March 24, 2009 South China Morning Post Hong Kong Global Times published: March 24, 2009 South China Morning Post March 24, 2009 Original title: The monthly salary of PLA officers and men rose by 50%. According to sources, China will raise the monthly salary of PLA officers and men by 50% to reward their hard work last year and boost their morale. A Shanghai military expert said: "The monthly salary of ordinary soldiers and officers will be raised by 50%, the salary of field officers will be raised by 30%, and the salary of general officers will be raised by 20%. This means that the monthly basic salary of a recruit will reach about 1 10,000 yuan, the monthly salary of a senior field officer will exceed 1 10,000 yuan, and the monthly salary of a major general will reach10.8 million yuan. " The retired military officer said that the plan to fund this salary increase is still being worked out. He said: "This money should have been allocated at the beginning of this year. However, because the central government is busy allocating funds to the disaster-stricken areas in Sichuan, the payment is suspended. " He said that the salary increase was to reward PLA officers and men for their hard work in last year's Beijing Olympic Games and Sichuan earthquake relief. "The officers and men of the China People's Liberation Army have accomplished their tasks brilliantly during the Beijing Olympic Games. The soldiers who participated in the disaster relief work in the Sichuan earthquake-stricken area undertook the hardest and most dangerous work. " A retired air force officer in Beijing said that PLA officers serving in the army told him that their salaries would be increased by at least 30%. He said: "this is a people-oriented policy, which will narrow the income gap between military and civilian personnel, which will certainly improve the morale of soldiers." Xu Guangyu, a retired general of the People's Liberation Army, also said that the plan to raise wages substantially is to reward the contribution made by the army, especially during the Olympic Games and earthquake relief. General Xu said: "Due to the rapid growth of GDP in the past 20 years, China can afford this salary increase. Economic reform has brought benefits to many people, including state-owned enterprises and civil servants. I think it's time to reward the PLA. " This is the second time in three years that the China People's Liberation Army has substantially raised its salary. In 2006, the salary of ordinary soldiers doubled, and the salary of senior officers also increased to varying degrees. Since the 1980s, Beijing has invested more resources in economic reform. Although the salary of civil servants has been rising, the PLA has to wait for a salary increase. Li Zhaoxing, spokesman of the National People's Congress, said this month that China's defense budget this year has increased by 14.9% compared with last year. The new national defense budget will be used to increase equipment, raise the salaries of officers and men and other national defense projects. The expert in Shanghai said that the armed police will also receive additional cash subsidies from local governments. He said: "There is no fixed standard for military pay, it depends on the income of local governments." ▲ (author Minnie Chen, translated by Ivan) China's military network has greatly improved the treatment of soldiers in peacetime, especially when the economic crisis is still a long way to go. The comrades in the army cheered when their wages went up against the market. Many netizens on the Internet don't quite understand. During the two sessions, the spokesman mentioned that the reason given by the increase in defense spending this year was the salary increase. In fact, the standard of "aligning with civil servants" is not high. According to the older generation, it is more appropriate for a bleeding person to take more than a sweating person. The army adjusted its treatment several times, mostly to make up debts, far from being ahead of schedule, but this special moment caused doubts on the Internet. But salary increase is not the purpose, but the purpose of salary increase is to boost morale. In the final analysis, it is to improve the sense of identity with the special profession of soldiers. In the past few years, the glorious position that soldiers once held in our country is unbelievable. From the praise of "the cutest person" to the slogan of "Celebrating the anniversary of industrial studies, building a great camp for agricultural studies, and learning the People's Liberation Army throughout the country", this craze has been flowing for decades and has also transformed a nation. Only after the reform and opening up, the economic topic has become the first political issue, and success is more defined by the number of RMB digits. The influence of the military has gradually receded in social life, and the long-term peace has also made the value and identity of soldiers an urgent problem to be solved in this era. Netizen commented on Sun: The army's salary increase against the market: RMB alone is not enough to make the world tremble. In the financial turmoil, China people seem to be the least worried. When this incident came to us, we were most worried about the soldiers. Not only don't worry, in fact, the most important topic in the military public opinion field is not the economic crisis. But the success of soldiers is never measured by money-although RMB is also indispensable. We are not mercenaries, and the occupation of soldiers is not the way to make money. If someone chooses to stay in the army or stay in the army, it is more because of the rising wealth in the bank account. I don't think this is the pursuit of a PLA soldier. Rmb is a means, I understand the concern and enthusiasm of so many friends, but when the discussion of this topic accounts for 80% or 90% of the weight, when such views and expectations are like a huge burden on everyone's mind ... this sight is frightening. There are only two possibilities, either the issue of military pay or the issue of military spirit. To truly solve the identity problem of contemporary soldiers, salary increase is the right step, but it is only a small step. Judging from the salary increase, RMB seems to be more effective than any other education, but I think if we insist on a relatively peaceful period as a whole, then it is natural to study what social status soldiers should occupy in our nation in such a peaceful period, and it is difficult to have both. But I personally think that the army should retain some romantic and idealistic flavor at any time, because they are the most powerful and realistic force, and need to face the most real death and sacrifice. Therefore, to raise wages and strengthen the military spirit, both hands should be hard ... RMB is the hardest and the best education. To strengthen the military spirit, we must first raise wages. Because soldiers are people first, and they have to live!
The 50th issue of my family, I heard that it has risen to 480. It seems that all the previous ones have to be made up. Tribal tiger ~ ~ sounds beautiful ...
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