Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 151 No, why are they answering first?
I stood downstairs and waited for a while.

After the squad leader of the first division of the second cadet squad arrived, Fang Huai led Chen Mo and the other two towards the east side of the cadet dormitory building.

There's a reason why Shimen Military Academy is known locally as the "Military Academy City."

The place where cadet ranks were issued was called the Logistics Support Department, which was located right next to the Training Department's printing plant.

There's also a football field, an athletics field, and the military training ground where the ranks will be conferred later.

There's no need to wander around; just look at the area these sites occupy—it's larger than the combined area of ​​the Tao Village military camp's motor transport company, driver training brigade, and anti-aircraft artillery battalion.

The scale of the college's planning is truly awe-inspiring.

On the way back after receiving their military ranks.

Seeing that Chen Mo's gaze was constantly observing the surroundings, Fang Huai couldn't help but show a hint of smugness on his face and said, "Scholar, our trip to the Lu Academy wasn't in vain, was it?"

"Let me tell you, our academy covers an area of ​​3.6 square kilometers. Even the leaders of the General Staff Department who are in charge of military academies have praised it. In terms of campus area alone, this is the largest military academy in all of Asia."

"Just a few years ago, the leaders of the Kyoto Military Region were here, presiding over the military parade and march-past for our academy and the students of the Military Medical Academy. More than 40 formations were reviewed together. The scene was spectacular."

When it came to his workplace, Fang Huai couldn't resist praising it enthusiastically, while Chen Mo just listened without offering any opinion.

The main problem is that he had never been here before. He had only heard that it was quite large, but he didn't really have any other impressions.

When they returned to the ground floor of Building No. 3, the five classes of students from the Second Detachment of the Reconnaissance Department who had passed the officer promotion or entrance examination were already lined up under the leadership of their respective class leaders.

Everyone, dressed in the distinctive spring and autumn uniforms of military officers, stood tall and proud, ready to welcome a glorious moment that could be considered a turning point in their lives.

Chen Mo returned to the queue.

Fang Huai put his hands on his hips, glanced at the ranks in front of him, and then said loudly, "Comrades, I believe you all understand what the conferment of ranks means."

"We will assemble at the military training ground later. Please pay attention to discipline. Principal Yuan will personally preside over the conferment ceremony for us today."

"You are all veterans, so I won't say much. I just want to emphasize one point: the principal and school leaders will be there later, so please pay attention to the discipline of the formation during the ceremony."

"Understand?"

"Yes!"

In the queue, everyone responded in unison.

When you're promoted to officer and enter the academy, what you're waiting for is the conferment of officer titles upon entry and upon graduation.

This is a ceremony that formally promotes a soldier to a quasi-officer, and no one can truly remain indifferent.

Fang Huai glanced at his watch and thought it was about time. He turned his head and saw that the team in Building 1 had already started to move. He immediately waved his hand and said, "Everyone, four columns, target: military training ground. Distribute your ranks to each squad. Xiucai will lead the team."

"Keep up with the group, let's go!!"

At this time, it wasn't just people in front of their Building No. 3.

In front of the eighteen student dormitory buildings separated by the playground, new students from various departments were lined up, forming a huge crowd comparable to the size of an infantry regiment.

Some people wearing military ranks stood on the roadside watching the excitement. After Chen Mo distributed the military ranks he had received to all the people in 401 and 402,

He ran to the front and shouted, "Second squad, turn right and march!"

Tap tap tap.
The crowds from the four columns began to converge.

We marched towards the military training field in two directions, east and west, and were swept up in the atmosphere.

When Chen Mo was leading the team, even though their reconnaissance department had fewer than forty newly enrolled students, which was less than a fraction of the number of students from other departments.

Yet he still managed to walk with an air of great pride and arrogance.

The military training ground is arguably the best training ground in the entire army, measuring 500 meters long from east to west and 260 meters wide from north to south.

More than a thousand new trainees entered from different directions, but compared to the vast military sports field, they still seemed insignificant.

On the walls surrounding the training ground, eight large characters in white paint read "Unity, Progress, Pragmatism, Innovation," which is the motto of the Army Academy.

The font is large and eye-catching.

Inside the training ground, a red banner with gold lettering has been set up on the reviewing stand, and on the south side stands a stainless steel flagpole with a bright red flag flying at its top every day.

Chen Mo led the team into the venue, following the group from Building No. 2.

He didn't look at the surrounding layout in detail. Just as Fang Huai had said, the school was too large to take in everything.

Even giving him a day would be difficult.

A single school can occupy a larger area than many county towns.

