"My dear, Chen Ming from Class 1 is so fierce. Can he be selected as a professional marathon runner?"
In the corner of the training ground, a group of recruits stared blankly at the figures who continued to run wildly on the track.
Everyone was numb.
The monitors of each class were even more stunned. Based on their experience, they could naturally tell that Chen Ming's pace was a little over five minutes.
Two hours of running equals about 20 kilometers.
To be honest, this level of physical fitness is nothing among the artillery brigade non-commissioned officers, not even above the average level.
Because in the army, the training of veterans rarely involves running with bare hands.
They will mainly focus on weight-bearing cross-country running, or various tactical training subjects will be interspersed with the same running distance.
After all, as an artilleryman, whether it is military exercises or operations, they will not be conducted on a flat playground track, but more in complex terrain full of obstacles.
But Chen Ming is a new recruit. He has just entered the physical fitness week and can run at a five-minute pace for two hours continuously. This is very rare.
Cheng Tiehu, Zhao Lifei and other veterans of the same year, none of them can compare with Chen Ming at this stage of the recruit period.
The guys huddled in the corner behind them were at the same physical level as they were back then.
"Hey, train well, Lao Zhao. I'm afraid your class will be top-notch again this year."
"Don't tell me, Tang Lu has such a unique vision. How do you know that Chen Ming is extraordinary?"
"How else could he be the leader? Tang Brigade has been at the grassroots level for so many years and has probably seen many more recruits than all of us combined. He naturally has a better eye for people than us."
Several squad leaders were sitting and chatting, but they had no intention of catching Chen Ming's ligament opening.
The torture of opening ligaments is only for soldiers who cannot hold out for three kilometers.
It's not for everyone.
But no one reminded Chen Ming that he could stop now that he had escaped. If he wanted to run, just let him run.
The artillery brigade is a year-round combat-ready force, and the training standards for new recruits and the training standards after they are assigned to the company are the same as the sky and the earth.
There are many ruthless people in each company. Veterans like them who came to serve as recruit squad leaders can at best be considered to be good at leading troops, but their actual overall military performance is second-rate among the veteran group.
In every military camp, there are always a few people who cannot be surpassed no matter what.
At this time, on the runway.
Chen Ming didn't care about other people's eyes. He focused on taking advantage of this rare free running opportunity and went all out to accumulate points.
His physical fitness is not strong yet, and he can rely on potions to refresh his health, but in the military camp, there is more than just physical fitness being tested.
There are also endurance, reaction, balance, memory, learning ability, etc. These must be developed in all aspects.
If you want to stand out, you can't just be good at running. Chen Ming is now very clear about his position.
It means being able to stand out in all aspects.
Chen Ming was running vigorously when his eyes suddenly caught sight of Jiang Peng, the platoon leader of the recruit company, hurriedly arriving at the training ground holding several documents printed on A4 paper.
His face looked anxious.
"Jiang is ready." When Chen Ming passed by Jiang Peng, he stopped and saluted.
Hearing the sound, Jiang Peng was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the group of recruits hiding in the southeast corner of the training ground, and then at the veteran squad leaders sitting in a row to rest in the distance.
Suddenly he asked in surprise: "You ran from breakfast to now?"
"Yes, Jiang Pai."
"Oh, then you can run away later. Come here first and listen to something. It may be helpful to you."
"yes."
Chen Ming nodded and quickly used the points accumulated in the system points mall to exchange for a bottle of memory potion to strengthen his short-term memory.
Based on his exploration some time ago, he discovered that not only the system panel, but also the system points mall are invisible to others in the virtual state. Even the redeemed potions can be directly applied to oneself by clicking on the personal item bar after redemption. No need to take it out of the system for actual consumption.
It is equivalent to the prop shortcut key in the game, and the effect can be exerted with one click.
Very convenient.
In this way, there is no need to worry about the veteran seeing him secretly taking out a small bottle of unknown origin and drinking "tons, tons, tons", and misunderstanding whether this kid is taking stimulants.
At this time, Jiang Peng picked up the whistle hanging on his chest, put it in his mouth, and started to blow.
"Beep-beep!!"
