War Military: From 1978

Chapter 58: On the eve of the next company, the news is made public!

May may be a time of celebration for the families of Chu An and other new recruits.

Because before or after, some families have received money and letters sent back by their children who joined the army.

Maybe the money is not much, maybe the letter is not long.

But family love can be conveyed even across thousands of mountains and rivers.

However, one thing they had in common was that among the letters sent home by the new recruits from the C Regiment, no one told their families that they were undergoing pre-combat training.

No one told my family about the situation.

This is because the superiors asked us to keep it confidential, and also because everyone doesn't want to worry their families.

It is the tacit understanding of everyone to report good news but not bad news.

However, they did achieve this, but as time came to late May, their relatives far away in the mainland basically knew the situation here.

Because the national newspaper officially reported the Vietnamese authorities' expulsion of overseas Chinese.

Also because of the reports in national newspapers, various local news organizations began to compete to dig out everything that Vietnam had done in the past two years.

For a while, the new recruits in the army had a headache.

Because every time I received a letter from home, this matter was basically mentioned.

After all, when everyone came to join the army, the army made it clear where they would go in the future when they visited their homes.

At that time, our family didn't think it was a big deal.

Our motherland is so big, you can serve as a soldier anywhere. Even if some places are very difficult, they will only advise their children to persevere. It’s nothing to suffer a little when you are young!

but now.
"Oh, what a headache! My parents also wrote to me, asking if we should fight the Japanese. They also told me to be smarter and run slower when we really fight. Do you think I am that kind of person?"

In the dormitory of Class 4, as another batch of letters from home were delivered, Gong Liqun said this with a headache after reading them.

He did not hide anything in the letter, for example, he even told them that his parents asked him to run slower.

Of course, no one cared.

After eating and sleeping together for two months, I know his personality very well.

This is a straightforward person. Simply put, he is the type who can't keep his words to himself.

If you really let him keep a secret by himself, he won't be able to bear it for two days and will take the initiative to find someone to tell you a secret.

Li Guoping also finished reading the letter, scratched his head, and said a little embarrassedly: "My grandfather didn't ask me to hide, but he told me not to mention my medical skills after the war started.

He was worried that my medical skills would not only fail to save others, but would harm them instead, bringing shame to him!"

"Haha~!"

His words immediately caused a series of laughter to rang out in the dormitory.

Gong Liqun laughed and said, "Yes, your grandfather is right. Really, if I were injured on the battlefield, I would never let you treat me.

You can only massage and apply plasters with your hands, you are really helping people heal injuries!"

Dong Fang also laughed and said, "Hehe, actually that's not the case. Lao Li can replace the plaster with something that can stop bleeding. One patch at a time will stop bleeding. Actually, that should work!"

"What are you doing? What are you doing? I'm not going to treat you yet. Besides, I never said I wanted to be a military doctor. I just want to be a soldier with a gun!"

"That won't work!" At this time, Old Wang, who had been listening quietly, also said with a smile: "To be honest, you must be a medical worker."

"Ah!" Li Guoping was anxious: "Squad leader, don't you know what my level is? How can you let me be a medical worker?"

Lao Wang laughed and said, "It's okay, you're just a medic, not a military doctor. If you have a serious illness, they won't let you go.

When you become a medic, at most you'll learn a few simple emergency medical techniques, and then basically just use your inherited skills of plastering and massage!" At this point, Lao Wang added, "Don't underestimate yourself. I'm not afraid to tell you that the medics in the machine gun company right now are from veterinary families, the kind that only know how to give pigs injections!"

"Ha ha!"

"Pfft~"

There was laughter in the dormitory. Some people tried to hold it back, but they couldn't.

Only Li Guoping blushed: "Squad Leader, can we not go?"

"Basically not, but don't be so naive, kid. Look at your current training results, you're lagging behind in every way. Being a medic at least doesn't require much training, which suits you very well!"

"Is that so? That's fine too!"

When Li Guoping heard that medical workers did not need much training, his face changed immediately.

At this moment, the others were also attracted by this topic. He Weimin came over and asked, "Squad leader, where will we go to the company next time?"

"Yes! Squad leader, will we all be separated when we move to the next company? Will we still have a chance to be together?"

It's late May now, and the three-month training for new recruits is about to end.

The division of troops into companies is a problem that everyone will soon face.

"It's a good opportunity to tell you about this!"

Old Wang looked at the eager new recruits and said, "In the next few days, some units in the regiment will come to select soldiers. Tell the truth. If you can be selected, then you can go!"

"what!"

"Why!"

Some of the recruits were stunned, while some even expressed their doubts out loud.

As new recruits for more than two months, no one dared to talk about this topic, including when Qiu Wei left. Everyone only talked about it for a few sentences at that time and didn't talk about anything else.

But now, Lao Wang took the initiative to have an in-depth conversation.

Looking at the young faces in front of him, Lao Wang sighed and said, "I've been your squad leader for more than two months. I can't bear to lie to you, so I'll be practical with you!"

After a pause, Lao Wang spoke again: "The companies that can come to recruit people these days are all technical companies, such as repair shops, military horse depots, and vehicle platoons."

"I know that, except for a few individuals, most of you who come to serve in the army don't want to serve for three to five years and then go back.

But it is also difficult to serve beyond the term. If you have a skill, even if you are good at feeding a mule, you can use it to stay.

On the contrary, if you wait until you are assigned to our grassroots companies, then you will have to go back if you are not promoted after six years at most!"

At this time, our army had actually issued a formal policy for the reform of the Volunteer Army, but this policy was not promoted publicly.

In other words, the grassroots troops are not aware of this matter yet.

In other words, the army is still the same as before. As long as you cannot be promoted and have served beyond the sixth year, your term can only be extended unless you have strong skills and the army makes an exception for you.

Otherwise, six years is the limit.

"I," Gong Liqun scratched his head, "Squad Leader, I don't think I can handle this! I only know a little bit of martial arts, and I have a lot of strength!"

Lao Wang immediately looked at him angrily: "I'm just saying this, whether it's suitable or not is up to you to decide.

And you, it would be great if you could join a grassroots company. You're good at fighting and have good physical fitness, so you'd be a good soldier!"

"What about me? Squad leader, I... I kind of want to go to the car platoon. Can we drive cars there?"

(End of this chapter)