direction of foster working capacity of political instructors in the
district military commanding committee of the Military Region 1;
interpreting, and generalizing theories, practices of fostering working
capacity of political instructors. Based on these collected facts and data,
with integrated use of research methods, which are mainly theoretical
studies with practical summaries, analysis and synthesis, history, logic,
statistics, comparation ... Based on MarxismLeninism’s viewpoints, Ho
Chi Minh’s thought to clarify some following issues:
Interpret to clarify concepts on the working capacity and
fostering working capacity of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee of Military Region 1.
Assess the actual situation, find out the causes and from
practice, draw initial experience in fostering working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee of
Military Region 1.
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Identify the needs and propose main solutions to foster
working capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1 today.
Thus, under the political social perspective, research in
fostering working capacity and fostering working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee of
Military Region 1 today is now an independent study, absolutely not
overlapping any announced scientific works, with urgent and long
term theoretical and practical significance.
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Chapter 1
BASIC ISSUES OF WORKING CAPACITY AND FOSTERING
WORKING CAPACITY OF POLITICAL INSTRUCTORS IN
THE DISTRICT MILITARY COMMANDING COMMITTEE
OF THE MILITARY REGION 1
1.1. Political instructors and working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee of Military
Region 1
1.1.1. Political instructors in the district military commanding
committee of Military Region 1
1.1.1.1. Overview of the Military Region 1’s situation
To prepare for a prolonged resistance war against the aggression of
colonialism and imperialism, on October 16, 1945, President Ho Chi
Minh signed a decree to establish 12 War Zones, including Military
Region 1.
Military Region 1 is a stationed military unit at military region
level, functioning in organizing, building, managing and commanding the
armed forces of the provinces of Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai
Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, with 59 districts, cities, towns, 1084
communes, wards and towns. In particular, there are two provinces of Cao
Bang, Lang Son, 14 districts and 67 communes bordering China with 564.8
km border, 242 markers (198 main markers, 44 sub markers), 7 border gates
(1 international gate, 6 national gates); the Military Region shall have
responsibility to coordinate with other local forces to advise the executive
committees and administrations in performing the state management of the
local defense in implementing the task of local military defense to firmly
protect the East North Vietnam. These are areas with special important
strategic position in military, politics, economics, socioculture, defense,
security and foreign policy in the ball of joint defense of the country.
The above situation requires further strengthening and enhancing
the construction of national defense security posture, creating a stable
political environment for development; in which political instructors have
a very important role in building political – spiritual potential of the army
and people in the area, as the basis for firmly protecting the independence,
sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the motherland. Therefore,
promoting the synergy of organizations and forces in the area of Military
Region 1 in fostering to improve working capacity of political instructors
in the district military commanding committee of Military Region 1 in par
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with the requirements of the task is not only a basic and long term but also
immediate, imperative issue.
1.1.1.2. District military commanding committee of Military Region 1
* Regarding staffing organization of the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1
* Functions and duties of the district military commanding
committee of Military Region 1
1.1.1.3. Conception, authorities, duties and working relationships
of the political instructors in the district military commanding committee
of Military Region 1
* Concept: Political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1 is a part of the Party's
political cadres in the army with the qualifications, competence, health and
reputation being granted by competent levels to appoint the political
instructors in the district military commanding committee, with the chief
commanders have the task to advise and make suggestions to the
executive committees, government of leadership, direction and state
management about national defense in the district; directly chair the
politics, undertake the party’s work and political work in the district’s
armed forces; operate under the leadership of the superior party
committees and local committees directly the district military committee;
direction of the political commissars, guidance of the superior political
authorities and responsible before the superiors, the executive committees
for the whole activity of the unit and locality pursuant to the extent of the
assigned responsibilities and tasks.
* Responsibilities, duties and relationships of political instructors
in the district military commanding committee of Military Region 1.
1.1.1.4. Features of the political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1.
Firstly, the political instructors in the district military commanding
committee of Military Region 1 are formed from a variety of sources; but
people in the area of Military Region 1 occupy quite big quantity; shall
perform the responsibilities and complexity tasks on an area with
especially important strategic position in national defense security.
Secondly, the political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1 have the variety of
hierarchical structure, educational level, military age, age, ethnicity, region
... And there is uneven in qualifications and working experience.
Thirdly, activities of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1 are under the parallel
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leadership and direction; taking place in large areas with political social
conditions and very diverse audience, always raising many complex
issues.
Fourthly, the conditions of work and life, the regime's policies of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee of
Military Region 1 today have been improved but still have many
difficulties.
