"When new recruits arrive in the army, the first physical examination is meant to weed out those who have injuries or aren't suited to military life."
"This examination will strictly follow the standards in the regulations. Your height and weight must meet the requirements. If any of you fail to meet them, there's only one outcome: you'll be sent home!"
"This is the army. Even if you used connections at your local Armed Forces Department to get in, if you don't meet the standards here, you don't meet the standards."
"I might as well tell you now: this company has five slots for sending you home. Ten squads and ninety recruits is a bit too many."
"All right, Duty NCO, organize the recruits and put on the news."
After the Political Instructor finished speaking, he turned and left the club. The Duty NCO tuned the TV to Xinwen Lianbo and started playing it for the recruits.
But how could the recruits focus on the news now?
Their minds were filled with what the Political Instructor had just said. How could they be sent home if they failed the physical?
A few recruits who had gotten in through connections despite failing the eyesight requirements were already sweating.
They were drenched in sweat!
"Old Xue, did you get in through connections? If you did, you're in deep trouble."
Ji Baichang grinned and jabbed Xue Daochao with his elbow.
The look on his face made it clear that he was hoping to see Xue Daochao get into trouble.
Xue Daochao hadn't gotten to do the morning detail, and it had infuriated him! He'd been grumbling about it all the way into the evening.
"You must've gotten stupid from handling that crap this morning. Do I look like I got in through the back