The Vice Squad Leader Can Recite It, Which Is Normal!

Back at the new recruit building, it was already 3:50 when they were dismissed.

The Chief of Staff had been merciful.

The 6:30 wake-up call was postponed to 7:00 today, morning exercises were canceled, and they'd go straight to breakfast.

After the squad leaders dismissed their squads, they were gathered for a talk. Then, back with their squads, they informed the new recruits that they could sleep until 6:00 AM today.

Subsequently, many veteran soldiers said with resentment: "You guys are really living the good life! Back then, after an emergency assembly, you wouldn't get any sleep that night! Push-ups, squats, folding blankets! They don't allow that kind of training anymore! You bunch of greenhorns are all spoiled little emperors who can't handle hardship! Now the leaders protect you like children!"

Blah, blah, blah.

Of course, the veteran soldiers were resentful.

When they were new recruits, this was how they were trained. Now that it was their turn to be veteran soldiers, many of the old "tricks" were no longer allowed.

Little did they know, these new recruits would also be more resentful in a few years. The military was reforming year by year, with more and more protections for new recruits. When they were new recruits, they served water to veteran soldiers to wash their faces and feet. When they became veteran soldiers, they served water to new recruits to wash their faces and feet.

In the following decade or so, many chaotic practices were forcibly stopped.

Of course, the benefits of military service also increased year by year. At this time, the allowance for conscripts was three to four hundred yuan, and the salary for a first-class non-commissioned officer was one to two thousand yuan. By 2011, the allowance for conscripts had risen to over 500 yuan, and the salary for a first-class non-commissioned officer in their third year had increased to 2,500 to 2,800 yuan.

By 2016, a first-class non-commissioned officer could earn four to five thousand yuan. With high-risk subsidies for firefighters, squad leader bonuses, and special post allowances, a first-class non-commissioned officer could earn up to nearly six thousand yuan, and a third-class non-commissioned officer could earn over ten thousand yuan.

Social security contributions were nearly ten thousand yuan annually. Serving until becoming a fourth-class non-commissioned officer would fulfill the 15 years of contributions, eliminating future pension concerns.

In ordinary regions (excluding Xinjiang, Tibet, and plateau areas), the retirement pay for first-class to fourth-class non-commissioned officers ranged from over ten thousand to over fifty thousand yuan.

For special regions, there were significant increases.

In terms of soldier salaries, they had surpassed many civil servants of the same age.

Serving in the military was no longer something for the poor.

In the past, educated individuals were reluctant to join the military. With the improvement of benefits, people's enthusiasm for the military grew, and the educational requirements for the military also rose.

To become a non-commissioned officer, a high school diploma was required. To be promoted to an officer from a university, a second-tier university degree was necessary; third-tier university graduates had to step aside.

Enlistment was no longer a matter of simply wanting to join; there were enrollment quotas.

As more educated individuals entered the military, the overall quality of personnel steadily improved.

For high school graduates like Fang Huai, even if they entered a military academy and obtained a university degree, with their military merits, it would be incredibly difficult to be promoted to a regimental commander without pursuing a master's degree as a stepping stone.

The military has a certain mechanism for excluding the weak, but it doesn't solely rely on fighting spirit and rote training without considering scientific approaches.

Professional skills and academic qualifications are gradually gaining more advantages and development opportunities than physical fitness.

High-level perspectives and awareness are gradually filtering down, transforming into directives and documents that guide military reforms. Those who adapt to the trend thrive, while those who are short-sighted and unaware of the changes are gradually eliminated.

Daybreak.

Winter in the south is too uninteresting; it doesn't even freeze a person to death.

There had been a cold rain this morning.

Honestly, if he had the means, Fang Huai wanted to call home and have his uncle send him a pair of thermal pants with fur.

He didn't even care about the potential impact of a Colonel Regimental Commander sending thermal pants to new recruits.

He was so cold he was shivering, with no energy for lust, let alone caring about the impact.

When he got up to fold his blanket this morning, he noticed something was wrong.

Some unknown celestial being had opened the windows in the corridor. This mere corridor was filled with the magical attacks of both poison gas and freezing temperatures.

A new recruit, who had completed a full-speed 3-kilometer run and a low-speed 4-kilometer run in one day, already had a damaged meniscus, and still had to train.

So, when Fang Huai complained about the damn military camp with everyone during morning exercises today, his tone was exceptionally sincere.

"Ah, it's so damn cold. It's Friday, and they're still making us do static leg training. My nose is so frozen I can't even breathe!"

"Damn, if I could take a hot shower right now and lie in bed smoking a cigarette, I'd be willing to die!"

Chen Zhongqiang said.

Fang Huai retorted, "No need for that. At least add a beautiful woman to spend the night with me, and then I'd be willing!"

Lu Zexian burst into laughter and patted Fang Huai, his face full of teasing.

"Squad Leader Fang, you're a leader now, and you're still saying things like that?"

Fang Huai curled his lips, extended a pinky finger, pinched it, and said, "National regulations state that only those at the deputy section level and above are considered leading cadres. Even our company commander is only at the full company level, which is equivalent to a section member or division cadre in the civilian sector. What kind of leader am I as a deputy squad leader?