1.1.2. Working capacity of the political instructors in the district
military commanding committee of Military Region 1
1.1.2.1. Conception on the working capacity of the political instructors
in the district military commanding committee of Military Region 1.
From analysing the working capacity of the political instructors in the
district military commanding committee, the thesis introduces the conception
that working capacity of the political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1 is the crystallized value of
elements making up the qualifications and actual ability of each person and the
whole political instructors in the district military commanding committee to
ensure that they can fulfill the assigned responsibilities and tasks.
1.1.2.2. Elements and categorize the working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee of Military Region 1.
* Elements of the working capacity of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee of Military Region 1.
Approach under psychological science perspective, working capacity is
constituted by factors such as: knowledge, techniques and skills (connote
biological and social factors, internal factors: gift – nature quality and external
factors: knowledge, techniques, skills, and environment).
Approach working capacity under the science of building the Party,
party’s work, political work in the army, working capacity includes: Ability to
conduct ideological work, capacity to undertake the work of the organization;
according to the authorities and task, there are capacity to advise, propose;
capacity to direct, organize for conducting the party’s work, political work;
commanding, managing capacity ... and capacity to participate in committees,
authorities, departments, political – social organizations at the locality.
* Categorize the working capacity of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee of Military Region 1 to include:
Firstly, according to the operating types at military commanding
committee, district armed forces, working capacity of political instructors
includes such basic groups: Capacity to advise and propose; capacity to direct,
organize and conduct the party’s work, political work; capacity to guide, check;
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capacity to command, manage and collaboration capabilities in working
synergistically.
Secondly, according to the types of activity in committees, authorities,
agencies, departments, politicalsocial organizations at the locality, the working
capacity of political instructors includes: Capacity to participate in assemblies,
steering board, organizations and associations such as the People's Council,
People's Committee; Military Education Council; Fatherland Front at local
level; Emulation and Reward Council of the locality; Steering Committee for
the fight against corruption, wastefulness and thrift practice in the locality ...
1.1.2.3. Role of the working capacity of political instructors in the
district military commanding committee of Military Region 1
Firstly, working capacity is one of the basic elements determining the
working quality and effectiveness of the political instructors in the district
military commanding committee.
Secondly, working capacity is a fundamental factor to create the value,
quality of the political instructors, contributes to building and completing the
personality of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee of Military Region 1.
Thirdly, working capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee contributes an important part in building the military
commanding committee and the district armed forces to be strong to perform
the tasks of local military defense in the Military Region 1
1.1.2.4. The path of forming, developing and improving the working
capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding committee
of Military Region 1.
Firstly, the working capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1 was formed and created in the
process of education and training at the school.
Secondly, the working capacity of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee of Military Region 1 is further supplemented
and developed for improvement in practices.
Thirdly, the working capacity of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee of Military Region 1 is completed through
selflearning, selfdiscipline and selffostering by each political instructor.
1.2. Basic issues in fostering the working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee of Military
Region 1
1.2.1. Conception in fostering the working capacity of political instructors
in the district military commanding committee of Military Region 1
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Inheriting the results of scientific works on working capacity of official
staff, from the specific practice of military operations, especially the practical
activities of political instructors in the district military commanding committee
of Military Region 1, the thesis introduces the concept: Fostering the working
capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding committee
of Military Region 1 is the overall operation of the subject and forces impacting
on the cognitive, behavior of each person and team to extend, consolidate,
supplement and develop knowledge; experience and operational skills
contribute to make political instructors in the district military commanding
committee qualified and capable to fulfill the responsibilities and tasks
assigned.
The above conception indicates that:
Objective of fostering aim at making political instructors constantly
expand, consolidate, supplement, and develop scientific knowledge, accumulate
experience, train the methods, style, improve skills to meet the working
requirements; ensuring that each individual and political instructors to be
qualified and capable to fulfill the responsibilities and tasks assigned, contribute
to improving the quality of the party’s work, political work, develop the strong
military commanding committee and the district armed forces.
The subject of fostering, the party organization, the officials in charge,
political institutions at all levels in Military Region 1 directly lead, direct,
manage, and organize to conduct, guide, and coordinate synergistically the
implementation of fostering activities under the regime that the Party leads the
local military defense and regulation on officer working in the Vietnam People's
Army. Specifically:
Party committee, the High Command of Military Region 1, exectutive
committees, local governments of provinces, districts and provincial, district
military Party committee agree on the leadership and direction of fostering the
working capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee pursuant to the determined responsibilities, powers and scope.
