From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chapter 383 The Steel Seventh Company's "Third Job Change"

"What? Chen Jun?? The Reform Pioneer Medal?? Is it really not a case of the same name?"

Liao Bo, sitting in the back, was dumbfounded. He thought he had misheard the name. Wasn't Chen Jun a special forces soldier? How did he become a reform pioneer?

Liao Bo couldn't figure it out and could only explain it to himself.

The only reasonable answer he could think of was that different people with the same name.

But whether this answer is true or not, Liao Bo has no way to rush to the front row to ask Chen Jun. He can only suppress his curiosity and doubts and wait for the truth to come.

The award recipients all have to go up to receive their medals, and once they see the person in person, everything will become clear.

This doesn't take much time.

After the reading of the orders concluded, the grand finale began – the awarding of medals.

Guided by staff, twelve people, representing the eight honorary titles, entered through the right-wing Gate of Honor as recipients of the medals.

The leaders in charge of awarding the medals entered the venue simultaneously from the left.

"Wow, it really is Brother Chen."

When Liao Bo saw Chen Jun get up and walk onto the stage, his eyes widened immediately. The answer was obvious: his guess was wrong.

Chen Jun was the recipient of the honorary title, not the specially invited representative he thought he was.

After a brief moment of shock, Liao Bo finally came to his senses, and his expression changed from astonishment to surprise.

"Am I that lucky? I met someone by chance in a restaurant. Since he's an honorary title recipient, he even became my friend. If I go back and tell the people at the institute, they'll be so envious of me, hehe."

Thinking about his friend who had received an honorary title, Liao Bo felt his face radiant with pride and secretly vowed to brag about it when he got back.

He really has a lot to brag about.

There are only a dozen or so people in all of China who can receive this honorary title. Being able to become friends with one of them is something to be very proud of.

Meanwhile, Liao Bo, sitting in the audience, got carried away, already fantasizing about how he would go back and brag about it.

Chen Jun, who took the stage himself, appeared remarkably composed.

When Chen Jun first heard his name, he was indeed very excited, but also a little nervous. The feeling was indescribable.

But as I walked up to the stage, I looked at the thousands of representatives sitting below.

Chen Jun was no longer nervous.

All that remains is pride and honor for oneself, and a sense of responsibility for the mission and mission that comes with this honor, which further strengthens one's conviction.

I will dedicate my life to doing everything in my power to reform the military and make our motherland stronger.

This is a responsibility.

It is also the dream I have pursued all my life.

The commander began awarding medals from left to right, saluting and shaking hands with each trainee before personally taking the corresponding medal from the tray and putting it on them.

The placement of the medal is very important; it is worn on the upper left chest, 6cm from the collarbone.

of course.

This position doesn't need to be found by the leader himself. He has to award more than a dozen people at a time, and he has to measure each one himself. Even if he can just look at them, it's not realistic.

Therefore, before the official awarding of medals by the leaders, surveyors conducted rapid measurements on-site.

The location markers were prepared in advance.

The commander only needs to place the medal with a pin on the marked point to easily complete the designated medal wearing process.

As the leaders were receiving their medals from left to right, the honor guards who had entered the factory earlier stood at attention with their rifles, while reporters from the military newspaper snapped away with their cameras.

Only a small number of these videos are used for reporting; the majority are used for storing source material.

The military is a place that places great emphasis on rules. Even folding a blanket must be done neatly and squarely, and wearing a medal must be done in a designated position. Naturally, there are also rules to follow when wearing medals.

The distance between the leader and the recipient should be 50cm, and the handshake should last for about 3 seconds, with no more than half a second allowed before or after.

Chen Jun was arranged to stand in the center, C position. When the leader, who had been wearing his official robes all the way, came to stand in front of Chen Jun, even though the leader was a man who had seen many big occasions, he was stunned for two seconds.

There is no other reason.

The difference lies in the stark contrast between Chen Jun's excessively youthful face and the sheer number of medals adorning his chest.

The commander had seen people whose medals on their chests could serve as bulletproof vests.

People who can win so many medals usually need decades of hard work and struggle, which means they are generally quite old.

Most of them are over sixty years old.