"Come here, squad leaders, assemble."
As the whistle blew, coupled with Jiang Pai's loud voice, a dozen squad leaders in the distance quickly stood up and ran over.
Jiang Peng went straight to the point, handed the documents in his hands to them, and said solemnly: "Let's take a look, the group army's decision on this year's recruit selection has been made."
"Our artillery brigade will be combined with everyone in the recruit training center for evaluation."
"The start time of the evaluation is scheduled for the middle of next month. Overall, it is no different from the past. The evaluation starts one and a half months after the recruits train."
"The evaluation subjects mainly focus on physical fitness, tactical movements, internal affairs, etc."
Listening to Jiang Peng's introduction, none of the veterans except Chen Ming were surprised.
The annual evaluation is selected at this time stage.
Because there are many recruits at the Group Army Recruit Training Center, in years when the international situation is tense and large-scale recruitment occurs, the number of recruits can reach seven to eight thousand, with at least four to five thousand, which is comparable to the size of a brigade.
It is impossible for such a large group of recruits to be assigned to combat units in the future. The recruit selection is actually a watershed for selecting and subdividing personnel.
The recruits with the best scores in the competition will begin to focus on cultivating their military capabilities after the competition, and will be positioned in a wide range of locations. They will strive to be assigned to a company in half a year, and their abilities will be directly comparable to those of veterans.
Doing this will allow the top players to have more solid military skills in all aspects before they go down to the next level.
After all, in the information-based and digitalized modern army, each unit does not have the energy to train so many recruits who have just joined the company and let them learn from scratch.
The army's recruit training center is partly responsible for teaching the recruits in advance.
As for the remaining ones who do not perform well in the evaluation, they will basically have no chance of being part of the combat forces in the future. Most of them will be assigned to logistics and second- and third-line troops. The training center will also prepare them in advance and conduct targeted training.
Therefore, the annual recruit evaluation is very important, especially for the new training center.
Seeing a group of squad leaders turning over and over the documents Jiang Peng brought, they didn't look nervous at all.
Jiang Peng sighed.
"Why!"
"What's wrong, Jiang Platoon? This is either our artillery brigade's own internal competition every year, or we compete with the new training center. What's the difference?"
The squad leader of the third class heard the sigh, raised his head and said doubtfully.
The other squad leaders also looked puzzled.
If he were any other platoon leader and came to the combat readiness brigade just after graduation, let alone train new recruits.
Anyone who has just turned around can handle junior officers who have just graduated, and most of the veterans dare to call them here and there.
Because in the army, the platoon leader has the least sense of presence, and the new recruits dare to drag them into a five-kilometer competition every day to see who can run faster.
But Jiang Peng is different. He graduated from Tanzhou Institute of National Defense Science and Technology, the leading military academy in the country.
He is a top student, and his military quality and other aspects are not inferior to those of veterans. Otherwise, in the recruit company, he can be a platoon leader in charge of more than a dozen squad leaders?
Few graduates from other military academies have this ability.
It was rare for Jiang Peng to be so worried. Even Chen Ming was a little confused about it.
Look at their puzzled eyes.
Jiang Peng took out another list of names from his pocket and said in a low voice: "After the group army issued the notice today, Tang Brigade went to the group army training center to understand the situation."
"The physical fitness week has begun over there, but the situation there is special."
"The brigade headquarters has just received news that several new recruits with good foundations have arrived at the training center this year."
"One of them, Ye Qingwen, is the deputy captain of the reserve team of the Hebei Provincial Track and Field Team and has signed up to join the army."
"There are two more, one named Yang Shengli and the other named Li Kaizhao. They are second-level athletes from the provincial sports school in Shandong Province and are nationally certified."
"These three people showed good performance in all aspects at the beginning of last week's training, with strong physical fitness and obedience ability."
"This year, we...hey!"
Jiang Peng didn't say anything else, but all the veterans at the scene were stunned.
It's obvious what platoon leader means.
The group army arranges a competition for new recruits, and the top three in overall performance will receive third-class individual merit awards.
However, with these three people here, doesn't it mean that several new companies in their artillery brigade will have no chance this year?
