Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Forty days have passed since they rescued the people.

According to normal procedures, the reporting of the incident and the initial review by the company should take place within 3-7 days after the rescue. The company will immediately compile the materials, hold a branch meeting for initial review, and then report to the battalion-level unit. Given Hong Xingguo's personality, it should be completed within three days.

The battalion and regimental levels will conduct verification and public announcement. The battalion headquarters will review the authenticity of the materials, and the regimental political department will send a special person to conduct on-site verification. After confirming that there are no errors, the materials will be publicized within the regiment for 7 days.

If there are no objections during the public notice period, the Party Committee of the Regiment will sign its opinion and submit it to the Division-level unit as an official document. Since the incident occurred nearby and the facts are clear, the process can be completed in ten days.

The division's political department reviews the submitted materials and submits them to the division's party committee plenary meeting for discussion and voting. After the vote is passed, the division's political department officially issues the commendation order. This step usually takes about twenty days.

The order for commendation will be issued level by level to the regiment, battalion and company, and the time is generally controlled within three to five days.

The company will organize a commendation meeting within a week, publicly read out the order, and award medals and certificates for meritorious service. At the same time, the good news will be sent to the people's armed forces department and civil affairs department in the hometown of the officers and soldiers.

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Soon all the military skills assessments were completed, and Shi Jin, holding a copy of his results, came running over excitedly.

"You, you guys, didn't you say you had something to do?" Shi Jin looked at the three people hiding behind the car, puffing away, somewhat incredulous.

"Ah, yes, yes, we were just discussing something, and we had just finished talking and lit a cigarette when you came over," Zhang Anbang replied without changing his expression.

"Yes, Xiaoqi is right," Gao Cheng immediately agreed.

Wu Liu scratched his head and didn't say anything.

Shi Jin glanced at the five or six cigarette butts on the ground and didn't press further. "Whatever makes you happy," he said. "The results are in. Everyone passed, except for a few whose overall scores barely exceeded the passing mark."

Gao Cheng's expression immediately turned serious. "What's going on? Who's there?"

Shi Jin opened the report card and pointed to it, "Wang Dan, Yu Meng, and Yan Yu, their scores in other subjects were not outstanding to begin with. Their performance in live-fire shooting was poor, barely passing with a score of 30 rings. Their grenade throwing was also just barely passing, so their overall scores were not good."

Upon hearing the names, Zhang Anbang didn't hesitate and said directly, "Oh, these guys? They're not very active in training, so this result is normal."

Fortunately, all the new recruits didn't need to retake any exams or supplementary training, so we can consider it a successful completion of our mission.

Gao Cheng nodded. "Xiao Qi is right. Without a proper training attitude, it's impossible to achieve good results out of thin air. However, the final result is good. Announce it to everyone on June 1st that there will be an extra meal tonight."

"Yes, platoon leader." Wu Liuyi ran off to inform the cooks; who wouldn't like an extra meal?

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The next morning, the reveille sounded on time as usual. The morning exercises consisted of a short run of three kilometers, followed by tidying up personal belongings and packing luggage. Today was the day for the new recruits to be awarded ranks and assigned to their units.

There are basically two forms of division among recruits. One is small-scale division, where recruits are directly assigned within the regiment. The receiving units are all companies within the regiment, and their destinations are announced on the spot. The recruits return to their units immediately.

Another method is large-scale troop deployment. This method involves unified allocation at the army or division level, with all new recruits assigned to different regiments or battalions, or even remote outposts. In this case, vehicles will be arranged to transport them in batches.

By transporting all soldiers to a designated location for assembly and then providing unified pick-up and drop-off, the troop deployment process can be completed more quickly.

T Division has 12 new recruit companies this time, so it will adopt the second large-scale troop deployment method.

At 9:00 a.m., the ceremony for awarding ranks to new recruits officially began.

The recruit company was short of supplies; there were no loudspeakers or portable speakers, but Company Commander Gao Cheng had some.

The new recruits' commissioning ceremony and mobilization meeting is a formal gathering, a ceremony that demonstrates national sovereignty, military status, and collective honor. The new recruits will enter in a parade.

However, considering that the new recruits could not meet the standards of marching in formation, in those days, the basic-level new recruit companies generally used the standard marching in formation.

Drill is a basic subject in recruit training. The march-past is a major test of three months of drill training. How well they march in unison and how loudly they shout their slogans directly reflects the training level of the recruit training company.

The neat and uniform formations help new recruits understand their identity as soldiers and the military principle of individual obedience to the collective.

Furthermore, the parade procession makes important moments such as the awarding of ranks and the division of troops more solemn, deepening the new recruits' sense of honor and mission.

This was the last training session the recruit company gave to all the new recruits.

As the "March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army" played on the speaker donated by Gao Cheng, Zhang Anbang shouted, "The parade begins—Standard soldiers, take your positions!—Welcome the military flag!"

