My Military Career in a Parallel World

“Phew~ It feels like a lifetime ago!”

Although it was only a week since we left, it felt like several years had passed.

Looking at the familiar recruit barracks, many cadets couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's go, line up and gather. Hurry up and put your food away and go eat. I'm almost vomiting from eating all the compressed rations every day!"

Outside the recruit camp, a truck was pulling the weapons, equipment and backpacks that they had left behind, and each student was picking up their belongings according to their class.

"Hey, Platoon Leader, what do you think the Army Commander's dormitory will be like? I heard it's air-conditioned and can be connected to the Internet and installed with computers."

On the way back, everyone in Class 5 started talking about the new dormitory.

Before in the army, except for a few people such as the company commander and instructor whose dormitories were qualified to install air conditioners, everyone else had to "endure it" no matter whether it was cold or hot.

All of them, including the platoon leader, lived in the soldiers' dormitories, and their conditions were no different from those of ordinary soldiers.

So, when we heard that all the dormitories in the Army Command were equipped with air conditioners, we couldn't help but look forward to it.

"It seems that there is air conditioning, but it's hard to say about computers. The management of freshmen is still quite strict. I guess it will be a little relaxed in the sophomore and junior years."

After becoming a platoon leader, Jiang Chen became familiar with the students in the camp and learned a lot of inside information from them.

"Hehe, it's OK as long as there's air conditioning. The Army Commander is great. I haven't even graduated yet, but I'm already enjoying the treatment of an officer in advance."

After returning to the dormitory and putting down our things, everyone went out to gather again in their regular clothes without changing their clothes.

At noon, the food in the cafeteria of the recruit camp was very rich. All kinds of meat, vegetables, fruits and drinks were laid out in a long line as if they were free, and you could eat as much as you wanted.

This was their last meal in the recruit camp. After the meal, everyone had to pack their luggage and move to the school dormitory building.

This place will also be temporarily closed and will not be reopened until the new students enter next year.

Of course, although the new training is over, everyone will not be separated. They will continue to participate in training and classes according to the current class divisions.

The only difference may be that the school dormitories accommodate six people in one room, so everyone cannot live in one dormitory.

The meal lasted until about one o'clock. Everyone's stomachs were full and they staggered out of the cafeteria.

"Go back and pack your things. After lunch break, someone will take you to your new dormitory."

As Hong Haijiang finished his words, life in the recruit camp came to an end.

It ended very uneventfully, with no grand ceremony other than a sumptuous meal.

A field hiking training, a special awarding ceremony, and the recruit camp ended before everyone even knew their own assessment results.

In the words of Hong Haijiang.

New training is just the beginning of your military career, and the so-called assessment is only to prove that you have become a qualified soldier.

Other than that, there isn't much point.

This is the biggest difference between military academy and army training. The assessment results of the army training will directly affect which company you will be assigned to, while in military academy you only need to meet the basic standards.

Because they are not ordinary soldiers. After graduation, they want to become officers and commanders. It is meaningless for them to do well in the training exam.

"Platoon leader..."

"Don't call me platoon leader anymore. The training is over, so it's time for me to step down as platoon leader."

Zhang Wuqiang just opened his mouth when Jiang Chen raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Brother Chen, the company commander and the others have left, so what should we do now? We can't just stay in the dormitory and wait for time."

"Why don't we go out for a walk? We've been in school for three months, and we haven't had a good look at the scenery of Luzhi!" Liu Meng suggested.

"Good idea, we really need to look around, otherwise we won't be able to find the place when the time comes!"

The others nodded in agreement when they heard this.

"Okay then, let's go there to help digest the food!" Jiang Chen also agreed.

After the training, although everyone cannot enter and leave the school freely, their activities within the school will no longer be restricted.

It is no longer like the previous training, where you don’t need a leave note or the squad leader to escort you personally to the camp gate.

Although casual clothes look very handsome, they are definitely not as comfortable as training clothes.

Besides, the campus of Luzhi is not ordinary large. Walking in leather shoes is just pure thinking and asking for trouble...

Change clothes quickly and go out.

Two people form a row and three people form a file.

Jiang Chen acted as the temporary team leader, and everyone wandered around the campus.

