My Military Career in a Parallel World

"Hello, Platoon Leader!"

"Hello, Platoon Leader Jiang!"

The two sentries outside the dormitory building saluted and greeted Jiang Chen when they saw him approaching.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen nodded and raised his hand to return the greeting.

There are only two weeks left before the end of the recruit camp. The recruit assessment is imminent, and there is also the final field hiking training. Platoon leaders like Jiang Chen are all busy.

A regular meeting lasted from 7:30 p.m. until the lights-out signal was blown, during which everyone discussed the specific details of the training and adjourned the meeting after receiving their tasks.

"Sir, why are you back now?"

In the dormitory of Class 5, although the lights had been turned off, no one had fallen asleep yet. They were lying on the ground doing push-ups. Seeing Jiang Chen coming back so late, the class monitor Zhang Wuqiang asked curiously.

"The recruit camp is about to end, so there is a lot to do."

Jiang Chen put the file into the drawer, explained casually, and asked, "How far have you gone?"

"Push-ups, just a little while at the beginning."

"Come on, count me in."

Jiang Chen didn't react in any way just because he became a platoon leader. He stretched his arms and legs, then lay down on the ground and started doing push-ups with the others.

The amount of training in the recruit company is still a bit too easy for these veterans.

In order to maintain their military qualities, everyone would take time out every night to do some overtime physical training.

Since everyone else is practicing, Jiang Chen can't not practice, and he doesn't waste any time, so he just follows along.

Five hundred push-ups, five hundred sit-ups, and five hundred squats. After finishing them all, everyone went to bed and prepared to sleep.

On Monday, the assessment of new recruits began.

Although veterans like Jiang Chen will not be included in the assessment list, it does not mean that they do not need to participate in the assessment.

Even though Jiang Chen is now a platoon leader, this is no exception.

This is the process, and all new recruits have to go through it. No one is exempt.

Of course, given the assessment standards for new recruits, it was impossible for Jiang Chen and the others to fail.

As for the final field hiking training.

The new recruits naturally found it very novel, but the veterans didn't feel anything. They just quietly made various preparations before the training and tried to make themselves as relaxed as possible.

This is what training is like. Even though Jiang Chen and his team have trained countless times in the army before, they still feel very tired every time.

Nonsense, running hundreds of kilometers in a few days would make anyone tired, and Jiang Chen is no exception.

I won’t go into detail about the training process, as it wasn’t much different from Jiang Chen’s previous experience in the army.

The only difference may be that Jinling is more prosperous, and it is almost impossible to find an uninhabited training route.

Basically, they would run into villagers and people passing by every two steps. Even if they tried to take detours as much as possible, they still couldn't avoid walking through some remote places.

On the fourth night of the training, the team rested in an abandoned factory. After running around for several days in a row, everyone was exhausted.

As soon as the order to rest was given, the recruits fell asleep immediately.

At two o'clock in the morning, Jiang Chen was lying in the tent to rest when he suddenly heard a noise outside.

"who!"

Jiang Chen almost instinctively raised his gun and pointed it at the dark shadow outside the tent.

"I!"

Hong Haijiang's voice came from outside the tent.

Jiang Chen put down his gun, tidied his clothes, put on his shoes and walked out of the tent.

"You are indeed a scout, you are so vigilant..."

As soon as he walked out of the tent, Jiang Chen saw several people standing outside.

In addition to the battalion commander Hong Haijiang, the three company commanders Wang Xuecheng, Liu Haiqing and Tian Zhengyang were also present.

What’s more important is that among so many people, no one had a flashlight and they were just standing outside in the dark.

Jiang Chen thought for a moment and guessed what this group of people might be going to do.

"Captain, you guys are not going to steal guns, are you? Is the Land Commander doing this too?!"

In the dark night, Hong Haijiang showed a smile on his face, "What do you mean we have to do this? The gun is the second life of a soldier. If they can't even protect their own lives, what qualifications do they have to call themselves soldiers?

Also, I want to correct you, this is not called stealing, this is called training!"

Listening to Hong Haijiang's explanation, Jiang Chen couldn't help but curl his lips. It sounds good, but it's just a way of tormenting people...

He still remembers vividly his experience in the recruit company.

