Chapter 302: Abnormal! 4 levels up!
The Chinese team won the championship of the Elna Assault International Special Forces Competition and shined at the award ceremony, forcing all countries to admit defeat.
However, this is just the beginning of the glory, and returning to China is the real big stage.
And the high energy starts from the return journey!
In order to commend the outstanding performance of the Chinese team, the country even spent a large amount of money to charter a plane so that Chen Jun and his team could enjoy the charter return service.
When the plane landed at the Capital Airport, the scene below was even more grand.
The military band, dressed in neat uniforms, played loud military songs throughout the airport, welcoming the warriors who had won glory for the country and returned triumphantly with honor.
Starting from the top of the stairs where you get off the plane, the red carpet stretches all the way down with no end in sight.
On both sides of the carpet under the stairs, there were two neatly lined up rows of soldiers, all wearing neat uniforms, welcoming the returning warriors with a gun salute.
Behind them was a large crowd, holding various banners welcoming the champions back.
You can also see many reporters from the military newspaper, standing ready with cameras and microphones on the sidelines, waiting for the protagonist to appear and then rush over to start filming.
The layout of the crowd and the venue staff were gorgeous, and the airport reception team was even more luxurious.
The number of people waiting to be picked up at the airport was huge, seemingly dozens of them, and the leader was of a very high rank, with a golden star on his shoulder.
The fact that the military took the lead in welcoming the contest with a general's honor shows how much importance they attach to this competition.
"Oh my god, this is so grand."
Chen Jun, the captain of the Chinese team, walked in the front. When he approached the open cabin door and looked down, he was shocked by the exaggerated scene.
Even if I have been in the army for three lifetimes, I have never enjoyed such a high-level welcome.
The other contestants following closely behind were also shocked by this grand welcoming ceremony and couldn't help but burst into exclamations in low voices.
"My father always told me to work hard in the army and bring honor to the family. Have I done that?" Xu Sanduo muttered to himself with his eyes wide open.
"It's so exaggerated. It looks like it's full of people. There must be hundreds of people down there." Tuo Yonggang couldn't believe it.
"Keep calm, keep calm."
Wu Zhe kept repeating his catchphrase, trying his best to suppress his surging emotions. His heartbeat was so fast that he felt like he was going to dizzy if he didn't suppress it for a while.
"I've become successful and have come to this day, haha."
Thinking about the scenes that he could only see on TV before, and now he had become one of the protagonists, Chengcai couldn't help laughing.
"Hehe, now when I go back to Old A, the captain will definitely praise me a lot." Qi Huan said proudly.
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The welcoming scene was so spectacular that no one could suppress their excitement and all kinds of exclamations could be heard.
"Okay, get ready and stop talking. Don't embarrass yourself in this situation."
Chen Jun himself was actually very excited, but he knew that the more occasions like this one, the more he couldn't let down his guard, so he had to suppress his excitement and remind everyone.
Chengcai and others also knew that the following scenes would be broadcast on TV.
Not only his old comrades in the army could see it, but even his relatives and friends back home could see it and witness this highlight moment in his life.
You must put on your best mental attitude and try to make this look smooth.
Therefore, everyone quickly stopped whispering and started to straighten their clothes, check if their hats were askew, and restrain their expressions to make themselves look more energetic.
"Ready, go."
Following Chen Jun's whispered command, the ten members of the team walked down in neat steps.
In step and in unison.
This is what the military must follow no matter where they are.
When Chen Jun and his group of ten people walked down the stairs in an orderly manner like a template, the welcoming team immediately burst into warm applause.
The first group to come up were a group of children, who looked to be in the fourth or fifth grade of elementary school.
They each held a wreath in their hands, and put a wreath woven with fresh flowers around the neck of everyone who got off the plane.
Presenting flowers and paying tribute is an important part of the welcoming ceremony, representing the blessings and respect of the participating teams.
After all ten contestants got off the plane and accepted the flower-presenting salute, a welcoming team headed by a general came over.
Chen Jun immediately organized the team and reported to the team that was coming over: "Report to the commander, the Irish Assault International Special Forces Competition team has arrived. There should be ten people, and there are actually ten people. Please give instructions, team leader Chen Jun."
