Chapter 791 Official entry into service

Although "entering service in a special operations battalion" has replaced "seeking a stable job" as the goal of this group of recruits, the reality is that even if they pass the graduation examination, they still have to face the extremely high entry threshold and requirements of the special operations battalion.

Elimination rate. Compared with the ordinary troops of the Haihan Militia, the special operations battalion does not require physical fitness and personal combat skills to be eligible to join. It has higher requirements for the individual quality and loyalty of the soldiers.

Judging from the combat requirements of the special operations battalion, soldiers who just obey orders are not qualified soldiers. Officers will have more detailed criteria for consideration when selecting recruits. About 50% of recruits will be able to

Those who are directly eliminated at this stage are assigned to serve in other units of the militia. And the lucky ones who enter the special operations battalion will also be eliminated by half in the first half of the year, and those who can finally stay to serve in this ace unit

, only about a quarter of the initial total number of conscripts.

Therefore, for the recruits participating in the graduation parade, in addition to excitement, they also have strong uneasiness about whether they can be selected. After the military parade is completed, the next step is to announce the list of qualified candidates, which for them can

It can be regarded as a watershed in life. Those who stay and those who leave will embark on completely different life trajectories.

"I believe all brothers know that we will select some people to stay and serve locally. Don't think there is any distinction between high and low in this regard. The people we select are just more in line with our standards here, and those who leave will also

Go to other troops to serve Haihan. Everyone is loyal to the executive committee, there is no difference."

After a brief explanation, Takahashi Minami took a book from the attendant next to him, held it up high and said: "Now I will announce the list of selected candidates. Those whose names are called will go out to the right and line up in order."

"Lu Dahu, Zheng Guibu, Zhang Xi..." Gao Qiaonan began to read out the list, and after the people who were called responded loudly, they went out and queued up separately according to his previous order.

Compared to his uneasy companions, Sun Zhen is relatively stable. He knows that his chances of being selected are very high. He can't say 100%, but at least 80% or 90%, which is relatively stable.

Sun Zhen's confidence mainly comes from the fact that he accompanied the reconnaissance troops to Taiwan Island during the recruit training. Although the recruits did not perform any tasks independently during this process, Sun Zhen, who set foot on the battlefield for the first time, showed his composure and stability.

His performance has won praise from the officers. An acquaintance of the veterans once mentioned him with envy in private. The big shots above were more optimistic about him, although Sun Zhen didn’t know whether the so-called big shot meant the company commander or an officer with a higher position.

, but he knew that the possibility of him staying was very high.

"...Sun Zhen!"

After hearing his name, Sun Zhen responded with a loud voice, and then ran out of the queue and trotted all the way to the queue of candidates next to him. He could even feel the blazing eyes from the companions behind him who had not been called by name.

Less than a hundred people were selected, and the list was read out quickly. Those who were not selected were inevitably disappointed, while the lucky ones unconsciously raised their chins, feeling proud of their status changes. After all, they were in

In the past three months, I have been taught countless times how proud it is to be a soldier in the special operations battalion. Even if Takahashi Minami just said nothing, whether he is selected or not, he still plays for Haihan.

It is impossible to change the importance attached to this identity in the minds of the recruits.

The next time the fleet to Sanya sets off, these soldiers who have not been selected will leave here. Although they are eliminated here, if measured by the average standards of the Haihan Militia, they have actually already

He is a qualified soldier, and may even have a slightly stronger individual ability than the mass-produced soldiers trained at the Sanya Army Base. After all, the training for new recruits in Penghu is also based on the requirements of the special operations forces, and the training content is

The complexity and training intensity are higher than those of their colleagues in Sanya, and there will definitely be some slight differences in results. After these soldiers arrive in Sanya, they will soon be assigned to various places to start serving.

Of course, if their original purpose of joining the army was to allow their family members to obtain naturalization opportunities as soon as possible, then this wish can be realized immediately. According to the provisions of the Haihan Military Service Law, after the recruits complete the camp training, their family members will automatically have the opportunity to apply for naturalization.