Even those in their forties or fifties who can wear so many honors on their chests usually have some kind of physical disability; these honors were earned with their lives.

It's extremely rare to find a young man like Chen Jun, who looks to be under thirty and has all his limbs intact, with dozens of medals hanging around his neck.

The commander had been in the military for over forty years, and Chen Jun was the only one he had ever met.

Looking at the medals hanging on Chen Jun's chest, which included first-class, second-class, and third-class merits awarded to the collective and individuals, as well as medals issued by various units at different levels.

Now that he has received an individual honorary title, he has filled the last vacancy.

A true "Grand Slam Champion"!
The leader's appreciation grew stronger, and his smile became more and more benevolent, making a lasting impression on the young cadre, Chen Jun.

After helping Chen Jun put on the Reform Pioneer Medal, he patted Chen Jun's arm and said, "You are a promising young man. I hope you can stay true to your original aspirations, continue your efforts, and make more contributions to the country and the people."

The leader, wearing medals, walked over, and the meeting was basically over with a salute and a handshake.

He even patted Chen Jun's arm affectionately before giving him a heartfelt speech, highlighting that Chen Jun was the only one among everyone present, which drew everyone's attention.

"Who is this young man that the leader attaches such importance to him?"

"Holy crap, this guy is a monster. He looks like he's only in his early twenties, and his chest is already covered in medals. If he's around for another twenty years, won't he have layers upon layers of medals on his chest?"

"There's really no comparison between people. He's already racked up all the honors in his twenties, while I'm over forty. I'm afraid I've wasted my life."

"This is incredible! To be valued by the top leader, he's probably going to take off in the future."

……

The audience below was very quiet; not a single person whispered or talked amongst themselves, perfectly demonstrating the strict discipline of the military.

In reality, everyone felt as if they had been struck by lightning, with uncontrollable surges of envy and jealousy.

The commander pinned medals on each trainee one by one, and the whole process lasted about two minutes, marking the start of the second half of the medal-awarding ceremony.

The next and most important step is taking the oath.

Honorary titles have special significance for the country, and those who receive this honor must naturally be of one mind and body and swear an oath of loyalty to the country and the military.

The oath was no secret; it was included in the booklet given to each participant. Fortunately, Chen Jun possessed a photographic memory comparable to Xu Sanduo, able to memorize something completely after only reading it once or twice, and had already memorized the oath.

Otherwise, if I were on stage today to receive the medal, I probably would have just been able to lip-sync with others.

There was a little incident during the oath-taking ceremony.

That is, an oath-taking ceremony requires a leader, and the rule is usually that the person who has made the most outstanding contribution should lead the oath, which also represents that he is the recipient of the highest honor.

Although the honorary titles are all at the same level, the oath-taker is equivalent to the recipient of the highest honor.

What a stroke of luck!

All the award winners standing on the stage hoped that they could have this opportunity to make their honor even more significant.

The thousands of delegates watching the ceremony also knew the weight of the oath-taker.

So everyone started to wonder who would be able to seize this opportunity.

Chen Jun didn't think too much about it. He figured that he had already earned the honorary title and was qualified to compete for the position of regimental commander, so he no longer hoped for the role of the oath-taker.

However, things just happened to be so coincidental.

Chen Jun didn't care about this opportunity, but it just happened to fall into his lap.

With the eyes of thousands of people in the audience focused on them, the leaders on the stage, after a brief discussion, unanimously approved the final number of nominees.

Chen Jun won the extra honor of being the oath-taker with a huge majority of votes.

When the decision was announced on the radio, Chen Jun was stunned for a while, never expecting such a good thing to fall into his lap.

To receive such a great opportunity without any preparation really feels like a windfall.

I was both surprised and delighted.

With mixed feelings, I took two steps forward and came to the standing microphone.

The other eleven recipients on stage, along with more than a thousand representatives in the audience, saw that the person who walked to the microphone was the young Chen Jun.

It was indeed a bit surprising and unexpected, but no one felt anything was wrong.

The dozens of medals on Chen Jun's chest were so dazzling under the lights that they looked like dozens of suns shining brightly.

