I was pampered since I was a child, and I embarked on the journey of joining the army, and this memory is my most precious memory.
However, after coming to the army, I experienced a different life, where I was in a high-tension atmosphere all the time.
When I participated in the training camp with the squad leader for the first time, the squad leader who had just returned from vacation, let me see him differently.
That state is not a little worse than when he didn't have a vacation, and no one thought that only more than 20 days of vacation would make the squad leader have such a big "change".
This content is a short fictional story, please watch it rationally, if there is any similarity, it is purely a coincidence.
My name is Li Qiang, I am 22 years old, and I am a recruit who volunteered to join the army after graduating from high school.
I was born into a wealthy family, my father was a doctor, and my mother was a middle school Chinese teacher.
Although I didn't get the top grades, I had a desire to take risks and challenges, so after graduating from high school, I decided to embark on the path of becoming a soldier, which was undoubtedly a huge surprise for my family.
"Son, have you thought clearly before making this decision?" the father said in his usual dignified tone, pushing his glasses, "Being a soldier is not child's play, and if you enter, you will have no chance to regret it." ”
I understood my father's concerns, but I was determined, "Dad, I want to experience a different life, and this is a growth for me." "I preached to my father in a serious way, trying to show him my determination.
And the mother's eyebrows were full of worry, she took my hand, her eyes were red, "Son, being a soldier is very hard, can you really stand the strict militarized management of the army?"
I comforted: "Mom, it's okay, I'm in good health, I can definitely eat, and I'm not going to the front line, just an ordinary orderly, there will be no danger." ”
After a week of fighting, my parents finally agreed to my decision, I know that in their hearts, I will always be the child who needs to be cared for, but I want to prove that I have grown up and can do what I can to contribute to the country.
The night before I left home, my mother prepared a sumptuous meal for me, all of which were my favorite food, and I knew that this was my mother's love and reluctance for me.
The next morning, my mother got up early in the morning, steamed a few steamed buns for me, cut a few fruits and put them in the lunch box, "Eat some when you are hungry on the way." She admonished, and I nodded, saddling my bags and waving goodbye to her.
When I got on the train, I looked back at my mother standing on the platform, tears rolling in her eyes, and my father standing beside her, with one hand on her shoulder, this image was deeply imprinted in my mind and became one of the most precious memories in my heart.
The place where the soldiers were soldiers was far away, we tossed and turned for two days and two nights to arrive at the final location, the location of the army was a small remote city, it was already late autumn, there was a chill in the morning air, I tightened my clothes, and followed the team to the recruit registration office.
We were assigned to different companies, and we all dragged our tired bodies and had to go through the inspection of the various squad leaders before we could go to the dormitory to rest.
I was assigned to the second company, and the captain was a northeastern man surnamed Liu, who was tall and had a loud and powerful voice, and at first glance he was an iron-blooded soldier who had been trained in army life for many years.
Captain Liu stood in front of us and patrolled, his eyes were sharp, and his mouth was preaching to us: "Remember, from today onwards, you will be the members of the Second Company! Here you must strictly abide by the rules, and be careful if you violate the rules!"
We stood in two columns nervously and answered "yes" in a loud voice, and I nervously pinched a cold sweat and thought to myself, now is the time to start the real life of the army.
Captain Liu divided our recruits into several squads, and I was assigned to squads, and our squad leader was a northeastern man who looked to be in his early thirties, with a strong build, broad shoulders, and strong arms.
He introduced himself: "My name is Zhang Wei, a native of the Northeast, and I will be the squad leader of your class from today onwards, just call me squad leader Zhang in the future!"
Squad leader Zhang's voice was loud and powerful, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed a majesty that could not be disobeyed, and our recruits all answered yes, he nodded and said with satisfaction: "It seems that the quality of the recruits is good." It's just too white, and you need to exercise more. ”
We were taken to the barracks' dormitory, which was in a humble dormitory with 10 of us in one room, but I didn't care about that and was excited about the upcoming recruit training.
The whole recruit training lasted for three months, and he got up at 6 o'clock in the morning every day, and then began to tidy up the housekeeping, and at half past six he had already assembled, and began to do morning exercises and conduct a 5-kilometer morning run.
At first, I was exhausted and walked in vain, but as time went on, my strength gradually increased, and by the end of the day, 5km was nothing for me.
In addition to long-distance running, we also have to train in various basic military skills, such as queue movements, javelin walking, equipment wearing, military knowledge, etc.
Squad leader Zhang is very strict, and he will shout at the slightest mistake, and after training, our group of recruits has obviously changed from a hairy boy to a qualified soldier with quick skills and quick response.
In our batch of recruits, my performance belongs to the middle and upper level, probably because I am more calm and steady, squad leader Zhang often calls my name and asks me to help him do something, it seems that he values me as a recruit.
Once, he even said to me in private: "Li Qiang, it's okay, you are doing quite well in the recruit company, continue to maintain a good condition." ”
After the recruit training, we were assigned to various squads in the company, and all ten of us followed the squad leader back to the company, where we started a different life.
The third company was stationed in a dilapidated three-story barracks, the first floor was the office and conference room, the second floor was the dormitory of squad leader Zhang and the instructor, and the third floor was our soldiers' dormitory, with rows of bunk iron beds in the dormitory, and I was assigned to the upper bunk by the window.
Early in the morning, squad leader Zhang would wake us up with a whistle to get up and run, and then carry out a series of high-intensity physical training.
