Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 166 This isn't an assessment, it's clearly a perk for reconnaissance soldiers!
The training lasted for the entire afternoon, until the sun was about to set, when the squads and companies finally took turns to participate.

Perhaps because the 1,000-meter obstacle course is indeed very demanding, more than 96 percent of the trainees collapsed halfway through the training camp and failed to reach the finish line.

Too many people were eliminated, whether at the squad or company level.

However, it's not necessarily a bad thing. At least it prevented these veterans from disliking each other as they did when they first met.

Afterwards, we can still get together to study and exchange ideas.

Around the field, groups of three or five veterans could be seen everywhere, gesturing wildly as they discussed their performance.

I'm trying again.

Meanwhile, Chen Mo was sitting on the ground, chatting away with a group of teenagers.

Suddenly, a sharp whistle rang out in the distance.

"Beep-beep beep!"

"gather!!"

"I'm done talking now, let's talk another day when we have time." Hearing the noise, Chen Mo quickly got up, dusted off his pants, and ran towards the assembly point for the student squads.

He didn't just chat for nothing all day.

At least the people from the Army Academy's propaganda department were quite interested in grassroots matters and made some detailed records of Chen Mo's experience in the reconnaissance company.

It's estimated that it won't be long before his nickname "scholar" will be able to make a name for himself at the Academy of Military Sciences.

Chen Mo himself couldn't explain its specific function, but military academies and the military were places that emphasized positive progress.

It's never a bad thing to show off a little in front of others and behind their backs.

After all, the era of quietly learning from Lei Feng is not suitable for the present.

After Chen Mo took his place in the 402 class line, Fang Huai walked to the front of the line with his hands behind his back.

His gaze first swept across the queue, then he stared at the crowd for a long time.

A slight smile appeared on his face as he put his hands on his hips and shouted, "How about it, comrades? You all have some thoughts after experiencing the academy's 1000-meter obstacle course, right?"

No response was needed from anyone in the queue.

Captain Fang continued, "It's good to have feelings. Let me show you how our predecessors got through it. Compared to them, we are already enjoying great blessings."

"The military is constantly developing, and technology is constantly advancing. We should cherish this opportunity to stand here and receive training in peace."

"It was quite unexpected."

"I never expected that our scholar would be able to persevere to the end. Come on, everyone, let's give the scholar a round of applause."

The words fell.

Dozens of people in the queue all turned their gazes to Chen Mo, and applause rang out at the right time, as enthusiastic as thunder.

The military values ​​martial prowess, especially at the grassroots level. Seniority and age are not considered; as long as you have excellent physical abilities, you are likely to be respected.

Chen Mo, who is usually quiet and unassuming, surprised many people with his performance today. After all, the 1000-meter obstacle course is not something that can be completed simply by having good physical fitness.

That thing has little to do with physical fitness; it relies solely on willpower.

When the applause thinned out a bit.

Fang Huai raised his hand and pressed it down, saying, "Alright, in this training camp, besides Xiucai who persevered to the finish line, Ruan Anmin and Yang Jinghong from the first team also performed quite well."

“Every year, the college organizes training sessions for the reconnaissance department in the middle and at the end of the year. I believe you all know the purpose of these training sessions.”

"Alright, I won't say anything more. The mid-year performance review is tomorrow."

"There are no other tasks tonight. Everyone, rest and recharge for tomorrow's assessment."

"I'll say it again: if you don't want your records to look bad, and if you don't want your class to be embarrassed, then give it your all in tomorrow's assessment."

"I wish all my comrades good results in advance."

"Dismissed!!"

The management of trainees who are promoted to officers is not very strict.

Overall, they are not even as good as the other squadrons.

After all, they were only staying here for a few months, and no one wanted to cause trouble. As long as they didn't cause trouble, Fang Huai, the captain, and even the squad leaders assigned by the motorized infantry company of the coaching group rarely got involved.

Whatever, most of the veterans who get promoted are hot-tempered, why bother with so much?

They left everything to the squad leaders selected from among the trainees.

The squad leader of the second squad is currently Xie Yong from dormitory 402. Chen Mo was just holding the title for a short time before it was replaced.

Fang Huai and the crowd around him began to leave the military training ground.

Xie Yong raised his hand and fanned himself twice, saying, "Let's go, brothers, let's go to the cafeteria for dinner first. We don't seem to have any plans for tonight."

"I don't know how to handle tomorrow's assessment."

"Let's go," Ding Zeliang responded to the squad leader's call.

But as he turned to leave, he deliberately turned back to look at the circular obstacle course behind him.

His eyes were filled with resentment.

After the reconnaissance department finished their training, many students from other departments started trying it out on the field, finding it quite novel.

Because in obstacle courses like this kilometer-long obstacle course, many obstacles are usually removed.

The academy will only perform maintenance during these few days of intensive training.