Based on all these honors alone, Chen Jun is qualified to be the oath-taker.

The other eleven recipients combined don't have as many medals on their chests as Chen Jun alone, so how could they be qualified to compete with him?

Being the oath-taker in front of thousands of elite representatives and becoming the center of attention is a lie; it would be a lie to say there was no pressure.

Fortunately, Chen Jun was a man who had seen a lot, and he could easily overcome the pressure. He stood there as strong and powerful as a pine tree.

Personnel are in place, equipment is in place, and time is on schedule.

As the deep, resonant music began, the oath-taking ceremony commenced.

The twelve recipients of the honorary titles, each wearing a gleaming medal on their chest, loudly recited their oath under the leadership of Chen Jun.

Using their emotions as cement, responsibility and commitment as the framework, and their vows as a bond, they built a solid defense line for the motherland.

He devoted his entire life to the cause of the prosperity of the motherland and the army, finding joy in the process.

With the most important oath-taking ceremony concluded, the award-winning team members stepped down from the stage and returned to their respective positions, marking the end of the medal-awarding ceremony.

Finally, several leaders came up to give speeches, and the grand award ceremony came to a close.

As Chen Jun walked out of the auditorium with the crowd, every attendee who encountered him along the way offered him blessings and smiles.

With Chen Jun being such a shining new star, he will undoubtedly reach the pinnacle in the future, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

No one would object to being friends with him!

The military is a relatively closed society, which leads to more direct interactions and a higher value of personal connections compared to the general public.

Chen Jun is not the kind of arrogant person who gets carried away by success and thinks he is so great just because he is the center of attention.

Chen Jun, who knows how to be tactful in dealing with people, naturally welcomes anyone who wants to befriend him, just as the tour leader Wang instructed.

Because so many people wanted to get to know Chen Jun, Liao Bo, the first friend I made here, couldn't squeeze in even after trying to get in from the crowd for a long time.

My glasses almost fell off!

In the end, they had no choice but to temporarily give up on finding Chen Jun to "hold them accountable" and instead went directly to Chen Jun's guesthouse room, where they waited outside the door for him to come to them.

This method may be a little silly, but it is indeed the most effective.

It took Chen Jun more than an hour to meet each of the representatives who wanted to get to know him, and he received hundreds of phone calls in a short time.

When Chen Jun returned to the guesthouse and saw the depressed Liao Bo, he immediately understood what had happened.

He couldn't help but laugh, and jokingly said, "Your idea is really clever."

"there's no way."

Liao Bo helplessly spread his hands and said, "You're a big celebrity now. I tried to squeeze in for ages but couldn't. I had to use this method to get in, and luckily it worked."

"Hahaha."

Seeing Liao Bo's aggrieved expression, Chen Jun couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Brother Chen, that's not fair of you. You were clearly on the award list, but you lied to me and said you were from the special forces. You really fooled me!" Liao Bo said with a victim's expression.

"Hahaha."

Chen Jun was amused again and raised an eyebrow, saying, "I do come from a grassroots unit, and there is indeed a special operations platoon. I'm not wrong to say I come from the special forces, am I?"

"Uh~"

Liao Bo was speechless after being rebuked, and could only helplessly admit defeat: "As expected of the recipient of the honorary title, his strength and eloquence are both strong, I have to admit defeat."

"Okay, okay, I admit I was wrong. I'll apologize. We'll have lunch together. When we get back, you'll have another chance to show off."

Chen Jun deliberately raised his eyebrows as he spoke, giving off a knowing look.

"Okay, then it's settled."

Liao Bo truly understood Chen Jun's meaning. Being able to sit at the same table with the recipient of the honorary title, especially the highest honor this time, would certainly be a prestigious position.

The two then agreed on a departure time and returned to their respective rooms.

After the luncheon, Chen Jun and Liao Bo had to return to their dormitories to pack their belongings and return to their units.

Chen Jun emerged as the biggest winner, and the issue he cared about most was finally resolved at this time.

The official document, issued by the Capital Theater Command, was delivered to the Group Army Headquarters by special personnel and vehicles, marking the beginning of the "third transfer" for the Steel Seventh Company.

(End of this chapter)