reconnaissance company conducted sea training on Sanshan Island. The main training content was armed swimming, which meant that a soldier had to swim five kilometers in the sea carrying a submachine gun, grenades, a military kettle and two magazines of bullets.
Most of the recruits from the reconnaissance company who came to participate in the training this time are 1988 recruits. The soldiers come from Liaocheng, Shandong, Zhumadian, Henan and other areas. Most of them are urban soldiers, and not many can swim. In order to find out how many of the company can swim, the company commander He discussed with the instructor and decided to hold a swimming competition in the whole company. All the company from cadres to logistics will participate in the swimming. The location is in the shallow bay west of Nanwang Village on Sanshan Island.
Each class registered students who could swim, but the company commander was troubled by the numbers reported. There were three people in the first class who could swim, four people in the second class, one person in the third class... and five people in the cooking class who could swim. Such water combat effectiveness was less than 20%, and the company commander was very angry. He was determined to let every soldier practice armed swimming.
The next day, the whole company gathered together and came to the beach. The company commander said: "Comrades, today's swimming competition is also a test competition. I want to see which soldiers in our company can swim and which ones are good swimmers? In this way we Only in this way can we do a good job of helping and guiding... The rules of the competition include swimming in shallow waters of 5,000 meters by the sea. Time is not counted from the starting point to the finish line. The instructors, deputy company commanders and platoon leaders serve as supervisors, and the company commander personally serves as the referee. . A total of 87 people participated in the whole company of
, and only 23 people participated. At the beginning of the competition, the 23 swimmers began to use their swimming skills. There are no prescribed movements in the competition, and they can do backstroke, freestyle, or dog paddle.
After two hours of competition, only 13 people could officially reach the finish line, including those who quit halfway, those who couldn't hold on, those who choked, etc.
The first place among these 13 soldiers was the second squad leader Wang Xinfang, the second place was the cooking squad leader Guo Changjiang, the third place was Zhao Linfei, the fourth place was Li Yuhe...
When he finally saw the results, the company commander was still furious. , it gathered the team and said: "Comrades, I am very dissatisfied with today's swimming competition. I am very dissatisfied. Everyone, listen to the top ten swimmers. Except for the second squad leader Wang Xinfang and the third squad leader Li Quan, most of the others are Soldiers of the cooking class. Last time we did target practice, the cooking class came first. This time swimming was the top spot in the cooking class. What do you think of our combat team? In order to train well, I ordered the top ten swimmers to form a team. One is a swimming coach," the company commander finished. Announce that each class will bring it back.
In the evening, Guo, the leader of the cooking team, found the company commander. He was a veteran who returned from the war and volunteered in the army in 1982. He said: "Company commander, we have taken up five of the top ten, and they have all become coaches. This meal is still good." Do it?"
The company commander said: "Squad leader Guo, can you tell me that the scouts can't swim?"
Squad leader Guo said: "The cooking team work is also very important!"
The company commander said: "Squad leader Guo. , you go back and mobilize your comrades in the cooking class, work hard, and use your spare time to coach."
Squad leader Guo said: "Then we will be exhausted!"
The company commander said: "Old Guo, you are still a warrior. Veteran, this is just a one-week lesson in swimming. You should carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship. At the same time, the company will send you a driving class to help with the cooking. "...Lao Guo couldn't laugh or cry.
There are five cooks in the cooking class. The squad leader is a soldier born in 1982, and there are two soldiers born in 1985. Two soldiers born in 1986 are both veteran scouts. Two of them are waiting to be transferred to volunteers. This armed crossing is very important to these veterans in the cooking class. It's all a matter of familiarity.
A week of swimming training is finally over. All the soldiers in the company are tanned like red prawns, the company commander is tanned like an African, and even Captain Guo, the fat man of the cooking squad, is tanned like a red carp.
The reconnaissance section chief personally proctored the exam, and all the companies passed the test. The company commander said in summary: "Our company's armed swimming project has finally passed the test successfully. All the soldiers in the company have become good swimmers. Most of our armed swimming was taught in the cooking class..."
The whole company applauded .