As if he could see the resentment on Jiang Chen's face, Hong Haijiang asked him to follow him and explained casually, "I'm telling you that every training in the recruit camp has its purpose. You will be an officer in the future and you will have to lead soldiers. Don't underestimate these trainings."

"I won't say anything else. I believe you can figure it out. I'll just say one thing!"

Hong Haijiang turned his head and looked at Jiang Chen solemnly, "The military discipline of the troops is strict, and weapons and equipment are of utmost importance. There can't be any mistakes!

If, in the future, you are assigned to lead troops and your soldiers lose their equipment, not only will this soldier be brought to a military court, but his squad leader, platoon leader, company commander, and even battalion commander and regiment commander will not be spared.

Although you were recommended by the army to enter school, you have been in the army for only a short time and you don’t know many things.

Let me give you an example.

Last year, a student from the Army Command just graduated and was assigned to a company in a regiment as a platoon leader. One of his soldiers had a soldier who had completed his two-year conscription term and did not renew his contract to become a non-commissioned officer. When he was discharged from the army and returned home, he secretly took two bullets back with him.

Note that it is not the shell, but the live bullet that has not been fired!

Because of these two bullets, not only was the soldier sent to the military court, but his squad leader, platoon leader, company commander, and instructor were also sent to the military court.

The squad leader had just signed for the second term, but was forced to retire at the end of the year.

The platoon leader, who was also a student from the Army Command, was transferred to garrison on an island the following year.

To put it nicely, it's called garrison, to put it bluntly, it's exile.

At the end of the twelve-year term, you will simply take off your clothes and leave, and even your transfer benefits will be cancelled.

On the surface, his company commander was only given a serious warning, but in fact his career was ruined. Unless there were any unexpected events, he would most likely be stuck at the rank of captain until he retired.

There are many similar examples.

Some soldiers lost their guns during training, and some soldiers secretly sold the shells in the warehouse to their fellow villagers for money..."

Hong Haijiang told Jiang Chen a few more similar examples.

"So, what we do is not only to teach the new recruits a lesson, but also to protect ourselves!"

After listening to the battalion commander's story, Jiang Chen felt a chill on his back and he no longer dared to be careless.

"Commander, I understand!"

Not only him, but Wang Xuecheng and others beside him also had the same feeling.

Before Hong Haijiang said this, they didn't take this matter too seriously, but now, everyone is fighting with great vigor.

They silently decided in their hearts that after joining the army, they must pay close attention to this aspect of things. They did not want to lose their bright future due to a small negligence.

As they talked, they walked towards the place where the recruits were resting.

By the time they arrived at the place, the original team of a few people had expanded to dozens of people.

Nine platoon leaders from the first, second and third companies, plus a dozen squad leaders, led by battalion commander Hong Haijiang, launched the operation silently.

Jiang Chen randomly found a tent and walked over. As soon as he opened the zipper on the outside of the tent, he almost coughed because of the smell of feet inside.

He quickly took two steps back and took a breath of the fresh air in the forest at night. Only then did Jiang Chen feel better.

However, the nose has barely recovered, but the eyes are not.

"Damn, don't these guys know to change the sanitary napkins in their shoes before going to bed?!"

Holding his breath and gritting his teeth, Jiang Chen went into the tent again. The first thing he saw was the shoes placed at the door of the tent.

The originally white sanitary napkin inside had turned black and yellow, and it also emitted an extremely strong foot odor.

Even though he was holding his breath, Jiang Chen could still vaguely smell the stench that was enough to kill someone.

He quickly turned his head and saw two soldiers sleeping in the tent.

The tents used for field training are not the kind of marching tents that can accommodate an entire squad. At most, two people can sleep in one tent.

With red eyes, Jiang Chen quickly locked onto the target and took away the two men's Type 95 rifles. Then, without delay, he fled as fast as he could and helped them zip up the tent.

"Oh my god, luckily I asked them to put their shoes away before going to bed, otherwise, I'm afraid the stench outside would be so bad that it would be unbearable to stay outside."

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and couldn't help but complain.

"Haha, Platoon Leader Jiang, have you never experienced this kind of thing in the army before?"

On the other side, a squad leader from the second platoon also came out of the tent with two guns.

There were two pieces of toilet paper stuffed in his nose, obviously he had expected this.