Party committee, the officials in charge of the provincial military
commanding department, district military commanding committee directly hold
the leadership, direction and management of fostering the working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee in the
province.
Political authorities at all levels in Military Region 1, in which the
political department under the provincial military commanding department is
the institution which directly advises, proposes and is central to conduct and
coordinate synergistically to build and implement plans, programs of fostering
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the working capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee of the province.
Forces involved in the process of fostering, the military and political
schools at all levels of the Military Region; political fostering center of the
districts; the authorities of the Military Region, the military commanding
department of the province and city, district military commanding committee;
departments, agencies, sectors, unions of committees, local government at
provincial and district levels; Executive committee of the mass organizations,
cadres, Party members and the masses in the military commanding committee
and district armed forces.
Military, political schools at all levels of the Military Region and
political fostering center of the districts incorporate closely with the local
military authorities at provincial, district levels to organize the fostering of the
working capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee through the professional training and fostering courses held at the
request of the provinces and Military Region or the superiors.
The functional authorities of the Military Region, province, city, district
(advisory, political, logistical, technical, financial), based on the scope,
functions, duties and rights to participate, contribute comments on developing
contents, programs, plans and implementation plan. The process of organizing
the fostering may appoint officers directly communicate the contents related to
their professional and specialized knowledge, contributing to improving the
comprehensive knowledge, especially military knowledge of each person and
political instructors.
Committees, commanders, political agencies under the district military
commanding committee must thoroughly grasp the leadership policies and
measures of the exectutive committees, Party organizations at all levels,
understand the content, programs and plans of the superior level and their own
level to encourage, advise and help political instructors of the district military
commanding committee actively train and practice to improve the working
capacity.
The functional authorities of the local province, city and district serve as
advisory agencies to help the committees and party committees at the military
region, provincial, and district’s party committees with guidelines, measures of
leading and directing the fostering of the working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee.
Executive committee of mass organizations, the party’s officer staff
members and the masses in military commanding committee, the district's
armed forces are the forces contributing to build the cadres and Party’s
members to uphold the spirit and responsibility in activities of building the party
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organizations, military commanding committee, the district’s armed forces,
democratic activity, political – spiritually cultural day, legal day; ... feedback for
political instructors to cultivate, strive, practice and imprve their own working
capacity.
The objects of fostering working capacity are individuals and political
instructors in the district military commanding committee, they are both objects
and subjects of selffostering working capacity, always keeping the center
position during fostering process.
Fostering content: Comprehensive, abundant, diversity, focused, focal
point, stick to the responsibilities and duties; focus on fostering any weak
aspects. Accordingly, the content of fostering working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee of Military Region 1
should focus on the following fundamental issues: fostering theoretical
knowledge, military knowledge, profession of the party’s work and political
work and knowledge as well as experience in the fields of social life. Foster
working skills such as: propose; direct, organize to conduct the party’s work and
political work; guide and inspect; command, manage and skills of coordination
for working synergistically and so on.
Fostering forms and measures:
Firstly, through short training and fostering in the military schools.
Secondly, through classes of training official staff organized by the
Military Region annually and the mission requirements.
Thirdly, through professional trainings of the party’s work and political
work organized by the military region and the provincial military commanding
departments.
Fourthly, through the training courses organized by the provincial, city
and district party committees.
Fifthly, selflearning and selfcultivation to practice and improve the
working capacity of political instructors.
1.2.2. These issues of principle in fostering working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee of Military
Region 1
Firstly, fostering working capacity of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee of Military Region 1 must always thoroughly
grasp and implement the line, the Party's viewpoints on construction of military
cadres in the new period.
Secondly, stick to the political tasks of locality, practice of the party’s
work and political work in the military commanding committee, the operation
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of the district armed forces and authorities as well as the task of political
instructors.
Thirdly, maintain and strengthen the leadership of the district
committees, the district military party committee, the executive management of
the government; instructions from superior political authorities and departments,
local government organizations in fostering.
Fourthly, combine fostering with selffostering, turning the process of
fostering into a process of selffostering to improve the working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee.
1.2.3. Criteria for evaluating the fostering of working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee of Military
Region 1
Firstly, the criteria for evaluating the awareness and responsibility of the
subjects as well as forces participating in retraining.
Secondly, the criteria for evaluating the fostering contents, forms, and
measures.
Thirdly, the criteria for evaluating the results of completing the
responsibilities, duties of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee and the results of completing the mission of the agency and unit.
