My Military Career in a Parallel World

After the training ended, before returning to the recruit camp, Ge Hongtao did not forget to fulfill his promise.

Except for Jiang Chen who successfully ran within two minutes, the other seven recruits were temporarily assigned to the second platoon of the third company. As long as it did not delay the training of the recruit company, the soldiers of the second platoon could command the seven people at any time.

Even if they are willing, they can join in the daily training of the recruits and assign training subjects to the seven people.

Being a real man, one must take responsibility for one's actions. The seven recruits had already prepared themselves mentally for this outcome.

But then again, after arriving at the army, everyone has heard about some of the things happening within the army.

Things like old soldiers bullying new soldiers and forcing them to wash their feet and clothes, etc.

At the beginning, Li Qiang and others were quite nervous, not knowing how these veterans in the second platoon would treat them.

But after spending some time together, they were surprised to find that these old soldiers in front of them were not as they had imagined... well, Li Qiang didn't know how to describe it. In short, these old soldiers in front of them, whether in their usual behavior or their attitude towards them, the new recruits, were far from what they had imagined before.

When there are no missions or orders, the way these veterans get along with each other is almost the same as that of himself and others.

The comrades played and laughed with each other, and occasionally gathered together to complain about the squad leader, platoon leader and even the company commander Ge Hongtao.

Even Captain Shen of the Detective Company and Chief of Staff Feng could not escape the criticism.

However, once there is a clear order...

Solemn, silent, rigorous, and strict enforcement of orders.

Before there is an order clearly indicating the end of the mission, they are like a silent killing machine. Communication unrelated to the mission is almost non-existent, and everyone faithfully performs his own duties.

When the order is given, they will not frown even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead.

The new recruits who saw this scene for the first time felt as if something had hit them hard in the heart.

An unspoken emotion permeated their hearts.

As enemies, they only feel fear when facing such an army; as the protected, they only feel a sense of security; and as those who have become guardians, they feel more desire in their hearts.

I long to become such a person, to be one of them.

Of course, they have this idea more because they all intend to stay in the army to develop. If it were someone who only planned to stay for two years, get some severance pay and then go home, the result would be different.

However, if they have no intention of developing in the army, they cannot become the deputy squad leader.

Do you really think that it is easy to become the deputy squad leader of a recruit company?

In addition to having strong military qualities, one must also have good thinking skills. At the very least, one cannot be the kind of soldier who plans to stay for two years and then leave.

The reason why the deadline for selecting deputy monitors is set one month later is also for this reason.

Squad leaders need enough time to observe the new recruits and select those who are interested in developing in the army and have the potential and value to be trained, and those who are just here to pass the time, counting the time on their fingers and waiting to be discharged and go home.

Even though Jiang Chen became the deputy squad leader very early, if Li Gang found out that he had no intention of staying in the army, he would have to give up the position of deputy squad leader of the fifth squad.

This is not about utilitarianism, but rather, since you have no intention of staying, then you should not occupy these resources that do not belong to you.

The title of deputy squad leader for recruits may seem insignificant, but for those recruits who want to continue to develop in the army, it is a rare training opportunity and also an important resume for them to stay in the army when they become non-commissioned officers in the future.

Little do people know that if nothing unexpected happens, 90% of the soldiers who can become deputy squad leaders in the recruit company will eventually choose to stay in the army and successfully become non-commissioned officers.

This time, Ge Hongtao allowed them to get in touch with real military life before other recruits. Although there were some selfish motives in this, it can also be regarded as a potential training and resource.

I believe that with this experience, they will be able to integrate into the company faster and better in the future...

Don't underestimate this point. The saying "the camp is permanent, but the soldiers are transient" is true.

In today's rapidly changing world, the army cannot stop its development. If it cannot keep up, it will be doomed to be eliminated.

How many soldiers wanted to stay in the army, but had to take off their uniforms and retire regretfully just because they lacked a little time.

Therefore, it is not that Ge Hongtao and others want to treat people differently, but that some people are not worth training, let alone wasting resources.

After talking about Li Qiang and the other seven, let’s talk about Jiang Chen.

According to the previous conditions, Jiang Chen could have obtained a precious reconnaissance dagger. However, when Zhang Wu reluctantly handed over the Type 84 reconnaissance dagger, Jiang Chen finally chose to refuse.