"No, I came to the military academy just one year after joining the army. This is my first time to lead new recruits." Jiang Chen rubbed his nose that was numb from the smoke and explained casually.

"Ah, a… a year?!"

Now it was the squad leader's turn to be surprised.

"Yes, I joined the army around this time last year."

"Then, then, how did you get so many medals of honor?!" The squad leader was even more shocked.

Although Jiang Chen is now a celebrity in Luzhi, except for some senior officials, ordinary students do not know about Jiang Chen's past.

When I saw so many medals hanging on his chest, I thought Jiang Chen was a veteran who had been in the army for many years.

After all, achieving two second-class merits and two third-class merits within one year was really too outrageous!

However, most people overlook one issue.

If Jiang Chen was a veteran who had served in the army for many years, he should have been admitted to the military academy based on his merits. How could he come to the military academy only now?

There is only one possibility, that is, the guy in front of him really has won two second-class merits and two third-class merits in a row within one year.

After realizing this, the squad leader was completely shocked.

Then, he remembered what Jiang Chen had just said.

He had only been in the army for a year, which meant that he was just a private at that time?!

Holy shit! This is too perverted!

In one year, he won two second-class merits, two third-class merits, and not long ago, he even won a first-class merit...

Does your family sell medals wholesale?

Or is it that I am unable to keep up with the times? When did second-class and third-class merit awards become commonplace?

As for the medal for outstanding student of the teaching team, the squad leader simply ignored it.

Looking at the dumbfounded monitor, Jiang Chen chuckled and explained casually, "Lucky, lucky, not as exaggerated as you think."

Jiang Chen wasn't pretending, he really thought he was lucky.

Two second-class merits, one for accidentally encountering a knife-wielding gangster when going to the hospital for a physical examination, and the other for encountering a human trafficker on the train on the way to the military academy.

Not to mention the two third-class merits.

The first third-class merit was okay, as it was awarded by the regiment during the assessment of new recruits. It could be said that Jiang Chen earned it based on his own strength.

The other one was really just luck, he "picked up" the third-class merit when he was peeing by the wall during a late-night check.

Therefore, Jiang Chen was not pretending, he was just lucky and happened to come across it.

However, the squad leader was in no mood to listen to his explanation and was in a trance.

Don't think that medals of honor are common in military academies. In fact, except for those cadets recommended by the army, 99 percent of the cadets have no chance to make any merit at all.

The school is not the army. It is impossible for you to be awarded the third-class merit just because you do well in the final exam, right?

The only chance to get a medal of honor is when several military academies organize sports meets and competitions among each other every year.

But such examples are only a minority among a minority, with only five or six people a year at most, and they have to be shared by several schools.

This is also the reason why everyone was so shocked when they saw the row of medals on Jiang Chen's chest when he went on stage to be awarded honors at the celebration ceremony.

The cadets who are qualified to serve as squad leaders and platoon leaders in the recruit camp are the top students in their majors and classes. If they are like this, let alone the ordinary cadets.

"I……"

After holding it in for a long time, he still didn't know what to say. He could only swallow the pain in his heart and stay as far away from Jiang Chen as possible.

He was afraid that he would not be able to resist shooting the other party.

So damn pretentious!

lucky?

If I'm lucky, I'll get so many medals. From now on I'll worship the God of Wealth every day!

Having been a soldier for so many years, even though he had always been in a military academy, it didn't mean that he had no common sense at all.

Merit is the honor that all soldiers yearn for. If it can be summed up in one word: good luck, then medals of honor would have been everywhere long ago.

If you don’t have real ability, you may not be able to seize the credit even if it comes to you!

Take the third-class merit that Jiang Chen "picked up" for example. It seemed that he just moved his fingers slightly and got the third-class merit.

In fact, if Jiang Chen was not strong enough, he would have been knocked down by the thief or the thief would have run away.

Although, he couldn't get far in that situation, but as a soldier, he couldn't even subdue a thief when the other party was completely unprepared...

Let alone a reward, Wan Peng would be unworthy of his status as a special forces soldier if he didn't train him to death!

This is even more true for the other two second-class merits.

If he wasn't careful, Jiang Chen would at least get stabbed a few times.

Once the matter escalates and causes harm to the people around, it won't be a matter of merit or not...