Conclusion of chapter 1
Political instructors in the district military commanding committee of
Military Region 1 have a very important position and role in contributing to
improving the quality, effectiveness of the party’s work and political work in the
local military defense. The process of fostering requires the subjects, forces to
master the basic issues of working capacity, fostering working capacity,
thoroughly grasp and well apply the issues of principles and criteria to evaluate
the fostering of working capacity for political instructors.
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Chapter 2
ACTUAL SITUATION, CAUSES AND INITIAL EXPERIENCE
IN FOSTERING WORKING CAPACITY OF POLITICAL
INSTRUCTORS IN THE DISTRICT MILITARY
COMMANDING COMMITTEE OF THE MILITARY REGION 1
2.1. Actual situation of fostering the working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding
committee of the Military Region 1
2.1.1. The successes and advantages
First, the subjects and forces have proper awareness and
clarify the responsibility in fostering the working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee.
Second, content, form, measures of fostering the working
capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee are relatively comprehensive, basically meet the mission
requirements and practices of each district military commanding
committee.
Third, the working capacity of political instructors in the
district military commanding committee of Military Region 1 has had
many changes in progress, successfully completed the task.
Fourth, political instructors in the district military
commanding committee have promoted pretty well the role and
effect of the party’s work, political work to contribute an important
part to the outcome of completing tasks of military commanding
committee and the district armed forces.
2.1.2. Disadvantages and limitations
Firstly, a number of executive committees, the officials in
charge, authorities at all levels of the military region and executive
committees, local authorities have not paid proper attention to
fostering the working capacity of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee.
Secondly, some contents, forms, and measures of fostering the
working capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee in some places are not suitable with the
reality and not close to the level of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee.
Thirdly, the working capacity of a part of political instructors
in the district military commanding committee still has some
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limitations, progress at slow speed compared to the development of
the situation and task’s requirements.
Fourthly, the positive and proactive in selfstudying, practicing
to improve the working capacity of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee have not been well encouraged and
promoted.
2.2. Causes and initial experience in fostering the working
capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1
2.2.1. The causes of the successes, strengths and limitations,
weaknesses in fostering the working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee of
Military Region 1
* Causes of the successes and advantages
First, the positive impacts of the international, regional and
local situation produce favorable conditions for fostering the working
capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee of Military Region 1.
Second, the leadership attention and tight direction come from
the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, the
Central Military Commission and the General Political Department.
Third, the Military Region Party Committee, directly the
provincial military party committee and local committees regularly
lead, closely direct the fostering of working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee.
Fourth, the training quality of the military schools is
increasingly improved and creates favorable conditions for fostering
working capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1.
Fifth, the academic training and striving efforts of political
instructors are the subjective factors directly determine the outcome
of fostering working capacity of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee.
* Causes of the limitations and disadvantges
First, the interest of a number of committees, party
organizations, the officials in charge, authorities and executive
committees, governments, agencies, local unions at all levels is not
often with some manifestations of lacking enthusiastic responsibility
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in fostering working capacity of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee.
Second, the source of selecting, training and appointing
qualified political instructor staff in the district military commanding
committee quality is still limited with inadequacies, which affected,
reduced the performance of fostering working capacity of political
instructors.
Third, the inadequacies in the mechanisms and policies for the
army and army rear significantly impact the fostering of working
capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee.
2.2.2. Initial experience in fostering working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee
of Military Region 1
First, often seriously raise awareness of the party committee
and the key officials in charge at all levels on the position and role
of political instructors and the need to foster the working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee.
Second, strengthen the leadership and guidance of
committees, commanders, authorities at all levels of the military
region and executive committees, local government to foster the
working capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee.
Third, fostering the working capacity of political instructors in
the district military commanding committee should be respected to
conduct regularly, continuously, focusing on the weak stages and
aspects.
Fourth, incorporate closely between theory and practice,
theory and practice to take practical fostering in conducting the
responsibilities and tasks as essential.
Conclusion of chapter 2
The successes, advantages, limitations, and shortcomings in
fostering the working capacity of political instructors in the district
military commanding committee are due to many causes, both
objective and subjective ones, in which the subjective causes
dominate the others.
Practices of fostering the working capacity of political
instructors in the recent years have left many valuable lessons,
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requiring the subject and forces participating in fostering to continue
to apply flexibly and suitably with the practice of each object, each
agency or unit so that this activity can bring practical results.
