Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Time, like a wild donkey, has started running again.

The three months of basic training have come to an end in the blink of an eye. The remaining days in basic training are like grasshoppers after autumn, with only a few days left.

During those three cold months, the new recruits endured tedious drill training, painful physical training, and the study of regulations and rules, including the Internal Affairs Regulations, the Discipline Regulations, the Drill Regulations, and the Military Duties and Confidentiality Rules, which made them dizzy from memorizing them.

Under the patient guidance of their squad leader, they developed excellent military discipline and learned the basics of battlefield self-rescue and mutual aid.

They were excited about the operation and maintenance of small arms, but also suffered through basic shooting training (without live ammunition, mainly simulation and aiming).

Finally, there is basic tactical training (introduction to individual tactics) and basic combat readiness training that runs throughout the entire recruit training period.

To help them improve their emergency response capabilities, their beloved deputy company commander sent them a total of thirty Type 82 smoke canisters over a three-month period.

It wasn't until one of the older squad leaders let slip that they learned that this smoke canister, officially named FZB82, was a powerful tool mainly used for battlefield concealment, tactical camouflage, and target designation, and was about to be phased out.

Soon, a new generation of little darlings will be entering service, producing smoke that lasts longer and creates more dazzling smoke screens. I feel sorry for the next batch of new recruits.

Through the careful training of the two tigers, the company commander and deputy company commander, and the pack of wolves, the squad leaders, they evolved from ordinary civilians into qualified soldiers.

When I first entered the recruit training camp, running three kilometers was a struggle, but now, running what the deputy company commander calls three kilometers, which is actually thirteen laps, is still relatively easy.

From her fair and delicate face when she first joined the army to her current tanned complexion.

From a tearful little girl when she first boarded the train to a passionate warrior who sheds blood and sweat but not tears.

The calluses on their hands, the soaked newspapers, and the white salt stains on their training uniforms all bear witness to their growth.

Everything caused the word "new" to slowly disappear from their identities as recruits.

Now, March has arrived, and it's time for the company commander to put them to the test. We'll see what they're made of today. Horses will follow the company commander, while mules will await their assignment.

In these last few days, the most important thing for the new recruits is the assessment, the platoon assessment that determines whether they are mules or horses.

The troop assignment assessment is not only related to where the new recruits will be assigned in the future, but also a test of the results of Gao Cheng and Zhang Anbang's three months of hard teaching.

For Gao Cheng and Zhang Anbang, the most important thing is Shi Jin's future. Xu Sanduo has been performing quite well lately.

Although his individual performance in basic training was not particularly outstanding, his overall performance was still acceptable.

This proves that the pilot project on psychological intervention for new recruits, which Zhang Anbang had Shi Jin conduct, was relatively successful. Of course, whether it can ultimately gain the approval of the regiment depends most importantly on whether Xu Sanduo can achieve good results today.

As the time passed, the recruits heard the reveille less and less, especially in the last month, when they were mostly woken up by the whistle for emergency assembly.

The reasons are varied, but one reason is to take them more than an hour early to watch the sunrise.

When checking the dormitories, they would directly make the students take apart the backpacks they had painstakingly packed on the spot, and the squad leaders would check each backpack one by one to see if there were any snacks or contraband inside.

Good heavens, they are under closed management and strictly prohibited from going out. They didn't bring much food with them when they came from home.

As for rest time, they have a maximum of two to three hours of personal free time each week, and even during this most anticipated period, they are absolutely not allowed to go out alone.

Occasionally, the squad leaders would take a moment of kindness and organize a group trip to the military service store to buy some things. However, they would only purchase a very limited amount of supplies according to the squad leader's requirements, and this occasional trip would only happen once every three months.

If you really think about it, their biggest source of snacks during their three months of basic training was the deputy company commander. He not only distributed milk candy and hawthorn candy to them on average, but also gave them rewards for good performance later on.

Even Xu Sanduo, that simpleton, received a White Rabbit candy as a reward.

The most hateful one is the deputy company commander. He said he would guarantee no rest on Saturdays, but not on Sundays, which meant their days off were just on paper. They couldn't even get two or three hours of rest.

