Commander Liu looked at Xia Li with joy and said with a smile on his face: "I announce that Comrade Xia Li has been promoted from the rank of Naval Technical Second Lieutenant to the rank of Naval Technical Lieutenant for his outstanding contribution to scientific research, with the technical specialty of Twelve class!
I am hereby conferring a medal today! "
As he spoke, he opened the red velvet box, revealing a dark blue epaulette with one bar and two stars inside.
Master Liu took off the epaulettes with one pair of bars and one star on Xia Li's body, and put on the epaulettes with one pair of bars and two stars.
There was a burst of warm applause from all around.
Everyone in Research Room No. 2 looked at Xia Li with infinite hope and harmony.
Even the other research room staff standing at the door applauded and celebrated when they saw this.
Xia Li looked at the epaulettes on his shoulders with a rare smile.
Although she is not sure what level the technical major level 12 is, one bar and one star is the platoon level, and one bar and two stars is the company level.
In other words, she was equivalent to jumping two levels in a row.
No matter how you say it, it can be regarded as making some progress on the way up, and Xia Li is still very happy.
With a smile on his face, he reached out and touched the epaulette on his shoulder, "This seems different from what I usually wear?"
Commander Liu explained: “Our normal active-duty soldiers’ epaulettes are five-pointed stars, while ordinary civilian personnel and scientific researchers wear Baoxianghua epaulettes, which are six-pointed star epaulettes.
Although you were awarded the medal in secret and the epaulette cannot be taken away before your status is restored, this is still an unparalleled honor! "
After thinking about it, I saw in front of me a girl who had been asking for useful information, so she added: "In the future, you will also be secretly given the treatment corresponding to that of a technical lieutenant."
Xia Li used to think that soldiers had five stars on their shoulders, but this time he was a little confused when he saw six stars.
Only now do I know that the epaulettes worn by scientific researchers and ordinary active-duty soldiers are different, which I still find quite novel.
I asked casually, "My identity cannot be exposed, and I cannot be given an office when I am outside. What kind of treatment can I be given as a technical lieutenant?"
Mr. Liu was choked. Needless to say, the salary and benefits were distributed secretly, but it was really hard to give rewards on the surface.
After thinking for a long time, he said: "When we distribute mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, can I give you an extra portion?"
Xia Li: ...Should I pay you for those two kilograms of mooncakes?
Teacher Liu felt quite happy when he saw Xia Li's rare expression of being choked.
He reached out and patted Xia Li on the shoulder, and sighed sincerely: "Normally, when there is no war, it takes at least four years from an ordinary recruit to a platoon leader, and at least three to five years from a platoon leader to a company commander, but you only need for one year.
This will save you nearly ten years of detours. If you work hard, you will definitely have a promising future! "
Xia Li couldn't listen to the pie painted by Mr. Liu. Hearing the number of years for promotion, his scalp felt numb.
But he still nodded, "I know."
Continuously getting promoted as soon as possible was probably the only way she could make money for her parents before the reform and opening up.
Teacher Liu was very pleased to see Xia Li agree.
He took a step back and stood upright, raising his hand to give Xia Li a solemn military salute.
With a serious face, he said loudly: "On behalf of the People's Republic of China, I pay tribute to Comrade Xia Li who has contributed outstanding efforts to China's military scientific research.
salute! "
As soon as he finished speaking, both Lu Dingyuan, who was wearing a military uniform, and the researchers in Laboratory No. 2, who were uniformly dressed in white coats, all stood in a row, with solemn expressions, and saluted Xia Li.
Suddenly, the small research room was filled with a solemn atmosphere like paying tribute to a hero in the Great Hall of the People.
Xia Li also put away the usual playful smile on his face. He was wearing a straight military uniform, with the one-bar and two-star epaulettes he had just put on on his shoulders. He raised his head and chest, and gave a military salute to everyone in the room.
A small banquet was held in Research Room No. 2 tonight, and people from several nearby research rooms who were free also came to celebrate this scientific researcher who was secretly awarded a medal in the basement of the shipyard during the difficult years.
When Xia Li left the shipyard, he took off the epaulets from his shoulders.
I am happy to be promoted, but if this thing is seen by interested people, it will definitely not have any wonderful consequences.
Lu Dingyuan glanced at Xia Li, who had been fiddling with the epaulette on his shoulder since he took it off, and felt a little funny.
"You can keep it in the car for a while and then take it off before returning to the army."