Even if we don't withdraw, it won't work.

With so many rope net walls, high boards, and rope ladders, and so many students from the Army Academy, if there's no maintenance for half a month, many of the ropes will be pulled bare.

Some obstacles prevent normal use.

Currently, the course is mainly for 400-meter obstacle courses, so this course is not used much normally.

Ding Zeliang's failure to reach the finish line was a significant blow to this veteran from the Night Tiger Company.

Looking around the entire dormitory, Chen Mo, the only one who made it to the finish line, was now brushing the dust off his trousers as he left with the crowd.

Old Ding walked over and put his arm around Chen Mo's shoulder, laughing, "Scholar, give me some advice."

"What the hell is experience?" Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, feeling somewhat confused.

"Training, huh?" Ding Zeliang raised his arm and pinched Chen Mo's arm. "You've only been in the army for a few days, haven't you?"

"He's even stronger than me, someone who's only been around for three or four years. Tell me how he trained."

How did you train?
Upon hearing this, Chen Mo gave a wry smile. This is something you can't learn just by practicing.

Desire, or rather obsession, is the root of motivation. If Lao Ding also had memories of the future and knew about the future development of the army, that would be even more true.

If he wants to seize the opportunity and make a good impression during this period of rapid development, then he can persevere.

But he couldn't say these things to outsiders; if he did, it would be considered classified information or no one would believe him.

Seeing Ding Zeliang staring at him intently, as if he were genuinely seeking advice, Chen Mo chuckled and patted his chest, saying, "This might be a talent; I was born with a large lung capacity."

"Bullshit."

Ding Zeliang clearly didn't quite believe Chen Mo's explanation. He pursed his lips and stopped asking.

A group of people walked to the exit of the military training field. It was dusk, and golden sunlight shone on the ground. A gentle breeze caressed their faces, which was refreshing for the people who had just undergone intensive training.

I felt a sense of comfort throughout my body.

In accordance with the strict regulations of the Army Academy, people must be arranged in rows of two or three.

The seven men from 402 left the training field and immediately changed from a relaxed posture to a single file.

Ding Zeliang was at the front of the line, marching in unison. Perhaps he was feeling sentimental at the sight of the sunset, or perhaps he was feeling down about the training camp failure.

Old Ding suddenly tilted his head back and started singing: "One two one, one two one, one two three four."

"We soldiers are no different, are we? Ready, go!!"

On the cement road back from the military training ground, Ding Zeliang sang with great force, but the people behind him remained silent.

"Sing! What are you all doing with your mouths shut?" Ding Zeliang waited for a long time without hearing a response, then turned around and urged him.

"Your tune is hard to sing, try another one," Wang Bo complained from behind.

Lai Wei and Liu Mujun both shook their heads.

It wasn't that the group didn't want to sing, but they had been hungry for most of the day and had been struggling with obstacles for a long time, so they had no energy left.

"Damn! They're so hard to please."

Ding Zeliang cursed angrily and continued to sing. When he saw that no one was singing, he walked ahead by himself, howling like a banshee.

Completely disregarding the lives of those behind them.

Chen Mo didn't mind at all; he actually quite enjoyed these moments of camaraderie and joked around with his comrades. He followed the group, enduring the noise around him, and arrived at the canteen. Perhaps it was because the mid-year assessment was approaching.

The usual scene of students from different departments chatting and laughing in the cafeteria was gone; everyone was rushing in and rushing back.

The people in room 402 didn't stay long either. After eating, they returned to their dormitories and began preparing for the next day's assessment.

The next morning, May 28, 1999.

The long-awaited assessment has finally arrived.

Six o'clock in the morning.

There was no training scheduled for last night, and the people in dormitory 402, who had rested overnight, were full of energy.

They didn't even need to wait for the wake-up call outside; they all got out of bed at the same time. Some tidied up their rooms, while others rubbed their temples, waiting for any commotion outside.

Today is the mid-year assessment that Captain Fang has repeatedly emphasized. No one dares to be careless because they only talk about the assessment but never mention what subjects will be tested.

Everyone is nervously preparing.

As Chen Mo was folding his quilt on the upper bunk, Wang Bo on the lower bunk glanced at the mechanical watch on his wrist and said with some doubt, "This is really strange. Even the people in the academy can be lazy. Why isn't anyone blowing the reveille today?"

"Is it time yet?"

Hearing the sound, Chen Mo craned his neck and looked out the window.

Their dormitory was on the fourth floor, which was also the top floor of the student building, from Chen Mo's perspective.

Just then, on Road No. 1, which corresponds to the east gate of the academy, a number of fully armed students, lined up in five columns, rushed past.

Judging from their appearance, there were nearly a thousand people.

Is the assessment starting?

Chen Mo paused for a moment, then said, "Brothers, pack your bags, quick!"

