He is two meters and five centimeters tall. Who made him a soldier?

Chapter 171 Military Commendation Conference!

"Well, I'm very touched. I didn't expect that everyone still remembered my birthday."

"To be honest, when I first came in and saw the cake, I thought it was a way to celebrate the end of the training."

"I really didn't think about whose birthday it was, because I spent these days with all the veterans, my squad leader, veterans, and three soldiers of the same year. I had a very fulfilling time, so much so that I forgot that today was my birthday."

There was a hint of excitement trembling in Ji Baichang's voice.

The sight of so many pairs of veterans' eyes staring at him under his seat did not make him feel awkward or uneasy. Instead, he felt surrounded by deep warmth.

In the past 18 years, every year when I celebrated my birthday, my father would just call a bunch of business partners and their children to celebrate together.

Where can I find this kind of military atmosphere?

Ji Baichang was very excited. Seeing that his tears were about to fall, the duty officer beside him stepped forward and patted his shoulder, then shouted to the veterans below:
"Let's give Brother Ji a round of applause and encouragement!"

"Clap clap clap!"

The veterans below immediately cooperated and broke into applause.

The new recruit Ji Baichang is basically the best at handling interpersonal relationships among all the new recruits they have seen.

It's not just because he has money, but also because he has a very high emotional intelligence. Basically, in the past three months, he has figured out the personalities of the veterans in each class.

Moreover, he was a new recruit in Chen Ting's class, and he would give cigarettes to the old soldiers from time to time, so the old soldiers were very happy to deal with Ji Baichang.

At the same time, if he didn't understand something in training, he would teach him with the same attitude as he taught Lu Qinglong.

"Thank you!! Thank you to all the veteran squad leaders."

"Later, I'll treat everyone to some barbecue to celebrate our return to the hotel."

Ji Baichang waved his hand excitedly and couldn't help but show off his amazing ability to make money.

The veterans below applauded even more vigorously.

"Alright, alright, the birthday boy, have some cake. Come on, everyone from class one, let's share the cake."

The attendant shouted.

Soon, Lu Qinglong and the other two walked up to the dining table in the middle and began to divide the cake.

When passing by Ji Baichang, he deliberately poked him with his elbow and gave him a look that showed he understood.

In fact, the three of them already knew that they also had a share of the cake.

It's just that the three of them had a little forgotten, and they had just returned to the recruit company for an assessment, and they were still excited. Ji Baichang was naturally also buried in the grain.

"Old Xue, Li Wa, Qing Long, did you three know this a long time ago?"

Ji Baichang realized it belatedly and looked at the three people, with three parts of excitement and three parts of relief in his eyes.

"Yes, but I just realized it."

"Speaking of which, Ji Baichang, you are too young, only nineteen years old? Then I am one year older than you, so you can call me brother."

While dividing the cake, Li Wa grinned.

During the three months, the four of them became more and more familiar with each other, and Li Wa would even make little jokes in front of them.

"I'm nineteen years old, not young anymore! Calling you brother? Are you sure?"

"If I remember correctly, Lu Qinglong just turned 18 the day before he joined the army."

"Li Wa, do you want Lu Qinglong to call you brother too?"

Ji Baichang showed a malicious smile on his face.

"Ah? Never mind then."

"Brother Lu Qinglong, you are only eighteen years old???"

Li Wa scratched his head and looked at Lu Qinglong in confusion.

Which good guy can grow so strong at the age of 18?
"Yes, okay, okay, let's just take the remaining cake to our class table and eat it. Don't divide it anymore."

As Lu Qinglong spoke, he raised his hand, picked up the big cake, and placed it on the table of Class 1.

The four of them plopped back down in their seats and began to feast on the food along with the other veterans in the class.

"Eat slowly, eat slowly, and save some cake for me. I'm the birthday boy!"

After finishing their meal and returning to the classroom, everyone slowly changed into their regular clothes.

A commendation meeting for all the soldiers of the brigade was about to be held. It was their turn to go on stage to receive their awards, and Xue Daochao went on stage to speak as a representative.

At the same time, after the commendation meeting for all the soldiers of the brigade is over, the recruits will be assigned to companies based on their assessment results in the three companies of new recruits.

So it’s still quite busy.

"Lü Qinglong, after the commendation meeting, come to the baggage warehouse to find me alone. I found the letter your brother left for you."

Chen Ting, who was wearing a neat uniform and had various medals hanging on his chest, stopped beside Lu Qinglong for a while and left a word.