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All the new recruits, dressed in uniform five-leaf camouflage, lined up in the order of squads and platoons, with each squad forming a single file and platoons maintaining a 3-meter distance between each platoon, and marched forward under the guidance of their respective squads.

At the very front of the column were several veterans who had been transferred from the Seventh Company to serve as the flag bearers and flag guards for the new recruits.

As the group passed the reviewing stand, the squad leader shouted, "Right face—", and all the new recruits turned to face the reviewing stand and paid their respects.

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After the parade was completed, all the new recruits lined up in the designated area, and the ceremony officially moved to the next step, which included playing the national anthem, Gao Cheng's speech, and the conferment of ranks.

As the solemn national anthem played, everyone stood at attention and paid their respects until the anthem ended.

Shi Jin jogged out from the ranks, "Reporting to the company commander, the recruit company is assembled. Requesting instructions!"

Gao Cheng stood on the platform, his gaze sweeping across the ranks, and his voice was deep and powerful: "At ease!"

"Yes!" Shi Jin immediately turned around and gave the order, then returned to the ranks.

"Please have Instructor He Hongtao read out the order for conferring ranks," said the platoon leader on duty.

He Hongtao stepped forward, opened the folder, and announced, "Order of the 702nd Regiment, T Division, C Group Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army ([2001] 702nd Regiment No. 131)"

Order to confer the rank of Private on Cheng Cai and 120 other comrades

To all battalions, companies, and directly subordinate units:

According to the Military Service Law of the People's Republic of China and Article 19 of the Regulations on the Service of Active Soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, 120 comrades, including Cheng Cai, from the new recruit company have passed the assessment after three months of enlistment training.

He has passed the political review and physical examination and meets the requirements for active duty soldiers. He has completed the transformation from a local youth to a qualified recruit and is qualified to be awarded the rank of active duty soldier.

In order to confirm their military status and clarify their service responsibilities, the regiment's Party Committee has decided, after deliberation:

The rank of Private is hereby conferred upon Comrades Cheng Cai, Guo Zhen, Jia Honglin, etc. The date of conferment of the rank shall be calculated from the date of issuance of this order.

It is hoped that the above-mentioned comrades will cherish their honor, keep their mission in mind, strictly demand of themselves as privates, further strengthen their sense of discipline, hone their fighting style, diligently study military skills, and strive to become qualified PLA soldiers who obey the Party's command and are capable of winning battles, thus contributing to the cause of national defense.

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This order.

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The duty platoon leader said, "Please let Company Commander Gao Cheng speak."

Gao Cheng stepped forward, his gaze sweeping across the ranks like a searchlight, his voice booming, "Attention! Attention! At ease!"

Not bad, not bad, those three months of hard work paid off, you're finally starting to look like soldiers! Looking at how straight you're standing now, I'm reminded of when I first joined the army—I wasn't much better than you, just a greenhorn who got yelled at by my squad leader every day!

But don't think that putting on this uniform means everything will be fine! I don't care if you came voluntarily or were forced by your families, from the moment you step through this gate, you are no longer ordinary people, you are soldiers of Gaocheng! You are the People's Liberation Army!

You used to watch the People's Liberation Army fighting floods and protecting our country on TV and thought it was pretty awesome, right? Now it's your turn!

Don't think that basic training is tough, and don't complain about how strict your squad leader or officers are. Let me tell you the truth: all the hardships you're going through now are to remove the dregs from your bones and add steel to them!

When you finally have to take off this uniform one day, and look back, you'll realize that these three months of suffering were the most worthwhile experience of your lives!

Let me emphasize again: What is the People's Liberation Army of China for? To protect our homeland! To be the shield for the country and its people! To be ready to risk our lives at any time, fighting the enemy to the death!

You must all remember these words!

Gao Cheng took another step forward, raising his voice once more as he looked at the new recruits in front of him.

"Privates, are you ready? Ready to go to the battlefield at any time, ready to risk your lives for the country and the people?"

The new recruits below the stage shouted deafeningly, "Always ready!"

"Good, that's the spirit you're putting in. I'm telling you this—the training from now on will only get tougher, stricter, and more ruthless! Don't even think about being cowards."

Remember this! You are soldiers trained by Gao Cheng! Wherever you go, you must be fearless and resounding! Weld the spirit of daring to fight and being unafraid of sacrifice onto your military insignia and carry it on your shoulders!

"Did you all understand?"

The recruit shouted, "Understood!"

"Alright, let's begin the conferment of ranks."

Zhang Anbang immediately stepped forward and ordered, "First platoon of new recruits, step forward and be awarded ranks."

As a row of forty new recruits stepped forward, Gao Cheng, He Hongtao, Zhang Anbang, along with the platoon leaders, squad leaders, and safety officers, stepped forward to put private shoulder insignia on the recruits.

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