"The assessment may be due to too many people, so we have to go in batches. It will be our Building 3's turn soon."

There aren't many hidden agendas among veterans; they're all reconnaissance soldiers, so their alertness is quite high.

After Chen Mo's reminder, Xie Yong, Ding Zeliang, Lai Wei, and the others hardly hesitated.

I grabbed the backpack strap and got to work.

Just as they were about to get ready, a long and five short whistles sounded in succession from each floor of Building 3.

"Beep-beep beep beep beep!!"

"Emergency gathering!!"

"Damn, that scholar is amazing! He even predicted this." Lai Wei joked with a laugh, slung his packed backpack over his shoulder, and was the first to rush out of the dormitory.

Followed by.

Chen Mo and the other dormitory members rushed out with their backpacks on, leaving the cadres whistling in the hallway stunned.

Damn, I've seen people pack their bags quickly, but I've never seen anyone pack this fast.

The whistle had barely finished when the person suddenly appeared?

Chen Mo and his group were indeed fast, but the residents of Building No. 3 were all veterans, and they weren't the only ones who could see what was happening outside.

As soon as the whistle blew, the entire building was filled with the rumble of thunder, and people were everywhere.

Less than a minute and a half.

The members of the 30th Squadron and the cadet detachment assembled in the open space downstairs.

Yang Shilei, the squadron leader of the 30th Squadron, and Fang Huai, the captain of the trainee squadron, were both standing downstairs at this moment.

"The two teams merge into one, speed up."

This time, it wasn't Fang Huai who gave the speech, but the squadron leader, Yang Shilei.

He watched as the line began to move and assemble.

Yang Shilei stepped forward and shouted, "Attention, everyone! Right dress, forward dress, at ease!"

"Tell me about it."

"The new colleagues who joined the college this year may not be clear about the regulations for the mid-year assessment, so let me briefly explain."

"The mid-year assessment will not only involve our Army Academy, but also the Army Command, the Military Medical Academy, the Staff Academy, the Armored Forces Command Academy, and so on. A portion of the students will be selected to participate."

The words fell.

Yang Shilei pointed to Cuiping Mountain in the distance and continued, "The first test subject is orienteering."

"The rules are simple. In a moment, our comrades here will be divided into groups by class, and each class will receive a map. However, the map is incomplete, and you will need to complete the rest of the map yourselves."

"Don't ask me where the map is, I don't know either. It could be anywhere in the mountains. And don't try to exchange it with other classes, because all of you have the same map."

"You have ten hours to collect the remaining nineteen map pieces and then meet at the finish line according to the map."

"Let me remind you one more thing: the final destination is the same for everyone. It just depends on which class can gather the first and get there first."

"Comrades, I'll give you one last minute. You can ask any questions now."

Yang Shilei finished speaking.

Chen Mo, among others in the queue, didn't react much, because this kind of subject wasn't considered particularly demanding for reconnaissance soldiers.

It's just orienteering; it's much easier than some of the subjects in the military.

"Nobody asked?"

"report!"

"speak."

"I want to see what the issued map looks like."

"give him."

Yang Shilei was quite easy to talk to. When one of the trainees asked a question, a veteran from the squadron immediately handed over a map that was clearly hand-drawn.

Not only is the information provided extremely limited, but even some terrain features are not clearly visible. With such a fragmented map, finding the rest of the map would be exceptionally difficult.

"report!"

"speak."

"Does our reconnaissance department use the same maps as the other departments?"

"Same."

"Report."

"speak."

"If we can't find it ourselves, can we steal a map from another class?"

A moment of silence fell over the room after these words were spoken.

Many grassroots armed reconnaissance companies, including artillery reconnaissance and instrument reconnaissance units, have conducted targeted armed reconnaissance.

You can find maps, calibration tools, and the like.

However, stealing from others is rarely allowed. After all, if this loophole were opened, there would be many underdogs in the competition, and the fairness of the competition would be seriously unbalanced.

Chen Mo also felt that fighting over it would not be allowed.

But what surprised him was.

When faced with this question, Yang Shilei just grinned and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about, whether it's robbery or not. As long as the patrolling police don't catch them and no one complains to me."

"Then it doesn't count as a violation."

"I only want one result: our team must be first, and can only be first."

"I don't care how many teams I get into today, whether it's 20, 40, or 80, my only requirement is to be number one."

"Understand?"

"clear!!"

Everyone responded in unison, their faces beaming with excitement.

This isn't an assessment; it's clearly a reconnaissance soldier's vacation, allowing them to go beyond the required scope.

There are very few soldiers in the entire army who would dare to go head-to-head with the reconnaissance troops in terms of military skills.

P.S.: I haven't been able to keep up with updates these past two days due to personal health reasons, but I'm much better today and will resume tomorrow.

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(End of this chapter)