A match between "degree" and "battle position"
Dong Shuanzhu Pan Runze
As the recruitment season and graduation season approach, the topic of doctoral students joining the army and becoming a soldier has once again become a hot topic of social concern. Behind news such as "Doctor joins the army as a soldier" and "a doctor's 'soldier assault'" reflects the deep and passionate feelings of the high-educated group, and is a quiet evolution of the composition of the people's army in the new era.
The military camp has been a stage for passionate young people since ancient times. The ambition and pride of "not teaching Hu horses to cross the Yin Mountains", the spirit of "Autumn Strikes on the battlefield" is flying, the iron-blooded sentiment of "cold light shines on the iron clothes", and the generosity and pride of "Thousands of water and mountains are just idle"... These poems depicting the military have inspired the surging blood of young people to join the military camp. Nowadays, every doctoral student who resolutely chose to join the army has a vivid and touching story, and what connects the dream of studying and military education is the in-depth implementation of the strategy of strengthening the military with talents in the new era. The newly revised Military Service Law stipulates that the recruitment age of graduate students can be relaxed to 26 years old, which opens a channel for doctoral students to realize their dreams from the source.
In recent years, doctoral students have become conscripts from "new things" to "normal things". This change is a microcosm of the progress of the times, social development and the people's army's great stride towards a world-class army. Contemporary young people are born in a new era of strong country and strong military. Contributing their strength to realize the Chinese Dream and strong military dream is not only the call of the times and the calling of mission, but also the conscious pursuit of the vast number of young people to strive to serve the country and realize the value of their lives. With the introduction of a series of laws and regulations such as the Law on the Protection of Military Status and Rights, all parties in the military and local governments have taken active actions to make soldiers a profession respected by the whole society, and the whole society has formed a good atmosphere of glorious participation in the military. The sense of honor of military professionals has been continuously improved, which has greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of aspiring young people, including doctoral students, to join the army. Building a world-class army's desire for high-quality military talents and the continuous improvement of the new military talent system provide a broad stage for doctoral students to join the army to display their intelligence and talents.
Judging from personal growth and progress, joining the army can not only realize the military dream, but also lay a solid foundation for them to walk a good future life. Transforming from a doctoral student to a qualified soldier requires going through the test of physical fitness, willpower and job skills, and requires hard work and hard work. The doctoral student who finally successfully obtained the "warrior degree" will not only have a mind that is armed with knowledge, but will also gain a strong body and tenacious will. Whether it is continuing to stay in the military camp to make achievements or returning to society to create a new life, these precious spiritual wealth can help them move more steadily and go further.
From the practice of doctoral students joining the army, the army calls for high-quality talents, and doctoral students entering the military camp can find the right "battle position" to realize their own value. To build an innovative army, build a learning-oriented military camp, and realize the modernization of military talents, we need to gather talents from all over the world and use them. The group of doctoral students who have the dream of strengthening the army and are willing to contribute their talents to national defense and military construction are the talents needed to achieve the strength of the army. Doctoral students who have studied hard have rich professional knowledge reserves. If they are placed on the position that can best release their energy, on the front line of preparation for war, on important positions and urgent, difficult and dangerous tasks, they will definitely write a brilliant military chapter of high-quality talents. The good news of meritorious service from the military camp to the school and family is not only a witness to their success in the military camp, but also a call on more passionate young people to join the military camp to make achievements.
The way to strengthen the army is to win people. This connection between "degree" and "battle position" tells us that promoting the modernization of national defense and the army requires a large number of high-quality talents. The higher the quality of the military source, the better, and the greater the ability, the better. We look forward to more high-quality military talents continuing to gather in the military camps, combining personal value with the great practice of strengthening the army, and contributing to accelerating the modernization of national defense and the army.
Dream-realizing the military camp, doctoral students join the army as soldiers
Youth " radio wave " echoes in their hearts
■ Narrator: Private of a new recruit regiment at a certain information and communication base Bian Zhengxian
Bian Zhengxian participated in the company tactical competition. Photo by Chen Zhaokun
I remember when we were asked why we joined the army when we were asked why we joined the army, many comrades mentioned a sentence: "You may regret it for two years when you are a soldier, and you may regret it for a lifetime if you are not a soldier." Although this sentence is simple, it reflects the motivation of many people to join the army, and I am no exception.
I want to come to the army because this is a completely different experience from my past life. If I don’t come, it will be a valuable experience that I would not have. A senior brother who retired and returned to school once said: "It is only once in a lifetime, and its weight is infinite." To me, joining the army is such a thing.