, there is no need to wait for a long inspection period, and if their family members are new immigrants, they can have an opportunity to choose whether to follow them to the service area and settle down.

However, this treatment is in vain for Sun Zhen. He escaped from his hometown alone and came to Penghu without his family. But from another perspective, there is no burden for him personally to consider.

After the list was announced, the eliminated soldiers were immediately taken away from the playground. They will be given two days of leave to rest and pack their luggage. The only regret is that most of them, their families have already left Penghu

They were relocated to another place, so I couldn't take advantage of this time to discuss their future whereabouts with them.

Takahashi Minami asked the remaining people to regroup and continued to speak to them: "The fact that you can stay here does not mean how powerful you are, it just means that you are slightly better than the people who just left here.

That’s it! If you want to measure it by the true standards of the special operations battalion, your current strength can only be considered passing at best! Don’t think that you can relax just because you can serve in the special operations battalion. Let me tell you, this is just the beginning! You guys

The training you will receive in the future will be harder and more tiring than in the new military camp, and the enemies you will face in the future will also be the hardest bones to crack! Tell me, are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!" Sun Zhen roared at the top of his lungs. However, his roar was drowned in the unanimous response of everyone. Those who can stay here are basically people with strong will, and they have received more or less lessons from the instructors in the previous recruit training.

I have received some information about the daily life of the special operations camp, and I have been mentally prepared for this. Now that Takahashi Nan is asking in public, it is naturally a good opportunity to show his loyalty, for fear that he will answer slower than others, and his voice will be softer than others.

Takahashi Minami was quite satisfied with this reaction, nodded and said: "Very good, since all brothers have such determination, from now on I will hold you to the standard of a special operations battalion rather than a student. Now I will give you a

After an hour of rest, we will gather here to collect personal belongings and weapons and equipment. After lunch, we will continue training! Disband!"

Everyone agreed in unison, and after Takahashi Minami turned around and left, they started talking loudly. It was not because they were excited about the one-hour rest time, but because of another sentence Takahashi Minami said - to receive personal belongings and weapons.

equipment.

Although they have received three months of recruit training, the personal belongings and equipment they were issued during this period are not of the types and models currently in use in the special operations battalion. For example, there are no unit numbers or military rank symbols on the military uniforms.

, equipped with leather shoes instead of the standard leather shoes of the special operations battalion. The weapon initially used a matchlock gun as a training device, and was changed to a front-loading flintlock gun in the last month. Moreover, it is a model that has been phased out by the Haihan Militia itself. In terms of structure

It is quite different from the breech-loading flintlock guns currently equipped by the special operations battalion. The recruits usually watch the training of the veterans during their breaks, and what they envy the most is that equipment.

For these recruits, changing uniforms is undoubtedly the last step that symbolizes their official enlistment in the special operations battalion. After completing this step, it can be said that there is no external difference between them and the veterans.

An hour later, the quartermaster escorted several flatbed carts to the playground. The excited recruits immediately lined up according to their original formation without greeting. This is what they learned during recruit training.

One of the rules is that anyone with more than three people must line up.

The quartermaster approved the identities one by one according to the list and the identity tags on the recruits, handed over the rifles they were currently using, and then distributed personal items one by one. The soldiers who received the items happily signed the registration book or stamped their fingerprints, and then hugged

Carrying a bunch of things, I rushed back to the dormitory to change clothes.

As the ace unit in the military, the personal equipment of the special operations battalion is considered "luxury" in the entire civil society system, including two sets of standard military uniforms, two sets of underwear, a lined rattan helmet, and leather training shoes.

, cotton socks, leather armed belts, leggings, iron lunch boxes, cowhide water bags, personal first aid kits... and a lot of other things. It is worth mentioning that all these personal items have the special operations battalion number on them, and the military uniforms

It also comes with a special special operations battalion armband, which is highly recognizable. This is also Qian Tiandun's intention. He would rather spend a few more money on this aspect, but also remind the soldiers of their identity at all times.

