"Comrades, with the new comrades joining us, our Zhejiang Army has become stronger. Whether new or old, we are all comrades, brothers in arms, and we must all unite and help each other. The new recruits have just arrived and are not familiar with our Zhejiang Army. The veterans must help the new recruits get familiar with our military discipline, military regulations, life, drills and other aspects of our Zhejiang Army, and help the new recruits integrate into our Zhejiang Army family as soon as possible."
After Zhu Ping'an finished selecting soldiers from each camp, he spoke to all the Zhejiang Army soldiers.
"Yes, sir. We will help our new brothers integrate into the Zhejiang Army as soon as possible." A group of veterans expressed their opinions loudly.
"Let me emphasize one point in advance. Whether you are a new recruit or an old soldier, everyone is equal. Old soldiers are not allowed to bully new recruits or force new recruits to do things for you. If there are any violations, they will be investigated and dealt with severely!" Zhu Ping'an emphasized loudly, resolutely putting an end to the bad habit of old soldiers bullying new recruits.
"Yes, sir!" the Zhejiang army responded.
"Very good. The number of our Zhejiang Army has increased, and the number of squad leaders, sentry leaders, and captains has also increased accordingly. As the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head, and soldiers cannot move without a general. How can we have soldiers without a general? The next step is to select and appoint squad leaders, sentry leaders, and captains."
Zhu Pingan said loudly.
“It’s finally here!”
"Haha, I lost to Lao Niu last time and missed the chance to become the sergeant. This time, I will definitely be the sergeant!"
"Hurry up and choose. My fists are thirsty. This time I must bring honor to our Zhang family and become the first official in our Zhang family. Hehehe, I'm excited just thinking about it."
All the Zhejiang Army soldiers, especially the veterans, were excited and ready to be selected.
"Sir, how are we going to select the sergeants, sentries and captains this time?" the veterans asked with concern.
"Sir, can we newcomers also be selected as sergeants, sentinels and captains?" the recruits asked with concern.
"Comrades, please be patient. Let's talk about the selection and appointment of sergeants first." Zhu Ping'an stretched out his hand and pressed down to control the situation.
"Everyone, including new soldiers and veterans, can participate in the selection and appointment of corporals. However, given that veterans have more experience, it is more conducive to the rapid growth of new soldiers and the rapid formation of combat effectiveness of our Zhejiang Army. Therefore, the selection of corporals this time will give priority to veterans, and then recruits."
Zhu Ping'an first announced the principles for the selection and appointment of sergeants.
The veterans were all very excited, their back teeth showing with excitement. The adults said that the sergeant would be selected from among the veterans first.
The adults really kept their words. Last time when selecting sergeants, they said that those who failed to be selected should not be discouraged. When the Zhejiang Army expands in the future, the vacancies of sergeants and sentry leaders will be selected from veterans first. This time it turned out to be the case.
The new soldiers were also very excited. They didn't expect that they would have the opportunity to be selected as corporals. Although they were selected from veterans first, it was normal. Veterans were more experienced than them. It was normal to select corporals first. They, the new soldiers, also had the opportunity to be selected as corporals. This was a corporal, who was in charge of ten soldiers. Under normal circumstances, ordinary people like them would never have such an opportunity to stand out.
"Sir, the sergeant will be selected from the veterans first. How is the selection method specific?" everyone asked impatiently.
"Sir, are we still going to do it the same way as last time, with a competition to determine the squad leader, with the strongest person in the squad becoming the squad leader?"
the veterans asked anxiously.
"A competition to determine the sergeant? Whoever is the best will be the sergeant?" When the new recruits heard this, they were all curious and excited.
"This time, sergeants will be selected from veterans first, and no competition is required for the specific method." Zhu Ping'an shook his head slightly.
"How do we choose? Will the sentry commander appoint us? That's bad. I don't have a good relationship with the sentry commander, but Li Laoliu got some help because he and the sentry commander are from the same village..."
"How can we convince others without a competition?"
When the soldiers heard that there was no need to compete, they couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. Then they started arguing heatedly, with a lot of noise.
"Everyone, please be quiet. There is no need for a competition this time, because our Zhejiang Army has already implemented the method of disciplinary performance assessment. The disciplinary performance assessment results include nine grades: top-top, top-middle, top-bottom; middle-top, middle-middle, middle-bottom; bottom-top, bottom-middle, and bottom-bottom. For this selection of sergeants, all those who have a top-top grade in the disciplinary performance assessment will be appointed as sergeants." Zhu Ping'an looked at the people arguing heatedly, smiled slightly, and spoke loudly.
"Ah? To appoint the sergeant based on the results of the disciplinary performance assessment, yes, that's fine, why didn't we think of that, sir, you are wise."
"That's good. Discipline performance assessment is fairer than competition. We have no objection."
Upon hearing this, all the veterans expressed their support and agreed wholeheartedly, with almost no one raising any objections.
The new recruits were very curious and asked in confusion, "What is the discipline and performance assessment? How can it be fairer than a competition?"
After hearing the questions raised by the new recruits, the veterans laughed and explained ostentatiously, "You don't understand. This disciplinary performance assessment is based on three aspects. The first aspect is our daily training performance; the second aspect is our daily discipline; and the third aspect is our actual combat performance. Since we haven't fought in the battlefield since the implementation of the disciplinary performance assessment, the recent disciplinary performance assessment is based on the first and second aspects."
"How are daily training and daily discipline assessed?" the recruits asked curiously.
"In terms of daily training, we are assessed based on our daily training demonstrations, catching tests, two-squad and two-squad confrontation tests, and the maintenance of weapons and armor. Every now and then, we will hold individual, squad and squad catching tests for the entire army. The inspection camp will record the results of the tests as a basis for assessment. In terms of daily discipline, it is based on our daily compliance with military discipline, including marching discipline, camping discipline, sentry discipline, etc. The inspection camp will patrol every day and assess and score our discipline."
The veterans explained patiently.
"Oh, it turns out that the competition is included in the discipline and performance assessment." The new recruits suddenly realized why the veterans were so supportive, and then they all calmed down and vowed to abide by military discipline and perform well in the future.
"The results of the recent disciplinary performance evaluations are all in this booklet in my hand, and they have all been publicly announced without objection. There are a total of 55 soldiers who have been rated as top-notch in the recent evaluations, namely Zhang Xiaomin, Song Tiedan, Wang Dali... ... From now on, all 55 of them will be appointed as sergeants."
Zhu Ping'an took out a "Zhejiang Army Discipline and Effectiveness Assessment Record Book" from his sleeve, unfolded it and announced loudly.
"Dad, Mom, I'm a sergeant now. I'm an official now. I'm no longer a shame to you..."
"Hahahaha, from today on, I, Wang Dali, am also a sergeant."
Zhang Xiaomin, Song Tiedan, Wang Dali and others jumped three feet high with excitement and shouted with their mouths wide open.