My initial impression of the military camp starts from the military camp near my home when I was young. From the wake up number to the lights out number, from the "kill" sound of training to the "to" sound of calling out, every time I listen to the passionate voice, I am curious about what kind of people are inside the wall.
During the Wenchuan earthquake, I saw the scene of PLA officers and soldiers using wireless communication equipment to transmit rescue information and save people's lives in the news. My admiration for communication soldiers was aroused. The sound of "radio waves" began to sound in my heart from then on.
After that, by chance, I taught myself radio technology, obtained an amateur radio operation certificate, and applied for an amateur radio station license.
After being admitted to Renmin University of China , I applied to become a member of the school's national flag guard. After a year and a half of training, I found that deep down I was not satisfied with this experience.
In 2017, I chose to sign up for the army as a sophomore. Due to physical reasons, I failed the physical examination and the idea of entering the military camp was temporarily put on hold.
In June 2021, I was studying for a doctorate degree from Renmin University of China, and I thought of the military camp, a place I wanted to experience countless times. So I signed up again, but unexpectedly, I failed the physical examination for the same reason.
March 2022, I thought the age limit for recruitment was still 24 years old, and I was stuck in the "deadline" and wanted to try again. This time, I finally passed the physical examination successfully.
What surprised me was that I was assigned to the communications unit, and the long-silent "radio wave" sounded again in my heart. I slept in the bed in the military camp on the first day, and I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night. After the first phase of the survey and assessment, the unsatisfactory results and performance gave me a blow: the queue is always "broadening", the emergency gathering is busy, and the housework is tiring... In the face of all kinds of unsatisfactory, I gradually felt confused.
Lying in bed and recalling my experience, I asked myself: Didn’t I come to the military camp just to experience the ups and downs here? If there is only sweetness and no bitterness, it is an incomplete experience.
"Doctoral master's degree is first and foremost a soldier." If the queue is not done correctly, just pick it up little by little; if the grenade is not thrown far, just throw it over and over again; if the fighting is not done well, just pass it over and over... Looking at the scars on my body, I am more happy day by day, and I am more willing to regard these "training injuries" as growth.
As time goes by, I quietly change in one "snee" after another: the muscles on my arms are gradually tightening, and my mental outlook is becoming more and more prosperous... These setbacks are the first wealth in my military career. Because of having them, my former spoiledness has dissipated little by little, and I have the masculinity I have long been looking forward to.
In the blink of an eye, the new training is about to end. When the leader asked about his willingness to allocate, I said without hesitation: "I want to go to the communication position!"
In the military camp, I learned something I didn't learn in the university class, that is the red gene of our army. Regardless of whether I continue to stay in the military camp in the future, I will use this precious experience as a driving force to inspire me to move forward and strive to become the "light chaser" of the new era.
(compiled by Zhang Xiushan and Yang Tian)
Listen to your inner call
■Narrator: Private, a comprehensive training base of the Army, Huang Hong,
Huang Hong, conducted horizontal bar pull-up training.Yu Zihao Photo
"Why do you want to join the army?"
In March this year, as a "quasi-doctoral" majoring in sociology at Shanghai University, many people asked me this question. I calmed down and the answer was in my growth experience.
"Grandma, when I grow up, I want to become a philanthropist."
This is my dream when I was a child. Although this dream has not come true at the moment, my deepest desire to help others has never been diluted by time. The dream was formed because both parents were people's teachers, maybe because my grandmother taught me since childhood, or maybe because my grandfather often told me about his experience in fighting floods and rescue during the army. As one scholar said, habit is a tendency to act. This desire is rooted in my heart and cannot become a philanthropist, but can contribute to society and others in other ways.
As I grow older and accumulate knowledge, I began to plan my life. Thinking that our ancestors exchanged their blood and life for our happy life today, and their parents allowed me to have no worries about food and clothing, I told myself that I cannot do anything in my life and should do something to repay the country and parents.
Listen to my inner call, I often think about a question: how to connect my personal ideals with the cause of the country. The deeds of Academician Huang Xuhua from the same village, the teachings of his elders, and the veterans in the family all inspired me directly to my heart. However, what really drove me to make up my mind.
Two years ago, I was preparing for the doctoral entrance examination in the library and received a call from my father: "Your grandma cut her finger while preparing the meal and accidentally cut off the end of her little finger. The doctor said that grandma is old and even if the little finger is attached, it is difficult to recover and is easily infected, so it is recommended to cut it off."