His gaze swept past the crowd ahead and landed directly on the reviewing stand. When he saw a group of school leaders on the stand, he saw a figure surrounded by the crowd in the middle.

Chen Mo immediately recognized the other person.

Principal Yuan Shansong.

Once the trainees arrived, the reconnaissance major, due to the small number of new recruits, simply stood at the back along with the other majors.

However, when you look up, you can still see Yuan Shansong's tall and straight figure, standing in the front of the reviewing stand.

The facilities at the academy are far superior to those of ordinary grassroots military units.

On the reviewing stand, Principal Yuan stood in front of the microphone, his gaze sweeping over the neat rows of soldiers below.

He nodded slightly and said, "Welcome to our Army Academy family, new comrade."

"My name is Yuan Shansong, and I am the principal of Shimen Army Academy. Every year, I tell the new comrades a principle, and I will tell you the same principle today."

"Comrades, you are all elites from various units of the military. Through your own efforts and hard work, you have successfully earned the rank of cadet, which carries glory and responsibility. I congratulate you all."

"However, changing to the rank of cadet will also mean that you will transform from a soldier into an officer, which is a new starting point for your military career."

“In previous years, it was inevitable that some comrades would come to the academy, rest on their laurels, think too highly of themselves, and neglect their cultural and academic studies.”

"This behavior is highly undesirable. In military strategy, there is a saying of nine variations and five advantages. By making strategic plans in the temple, one can know the outcome of the battle even before it begins. This is the knowledge we should master."

"For our motherland to become strong, the military must be reformed, and teaching must also be reformed. Under the tactical framework, we cannot just think about how to fight infantry. We must focus on fighting tanks, aircraft, and airborne troops, and also on defending against nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons attacks. Course content that lacks the three defenses and three attacks cannot be included in the classroom."

"To master this knowledge, learn these skills, and keep up with the pace of reform, you need to study and master them. You need to stride forward and walk every step of your student career with your head held high."

"I wish all comrades that you will soon become high-quality military talents and qualified officers of the People's Liberation Army."

That concludes my remarks.

Principal Yuan raised his hand and saluted all the students!
The response was thunderous applause from the audience, a deafening roar.

Chen Mo didn't know much about Yuan Shansong's personality, but as far as he knew, Principal Yuan was very enthusiastic about the college's contributions and his own tactical planning and teaching reforms.

The fact that Shihmen Army Academy was able to stand out among so many army academies and become a top-notch military institution is truly inseparable from its comprehensive, vigorous, and transformative redesign of the curriculum system and determination of course content.

Even the military newspaper of the entire army once devoted a full page to a comprehensive report on the academy.

He is definitely a highly respected senior figure in the military.

After Yuan Shansong finished speaking, he left directly and was replaced by a senior colonel.

Standing in front of the microphone, the colonel smiled and nodded slightly, raising his hand to press it down, and the scene quickly became quiet.

"Comrades, let me introduce myself first. My name is Zhang Jinnan, and I am currently the vice president of our Army Academy."

"To be honest, seeing another group of comrades grow and progress, standing here, makes me very gratified." "As soldiers, we should fully demonstrate our heroic spirit."

"Only with the vigorous posture of a dragon can the true colors of soldiers be shown. Our generation is old and has not much drive. The future of our motherland should be entrusted to you to build."

"Comrades, from today onwards you will embark on a new journey. Strive to reach your combat posts. As a soldier, I hope you will keep your mission in mind, shoulder the responsibilities of a soldier, and serve your country."

"No matter what challenges you face next, never give up easily, because we are soldiers."

"Are you capable of doing these things?"

"able!!"

More than a thousand new trainees shouted in unison.

Looking at the faces below the stage, Zhang Jinnan said no more and announced in a loud voice: "Now I declare that the 1999 academic year's Army Academy new cadet commissioning ceremony has officially begun."

"Everyone has it, turn left and right, and confer titles on each other."

Forward, forward, forward!

As the awarding ceremony began, loud military songs rang out from the broadcasts around the military training field.

Surrounded by majestic military songs, all the trainees took out their pre-issued red rank insignia and began to confer ranks on each other.

Chen Mo and Xie Yong, dressed in Type 87 uniforms and Type 99 cadet red insignia, exuded a completely different aura than before.

The next step in the ceremony is the oath-taking.

It's possible that everyone being awarded ranks this time was a veteran. Aside from the excitement of receiving the red rank insignia, the rest of the process was the same for Chen Mo as it was for veterans.

Most things can no longer deeply touch their souls.

