What's the difference between commendation and meritorious service?

China's army has strict discipline, and besides its fine revolutionary tradition, it also has a clear system of rewards and punishments. That is, merit is merit, and excesses are mistakes. If any meritorious minister makes a mistake, it is impossible to offset his achievements.

I have served in the army for 10 years. From an ordinary soldier to a company-level cadre who has changed jobs, I am very clear about rewards. Especially when I was a soldier, I worked as a clerk and filled out meritorious service forms for many comrades. Let me introduce the difference between commendation and meritorious service.

First of all, rewards are divided into commendation and meritorious service.

1 reward

This is the lowest form of reward, including oral reward and written reward. Because it is easy to get, there are more opportunities. Individuals or groups who have performed well in peacetime military training, cultural life and important activities. May win individual awards or group awards.

Individual rewards are generally approved by company-level units and some by battalion-level units.

Collective awards are generally approved by units at or above the regimental level until the Central Military Commission.

2, meritorious service

Types of meritorious service: Class III, Class II, Class I, honorary title, August 1st Medal.

The same meritorious service is also divided into individual meritorious service and collective meritorious service.

Because there are few places for meritorious service, it is naturally not easy to get it. However, there is a common feature, that is, individuals or collectives have made great contributions. For example, he has made outstanding achievements in military competitions, made great contributions in fighting floods, won gold medals or better rankings in international competitions, and made outstanding achievements in scientific research.

For meritorious units or individuals, they often make great sacrifices. For example, an individual who won the August 1st Medal may have made outstanding contributions to the cause of national defense all his life, and some people may be ratified only after hard sacrifices. Therefore, for individuals and collectives who can make contributions in the army, they are the best military groups.

The approval of meritorious service, such as class III merit, class II merit, class I merit, honorary title and August 1st Medal, shall be approved by the Central Military Commission.

In contrast, the form of commendation is universal, while meritorious service is scarce. Therefore, it is easy to get awards for serving in the army, but it is difficult to make contributions. But in any case, every soldier is eager to be rewarded, because both commendation and meritorious service are the best portrayal of military honor.