When I heard this news, my tears couldn't stop falling. I suddenly realized that my grandparents were really old. From then on, I began to worry, that I was worried that my grandparents would not have the chance to see the day when I made a contribution.
I am an ordinary person and have my own "selfishness". Ideals are far and near, and the distance is to devote themselves to the cause of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation; the nearest thing is to hear parents say "the son has grown up" and grandparents say "the grandson has a future." I want to hear these two simple words not because I have achieved so much, but because I have truly entered society and started to make my own contribution.
At this time, the recruitment policy relaxed the age for graduate students to 26 years old, giving me an extra choice in addition to studying for a doctorate and working.
is not easy to make the choice to join the army. This decision that many people cannot understand also comes from my understanding of studying sociology. Since you have chosen to serve the country with the same knowledge as Academician Huang Xuhua, you must achieve results. From the perspective of personal development, soldiers are the cornerstone of the combat effectiveness of the troops. If you want to develop in the long term, you can first become a soldier so that you can better understand the troops. From the perspective of scientific research surveys, qualitative research in sociology emphasizes "situationality". If you want to help the military construction from the perspective of discipline and major, you must take root at the grassroots level and integrate into the soldiers, so being a conscript has become my choice.
"I don't compete for spring, I only report spring. When the mountains are blooming, she smiles in the bushes." Understand the story of Academician Huang Xuhua's hidden name and read " Countryside and China" by Mr. Fei Xiaotong , I feel that great people are also ordinary people. They just practice research consistently and day after day with tenacious determination, and ultimately achieve extraordinary careers. I hope I can do this as well.
Courage is to leave no regrets
■Narrator: Private Liu Chang
Liu Chang was awarded the "Blue Blade Female Soldier". Photo by Wang Yuanfang
Wear the rank of private, raise his right fist, and solemnly swore to the military flag. At this moment, I officially became a naval soldier, and the armband and collar seal were particularly eye-catching in the sun.
"Are you a doctoral student still here to join the army?" From a doctoral student to a new recruit, the change in identity always aroused the curiosity of many people.
I can't tell whether it is because I like military-themed film and television works, or because I like military-themed film and television works, I like military-themed film and television works.However, what I can be sure of is that since I was a child, I have longed to wear military uniforms and realize my life value in the army.
Someone asked, you are already a doctoral student, and there are many ways to come to the military camp. Why choose to be a conscript?
The answer is simple, I can't wait.
In 2014, I missed the military camp because my college entrance examination scores did not reach the ideal score line of the military academy. After consideration, I decided to join the army after graduating from undergraduate to serve in the army for a long time.
In 2018, I studied various recruitment policies after graduating from undergraduate level. In order to rank high in comprehensive quality, I ran long distances, skipped ropes, and did sit-ups every day, and lost 20 kilograms in one month. Unexpectedly, when I applied for to register for , I was unfortunately defeated because of a failure of one of the physical examination indicators. The second year after
was eliminated, my age exceeded the upper limit of the female soldier's enrollment, but I was not discouraged. This year, I successfully took the postgraduate entrance examination, and later passed the Beijing Jiaotong University PhD student assessment for electronic science and technology majoring in Beijing Jiaotong University to pursue a doctorate degree.
Every time the recruitment season comes, I feel deeply regretful when I see the recruitment propaganda information. In November last year, looking at the conscription policy, there was another sentence that was not available in previous years - "The age of postgraduate students was relaxed to 26 years old." The adjustment of the recruitment age made me rekindle the flame hidden in my heart.
"I want to join the army!" When I told my friends around me about this decision, I was questioned a lot. In their opinion, the study process should not be interrupted by such a sudden decision. But I think that only such youth has the value and significance of struggle. I have to wait a few more years to join the army through other methods. I am worried that if I cannot do it in the future, I will regret it for life. I told myself that I must seize this opportunity.
"Go if you want to, don't leave any regrets." "Although doctoral students are valuable scientific research forces, the dream of serving the country must be put first." With the support of their parents and supervisors, in March 2022, I strided towards the military camp I longed for countless times.
Dreams are not necessarily so beautiful. My "first time" was not smooth either.
One physical training, but because I didn’t do a good job of warming up, I sprained my ankle in after 4% off. The sudden injury made my mood fall to the bottom for a while.
is the collective warmth that gives me the courage to move forward. Under the careful care of the squad leader and comrades, my foot injury was quickly healed.
In the 3-kilometer test, 1 lap, 2 lap, 3 lap... the steps are getting heavier and heavier. I want to give up countless times and slow down.