Chen Jun, who is 1.89 meters tall and has a strong physique, raised his hand to salute with a voice as loud as a bell. The whole image is simply a model of a Chinese soldier.
A group of military newspaper reporters who had been waiting here for a long time immediately picked up their video cameras and started taking pictures of Chen Jun.
foreseeable.
In a very short period of time, Chen Jun will appear in major military newspapers, television stations and other media throughout the army and become a role model figure for the entire army.
And the image of him saluting with his head raised and chest puffed out will become a classic in military media.
The old leader who came to lead the team to greet the guests had a big smile on his face from beginning to end. He was satisfied with Chen Jun's performance and even more satisfied with the performance of the participating teams.
Under the camera of the media, the old chief made a brief speech on behalf of the military.
First of all, we welcomed the teams back triumphantly, then we highly praised the teams' excellent results, affirmed the team members' outstanding performances, and emphasized the honors the teams had won for the army and the country.
The first time we participated in an international military competition, we won the championship with our absolute strength.
This result is unbeatable!
The old leader led the team to welcome and praise the team, but it was not enough to commend the honor won by the participating team. At most, it was just an appetizer.
When Chen Jun and his party are taken back to the war zone by the welcoming team, that will be the highlight of their lives.
As soon as we got off the car at the Capital Military Region, we were greeted by a welcome banquet that was held according to the highest standards, with the Chief of Staff of the theater personally in charge of the reception.
Seeing the three golden leaders on his shoulders, he actually sat at the table and ate with them.
Not to mention that they had never seen the world before, Chengcai, Xu Sanduo and others, who were enjoying this kind of event for the first time, felt very uncomfortable sitting on the stools. Even their hands holding the chopsticks were shaking. They were so nervous and excited.
Even Chen Jun, who had seen all kinds of big scenes, took the initiative to toast the leader while sitting next to him and said all kinds of compliments.
Chen Jun felt so restrained!
Ordinary people may not be able to understand this kind of scene and think that drinking some wine is no big deal.
But if you are an office worker in a company, the chairman of the head office suddenly sits next to you and toasts you, or if you are an ordinary employee of a public institution, you are invited by a senior official to sit at his table.
Just imagine the scene of them sitting together, and you will feel deeply touched if you put yourself in their shoes.
After a welcome banquet that was not very lively or relaxed, and even not enough to fill us up, the commendation meeting was held in the afternoon. Being able to be commended in the theater headquarters was an extremely precious honor.
"Are we going to be awarded the second-class merit?"
Chengcai, Wu Liuyi, Wu Zhe and other members of the championship team all stood on the podium with mixed emotions, both excited and very nervous.
Being able to obtain a second-class merit is already the limit of what they can imagine.
Because there has never been a precedent before, and the Chinese military team has never won a championship abroad, it is impossible to guess what kind of award will be given.
but.
It is a common knowledge among all the soldiers that one has to lie down to receive the first-class merit.
Therefore, no one dared to think about the first-class merit, which was an unattainable thing. Being able to get the second-class merit was enough to make everyone smile.
But even in this unimaginable situation, the awards that were finally given shocked everyone.
"…represented the Chinese team in the competition abroad, performed excellently and won the championship…brought glory for the country and showed the world the spirit of our army…after the unanimous decision of the General Political Department of the Theater Command, the winning team is awarded the first-class individual merit…"
"I, oh my god, first-class merit???"
Chengcai and others thought for a moment that they had heard it wrong. Their eyes widened as wide as cow eyes and their expressions were more exaggerated than if they had seen a ghost.
The officers and soldiers who were attending the award ceremony below the stage were also shocked to learn that it was a first-class merit.
But they were only surprised for a few seconds. After they came to their senses, they gave warm applause to express their recognition of the winning team for winning glory for the country.
The whole audience burst into thunderous applause!
Among the ten contestants standing on the stage, except Chen Jun, who had already known that he would win first-class merit, the other one was able to keep calm despite being very excited.
Even when the others heard the thunderous applause, they just stood there in a daze, unable to believe it was real.
Until the old leader with the gold level 3 medal on his shoulder walked up to the contestants personally, picked up the golden medals and hung them on their chests.
Chengcai, who was in a daze, finally reacted and stood up to salute with his face flushed with excitement and trembling lips.
First class merit!
This is a first-class merit!