As the saying goes, "what the superiors do, the subordinates follow." With the deputy platoon leader setting an example, the squad leaders, under Wu Liuyi's influence, would often give them extra training on rest days, and even held a quilt-folding competition with a few snacks as a reward.

That unruly armored tiger preferred to call emergency drills on rest days, while the smiling tiger would call them on normal training days.

Then, they said the moon was too bright and they were afraid you wouldn't be able to sleep, so they brought you out to bask in the moonlight; the cooks reported that they had made too much breakfast, so they took you out early to exercise, and told you to eat more breakfast so as not to waste it.

The neighbors even complained that your snoring was too loud and disturbed their sleep.

This reason was very frustrating for them. They had been stationed at the base for more than two months and had not seen any other companies within three kilometers. Could it be that their snoring could be heard seven or eight kilometers away?

There's also some kind of chemical defense drill, and the base has mosquitoes and poison gas. Dude, what kind of mosquitoes are there in the dead of winter in the north? I've never heard of that.

Later, the deputy platoon leader simply stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table, giving increasingly frank reasons, such as "I can't sleep, so come out for a walk with me" or "There's no reason at all, it's just an emergency assembly to see if you panic."

There are countless similar reasons...

Finally, their new recruit training was about to end. They first completed the first test of the division assessment, and the company commander announced in person that there would be an extra meal that night, and told them that there would be no emergency assembly that night.

This means that the emergency assembly whistle that has accompanied them for a month and a half will not sound at dawn tomorrow.

The moment they heard the company commander's words, all the new recruits in the company were overjoyed. They then looked at the deputy company commander, since these two tigers always pulled the emergency call at night and the assembly call at dawn, making their lives miserable.

When the deputy company commander nodded and said that there was no emergency assembly at dawn and that they could wait for the reveille, he felt just like he was celebrating the New Year when he was a child.

At this moment, only their singing could express their excitement. Today was a good day; all their wishes would come true...

The sky over the liberated areas is clear and bright, and the people there are very happy...

Not only was there no emergency assembly, but they were also dismissed an hour early today. The instructor chatted with them with a smile, making small talk, telling each of them to get some rest, and encouraging them to perform well tomorrow and complete all the exams.

The political instructor was a beloved figure among all the new recruits, a beacon of hope. His cheerful smile was different from the deputy company commander's sly one; the political instructor's smile was warm, like that of a kind older brother. As for the deputy company commander's sly smile... well...

The recruit training has a fixed order: first theory, then drill, then physical fitness, and finally military skills, plus an assessment of housekeeping throughout the entire process.

The dormitory inspection includes folding blankets into neat squares, arranging items, and maintaining dormitory cleanliness. These are checked daily, with cadres and key personnel scoring and signing off on the daily inspections. Scores are calculated based on the company's overall ranking, and those who fail to meet the standards must rectify the issues within a specified period.

The conduct assessment includes military appearance and discipline (hairstyle, collar insignia, belt, shoes and socks), daily attendance, and obedience. It is jointly evaluated by company and platoon officers and squad leaders, and these factors directly affect the recommendations for enlistment.

A few units with the resources will arrange video recordings of the two high-risk subjects: live-fire shooting with small arms and live-fire grenade throwing.

The Seventh Steel Company has cameras, and Gao Cheng from the new recruit company brought them this time. The recording is not for assessment and scoring, but for safety documentation to prevent unclear responsibilities in the event of a safety accident, or for new recruits to check if they have any objections to their performance.

However, the scope of the recording is also very limited. It only films the starting area and firing positions of the shooting range, and does not follow each new recruit to film. Moreover, resources are limited, and the films are not stored for a long time. They will be archived or overwritten after the assessment is over.

The theoretical examination is a closed-book written test, proctored by humans and graded centrally. The total score is 100 points, and 60 points is the passing score. Most of the questions are multiple choice, with some fill-in-the-blank and short answer questions.

The exam papers will be sent to the battalion headquarters or the regimental training team, where a marking group composed of officers and key personnel will grade them. This usually takes 1-2 days. Those who fail will not be able to participate in subsequent skills assessments and will have to retake the exam.

Therefore, the theoretical assessment was scheduled for the first day of the last week to ensure the smooth progress of the entire recruit assessment.