What kind of things should I say?

If I could raise the temperature by ten degrees, I'd be willing to trade ten years of your life for it!"

Lu Zexian's eyes widened.

"Damn, I'd trade all 60 years of my life to make you hot, you bastard!"

Unexpectedly, truly unexpectedly.

Around 10 o'clock, the sun came out, and it actually started to warm up.

Everyone laughed, saying it was Lu Zexian's ten-year lifespan that bought it. Even Hao Chengbin couldn't help but ask about it, and then everyone teased Lu Zexian.

Lu Zexian didn't care about their teasing.

As soon as he had free time, he would look up at the sky, muttering to himself.

"Transaction failed, transaction failed, transaction failed..."

He couldn't help but believe it; Fang Huai's performance these past two days was truly like a polished jinx.

After lunch, back in the dorm, the squad leader started handing out clothes.

Winter service uniforms.

As soon as Hao Chengbin finished collecting his clothes, he returned with a large stack of uniforms and a white paper box, placing them on the bed and launching into a string of envious remarks.

"You guys are lucky! You're just in time for this year's reform and getting the new uniforms! Type 07! We haven't gotten ours yet!

The new winter service uniforms feel thicker than ours!

The country is getting richer, and you've caught the wave!"

Yue Tao looked curious but didn't dare to touch them, so he asked, "Squad leader, what are service uniforms?"

Hao Chengbin paused for a moment.

"Service uniforms... they're the clothes you wear normally! For meetings, drills, and formal occasions, you'll be required to wear them! Service uniforms are divided into winter and spring/autumn types! You'll also get new summer shirts later!

What we wore before was a mix of Type 85, 87, and 99! For the 80th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army, everything's been replaced!

It's all Type 07! You are the first batch of soldiers after the uniform reform, everything is new!"

Hearing this, everyone got a little excited.

These days, whether in the barracks or outside, getting new clothes is a happy occasion. Moreover, things in the barracks are monotonous and boring, so a new item can easily spark great enthusiasm.

It was like that small folding stool; the bored new recruits had almost played it to death these past two days. Ever since it was issued, everyone had started researching its various functions.

"Squad leader, can we wear them today?"

Hao Chengbin looked at them with some disdain and lectured, "You'll change into them this afternoon! I'm telling you, service uniforms aren't easy to dry, so take good care of them when you wear them!

If the Chief of Staff hadn't said so, we would have waited until after you showered to issue them!

Also, change all your socks in a bit and take them to the washroom to scrub them clean!"

As Hao Chengbin spoke, he untied the ropes binding the clothes.

"L size! Come get them first!"

Several people rushed up.

"Service uniforms come with matching National Defense Service Medals, firefighting insignia, and a pair of collar insignia. The peaked cap has a police emblem! Don't put them on yet! After everyone gets their clothes, I'll teach you how to attach them!

There are also hard shoulder boards, which you'll only receive after your promotion ceremony!

Strictly speaking, you're not qualified to wear these uniforms yet! Only after you are promoted and become privates can you be called true new recruits!"

Hao Chengbin explained as he distributed the uniforms and the various hardware from the boxes.

Hearing this topic, the new recruits in the squad looked at Fujian's number one warrior with anticipation.

Yue Tao did not disappoint.

"Squad leader... when will we have our promotion ceremony?"

Hao Chengbin was annoyed by the question.

The regiment arranged it, why are you asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?

He couldn't help but scare them a little, "The principle is within three months! The specifics depend on your training progress!

If it were up to the Chief of Staff, you are still far from the requirements of a qualified soldier, and he doesn't even want to promote you in the recruit training regiment!

Besides, promotion requires reciting the enlistment oath. The oath is in this desk box, and it's been here for two days. Let me ask you, who can recite it?"

Brother Tao, being a principled person, immediately patted his chest.

"Fang Huai definitely can!"

The new recruits' gazes immediately shifted to Fang Huai.

Fang Huai cursed inwardly.

I only read it a few times that day, how would I know how to recite it? I only remember the first few lines!

Hao Chengbin was also curious, "Fang Huai, did you memorize it?"

Fang Huai sighed.

He had just become the deputy squad leader, so he had to be a little different, right?

He raised his hand, clenched his fist, and said, "I swear to obey the Party's leadership, serve the people wholeheartedly, obey orders, strictly observe discipline, and be loyal to..."

"Stop!"

This stop came just in time.

Fang Huai was completely stumped after another two sentences.

Seeing Fang Huai actually trying to recite it, Hao Chengbin immediately felt he had the wrong person.

This kid was a jack-of-all-trades! He could talk about news for several minutes without repeating himself, all filled with guiding principles. What was memorizing these 100-plus words?

"Fang Huai is the deputy squad leader, so it's normal for him to know it by heart! For the rest of you, does anyone know it?"

The entire squad was stumped.

You could say that Fang Huai was the only one in the entire squad who had the conditions to get away with it. If anyone else dared to speak, Hao Chengbin could pull out the People's Armed Police enlistment oath and listen to it until the end.

