My Military Career in a Parallel World

Veterans Affairs Bureau of X County, Qin Province.

"Director Chen, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?!"

An officer in military uniform with a lieutenant rank of 1.2 yuan on his shoulder looked at the file in front of him in amazement.

Seeing the officer's reaction, the middle-aged man called Director Chen smiled so hard that his eyes almost narrowed.

"I, Old Chen, can't still frame you. This kid really needs to join the army!"

After receiving the accurate answer from Director Chen, the lieutenant officer couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face.

"This is really strange. A top student with over 650 points in the college entrance examination chose to join the army instead of going to a prestigious university. If you hadn't said it yourself, no one would have believed it!"

"Yeah, if I hadn't personally confirmed it with his family, I would have almost thought that those guys under me had made a mistake..."

……

On the other side, in a mountain village 20 kilometers away from the county seat, Jiang Chen was packing his things with the help of his mother, while his father Jiang Jianguo was already waiting outside the gate pushing a motorcycle.

"Son, take this little money. Don't mistreat yourself when you get to the army..."

After helping to pack the luggage, mother Zhang Cuilian stuffed a roll of something tightly wrapped in cloth into Jiang Chen's arms.

"Mom..." Jiang Chen subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when he met his mother's red eyes with tears in them, he could only swallow the words silently.

The child travels thousands of miles and the mother is worried.

Although he had only been here for a few days, he had inherited everything from this body and could still feel the extremely strong maternal love.

Swallowing the words on his lips, Jiang Chen carried his luggage and sat on the back seat of the motorcycle amid his mother's reluctant nagging.

Looking back at his mother who was still reluctant to leave, Jiang Chen comforted her softly, "Mom, go back. Don't worry. I will take good care of myself."

Before Jiang Chen finished speaking, his father said, "Well, go back. I'll send Chenchen to the train station and come back. As long as he can get through these two years, Chenchen can go to college in the city. Besides, he's going to the army, not somewhere else. There's nothing to worry about."

With the comfort of her husband and son, Zhang Cuilian walked away, looking back every few steps.

When Jiang Jianguo started the motorcycle and was about to leave, Jiang Chen subconsciously looked back and saw that his mother, who had just left, was standing outside the gate again, and next to her was an old man wearing an old green military uniform.

The old man was leaning on a cane, his posture straight, like a strong pine tree standing against the wind.

The old man was none other than the original owner's grandfather Jiang Weiming.

The speed of the motorcycle was getting faster and faster, and the picture gradually became blurred. All that was left in sight were the trees flying backwards on both sides and the hum of the motorcycle engine.

……

Needless to say, from Jiang Chen's previous psychological activities, we know that he is not a native of this world.

He is not a reborn person, but a time traveler from Earth.

Fortunately, most places in this world are not much different from the Earth in his memory. Except for the changes in age and historical background, everything else is basically the same.

Both of them were named Jiang Chen, and both were born in a mountain village in Qin Province. If it weren't for the fact that he had a younger sister and a grandfather in his family after traveling through time, Jiang Chen would have even thought that he was reborn in the past.

However, compared to his previous life, Jiang Chen in this world has a much brighter future.

Before Jiang Chen traveled through time, the original owner had just finished the college entrance examination. In his previous life, Jiang Chen only scored about 300 points in the college entrance examination. It was difficult for him to get into a junior college, let alone an undergraduate degree. In addition, his family conditions were not good, so Jiang Chen simply dropped out of school and went to work.

Compared to him, a poor student, Jiang Chen in this world is undoubtedly much more competitive. Without any tutoring, he managed to get a high score of 658.

With this score, you can basically choose any school in China except for a few universities.

When Jiang Chen first received the memories of the original owner, he thought that he would be like those time travelers on Earth, entering university and relying on the memories of his past lives, copying books and writing songs, or starting a business and starting a company to reach the pinnacle of life.

Unfortunately, before he could start imagining the future, the next memory dealt him a heavy blow.

The original owner's family situation was no different from his previous life.

If it were just that, it would be fine. Compared to his previous life, Jiang Chen in this world has a teenage sister and a grandfather who is over 80 years old.

My father still works away from home all year round like in his previous life, but my mother has to give up working away from home and stay at home to take care of the family because she has elderly parents and young children to take care of.

The family's population has increased, but the income has decreased. It goes without saying how poor the Jiang family is in this world.

This is also the reason why the original owner gave up going to university and insisted on joining the army.

There was no way. Now was different from before. College students were not as popular anymore. Besides, Jiang Chen was not a student from Tsinghua University or Peking University, so there was no question of him getting a scholarship.

In addition, my younger sister Jiang Anan will go to high school next year, and my grandfather Jiang Weiming is not young anymore. Although he looks healthy on the surface, no one can tell when problems will arise. Even if they are not serious illnesses, some minor ailments are enough to cause headaches for the Jiang family.

In this situation, even if Jiang Chen was admitted to the famous university in the province, Northwestern Polytechnical University, with an excellent score of 657, his family really did not have the extra money to support him to go to college.

……

Just when everyone in the Jiang family was at a loss as to what to do, old man Jiang Weiming suddenly spoke up.

In the original owner's memory, on the third day when his father Jiang Jianguo temporarily put down his work and rushed back for his college education, the old man who had never interfered in family affairs suddenly found Jiang's father and mother, who were frowning and didn't know what to do, with a document.

The content of the document is very simple, a conscription notice issued by the county and a preferential policy for college students to join the army.

The first thing Jiang's father and mother read was the policy statement regarding college students joining the military.

College students who join the army will be given priority for promotion and employment, tuition compensation, preferential treatment for entrance examinations and further studies, employment placement support, etc.

In addition, under the same conditions, college student soldiers will be given priority in the selection of non-commissioned officers, admission to military academies, and arrangement of technical positions.

Soldiers who have obtained a college entrance examination and a corresponding degree and have excellent performance and meet relevant regulations can be directly selected as officers...

The era background of this world is roughly equivalent to the early 2000s in Jiang Chen's previous life. Although college students are no longer popular in society at this time, they are definitely popular in the army.

This can be seen in the conversation between the lieutenant officer and Director Chen.

Given Jiang Chen's current situation, it is naturally unlikely that he will be directly selected as an officer. After all, the requirement is to obtain the corresponding degree.

Although Jiang Chen received the admission letter from the Northwestern Polytechnical University, he had not even attended a single day of school. He thought that he would be promoted to an officer right after joining the army... He might as well go to sleep. Dreams can bring all kinds of things...