The Training - Mobile Battalion, Gia Lai Provincial Border Guard has had appropriate and practical ways to effectively promote the Ho Chi Minh defense system.

It has become a habit that every late afternoon and on holidays, Senior Lieutenant Phan Duc Binh, Political Commissar of the Training Company, Training - Mobile Battalion, and other soldiers go to the battalion's Ho Chi Minh room to read books, newspapers, learn useful information and watch traditional films. After watching the reportage "The story of the unit established on April 19", Private Hoang Viet Hoang (Squad 5, Platoon 2) shared: "Since joining the unit, being introduced and educated by commanders at all levels and having access to vivid documents in the Ho Chi Minh room, I have learned more about the history and glorious traditions of the army, the Border Guard and the unit, from which I feel honored and proud to work at the Training - Mobile Battalion".

Private Mai Hoang Xuan Hung (Squad 1, Platoon 1) said: "After a hard day of training, my teammates and I often go to Ho Chi Minh's room to read books, newspapers, watch movies... Thanks to that, I learn a lot of useful knowledge in life."

Major Huynh Ngoc Phu, Deputy Political Commissar of the Training and Mobility Battalion, and soldiers searched for information in books and newspapers.

As a fully-staffed Training and Mobility Battalion, which annually organizes training and manages many soldiers, in addition to ensuring a good material life, the Party Committee and Command of the Training and Mobility Battalion always pay attention to taking care of the spiritual and cultural life so that the soldiers are excited, love the unit, and feel secure in their work. Among the cultural institutions at the grassroots unit, the battalion especially values ​​promoting the role and effectiveness of the Ho Chi Minh room.

Major Le Van Hai, Political Commissar of the Mobile Company, shared: “The unit's Ho Chi Minh room activities have always been maintained in order. Commanders at all levels have thoroughly grasped and educated officers and soldiers to properly understand the position, functions and tasks of the Ho Chi Minh room. In order for the Ho Chi Minh room to truly be effective, in addition to ensuring adequate supplies and cultural publications issued according to Circular No. 104 (now Circular No. 138) of the Ministry of National Defense, every year the battalion also invests in purchasing new, supplementing and enriching the source of documents for officers and soldiers to study and research. The Party Committee and the battalion commander regularly pay attention to directing, inspecting and evaluating the results, promptly drawing lessons so that the Ho Chi Minh room's activities become orderly and of high quality.”

In addition to the materials serving the cultural and spiritual life of officers and soldiers provided by superiors, the Training - Mobile Battalion also advocates building rich and vivid content by mobilizing all resources, actively purchasing more materials and equipment such as: Amplifiers, speakers, televisions, karaoke players and cultural publications; mobilizing twinned units to donate books, magazines, CDs on history, scientific knowledge, cultural arts, legal knowledge... suitable for young people. The Ho Chi Minh Room is arranged and decorated scientifically and vividly so that it is not only a place to read books, newspapers, research documents, watch movies but also a place to organize cultural and artistic activities, exchange friendship, comrades' birthdays, take souvenir photos... to attract a large number of officers and soldiers to participate.

Senior Lieutenant Phan Duc Binh, Political Commissar of the Training Company, introduces the history and traditions to the soldiers.

The Ho Chi Minh room is a place to vividly display and highlight the heroic images of our Army and the tradition of the unit, enhancing visual education to help soldiers understand and remember easily. The Battalion directs the Companies to develop plans and schedules for Ho Chi Minh room activities each month and each week, ensuring that the content is vivid, specific, and appropriate to the tasks and assigned officers in charge. The team of officers and soldiers in charge of Ho Chi Minh room activities are trained and fostered to have effective organization and maintenance methods. The inspection and evaluation of the results of Ho Chi Minh room activities are included in the emulation results of the Companies. Therefore, the Ho Chi Minh room is increasingly effective, contributing to improving the quality of traditional education and enriching the cultural and spiritual life of the soldiers. Thereby, the awareness and responsibility of officers and soldiers in performing tasks and complying with discipline are also raised.

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