Research On The Cultivation Of Military Combat Spirit In Yan'an Period

The fighting spirit is the concentrated embodiment of the spiritual elements of the army officers and soldiers,such as thought,emotion,will,enthusiasm,fighting spirit,determination,confidence,style and integrity.As an important spiritual force in war,fighting spirit is an important component of combat effectiveness.The cultivation of fighting spirit is a systematic project which integrates education,training,stimulation,cultivation and maintenance.It refers to how to stimulate,strengthen and maintain the fighting spirit of army officers and soldiers through education.In Yan'an period,in view of the special historical background of the revolutionary war era,the Party always regarded political work as the lifeline of the army and the cultivation of fighting spirit as the primary content of the army's political work.Our Party and army have actively carried out theoretical research on the cultivation of military fighting spirit.Mao Zedong and other party and army leaders have repeatedly discussed the importance of cultivating the fighting spirit of the army,expounds the connotation of the fighting spirit of "one is not afraid of hardship,two are not afraid of death" in the army,and put forward the methods of cultivating fighting spirit,such as political mobilization,labor training,emotional motivation,military cohesion,spiritual encouragement,military training and cultural edification.Under the guidance of these theories,the army has carried out fruitful cultivation of fighting spirit.Through the cultivation of fighting spirit through daily political work,rectification campaign,mass production campaign,double support campaign,respect for cadres and soldiers campaign,meritorious service campaign,military training,new-style whole army campaign,military cultural construction and other activities,it has made the broad masses of officers and soldiers manifest in all directions and from various angles.Recessive fighting spirit cultivation.It has built up the belief foundation for the cultivation of the fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers,consolidated the emotional foundation for the cultivation of the fighting spirit,and trained the hardworking spirit and the character of fearing sacrifice of the officers and soldiers.Our Party has nurtured a people's army that fears neither hardship nor death.While improving the combat effectiveness of the army,it has left valuable historical experience and Enlightenment for the cultivation of the fighting spirit of the people's army.In the new era,how to effectively enhance the combat effectiveness of the army,make ready for military struggle at any time,and make sure that we dare to fight and win is particularly urgent.Combat spirit is still an important component of combat effectiveness and the core spiritual factor of victory in battle.Therefore,how to deepen the research on Cultivation of combat spirit and improve the combat spirit of the army has become a particularly urgent task.In light of the new changes of the current political situation,the new situation of the tasks of military struggle and the new situation of the army officers and soldiers' thoughts,and drawing on the successful experience of cultivating the army's fighting spirit in Yan'an period,we should strengthen the cultivation of the army's fighting spirit from the following seven aspects:(1)firm belief is the spiritual motive force for cultivating the army's fighting spirit;(2)loyalty to the Party is the cultivation of the army's fighting spirit.Political guarantee;(3)loyalty to the people is the value foundation of cultivating the fighting spirit of the army;(4)cultural edification is an important carrier of cultivating the fighting spirit of the army;(5)military training is an effective way to cultivate the fighting spirit of the army;(6)strict discipline is the institutional guarantee of cultivating the fighting spirit of the army;(7)cadres' leadership is the exemplary guide of cultivating the fighting spirit of the army.