The library, laboratory building, school history museum, the comprehensive training hall and gymnasium that I have visited before, and most importantly, the cafeteria and supermarket.

While walking around, we also found a good place.

The school's computer room.

You can access the internet inside, but they arrived late and there are no seats left.

Don’t be fooled by what the senior students said before. There is an Internet cable in the dormitory and you can install your own computer.

In reality, it’s not that easy at all.

Not to mention that the freshman year is very strict and you are not allowed to install a computer in the dormitory. Even for senior students like sophomores and juniors, it is useless to install a computer.

Because the school will cut off the Internet during the week, and even on weekends it is not open all day. Just like a mobile phone, you are only given one or two hours to use it each time. Before you can do anything, the time is almost up.

Therefore, the computers in the dormitory can only serve as learning tools at best. Don’t think that you can play with them however you want, just like in an ordinary university.

This is also the reason why there are so many people in the computer room.

They walked around the campus until two o'clock, and then they slowly came back.

Looking at the time, there was still some time before the lunch break ended, so Jiang Chen asked everyone to go to the baggage warehouse to pick up their things.

They said they were going to pick up something, but in fact they were just going to get their respective cell phones.

We are all veterans and are familiar with the rules of the army. When we arrived, we basically didn't bring any extra items.

A few changes of clothes for going out on vacation, plus a mobile phone. At most, some people will bring two packs of cigarettes or something, and that's it.

At this point, other classes had basically received their belongings, so there was no need to queue up. You could just sign your name to confirm that nothing was missing and then leave.

Jiang Chen took out his old cell phone from his bag and tried to turn it on, but naturally there was no response.

From the time he entered school until now, he seems to have only used a mobile phone in the first month, and since then he has basically just left it in the bag and ignored it.

It’s not that Jiang Chen has strong self-control, it’s just that mobile phones nowadays have no appeal to him at all. He would rather spend that time in the computer room on weekends surfing the Internet.

After returning to the dormitory, we plugged in the power strip, charged our phones, and then continued to do our own things.

Packing up and preparing to move to the dormitory.

By the time everything was done, almost half an hour had passed. Jiang Chen walked to the power strip, picked up his phone, and turned it on...

Then, he saw this classic Nokia brick phone beeping like crazy, with unread text messages and missed calls popping up on the screen.

Looking at the series of missed calls and unread text messages on the screen, Jiang Chen was stunned at first, but then he reacted immediately.

Oh my god, he seemed to have forgotten to call home to tell them about his achievement!

Calculating the time, it has probably been more than half a month since the plaque for the hero was delivered!

Thinking about this, Jiang Chen immediately wanted to call home. However, it would have been fine if he hadn't done anything. As soon as he did, his phone was completely frozen.

Shut down, turn on, shut down, turn on...

After operating it several times in a row, all the missed calls and text messages were finally read.

"Xiaochen, I'm your Uncle Lin. I heard that you've made great contributions. I've always thought you're capable and promising. I heard you went to military school? Work hard! Our Jiang family is counting on you in the future!"

"Xiaochen, I'm your uncle Xianbei. Your brother also wants to join the army, but his eyesight is not very good. He failed the physical examination this year. I heard that you have won first-class merit and are still studying in a military school. Can you..."

"Xiaojiang..."

"Jiang Chen..."

"Chenchen, are you training? Why didn't you tell your family that you were going to the disaster area? Someone from the county said you had won a first-class merit and were going to present a plaque to them. Your dad and I were so scared that we thought...we thought...why didn't you call home?"

"Chenchen, remember to call mom when you're done!"

"Chenchen..."

"Chenchen..."

"Brother! I missed you!"

"elder brother……"

There were dozens of text messages, most of which were sent by my parents and younger sister, and some were from relatives and friends who appeared out of nowhere.

There wasn't even a note on Jiang Chen's phone. As for why he knew these people were relatives, haha, each of them started with "uncle this or uncle that", it would be hard not to know!

It can be seen that Jiang Chen’s previous concerns were not unreasonable.

It hasn’t happened yet, but someone has come to ask for help. What if we really wait until later? !

Ignoring the text messages from his uncles and aunts, Jiang Chen flipped through the messages his parents sent him. They were basically just one sentence asking him to call back when he was free.

