My Military Career in a Parallel World

After returning to the dormitory building, the team disbanded, but Jiang Chen did not leave with the main group.

"What's the matter? Is there something wrong?" Ge Hongtao turned his head and looked at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen chuckled and said, "Hehe, it's okay. It's just that, well, I got back the medal for outstanding students in the training team. Captain, you have to keep your word!"

"Morality!" Ge Hongtao rolled his eyes and cursed with a smile.

"By the way, the company commander has another surprise for you!" Jiang Chen took out a gift box from his backpack.

"This is..." Ge Hongtao took it with a puzzled look on his face, opened it, and saw a medal engraved with the words "Third Class Merit" lying inside.

"Third class merit?!"

Because it involved local areas, and Jiang Chen was in the teaching team, the merit awards were made directly by the division headquarters through the teaching team, and the reconnaissance battalion was not aware of this.

"Hehe, I was lucky. I ran into a thief when I was checking the post at night and caught him." Jiang Chen explained with a smile.

"You kid, you really are..."

Ge Hongtao looked at the third-class merit in his hand, then looked at Jiang Chen, not knowing what to say.

"Come on, let's go to my office. I have something to tell you."

Jiang Chen's backpack had been taken back by his comrades from the third squad. He didn't think much about it, just nodded and left with Ge Hongtao.

There was actually nothing big going on when Ge Hongtao went to see Jiang Chen. He just wanted to tell him in advance about his promotion to the military academy.

Speaking of military academies, I have to mention here that Jiang Chen, like most people, has some misunderstandings about military academies.

At the beginning, when Jiang Chen decided to stay in the army to develop, his goal was the "National University of Defense Technology", which is the famous University of Science and Technology of China.

This is mainly influenced by the memories of the previous life. It is said that the University of Science and Technology of China is the best military academy in the country. Since I plan to stay in the army, I naturally have to go to the best school to study.

Jiang Chen is of course no exception.

However, as he got to know the military academy better, his ideas gradually changed.

National Defense University.

As the name suggests, although it is a military academy, its training direction is actually more inclined towards scientific research and technical talents rather than professional commanders.

This can be seen from its professional ranking.

The four flagship disciplines of USTC are: Management Science and Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, and Systems Science.

The next-highest A-level disciplines are: optical engineering, control science and engineering, information and communication engineering, and an A-level mechanical engineering.

Although the University of Science and Technology of China also has a conducting major, it does not have that much advantage compared to its scientific research majors.

So, naturally, Jiang Chen removed the University of Science and Technology of China from his target universities.

It’s not that USTC is not good. It is the only double-first-class military academy in the country, among the Tsinghua and Peking University in the military. Its strength is unquestionable. However, Jiang Chen’s future development plan is to be a commander, not a scientific research technician.

Compared to the University of Science and Technology of China, he prefers to go to the Army Command College.

Army Command College.

As the name suggests, it is an academy specializing in command, with majors such as contract tactics, combat command, military political work, people's armed forces command, military training and combat simulation, and staff business.

At the same time, the Army Command College is also a training base for mid-level command talents in the Army.

Of course, the Army’s command academies are not limited to the Army Headquarters. There are also other command academies such as the Army Infantry Academy, the Army Armored Forces Academy, the Army Artillery and Air Defense Academy, the Army Aviation Academy, the Army Special Operations Academy, the Army Border and Coast Defense Academy, the Army Chemical Defense Academy, the Army Military Transportation Academy, the Army Service Academy, as well as non-command Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University) and the Army Engineering University, etc.

By the way, I have to say something here.

I believe many people have a question: why some people are promoted to the rank of lieutenant after graduating from military academy, while others are only promoted to the rank of second lieutenant.

The reason is not as complicated as everyone thinks.

Before the 1980s, my country's military academies were divided into two levels: junior college and undergraduate.

Junior college graduates are awarded the rank of second lieutenant, and undergraduate graduates are awarded the rank of first lieutenant.

In the new era, military academies were restructured into technical colleges and all enrollment was stopped or the establishment was cancelled. As long as the graduates basically had a full-time undergraduate degree, naturally, the military academy students we saw were all lieutenants, and the rank of second lieutenant was rare.

It was not until 21 years later that military academy undergraduate graduates gradually stopped being awarded the rank of second lieutenant and instead were awarded the rank of second lieutenant.

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Compared to other colleges that specialize in a certain field, Jiang Chen still prefers to go to the Army Command College.

There is no other reason, this way he can be exposed to and learn more knowledge.

With the help of the dream space, Jiang Chen does not have to limit himself to a certain profession.

Military academies are just like universities. As long as it does not affect the courses of your major, you can attend classes in other majors.

Therefore, compared with other colleges that only specialize in a certain category, Luzhi obviously better meets Jiang Chen's requirements.

If other soldiers are promoted to officers, it may be difficult for them to choose their own school.

Especially if you want to go to a top command academy like the Army Command, merit alone is far from enough, you must first pass the entrance examination.

Don't think that you don't need to take an exam to be promoted to a military academy.

Military academies are no different from other schools. If you fail your professional courses, you will be expelled.

However, these are not a problem for Jiang Chen.

It’s nothing more than sacrificing some training time and reading more books.

“The start time of military academies is similar to that of universities, which is around August or September after the college entrance examination.

It’s already the end of June and it’s almost July, which means you only have two months at most before you go to the military academy to study.”

Ge Hongtao was talking and Jiang Chen was listening.