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Chapter 3
REQUIREMENTS AND SOLUTIONS TO FOSTER THE
WORKING CAPACITY OF POLITICAL INSTRUCTORS IN
THE DISTRICT MILITARY COMMANDING COMMITTEE
OF THE MILITARY REGION 1 TODAY
3.1. The impact factors and requirement of fostering the working
capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee of Military Region 1 today
3.1.1. Factors affecting the fostering of the working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee of
Military Region 1 today
First, the situation in the world, the region and the sabotage of hostile
forces against Vietnam's revolution took place complicatedly, unpredictably
with profound impacts on the political instructors and fostering the working
capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding committee
of Military Region 1.
Second, the development of the country has made great achievements
in creating the new chances and opportunities, but also faces many difficulties
and challenges that can not be underestimated.
Thirdly, the development of national defense duties and tasks of the
army in general, the party’s work, and political work in the local military
defense in particular have posed many problems to solve.
Fourth, the local economic – social situation and the difficulties in
performing the tasks of Military Region 1 are posing a lot of problems for
fostering the working capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee.
3.1.2. Requirement to foster the working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee of Military
Region 1 today
First, fostering the working capacity of political instructors in the
district military commanding committee in the province of Military Region 1
must make comprehensive changes in qualities, competencies, methods and
working style of this team, ensure to be in par with the requirements of the
tasks of local military defense in the new situation with the assigned position
and responsibilities.
Second, fostering the working capacity of political instructors in the
district military commanding committee in the province of Military Region 1
must be conducted in an active, positive, comprehensive way with proper
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content, flexibly, creatively apply forms, methods, focusing on overcoming
the weak stages and aspects.
Third, fostering the working capacity of political instructors in the
district military commanding committee in the province of Military Region 1
must be incorporated with building the clean and strong party organizations,
comprehensively strong local military authorities at all levels.
Fourth, pay good attention to promote the role and responsibilities of
the committees, officers in charge, and authorities in fostering the working
capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding committee
in the province of Military Region 1.
3.2. The key measures to foster the working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee of Military
Region 1 today
3.2.1. Create powerful shift in awareness and responsibility of the
organizations and forces towards fostering the working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee of Military
Region 1 today
This is a basic solution to create the premise in fostering, to implement
this solution, it’s necessary to focus on implementing some following contents
and measures:
First, continue to thoroughly grasp the fundamental viewpoints of
Marxism Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, especially the viewpoints
on building the army in politics, building political instructors and the line and
the views of the Party in the local military defense the new era.
Second, incorporate closely many forms and measures to disseminate
and educate to make levels, sectors, and everyone scrutinize the situation of
local military defense task, fully, properly aware of the mission and
requirements on the party’s work and political work, the local military defense
and the position, the growing role of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee.
Third, well conduct political activity periods, promote selfcriticism
and criticism, positively, proactively struggle to overcome the distortion and
false thoughts, cognitive and overcome the manifestations of irresponsibility
for fostering the working capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1.
3.2.2. Determine properly the contents and apply flexibly,
innovatively the forms and measures of fostering the working capacity of
political instructors in the district military commanding committee of
Military Region 1 today
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This is a main solution primarily with breakthrough nature, creating
strong changes in fostering the working capacity of political instructors, so it’s
necessary to implement the following issues:
First, determine the correct content to foster the working capacity of political
instructors in the district military commanding committee of Military Region 1.
Second, apply flexibly, innovatively the forms and measures to foster
the working capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee.
3.2.3. Promote the positive, proactive, and voluntary nature of each
person and political instructors in the district military commanding
committee in self learning and training to improve the working capacity
This is a basic solution, directly contributes to improving the working
capacity of political instructors in the district military commanding
committee, implementing this solution needs to well implement the following
issues:
First, properly recognize the need for selflearning, training to improve
the working capacity.
Second, political instructors must properly evaluate their capabilities,
develop and implement seriously the plans of selflearning, selftraining to
improve the working capacity.
Third, each political instructor must properly determine the motivation,
responsibility, determination, and efforts to overcome difficulties and
constantly selflearn, selftrain to improve the working capacity.
Fourth, regularly apply effectively the forms and methods of self
learning, training, and strive to improve the working capacity.
Fifth, the party committee and officials in charge, as well as political
institutions at all levels in the province of Military Region 1 need to regularly
pay attention to the physical, spiritual life, facilitating political instructors in
the district military commanding committee learn and practice to improve the
working capacity.
3.2.4. Promote the synergy of organizations and forces in fostering
the working capacity of political instructors in the district military
commanding committee of Military Region 1 today
These are important measures contributing to improving the quality of
fostering the working capacity of political instructors. To implement this solution
requires organizations, forces inside and outside the military region to promote the
role and responsibilities under the defined scope, functions and duties.