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Sun Zhen waited in the queue for more than half an hour before finally it was his turn. Every time the veteran in charge of registration read out something, the veteran in charge of distributing it next to him took it out and put it on the table in front of Sun Zhen, and repeated it again.

The name of the item. Sun Zhen couldn't wait for everything to be displayed, so he reached out and touched the collar badge on the military uniform.

After collecting his personal belongings, Sun Chen handed over the rifle he had used for three months to the veteran who recovered the gun. The other party would check whether the gun number on the gun was consistent with the gun owner based on the previous registration form, and the inspection was correct.

The rifle will then be recycled and used for the training of the next batch of new recruits until the end of its useful life.

"Soldier Sun Zhen, this is your weapon. Please check the gun number and sign here. If you don't know how to sign, you can just press your fingerprint." The veteran put a gun wrapped in oil paper on the table, and then put the registration form with it.

Pushing it in front of him, he pointed at the vacant signature spot.

Although he knew that the iron guy was very strong, Sun Zhen still carefully peeled off the oil paper wrapped around the gun, fearing that he would damage the rifle if he moved too much. He knew that the gun number of the Haihan rifle was engraved on the left side of the gun body.

When he got it, he immediately looked through it, and sure enough he saw a row of symbols that looked like earthworms rolling in the sand. Although he could barely read a few big characters and had received literacy courses intermittently during the three-month recruit training period, he had no idea about the sea.

Han still couldn't understand the convoluted words and symbols used in the numbering. He could only try hard to check whether their shapes were consistent. After making sure they were correct, he wrote his name crookedly on the registration form.

Sun Zhen is not a weapons expert, and has only been exposed to two old Haihan rifles in recruit training. From his intuitive experience, the rifle in his hand is slightly shorter than the previous models, but

Perhaps it was because the caliber of the barrel was larger, and the difference in weight was not obvious. Of course, he also noticed that the structure of this gun seemed to be completely different from the previously equipped rifle. There was a gap between the end of the barrel and the body of the gun.

The organization of a certain activity seems to have an unclear but powerful feeling.

The canvas strap used on the gun body is consistent with the previous model. One end is connected to the butt and the other is connected to the lower edge of the middle section of the barrel. The butt is made of birch. The wood is fine and tight, polished very smooth, and also coated with a layer of wood.

Varnish. Sun Zhen touched it with his fingers and couldn't feel any burrs.

Since the size of the special operations battalion is relatively limited, and there is no export model of this rifle, its output is not large, and the cost is higher than the ordinary models of militia equipment. The cost of one is about the same as that of Sun Zhen, a recruit like three

With four months of military pay, it can be regarded as a valuable individual weapon. If this kind of weapon is publicly sold to the outside world in the future, its price may be three to five times the cost, which is two times higher than the price currently sold to Haihan allies.

The Type 8 muzzle-loading flintlock gun is much more expensive. Of course, as long as Haihan is willing to sell this relatively more advanced weapon, most of the investors are willing to spend money to buy it. After all, the partners who implement military cooperation with Haihan are often wealthy.

, are not very sensitive to price. They care more about whether it is worth buying, rather than whether it is expensive or not.

"Stop touching it. Take it back later and touch it slowly! You sign for these things first!"

When Sun was really immersed in the joy of getting a new weapon, the veteran responsible for registering and issuing weapons coldly pulled him back from his contemplation. In addition to the rifle, it was also equipped with a set of small tools for cleaning the gun bore, and also

There is a matching military dagger one foot two inches long that can double as a bayonet, and a small whetstone. These items are packed in exquisite leather packaging and can be attached to the leather armed belt received earlier.

Convenient to carry around.

As for the ammunition used in rifles, they will not be received here. In order to prevent accidents, soldiers can only receive calculated rations of ammunition during live-fire training or when performing combat missions.

"Brother, can you hurry up!" The people in line behind him couldn't wait and began to urge Sun Zhen, just like he had urged the people in front of him before. After all, watching others play with new weapons is really an infuriating thing.

A very uncomfortable thing.
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