"Stand by!" "Come on Liu Chang!" "You can go to the service club after running!" The encouragement and shouting of my comrades prevented me from slowing down. "16 minutes and 38 seconds." The moment I crossed the finish line, it was a release and a joy.
The encouragement of my comrades made me feel the warmth of the collective, and I like this atmosphere of unity. In such a group, I regained my confidence and achieved growth and progress again and again.
At the new "Blue Blade Female Soldier" award ceremony in the camp, I received the long-awaited "Blue Blade Female Soldier" trophy and honorary certificate, which is a recognition of my new training results. From a doctoral recruit to a "Blue Blade Female Soldier", I delivered an excellent answer.
More than two months of life in recruits company made me deeply understand the mission and responsibility of a soldier. I am very proud that I made this brave decision and this courage will inspire me to face any challenges that will arise in my future training and life.
(compiled by Wang Yuanfang)
When you become a soldier, you must be the most painful soldier.
■Narrator: Marine Corps A brigade platoon leader, Sun Wenqiang
Sun Wenqiang participated in the assassination training of the team. Qin Chengchu photographed
"Ideal is greater than the sky, the more you suffer, the more you move forward", this sentence is my motto.
One day in 2018, I was studying for a doctorate degree at of China Agricultural University: 19-year-old soldier Guo Hao died on the way to perform his mission and freezes his beautiful youth on the snowy plateau. In his helmet, he wrote this loyal oath: "Ideals are greater than heaven, and the more you suffer, the more you move forward."
This news touched me deeply. I missed the military academy in the year of the college entrance examination, but the dream of joining the army to serve the country is always hidden in my heart.I remembered a sentence from Wu Qian, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense: "Youth is not only the elegance in front of you, but also the family, country and borders." I think I can't wait any longer. The cause of national defense and military modernization is calling out to passionate young people. So, I resolutely decided to interrupt my studies and came to the military camp in September 2018 to embark on the journey of strengthening the army and rejuvenating the army.
After teachers, classmates and friends knew about my decision, they were all surprised. In their eyes, I am the "school master" who sits in the front row and works in the laboratory. A friend joked, "I'm still waiting for you to graduate successfully and find a high-paying position." In fact, it was not by chance that I chose to sign up for the military.
Since I was a child, my great-grandfather told me the story of his participation in the Liberation War. My father often told me the passionate stories of his second, fourth and grandfather joining the army, planting the seeds of his yearning for the military camp in my young heart. I failed to get what I wanted when I was in the military school. During my college years, I worked hard to learn the professional knowledge of mechanization engineering. I hope one day I can realize my dreams with the best attitude and apply the knowledge I have learned to the army construction.
Classmate asked me, why do you still choose to be a conscript when you are 24 years old?
Indeed, this is a problem. But if I become a soldier, I have to be the most difficult soldier. If I want to continue on this road, I must start from scratch and lay a solid foundation. I want to forget my age and be a pure recruit.
I am lucky. After becoming an submarine soldier in Naval Submarine Academy , the academy selected teams to participate in the military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. I was selected to participate in the military parade training.
Sure enough, all the 17 or 18-year-old comrades-in-arms participated in the training together. In my heart, I admire them very much. They chose to dedicate their youth to the motherland at such a young age.
military parade training, it is fake to say that it is not hard, but they are all able to endure hardships and show tenacity and tenacity beyond their age. At the beginning, I was "half a beat" in training and didn't want to admit defeat. In order to improve my pedaling level, I took the initiative to find the top training teams to "due a battle letter" to compare them with their pedaling pace, kicking height, kicking speed, and hitting the ground. In the end, I officially became a member of the Navy and became the vanguard in the second row.
When I got along with my comrades, I completely forgot that I was six or seven years older than them and was often cared for and taken care of by them. I think it is one of the most charming places in the military camp to have a group of like-minded comrades who are in harmony with each other and storm.
Participating in the military parade is a good start to my military career. In June 2020, I cherished the opportunity to be promoted to the selection of college graduates and soldiers. If you stay, you will be able to realize your desire for long-term service, and you can also give full play to your professional expertise and contribute greater strength to the cause of strengthening the military.
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"Why are you here to join the army?" I have answered this question countless times, but the answer has never changed: I want to join the army, and keep going! "Ideals are greater than heaven, and the more you suffer, the more you move forward." This loyal oath will always inspire me to keep moving forward on the military journey.
Source: China Military Network-People's Liberation Army Daily