"So, you're still not qualified!" Hao Chengbin quickly summarized.

"Fang Huai! Since it's almost the weekend, starting tonight, you supervise them in memorizing the 'Regulations and Ordinances'! You memorize it too!

When you've all mastered the regulations, then you can ask me about the awarding of ranks!"

The recruits were all stunned.

Squad Leader, are you talking about the book in the desk drawer?

That red book, two centimeters thick?

Forget one book! One page could kill us! Do you know that?

The recruits were complaining wildly in their hearts. Even Jiang Peng, who had always wanted to surpass Fang Huai, didn't dare to speak up now.

Memorizing the enlistment oath would take at most half a morning. Memorizing the 'Regulations and Ordinances'? Just the Discipline Regulations alone had twenty to thirty thousand words! And then there were the Interior Regulations and Drill Regulations. Memorizing those would be like looking for death!

Fang Huai certainly wouldn't argue with Hao Chengbin about this issue at this moment. Forget about their squad, even in the entire recruit regiment, from the leaders down to the soldiers, anyone who could master the regulations, or even just state how many articles were in each regulation, he would admit defeat.

Hao Chengbin just didn't want everyone to keep asking him about when they would be awarded ranks, so he was blocking their mouths.

How could the old squad leader not know? It's just that you're not qualified to ask yet!

Coincidentally, he changed the topic and arranged the weekend's "recreational activities" for them.

These past few days, the recruits had developed some unrealistic fantasies about the weekend.

But the reality was that the core mission of the recruit regiment was to keep the recruits busy every moment except for sleeping.

Hao Chengbin looked at the stunned expressions of the recruits and was very satisfied.

"Fang Huai, go to the company headquarters to pick up your hat!"

After a trip to the company headquarters, Fang Huai was completely out of the woods.

"Squad Leader, I probably can't supervise them tonight."

"What's wrong?" Hao Chengbin frowned.

"The company headquarters asked me to help them with a statistical table tonight, as well as the courseware for next week's evening classes... I might not even finish it in one night."

"You can't finish it in one night? What about Clerk Huang? Is he resting? You're doing all the work, what is he doing? That's his job, he has no initiative at all!"

"He said he wants to learn from me and asked me to teach him when I have time," Fang Huai said with a speechless expression.

Hao Chengbin was initially a bit indignant, feeling that the company headquarters was exploiting the recruits, but upon hearing such a direct answer, he could only give up.

"Forget it, since your computer skills are good, teach him more, so he doesn't keep burdening you in the future."

The recruits were internally shocked.

They knew Fang Huai was skilled and could work at the company headquarters, but they didn't have a concrete understanding of his abilities.

Even Clerk Huang needed him to teach?

Awesome!

Fang Huai's image as the deputy squad leader became even more imposing.

Fang Huai also knew clearly that whether he could teach it or not, he was the backup labor force for the company headquarters.

That Squad Leader Huang was just a third-year soldier, he had no revolutionary initiative. Faced with cheap labor like him, who consumed a late-night snack for every hundred kilometers, it would be strange if they didn't use him to death.

"Alright, since Fang Huai is busy, I'll personally supervise you all in memorizing the regulations! Tonight... we'll start with the first three pages of the Discipline Regulations!" Hao Chengbin said casually, and the recruits' expressions turned uglier than if they had eaten pickled sea birds.

"Fang Huai... he doesn't have to memorize?" Jiang Peng's jealousy was almost unbearable.

Working at the company headquarters, that was supposed to be his job!

He smelled the aroma coming from the other side every night these past few days, how could he not know what was going on at the company headquarters?

They had small barbecues every meal, and on the weekend, they might even have grilled fish or something!

After these few days, no one had any excess fat in their bellies. The thought of Fang Huai going to feast tonight made him feel terrible.

The squad leader was snatched by him, the barbecue was snatched by him, and maybe even the cigarettes!

But as soon as Jiang Peng spoke, not only Hao Chengbin, but even the other recruits were a bit speechless.

"Jiang Peng, why are you always targeting Fang Huai! He's working at the company headquarters and has to stay up late, how can he possibly memorize it?"

The speaker was the fiercest warrior from Fujian, the sharp-headed Yue Tao.

"He's just like that, he can't stand seeing others do well," Lu Zexian also chimed in without yielding.

"Yeah, Fang Huai worked so hard, don't make him carry it," said the sly, good-natured Zhao Bing with a chuckle.

Hao Chengbin sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Jiang Peng with a smile.

This is the situation, do you understand?

If I don't favor Fang Huai, you won't get any benefits either.

Jiang Peng felt like crying but had no tears, and in his daze, he felt the same way Lu Zexian had that day.

This world owes him justice!

Fang Huai finally patted Jiang Peng's shoulder with a grin, twisting the knife.

"Jiang Peng, when I do things for the company, it's the company's business. In the squad, as the deputy squad leader, I'll definitely set a good example! I'll memorize the regulations! I won't memorize less than you, don't worry!"

Why did Fang Huai speak last?

Because he was searching just now!

In military knowledge, the three major regulations each cost only two Military Merit Points!

He could afford to exchange for them!