From this moment on today, Chengcai and others are all well-deserved first-class meritorious contributors, and their company will also become a first-class meritorious contributor company.
Even the battalions, regiments, divisions and other units they belong to will benefit from them.
Everyone will benefit from this throughout their lives. If you are a non-commissioned officer, you will be able to be promoted easily, and after being promoted, you can at least reach the division level.
If you are already a cadre, as long as you don't make any major mistakes in principle.
In the future, he will definitely be at the military level or above!
Especially for people like Chen Jun and Wu Zhe, although they could not achieve the ancient title of nobility or prime minister, it was almost not difficult for them to cross that hurdle and become generals.
If you value traditional family concepts, this honor will become a source of pride for your family and will be a separate page in the family tree.
With so many benefits for the first-class merit award, how could everyone calm down?
Chen Jun and his team of eight, who were the main players in the championship, each received first-class merit honors, and even the reserve team had a fruitful harvest.
Ran Feng and Chen Xiaopan followed along, but as reserve players they had no chance to play.
At this commendation meeting, both of them received a second-class individual merit, which was something they both did not expect.
Although the second-class merit is far inferior to the first-class merit, both of them are already very satisfied with this achievement.
They are both still second-term non-commissioned officers now, but with this second-class merit in hand, they both have a "ticket" to be promoted.
Although special forces NCOs are the same as officers, they are only the same when they are team members.
If you want to become a higher-level commander, a captain or a higher-level figure, you must become an officer.
As for the matter, you can only be a soldier for the rest of your life, and at best you can be an instructor.
Both the participating teams and the reserve members were awarded for their meritorious service, which made the participating teams very happy, but their surprises were not over yet.
There were other commendations after the award ceremony, which made Chen Jun and others feel like they were dreaming.
First is the captain with the greatest merit, Chen Jun.
He was awarded the first-class merit by the theater for his outstanding personal performance and for his outstanding development of the combined forces battalion and the valuable contract tactics he developed.
The war zone gave Chen Jun special treatment and promoted his military rank twice in a row.
Jump directly from captain to lieutenant colonel!
He was officially appointed as the deputy battalion commander of the 7th Steel Battalion and was simultaneously awarded a battalion-level rank.
The promotion from lieutenant to lieutenant colonel is a higher rank. A lieutenant starts as a platoon leader, the lowest level, while a lieutenant colonel can serve as a regimental commander.
There are seven levels here: platoon leader, deputy company commander, company commander, deputy battalion commander, battalion commander, deputy regiment commander, and regiment commander.
An ordinary officer cannot do it even in twenty years. Even an outstanding officer who has made meritorious service and has never made any mistakes needs more than fifteen years to start.
It only took Chen Jun less than two years to complete the task, a speed that can't be described as rocket speed.
It's like a somersault cloud!
A leap of ten thousand miles!
It may not be clear just by looking at this description, but as long as you compare it horizontally with Gao Cheng, you can see at a glance how perverted Chen Jun is.
Gao Cheng is currently only a major in the rank of colonel, temporarily acting as the deputy regimental-level commander of the 7th Steel Battalion.
Now, not only is Chen Jun's military rank one level higher than Gao Cheng's, but his position is also the same as Gao Cheng's. If this were counted outside the 7th Steel Battalion, Chen Jun would definitely be Gao Cheng's superior, and Gao Cheng would have to salute and report to Chen Jun.
You have to know that Gao Cheng is a second-generation soldier with a good background. He joined the army a few years earlier than Chen Jun, but his military rank is lower than Chen Jun's.
Chen Jun’s promotion speed is abnormal.
Clear at a glance!
As for Chen Jun himself, he was very surprised and happy to have jumped several levels at once.
In the past, the positioning of combined forces was always awkward because the military ranks were too low.
It played a core role, but failed to become the core.
Now it has suddenly made several leaps in levels, basically catching up with the expansion speed of the combined forces.
When the time comes to form a synthetic regiment, Chen Jun will definitely be able to secure the position of deputy commander, and it is not impossible for him to even become the commander.
Being able to take a leading position in the combined forces will make it more convenient for Chen Jun to carry out his work.
This is what Chen Jun cares about most and what makes him happiest.
Chen Jun achieved great success in both military rank and position, and reached a new level in his life. Others like Chengcai also gained a lot.
(End of this chapter)