After the conferment ceremony, Chen Mo and the others returned to their dormitory to tidy up their belongings and then had their meals in an orderly manner.

The reconnaissance major has two classes to attend in the morning, so the physical training session is temporarily canceled.

After breakfast, the five classes of the second training squad were once again assembled by Fang Huai and taken downstairs.

Looking at the queue, now that everyone had arrived, Fang Huai put his hands on his hips and said, "Let me briefly mention a few points, many of which are things that your comrades from the military tend to overlook."

"I also talked to the district team leaders at yesterday's meeting. Each district team should supervise themselves in the future."

“I also served in the military, so I have a general understanding of how your reconnaissance company fares in your respective units.”

"Remember this: I don't care how you perform in your academic classes, but when you're out on campus, you must follow the rules of walking in pairs or in groups of three."

"The college's security team will be very strict about this. I'm not trying to scare you, but whoever gets caught the most times will ultimately affect the college's evaluation of your individual performance, and may even affect your graduation and conferment of titles."

"Now that you've come here, I hope you've come happily and left with a full harvest."

"second."

Chen Mo stood in the queue, listening to the captain nagging about the various rules of the Academy, but he wasn't surprised.

The reconnaissance company really needs more reminders and supervision.

Otherwise, this group of people has only just arrived and hasn't had time to cause any other trouble.

Without being reminded, they could easily become the main force for the college's disciplinary inspectors to inflate their performance.

Does this sound like an exaggeration?

Hey, not really.

Chen Mo has attended military academies, including both basic and advanced training programs, so he has a certain authority to speak on this subject.

Let me put it this way: everyone dreams of military academy life, but once you actually experience it, you'll know what it means to taste bitterness and what it means to be utterly bored.

Prioritizing internal affairs over academics, wasting four years in the military academy and ending up as a lieutenant—these are all summaries of the daily learning process at military academies.

Those who get promoted are even better; they can usually graduate in eight months, ten months, or at most a year.

Only a very small number of people can understand the academic classes and keep up with the research topics, especially those who have been promoted. For them, all kinds of courses are no different from listening to gibberish.

Fang Huai is giving everyone a heads-up.

Around 8:30 a.m., the captain, having finished educating everyone, finally ended the meeting, pointed to the Jing'an Teaching Building, told them about the classrooms where the reconnaissance major was taught, and then left.

The second training team has five classes with a total of 35 students, all of whom have just arrived at the academy and have the same course schedule.

Among these thirty-odd people, Chen Mo was already considered quite enthusiastic, upon hearing that class was about to start.

He was the first to run towards the classroom.

"Hello, Chief!!"

Chen Mo arrived at the classroom door, and before he could even go in, he looked up and saw a senior colonel, about fifty years old, sitting at the podium. The man was in full military uniform and looked very energetic.

It looks like we've been waiting for a long time.

"Enter."

The senior instructor didn't even lift his eyelids, but reached out and tapped on the desk: "Come over here to sign in and get your textbooks."

"Yes."

Chen Mo responded and strode towards the podium.

Although he majored in combat command in his previous life and had not taken any courses in reconnaissance, in this era, the differences between majors were not significant.

The content of the basic training is almost the same.

As you can see from the textbooks, it's nothing more than advanced mathematics, university physics, electronics and electrical engineering and computers, command information systems, programming, optoelectronic technology, radar technology, digital image acquisition and processing, and so on.

If we must distinguish between the reconnaissance department and the combat command department, then the only difference is that the former focuses more on knowledge related to intelligence processing, while other aspects, such as the cultivation of strategic vision, tactical thinking, and intelligence awareness, are basically the same.

After Chen Mo and the others had all received their books and found their seats,

The older teacher in the front row put on his glasses, glanced at the list, and looked up at the students sitting below.

He picked up the chalk and wrote six large characters on the blackboard.

Intelligence - Analysis - Tactics.

"what is this?"

The old teacher tapped the blackboard a few times, then turned and stared at the thirty-odd people in the classroom.

"Report, the three elements of combat."

Chen Mo stood up and responded in a firm voice.

His answer had a significant impact. The group of veterans who had been busy signing their textbooks and hadn't even looked up from their desks in class stared at the scholar in disbelief.

No way, what the hell is all this? What the hell are the three elements of combat?
Where should the battle take place?
Not only were the veterans in the classroom stunned, but even the old instructor on the podium was taken aback.

Yes, he did write about the three elements of combat, but he didn't expect anyone to answer.

This is an introductory course designed for those seeking promotion.

Why are people even answering this question?

(End of this chapter)