"Here's how I arranged it. Tomorrow you will be transferred to the first squad as a temporary squad leader. It just so happens that Li Cheng was promoted to the position of deputy company commander not long ago. By the way, you can have him guide you and learn how to manage a platoon in advance."

Jiang Chen was a little surprised when he heard Ge Hongtao's arrangement for him.

Although they are both squad leaders, being a squad leader in the first platoon and being a squad leader in the third platoon are two completely different concepts.

It’s not because of anything else, it’s mainly because the company attributes are different.

Within the third company, the first and second platoons are usually the main force, while the third platoon is more like a reserve force, ready to go wherever needed.

This can be seen from the average combat effectiveness of the three platoons.

Therefore, as the squad leader of the third platoon, with Jiang Chen's performance and strength, both the controversy among the veterans in the company and the pressure from the outside world are much smaller.

But going to a row is different.

Although Jiang Chen's performance was excellent, the main force had its own pride, and it was not easy for him to suppress these arrogant and powerful soldiers.

Not to mention, according to Ge Hongtao, he would also have to take over some of the duties of the platoon leader.

This……

However, Jiang Chen was not too worried.

There is motivation only when there is challenge.

Jiang Chen is not a coward. At most, everyone can just have a fight. Who is afraid of who?

Also, don’t forget that Jiang Chen has a greater advantage at the grassroots level in the first row than in the third row.

Needless to say, Jiang Chen's long tenure as deputy monitor of Class 3 was not in vain.

Although there are some troubles over in Class 2, with the squad leader Zhao Hongbin in charge, plus the relationships accumulated previously, it shouldn't be too difficult to deal with them.

The only thing you need to pay attention to is Class 1.

Unlike the other two squads, the squad leader position of Squad 1 remained vacant for a long time after the old squad leader retired, and the squad was led personally by Platoon Leader Li Cheng.

And because of Li Cheng's existence, everyone in Class 3, including Jiang Chen, usually try to stay as far away from him as possible and would never run over to join in the fun unless necessary.

Only veterans like Li Gang and Zhao Hongbin would hang out over there from time to time.

other people……

Well, which nice guy has nothing better to do than to hang around in front of his immediate boss?

Isn't this just making yourself uncomfortable?

Therefore, even though he had been in the reconnaissance company for such a long time, Jiang Chen only knew the names of everyone in the group at most, and knew nothing else.

“Of course, if you want to go to the third row, that’s fine too.

However, Lao Deng's transfer procedures have been approved, and Lu Ming may be a bit busy during this period and may not have time to take care of you. "

At this point, we have to mention how much effort Ge Hongtao put into helping Jiang Chen accumulate more advantages before going to the military academy.

Li Cheng's current position is deputy company commander of the third company and platoon leader of the first platoon.

Lu Ming will be transferred to the political department soon, so he will definitely not be able to serve as the platoon leader of the third platoon.

Although military reform is imminent and it is unclear whether the reconnaissance battalion can be retained in the end, it is impossible for the higher-ups to just leave the position vacant.

According to the arrangement of the military, fresh graduates from military academies will come here for internship during this period.

These trainees are all officers who are about to graduate. They only have one last internship left. After returning and submitting their graduation thesis, they will be awarded ranks and assigned to various units.

The third company was also allocated an internship quota.

It just happened to fill the vacancy of the third platoon leader after Lu Ming was transferred to the political department.

However, in order to give Jiang Chen more learning opportunities, Ge Hongtao temporarily put the arrangement of the intern on hold.

If Jiang Chen chooses to be the squad leader of the third platoon, then he will give the trainee platoon leader position to the first platoon. Vice versa, if Jiang Chen chooses the first platoon, he will let this student go to the third platoon to be the trainee platoon leader.

This is also the reason why Ge Hongtao called Jiang Chen to his office for a talk right after he came back and didn't even have time to enter the dormitory door.

Of course, Jiang Chen was not aware of all this, let alone the efforts Ge Hongtao had made behind the scenes.

As for what choice to make, Jiang Chen did not dwell on it for too long.

He would rather stay in the first row than go to the third row.

Facing the challenge is one thing, but on the other hand, Jiang Chen wants to stay with everyone for a while longer in the final moments.

Although he was going to military school for further studies instead of retiring, two years of study was still too long.

The camp is made of iron and the soldiers are flowing water.

It’s hard to say how many people from Class 3 will remain after two years.

As far as we know, Fang Zheng has already planned to leave the reconnaissance company and return to his old unit.

If the annual special forces selection was not about to begin, Fang Zheng would still be thinking of giving it one last try. He would have already submitted his application.

Also, the military rank on Lu Xingwang’s shoulder has been changed to non-commissioned officer.

It is hard to say how many of Zhang Ming, Tang Junjie, Hu Kai, and Han Li will remain after two years.

Li Gang had signed for three terms, but he wanted to renew for a fourth term...

It is still quite difficult. If he does not perform outstandingly in the next three years, he will have to take off his military uniform and leave even if he does not want to.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Just like Shi Jin, even though the company commander Gao Cheng tried his best to keep him, and his identity as a second-generation military officer, he still couldn't stop him from leaving.

After all, Class 3 was his first class after being assigned to the company. If possible, Jiang Chen wanted to spend the last two months with everyone.

However, Jiang Chen did not expect that he might not even have the last two months.

Because, some special reasons, no, it can’t be considered a special reason.