This is not because he is soft-hearted, nor is it because he is suffering from some Madonna syndrome.

Instead, when Jiang Chen took the dagger, he saw a string of small words engraved on the tail of the dagger.

In recognition of this, Comrade Zhang Wu won the second place in the Scouting Competition.

XX day of XX month of 19XX.

Political Department of the 31st Division of Army Group C.

If it weren't for this string of words, Jiang Chen would have just accepted the reconnaissance dagger.

However, when someone else's name is clearly engraved on the dagger, its nature changes.

This thing is so hot to hold!

Although I don’t know the value of this Scouting Competition, just from the three words “Scouting” I know that it is definitely not easy.

How could he just take away the honor that others had fought so hard to win?

Besides, if it goes as expected, I will most likely go to scout the third company after I join the company. If I really take this dagger...

Therefore, Jiang Chen returned the Type 84 reconnaissance dagger without a second thought.

"Squad leader, I can't take this thing. I didn't know it before. I just thought this dagger was really beautiful and didn't think much about it. Now..."

Although he was extremely reluctant, he had to do what he promised to others no matter what. Facing Jiang Chen's rejection, Zhang Wu still wanted to say something.

Fortunately, the company commander Ge Hongtao stepped forward in time.

"Zhang Wu, take it." Ge Hongtao said in a commanding tone, "You won this dagger at the cost of half your life. I was a little careless before. I apologize!"

As he spoke, Ge Hongtao bowed slightly to apologize to him. Without giving Zhang Wu a chance to speak, he turned to look at Jiang Chen and continued, "As for you, Jiang Chen, um... after we get together, I'll find a way to get you a reconnaissance dagger. Although it may not be the limited edition issued by the division, it will definitely be exactly the same in other places."

Jiang Chen is now eager to get rid of this hot potato in his hands, so how could he refuse Ge Hongtao's proposal?

Hearing this, Jiang Chen quickly stuffed the reconnaissance dagger into Zhang Wu's hand, then quickly stood at attention and saluted, "Thank you, Captain!"

After saying this, Jiang Chen trotted away without waiting for Zhang Wu to react.

"Company commander..." After watching Jiang Chen leave, Zhang Wu turned his head to look at his own company commander and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to express them.

"Okay, stop being such a bitch. I was indeed a little inconsiderate this time."

As he said this, Ge Hongtao could not help but slap Zhang Wu on the back of his head and cursed, "I forgot about this, why didn't you remind me? You made me embarrassed in front of the new recruits!

Now that I've made the big promise, I have to figure out how to get this guy an identical scout dagger."

Zhang Wu felt a little aggrieved after being slapped for no reason.

"Captain, how about..."

However, before he could finish, Ge Hongtao slapped him again and continued to curse: "Get out of here now, I'm annoyed just looking at you now, wait until we get back to the company, and see how I deal with you!"

"Yes……"

Zhang Wu left with an aggrieved but somewhat happy expression.

He didn't show anything on the surface, but deep down he did complain about the company commander Ge Hongtao.

Just as Ge Hongtao said, he spent half his life to win this reconnaissance dagger. After the game, Zhang Wu lay in the dormitory for three days before he recovered.

But because of Ge Hongtao's words, Zhang Wu almost lost this honor. It is impossible to say that he has no resentment in his heart...

After what happened just now, the resentment in Zhang Wu's heart had long since disappeared.

At the same time, Zhang Wu also felt a little more grateful and apologetic towards Jiang Chen, the new recruit.

Others didn't know, but Zhang Wu knew it very well. If he hadn't shown disdain on the training ground before, it would have been impossible for Jiang Chen to choose him out of more than 30 people at the scene by coincidence.

Perhaps there was a factor of Ge Hongtao's deliberate guidance, but Zhang Wu knew his own company commander. He was always like this as long as it was related to training. He liked to use some small things to provoke disputes among his soldiers. The more intense the dispute, the happier he was.

The soldiers of the third company have long been immune to this.

During the morning exercises and running every day, the three platoons almost fought each other to death.

In the end, even when cleaning, they would habitually compete with each other to see who could clean faster and cleaner, etc.

