Reasons for Military Posture and Promotion

"That won't do. You just transferred in this year, your salary is six thousand, right? You can't spend it all. You have to find a way to save some, even if it's just a fixed three thousand, don't spend it all."

"Okay, Squad Leader, I'll listen to you."

Wang Yuan nodded with a smile. After Chen Ting walked to a corner with his hands behind his back and slowly began to drink tea, he came before the members of First Squad.

His gaze swept over the faces of the New Recruits in First Squad one by one.

Most of the New Recruits looked at this Squad Leader from Second Squad with curiosity.

Only Ji Baichang's eyes revealed a look of fear.

When Wang Yuan's gaze fell on Lü Qinglong, he suddenly looked up and saw his full appearance.

Then, the corner of his eye twitched involuntarily. This guy was truly terrifying to look at. Just standing there was like a terror attack on all the New and Veteran soldiers present.

It was only Chen Ting, the Squad Leader, who was so indiscriminate in his teaching, and he was an old Squad Leader at that!

He withdrew his gaze and ordered the New Recruits of Second Squad to stand behind First Squad, maintaining a distance of one arm's length.

Then, he began the most basic practice focusing on Military Posture, Rest, and Attention.

Most of these subjects had been covered during the junior high and high school military training of the New Recruits. However, compared to the actual drill training in the real army, there were still many details lacking.

"When you hear the command 'Attention,' bring your heels together and your feet should be about 60 degrees apart."

(Figure 1)

"Keep your legs straight, slightly tuck in your abdomen, naturally chest out, body upright, leaning slightly forward, shoulders should be level, slightly spread back, arms hanging down naturally straight."

Fingers should be together and slightly bent, the tip of your thumb touching the second joint of your index finger, and the middle finger touching the seam of your pants!"

(Figure 2)

"Your head should be straight, neck straight, mouth closed, jaw slightly tucked, and your eyes should look straight ahead!"

Wang Yuan spoke a string of words that the New Recruits couldn't understand, as if he were reciting a tongue twister. They could only stare at him blankly.

"Forget it, you won't understand if I explain too much. Stand at attention, and I'll adjust your posture.

"All attention, Rest, Attention!"

The New Recruits immediately straightened their backs, and Squad Leader Wang Yuan of Second Squad went around adjusting the posture of each New Recruit.

Ji Baichang had initially been afraid that the Squad Leader would be rough with them, but he found that this old soldier named Wang Yuan seemed quite patient on the training ground.

At least for him, he had many shortcomings, but Wang Yuan only pointed them out with his hand, asking him to correct them.

This was the same for the New Recruits of both First and Second Squad.

This even gave Ji Baichang the illusion that this person was completely different from the Squad Leader who had lifted the New Recruits earlier at noon!

"Your legs need to be together and straight. Otherwise, your Military Posture will be very awkward."

Squad Leader Wang Yuan of Second Squad patiently explained to Ji Baichang.

At the same time, he reached out as if to straighten Ji Baichang's legs, but quickly discovered that this guy seemed to have bowlegs. After bringing his heels together, the space between his knees couldn't be closed.

This made him give up on further correction and turn to the next person, Lü Qinglong.

"Hiss~"

Wang Yuan gasped. This New Recruit's appearance was truly monstrous. No matter when he looked at him, he felt that this New Recruit looked terrifying!

Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, he looked at Lü Qinglong's thighs, which were several times thicker than others, and the gap between his legs, and couldn't help but ask doubtfully:

"Yours? Are you also bowlegged?"

"Reporting, Squad Leader, I'm not bowlegged. It's because my thigh muscles are too developed, which makes it look like there's a gap between my knees."

Lü Qinglong replied forcefully.

His voice was so loud that it startled the other New Recruits nearby.

"Huh? Muscles too developed?"

Wang Yuan's mouth twitched. He had never heard of such a thing causing the knees to be unable to close.

Bowlegged or not, there was no need to find such an excuse.

Thinking this, Wang Yuan instinctively reached out to touch Lü Qinglong's thigh muscles.

As soon as his hand touched Lü Qinglong's thigh muscles, the sensation was like touching a steel block!

It didn't feel like muscle fibers at all; it even felt no different from granite.

Moreover, they were so large that they seemed about to burst the camouflage pants. It was indeed not bowlegs, but caused by overly developed thigh muscles.

"Ah, this. You. Your Military Posture is quite good."

Wang Yuan could only awkwardly give Lü Qinglong a thumbs-up and turned to adjust the Military Posture of the other New Recruits.

For the rest of the time, Wang Yuan adjusted the Military Posture of the New Recruits from both squads, and he taught them very earnestly. The scene that Ji Baichang had imagined did not happen.

"Whoosh~"

"All squads, rest for ten minutes!"

The duty officer blew a whistle, accompanied by a loud announcement.

In military training, reasonable rest times are scheduled, and it's not about training them to death.

It's the twenty-first century now; units emphasize reasonable time management. Train when it's time to train, rest when it's time to rest.

"Alright, everyone sit on your small stools, drink some water, and rest up. If you need to use the restroom, report to me."

After Wang Yuan finished speaking, he turned and walked over to Chen Ting, plopped down on a small stool, and happily started chatting with Chen Ting.

None of the new recruits needed to use the restroom. They had just been baking in the sun, and their clothes could have been wrung out to produce water; their urine had long since evaporated into sweat.

They all sat in their spots, clutching their water bottles and gulping down water.

"What's going on? Isn't your Squad Leader acting strange?"

"I walked past your squad during noon today and clearly saw your Squad Leader picking up a new recruit and beating him. Why is he so patient when someone makes a mistake on the training ground?"

After drinking his water, Ji Baichang was a bit confused and turned to a new recruit from the neighboring Second Squad, asking in a low voice.

"Huh? You saw what happened in our squad at noon?"

The new recruit Ji Baichang had asked was also a bit stunned. Their Squad Leader had said that family shame should not be spread outside, so how did a new recruit from First Squad already know about it?

"Yeah, did your squad also get picked up and beaten by the Squad Leader because you went to bed at noon and then talked back to him?"

Ji Baichang's face showed an expression of "I knew it."

"No, after squatting for a while at noon, our Squad Leader even let us go to our bunks to sleep."

"Huh???"

He thought the neighboring Second Squad had been squatting all afternoon! How could they still go to their bunks to sleep?

"Then why was that new recruit in your squad picked up and beaten by the Squad Leader? That kid seemed pretty sharp!"

Ji Baichang glanced at the new recruit being picked up and beaten by Wang Yuan in the next squad, lowering his voice as he asked.

"That? I'm not too sure either."

"Anyway, he's a capable guy. After lunch, he thoughtfully took the Squad Leader's quilt to wash."

"When the Squad Leader found out, he punished us by making us squat for half an hour, and then he picked that guy up and beat him."