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Source-stated date: 4 November 2026 · PLA Daily (解放军报)

脚上沾泥土，笔下有兵味

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Published4 November 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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脚上沾泥土，笔下有兵味 ■何榴前段时间，我采写的一篇反映连队生活的特写被军队媒体刊用，另一篇关于新兵训练的报道也在刊发后收获好评。看着报纸上自己的名字，两个多月前刚接下新闻报道员担子时的一幕浮现在眼前。刚开始担任新闻报道员的我，可谓信心满满：自己是新闻专业出身，发表过数十篇作品，在基层搞报道还不容易？可真写起稿来，第一篇稿子就被指导员批回：“满纸书卷气，没有兵味道。”去班排采访，大家正准备往训练场赶，时间紧张，老兵一句“大学生新兵，哪里懂当兵的生活”，让我沮丧万分。论写作技巧，我并不欠缺；论勤奋劲头，我笔耕不辍。问题到底出在哪里？我反复想也没想明白。直到一次教育课上，指导员的一句话让我心头一震：“新闻报道不是坐在屋里想出来的，而是走进兵中间抓来的。” 简单一句话，让我沉默了很久。回想从写稿的第一天起，我就把自己当成了一个“写东西的人”，稿子对准的是兵，心里想的却只是“写出来、发出去、完成任务”。我没有耐心采访，总想用写作技巧去弥补文章在内容上的不足，却忘了当兵的第一课就是融入。我置身于战友之外，自然也就被战友隔在生活之外，导致写兵却不懂兵，文字不够接地气，缺乏真实感和针对性。说到底，连队不是让人站在一旁看的地方，而是必须扎进去的地方。采写军队新闻的第一步，从来不是拿起笔，而是先把自己融进队伍里。想通之后，我放下采访本，决定先当个好兵，多走近官兵，在采访时也跟着连队节奏出操、训练，训练间隙和战友们一起坐在地上唠家常。在这个过程中，我看到了很多此前从未注意到的细节：谁的脚磨破了还坚持跟队，谁休息时闭着眼默念动作要领，老兵怎样一遍遍把新兵的手移到正确的握枪位置……熄灯后，我在学习室把白天的所见所感写下来。我不再一味堆砌辞藻，只写真实的人和事；征求采访对象和单位领导的意见，把稿子反复修改打磨，使其既兵味满满，又能给人启发。这段经历让我重新理解了“基层”这两个字。以前觉得基层就是连队，是训练场、宿舍、饭堂。现在才慢慢品出来：基层是老兵递过来的一双筷子，是夜里换哨时的那声“辛苦”，是将要掉队时伸过来的那只手。兵味不在书里，而是藏在军营生活里，藏在官兵的工作训练中。这种味道，是我在队列里站过、在泥地里滚过之后，才一点点“闻”出来的。脚上沾泥土，笔下有兵味。如今，当我再拿起笔，脑中不再空空如也。写谁，我都见过他在训练场上的样子；写什么事，我都能想起当时的细节。写出来的稿子，战友们看后说“像那么回事了”。事实上，不只是写稿，我们在基层工作，都应力戒空想虚浮，最应脚踏实地。只有深入官兵中间，切实了解情况，有针对性地开展工作，才能真正取得成效，让自己在扎根基层、融入官兵中得到成长。

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