Lu Qinglong was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly:
"Okay, squad leader!" Lu Qinglong, wearing his regular uniform, followed the other three people out of the classroom and came to the open space in front of the building. The duty officer once again organized the team.

The sharp-eyed Ji Baichang discovered that, except for his squad leader, other veterans did not have so many gorgeous medals on their chests.

Most veterans only have a badge on their chests that represents their party membership.

But he thought quickly and soon realized that it might be because they didn't need to go on stage, so they didn't need to wear these medals.

Under the command of the officer on duty, they were taken to the auditorium inside the brigade.

The auditorium doesn't look very big from the outside, but the interior is very spacious and when you look inside, you can see that almost half of the seats are already occupied.

(Figure 1)

They were the first company of the first battalion, so they sat in the second row, while the first row was reserved for the leaders and staff of the brigade.

"Xue Daochao, have you memorized the two pieces of paper I gave you?"

"If you haven't memorized it, you can put it on the table when the time comes. If you forget it, you can glance at it occasionally."

Squad leader Chen Ting pointed to the podium in the auditorium, where a microphone was placed. It was where the host and their veteran and new recruit representatives would speak.

"Squad leader, I have memorized it."

"Okay, that's all. Once you've memorized it, that's all."

Chen Ting nodded. Xue Daochao never needed him to worry too much about anything he did.

Next, they sat in their seats, and while everyone was still waiting, Chen Ting briefly explained the process to the four recruits.

"Normally, at the beginning of the military commendation ceremony, the host will give a welcome speech, that is, let the leader give a welcome speech and introduce the importance and purpose of the ceremony."

"In this first process, the commander of our special operations brigade will give the commendation."

"The second step is for the four of you to go on stage one by one to accept your awards."

"Then usually at this time, some award-winning videos will start playing on the big screen, which are clips of the videos I recorded for you on the plateau some time ago."

"Don't worry about this. I will remind you before your second process begins."

"The third step is your turn, Xue Daochao, to speak as a representative of the new recruits."

"There are two more steps to come, namely inviting special guests to give speeches and giving closing speeches. Basically, there is nothing you need to pay attention to. You just need to be smart about the second and third steps."

Chen Ting spoke in great detail, and the four of them listened very carefully, so through Chen Ting's description they understood the general situation.

They will understand it after explaining the process once.

"Alright, your seats are also near the back door. When the brigade commander has finished speaking, you will follow my instructions."

After Chen Ting finished his detailed explanation, the other seats in the auditorium were mostly occupied, and basically all the officers and soldiers of the brigade were present.

Perhaps in order to allow them to observe the military meeting more directly, the three hundred new recruits in the new recruit company were deliberately arranged in the front position, just two rows behind Lu Qinglong and his group.

The duty officers of each company will report the number of people in the company to the battalion duty officer, and the five battalion duty officers will then report to a major in the brigade.

The major counted the number of people again and then hurried to the main entrance, seemingly waiting for something.

About two minutes later, the major rushed in and shouted:
"Everyone! Stand up!"

"Shh!"

All of a sudden, a huge crowd of more than a thousand people stood up straight.

A colonel with two bars and four stars on his shoulders, who looked to be in his fifties and had a dignified face, appeared in everyone's sight.

"Comrade Brigade Commander! The Special Operations Brigade should have 1320 people, and the actual number is 1320. Please give instructions!"

"sit."

The brigade commander nodded.

"Yes!"

After the ceremony, the major ordered everyone to sit down. The brigade commander, the deputy brigade commander and a series of other officers behind him sat in the first row of seats one after another.

Surprisingly, the brigade commander was not sitting in the middle seat, the middle seat was empty.

Without waiting for Ji Baichang to think carefully, the first process of the military commendation meeting began quickly. The host made a brief opening speech and then invited the brigade commander to speak.

There is a microphone on the brigade commander's desk, and the sound can be clearly transmitted to everyone's ears through the speakers on both sides and at the back.

Ji Baichang took a quick look back and found that the old soldiers who used to be lazy were now sitting upright without any sign of laziness when the brigade commander was about to speak.

These veterans are all very smart. They know when to be lazy and when to work hard.

Retracting his attention, the brigade commander cleared his throat, tested the microphone, and after confirming that there was no problem, he spoke slowly:

"In the past three months, our warriors have accomplished a nearly impossible task."

"Whether you are a veteran soldier training on the plateau or a new soldier undergoing basic special training in the brigade, if you were to rate them on a scale of one to ten, I would give you eight points."

After hearing the score of eight, Ji Baichang could clearly feel that Deputy Class Director Ding Wei beside him breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had escaped a disaster?
(End of this chapter)