Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

While driving fast on the camp road, Gao Cheng couldn't help but sneeze and muttered, "Why am I sneezing on such a hot day? Could it be that I was too cool in the air-conditioned office of the division commander? That can't be right."

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Two more days passed in the blink of an eye, and the conference room of Army Group C was once again filled with people. Two major generals sat in the middle of one end of the conference table, and major generals, senior colonels, colonels, lieutenant colonels and so on were also seated on both sides. There were no more people below that.

Sitting in the middle, Gao Shijun tapped the table. "Comrades, all three proposals have been presented. How should I put it? They are all quite impressive. These three comrades are the absolute backbone of our army group's younger generation."

However, at the last meeting, we decided to select the leader of this pilot program based on the merits of the proposals. Now, please give your scores. I just want to say this: don't try to guess who wrote which proposal. Give your scores directly on the spot. This pilot program is very important, and we must absolutely ensure fairness, impartiality, and the principle of selecting the most capable.

The score given on-site, combined with the score from a joint special review panel led by the Chief of Staff and comprised of personnel from the operations, armored, infantry, and cadre departments, will determine the winner based on the highest score.

As soon as he finished speaking, the political commissar also spoke up, "The army commander just explained it very clearly. I'd like to add two more points."

First, we have already agreed on the weighting of the two scoring systems before the meeting. The on-site scoring by the Standing Committee of the Party Committee accounts for 60%, while the professional scoring by the special review group composed of the four departments of training, armored vehicles, infantry, and cadres accounts for 40%.

The final score is calculated using a weighted average system, with a dual evaluation approach that considers both the top-level macro-level thinking and the practical details such as equipment organization and inter-service coordination, thus avoiding bias due to a single dimension of evaluation.

Second, the entire process was supervised by the Political Department's Discipline Inspection Group. All members of the Party Committee Standing Committee scored anonymously, while all members of the review panel scored under their real names. Whispering and signaling to each other were not allowed, and the results were tallied on the spot.

This combined arms battalion pilot project is a key pilot project of the new military reforms that the military region is focusing on; it is not a mere formality or a superficial project.

The selection of personnel directly impacts subsequent trials, data collection, and tactical analysis. We must set aside personal relationships and biases, and let the quality of the plan speak for itself.

After speaking, he looked at the director of the political department sitting to the side and said, "Now we will distribute the scoring sheets. Each member of the Standing Committee and the joint special review group of the four parties will make independent judgments and score fairly."

"Submit the completed document immediately. The Discipline Inspection and Organization departments will compile and calculate the results on the spot, and the results will be announced to the meeting attendees as soon as they are available."

As the scoring sheets were distributed, the entire venue fell silent instantly, with only the scratching sound of pens scratching on paper remaining.

The reason for separating anonymous and real-name scoring is not simply because of job rank or anything else, but mainly because Gao Shijun explicitly demanded that personal relationships be set aside, that there be no bias, and that the evaluation be fair.

If members of the Party Committee Standing Committee give scores using their real names, it will be difficult to give objective scores due to their working relationship with the team and their private relationships. They are likely to compromise with each other, thus losing the purpose of the scoring and screening process.

Anonymity allows the major generals on the Standing Committee to set aside their concerns and judge purely from the perspective of the plan itself and the overall situation of the pilot project, which perfectly aligns with the meeting's tone of promoting the capable, not guessing the author, and giving fair scores.

The four-party joint review panel needs to be identified by name because they are professionals providing endorsement and scoring based on technical expertise. They are responsible for professional details such as the organization plan, equipment allocation, troop deployment, and training plan.

Later, the military region and headquarters may review the review drafts at any time. If problems arise during the implementation of the plan, it is necessary to trace who gave the professional evaluation. The authority and responsibility must be assigned to specific individuals, and files must be kept in their real names to facilitate post-event review.

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Soon, all the scorers put down their pens, and the discipline inspection officers stepped forward to collect the score sheets one by one. Two officers from the political department took paper, pens, and calculators to a long table on one side of the meeting room and began to count and calculate the scores separately.

Ten minutes later, the director of the political department looked at the summary sheet handed to him and said loudly, "Reporting to the army commander, political commissar, and members of the standing committee, the scoring and statistics of the three pilot programs have been completed."

The entire process was supervised and verified on-site by the discipline inspection commission. The data is accurate, and the scores are now being announced to the assembly.

This evaluation adopted a weighted scoring system based on a 100-point scale, with the on-site scores from the Standing Committee of the Party Committee accounting for 60% and the professional scores from the joint review panel of training, armored, infantry, and cadre personnel accounting for 40%.

The first proposal received an average score of 86.2 from the Standing Committee members, an average score of 83.5 from the professional reviewers, and a total score of 85.12.

Option 2 received an average score of 94.1 from the Standing Committee members, an average score of 93.8 from the professional reviewers, and a total score of 93.98.

Scheme No. 3 received an average score of 90.3 from the Standing Committee members, an average score of 88.6 from the professional reviewers, and an overall score of 89.6.

Based on the overall scores, Scheme 2 ranks first, Scheme 3 ranks second, and Scheme 1 ranks third.

All original scoring sheets and review drafts have been classified and sealed. After the meeting, they will be handed over to the Political Department for archiving, and the Discipline Inspection Commission will keep copies for future reference. The above scoring results are true.

After speaking, he handed the score summary sheet to the center of the conference table with both hands, allowing the army commander and political commissar to review it. He then returned to his original seat, and several hushed conversations immediately filled the room.

Gao Shijun tapped the score sheet in front of him with his fingertip, looked up at the director of the political department, and said, "Now that the scores have been calculated and verified by the discipline inspection department, let's unseal the previously sealed envelopes."

The drafters of the three proposals were announced on-site so that everyone would know who wrote each high-scoring proposal.

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the now quiet crowd, and added, "The plan was copied in advance and sealed with the original signed copy throughout the process."

The evaluation on-site focused solely on the plan, disregarding the individuals involved. The unveiling of the plan now confirms that the assessment completely disregarded personal impressions and favors, judging solely on the quality of the operational plan.

The director of the political department immediately signaled to the discipline inspection officer next to him to bring a sealed file bag. In front of all the standing committee members, he checked the seal of the file bag, then opened the seal and checked the plan one by one.

Two minutes later, the director of the political department stood up again to report, "Reporting to the army commander and political commissar, the sealed files were kept by the discipline inspection department throughout the entire process, and there was no damage from unsealing."

The unsealing and verification have now been completed. The corresponding personnel are as follows: Plan No. 2, which has the highest overall score, was drafted by Zhang Anbang, Deputy Section Chief of the Training Section of Division T.

The third plan, ranked second, was drafted by Gao Cheng, deputy battalion commander of the armored reconnaissance battalion directly under the T division.

The third-ranked Plan No. 1 was drafted by Chen Beizhou, Deputy Chief of Staff of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment of the B Division.

As soon as he finished speaking, most of the senior colonels and colonels in attendance subconsciously looked toward the direction where Division Commander Chen Shi and Political Commissar Liu Gang were sitting.

Although everyone had long suspected that the commander of this pilot program would most likely be from Division T, they still couldn't help but cast their gazes at them when the announcement was made.

Chen Shi and Liu Gang both appeared calm and composed, their expressions barely changing, showing complete confidence and undisturbed composure.

After all, their probability of success is at least two-thirds, and if you calculate it carefully, it's actually higher. The title of the Twin Stars of the T Division is not given for nothing.