Who should be relied on for the development of grassroots units? Chairman Jiang points out explicitly: "It is the mass grassroots officers and men that should be relied on". The revised "Military grassroots development program" has fully reflected Jiang Zemin's important thought, included a series of provisions on relying on grassroots officers and men to consolidate grassroots units and put forward some specific demands. These provisions must be put into effect while studying and carrying out the revised 《Program》 and promoting the development of the grassroots units.

The practice of army building has proved more than one time that, the broad officers and men is the source of military construction and development. The grassroots officers and men are the resource and treasure of army building. Relying on the grassroots officers and men to develop grassroots units not only epitomizes historical materialism of Marxism and the mass line, but also conform to the characteristics and demands of the officers and men.

The key of relying on the grassroots officers and men to develop the grassroots is to develop democracy in the three main fields and let the broad officers and men participate in the education and management of grassroots. Practice shows that promoting democracy in the three main fields is not only a process of pooling together the wisdom of the masses and unifying the thought, but also a process of stimulating the sense of responsibility. Both the leading organs and the grassroots units should implement the mass line in daily work and management. Especially, on sensitive issues such as vital problems and hot spots of grassroots building, we should extend the officers and men's rights to know,　participate and supervise. Only by relying on the grassroots officers and men wholeheartedly can we develop their creativity and get unceasing motivity.

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