After a simple lunch at noon, it was the training of various military techniques, and after returning to the dormitory in the evening, there was no time to rest, and squad leader Zhang would call us to the conference room for a meeting, and would summarize the training of the day and explain the tasks of the next day.
I was exhausted every day from such a high-intensity training, but gradually, my fitness has improved considerably, and now the 8km run is no longer a problem for me.
I also found that my reaction speed has become significantly faster, for example, I can easily catch the table tennis ball that Squad Leader Zhang suddenly throws over, and I didn't have time to react before.
Despite the hard work, my heart changed – I started to enjoy the pace of life.
It's a pleasure to surpass myself every day, it makes me feel like I'm getting stronger, and I feel like I'm becoming an irreplaceable part of this community.
However, the squad leader's notice actually refreshed my existing cognition!
That night, squad leader Zhang suddenly informed me that I was going to join him for a week-long training camp the next day, and I was very excited, because it undoubtedly represented the squad leader's trust in me.
When I heard the news, I couldn't sleep, and my mind was full of fantasies about the next day's training, so I got up early in the morning, started to get up, packed up my equipment, and waited excitedly for the departure.
Soon, squad leader Zhang came to the dormitory, and I went to greet him, but at this time I noticed that squad leader Zhang's state did not seem to be quite right, with his height and body type, the weight has always been around 130 pounds, but now it obviously looks a lot heavier, at least 160 pounds.
I thought: This time in the training camp the squad leader will definitely not be able to show real strength, it is a pity. (If you want to ask our squad leader why he was stimulated to gain so much weight, I don't know, I only know that the squad leader just came back from vacation at that time)
As everyone knows, I still underestimate the squad leader, although the squad leader has gained weight, but it is enough to deal with the training.
We took the train to the training base, and along the way, I could see that squad leader Zhang was not in good spirits, but he still had a strong spirit and briefly chatted with me about his vacation life.
"Go home, my wife and children are happy. Let me tell you that we people from the Northeast are uncomfortable not drinking for two days! On this day, there are constant gatherings, and there are a lot of relatives and friends, how can we not drink!"
For a Northeasterner, drinking is a normal thing, and there is a ban on alcohol in the army, so the squad leaders will drink freely when they are on vacation, and their physical fitness will deteriorate.
This is a normal thing, after all, in the army, all soldiers do not have a day off 365 days a year, although there is a weekly break, but if you are unlucky, you still have to do some work.
Therefore, when the class leaders are on vacation, they will also let go of themselves, do what they want to do, gather with friends, eat with their families, and chat.
I smiled and nodded, thinking to myself, this may be the reason why the squad leader has gained weight.
After coming to the training base, all kinds of hard exercises followed, including shooting at the shooting range, organized attacks, and long-term ambush exercises, which was undoubtedly a huge physical exertion for a person who had just finished a long vacation.
I found that squad leader Zhang's skills were obviously worse than usual, and his crawling speed was slower than our recruits, and I couldn't help but worry a little in my heart, will this affect the performance of our entire squad?
However, to my surprise, although squad leader Zhang's speed was obviously affected, his shooting skills were still so accurate and excellent, and the shots that hit the bull's-eye again and again proved that he was still the top shooter in our class.
I know that this training camp is of great significance to squad leader Zhang, not only helping him recover his physical fitness, but also allowing him to regain the feeling of fighting.
At the end of the week's intensive training, we said goodbye to the training team leader and prepared to return to the company to take over the post so that the new batch of training personnel could go to the training.
I saw the extremely bad weather that day, and I usually stayed in the camp and didn't feel much, and this was the first time I saw such a scene.
In the evening, we took the train back, but a sandstorm suddenly hit, and the sky was suddenly covered with yellow sand, and the window was blurred.
"Sandstorm! I've seen it twice in so many years!" cursed a veteran from the south.
I didn't know the bottom of my heart, for fear that the car would be trapped in the wind and sand, and squad leader Zhang's face was also dignified.
Sure enough, the train stopped abruptly halfway, and there was a yellow sand lurking outside, "It seems that it can only stop, and it is too dark to see the road clearly." Squad leader Zhang sighed and said.
We waited for almost two hours before the storm died down and the sky became brighter before the train started moving again. I breathed a sigh of relief that I was finally able to go back.
By the time we arrived, it was already dark, but the sentry at the gate was still standing straight, fully armed, waiting for us to return, and that image often echoed in my mind.
"Good work!" Squad Leader Zhang saluted the sentry and said with a smile.
I suddenly felt like I was coming home, and the rigorous training and the wind, frost, rain and snow had not led to such a deep friendship.
In the blink of an eye, two years of military life have passed, and in these two years, I have grown from a hairy boy to a well-trained and qualified soldier.
The last time I put on my military uniform, I stood in front of the company gate, looking back, the humble barracks, the old poplar trees, and the comrades-in-arms I had made were all deeply reflected in my eyes.
The memories of these two years will always remain in my heart and become my lifelong spiritual wealth, self-improvement, unity and cooperation, and never give up.
Finally, I would like to thank Squad Leader Zhang for his careful training of me, who discovered my potential and enabled me to get the greatest exercise and growth during my time in the army.
Whenever I encountered difficulties in my later life, I would always think of his strict but compassionate eyes on the training ground.
Every stage of life is a preparation for the next stage, and after going through this, I am finally qualified to say to life, "I'm ready to take on the next challenge!"
Although life in the army was fleeting, it became the most unforgettable memory of my life, and I think the most correct thing I did in my life was to choose to join the army.
[The content of the article is purely fictional, all of which are written by the author personally, if there is any similarity is purely coincidental, please do not sit in the opposite number]