I have seen one message after another, from October to now, I have received one almost every day...

Jiang Chen looked at the words on the screen and couldn't help but sigh.

It seems that I was like this in my previous life. I hardly contacted my family unless it was necessary throughout the year.

This habit remained until I traveled through time and did not improve.

When I was in the hospital, I was thinking that I would call home as soon as I got back, but in the end, I was inexplicably promoted to platoon leader, and then I was awarded the first-class merit...

If it weren't for the end of the recruit camp and the need to move to the dormitory, I probably wouldn't have remembered this.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

However, the habits left over from the previous decade or so cannot be changed easily.

All he could do was to call home every week as much as possible...

Thinking in his mind, Jiang Chen unplugged the charger cable, walked out of the dormitory to the playground behind the dormitory building, and dialed the phone number at home.

"Hello, is that Chenchen?!"

The call was connected within two seconds of being dialed. Before Jiang Chen could speak, his mother Zhang Cuilian's voice came over.

"Yeah, mom, it's me!"

"You little bastard, you still know I'm your mother!

How could you be so stubborn? Do you know how worried your father and I were when we heard on TV that you were going to the disaster area for relief?

Some time ago, the county leaders came to our house to present a plaque. When I heard that you had won a first-class merit, your father and I were almost scared to tears!

First-class merit! That's a first-class merit!

Everyone in the village said you had died and became a martyr!

Otherwise, how could the army give first-class merit!

When I heard this, my legs went limp...

You've only been in the army for a few days! Why are you trying so hard to show off? Is that a place you can go to? "

As she spoke, Jiang's mother's voice began to choke.

Although, under the persuasion of her husband and father-in-law, Zhang Cuilian has accepted the fact that her son will stay in the army, it does not mean that she has no emotions at all.

“Did you know that it was a flood?

That's a life-threatening thing. When the flood is so severe, others don't dare to go, but you dare to go! Are you Monkey King or Nezha? How can you be so bold?

Just go, carry sandbags and dig some soil, isn't that good? You are doing your part and are worthy of the uniform. Why do you have to drive out to die?

If you were gone, how would I live? "

Mother Jiang's voice became more choked. Jiang Chen did not say anything, but listened quietly to his mother's nagging. However, his heart became warm in the midst of her crying and nagging.

He knew that at this time, he just needed to listen quietly.

Don't ever mention anything like patriotism, or defending the country.

Jiang Chen was sure that if he dared to say it, the person opposite him would burst into tears immediately.

Mother's love is great but also selfish.

For her son, a mother can give up everything.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen called now. If it was a few days ago, Zhang Cuilian would have asked Jiang Chen to retire from the army even in front of her husband and father-in-law.

She would rather her son achieve nothing, even if it means just screwing screws in a factory, than risk his own life for the lives of others.

"Alright, you old woman, we've already agreed on this, why are you telling Chenchen all this now? Give me the phone!"

Jiang's father's voice came from the other end, and Zhang Cuilian reluctantly handed the phone to her husband.

"Ahem, son, don't listen to your mother's nonsense. What does she, a woman, know?

Son, you did the right thing, Dad supports you!

Just go to school in the military academy with peace of mind. I'm at home, so you don't have to worry about anything!"

After calming down his emotions a little, Father Jiang spoke in a low voice.

"Jiang Jianguo! You old fool! You only know how to show off your own son's life. If anything happens to Chenchen, I will never forgive you!"

Before Jiang Chen could open his mouth, his mother on the other end started scolding him.

"You're talking nonsense. When did I ever show off my own son's life?" Jiang's father retorted subconsciously, but his tone sounded a little weak.

Just when the couple was about to quarrel, Mr. Jiang came in with a cane.

"If you want to quarrel, go outside. Xiaochen finally called back. Don't waste the child's time!"

Instantly, the couple fell silent.

"If you have anything to say, just say it now and give me the phone number!"

"Dad, I'll be fine soon, I'll be fine soon..."

Jiang's father nodded and bowed in response, then ran back to pick up the phone and told Jiang Chen about his experiences during this period. At the end, he couldn't help but dance with joy and couldn't hide the smile on his face.

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