Therefore, when he was on the playground, Zhang Wu did not pay too much attention to the company commander's guidance. At that time, he did not think that a new recruit could really run under two minutes within a week.

but……

When the incident really happened, Zhang Wu panicked, and at the same time, he felt a little resentful towards the company commander Ge Hongtao.

In the army, honor is the life of a soldier and is also the testimony of their military career.

This can be seen from the fact that Liu Xiaoshan cherishes the trophy in the Fire Blue Blade.

As the company commander, Ge Hongtao certainly knew this, but as he said, he was indeed a bit careless at the time.

As for whether Jiang Chen could fulfill his boast, he was noncommittal.

Therefore, even though he knew the origin of this reconnaissance dagger, he still chose to follow his usual habit of leading troops and deliberately used this topic to stimulate the training enthusiasm of the recruits.

This is also the reason why Ge Hongtao was not in a hurry to fulfill his previous promise this morning after seeing Jiang Chen run a time of one minute and forty-nine seconds.

Although part of it was because he was afraid that Jiang Chen would be poached, more of it was because he realized his mistake and was thinking about how to make up for it.

If not for this, he could have waited for Lei Zhenjun to arrive before going to the regiment commander's office together to avoid being targeted by the chief of staff.

Ge Hongtao was racking his brains over how to get an identical Type 84 reconnaissance dagger.

This thing looks like just a dagger. It shouldn't be difficult for him, a company commander, to get one, but the problem is that this thing has been out of production long ago.

The Type 84 reconnaissance daggers in Zhang Wu and his men's hands are a batch of spare stocks left over from the division during the Vietnam War.

This is also why Ge Hongtao said earlier that it was a limited edition.

After so many years, the stock at the division headquarters must have been almost used up, and he wanted to get another one that was exactly the same...

Ge Hongtao felt a headache just thinking about it.

However, you have to jump into the hole you dug yourself.

It was my fault for not being able to control my words at that time!

As a company commander and a grassroots officer, Ge Hongtao is very qualified.

If it were someone else, how many company commanders would take the initiative to admit their mistakes to their soldiers and pay for their mistakes?

Now that the words have been spoken, he has to fulfill them no matter how hard he tries.

Ge Hongtao was still worried about the reconnaissance dagger, but Jiang Chen on the other side did not have so many worries.

Every day he still did what he was supposed to do. When new recruits asked him about this, Jiang Chen would give vague excuses.

What's more, as the end of the recruit training is getting closer, they don't have any extra time to care about other things.

Every day when I open my eyes, I see training. My ears are always ringing with the squad leaders’ talk of the new recruit assessment. Even in my dreams, I see the squad leaders getting furious when I fail the assessment.

The last week of the recruit company is reserved for field training. In order to avoid the physical impact of the recruits after the training, the recruit assessment is generally arranged one week before the training.

There is not much time left for them.

Every squad leader was like a madman, trying his best to squeeze the physical limits of the recruits.

Even the squad leaders and platoon leaders who used to smile when they saw Jiang Chen and other deputy squad leaders seemed to have become different people overnight. No matter when they saw them, they always had serious expressions on their faces.

In this high-pressure environment, all the recruits feel that every day is particularly long.

After reviewing and intensive training on various projects one after another, in less than a week, all the recruits revealed a sense of fatigue in their eyes.

In a trance, they seemed to have returned to the time before the college entrance examination.

Every minute and every second must be calculated carefully, and each training program is like the score on a test paper, urging them not to stop.

Although some recruits have not experienced this stage, it does not prevent them from empathizing.

During the day, they shuttle between various training programs, and have extra training in the morning, noon, and evening. There is not a single minute of leisure. Even at bedtime they have to be vigilant, guarding against the emergency assembly whistle that may be blown at any time.

Fortunately, the squad leaders did not arrange them to stand guard during this period, otherwise, the new recruits really didn’t know how they would get through it.

Even Li Qiang and other recruits in the first echelon of the company were tortured to exhaustion.

Of course, under this high pressure, outstanding recruits will be more eye-catching and have more opportunities to display their abilities.

Because, along with the assessment of new recruits come not only the personnel in charge of the assessment from the regiment headquarters, but also the chief officers of each company of the 228th Regiment.

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