新时期军队报刊宣传贯彻“三个代表”重要思想,体现“三贴近”要求,需要在多方面进行改革创新,其中一个重要方面就是要把“士兵第一、基层至上”的思想体现在版面上,满腔热情地为基层服务,千方百计地为官兵排忧解难,不断强化报纸的服务功能。2002年,《人民军队》报开办了《基层 In the new era, the military newspapers and periodicals propagandize and carry out the important thinking of the ’Three Represents,’ and embody the requirements of ’three closerness.’ We need to conduct reforms and innovations in various fields. One of the important aspects is to reflect the ideology of ’soldier first and grass-roots people first’ onto the layout , Full of enthusiasm for grass-roots services, do everything possible to solve problems for officers and men, and constantly strengthen the newspaper’s service functions. In 2002, the “People’s Army” reported that "grassroots units were established