My Military Career in a Parallel World

Chapter 211 The assessment begins!

The year-end assessment of scouts is mainly divided into four categories.

The first, of course, is the most basic physical fitness assessment.

The assessment items include: basic physical fitness items such as push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, and advanced subjects such as armed cross-country and 400-meter obstacle course.

The second is skill assessment.

For example, weapon operation includes various weapons commonly used by scouts, from rifles, pistols to heavy machine guns, sniper rifles, etc., as well as corresponding shooting skill assessments, including precise shooting, rapid shooting, shooting in different postures, etc., including scouts' 100-meter rapid shooting are all within the scope of the assessment.

In addition, there are subjects that test the scouts' familiarity with equipment and their ability to operate it, such as telescopes, night vision goggles, and the recently added positioning equipment.

Also, the ability to use various communication equipment proficiently for communication and to transmit information after obtaining important intelligence, including radio operation, code compilation and interpretation, etc.

Finally, corresponding driving skills will also be assessed, including but not limited to truck driving, armored infantry fighting vehicle and tank driving, and even helicopter driving.

Due to limited conditions, the reconnaissance battalion currently only has two projects: truck and infantry fighting vehicle driving.

Of course, due to limited conditions, most of the assessments in this area are aimed at the soldiers in the class who are responsible for this aspect, and not everyone is required to participate in the assessment.

However, the problem now is that Wang Jie, who was originally in charge of this aspect of Class 3, has been transferred. Jiang Chen, the deputy monitor who has just taken office, is busy familiarizing himself with the job of deputy monitor and has not had time to study this aspect.

When Jiang Chen heard that he was going to represent Class 3 to participate in the armored vehicle driving competition, he was completely stunned.

How do you drive an armored vehicle? Please help! Urgent!

Before Jiang Chen could recover from the news, Li Gang told him even worse news.

Not only did he have to represent the third squad to take part in the armored vehicle driving assessment, but he also had to form a command team with Li Gang to participate in the subsequent tactical assessment.

The tactical assessment is divided into three items: the first is group tactical coordination, the second is tactical action execution, and the third is battlefield judgment and decision-making.

Each of the three subjects cannot be separated from him as the deputy monitor.

Team tactical collaboration requires examining the tactical coordination, division of labor, and command and coordination capabilities of the reconnaissance team when performing tasks.

The execution of tactical operations requires the evaluation of the scouts’ performance in actual tactical operations, such as their ability to execute covert infiltration, target reconnaissance, intelligence collection, transfer and retreat, and their ability to deal with emergencies.

All of these need to be completed jointly by Li Gang and his deputy squad leader.

As for the final battlefield judgment and decision-making, there is no need to mention it. Just from the name you can tell that it is another big job.

In addition to the above contents, there are also assessments on professional knowledge.

Such as reconnaissance tactics theory, military topography, etc., which involve military theoretical knowledge related to scouts.

And, equally important, intelligence analysis assessment.

The assessment process is basically to give some simulated intelligence or scenarios, requiring scouts to analyze, judge and summarize, and finally make a comprehensive evaluation based on the submitted answer sheets, which mainly tests the intelligence analysis and processing capabilities.

There is also a final assessment on wilderness survival skills.

There is nothing much to say about this. Jiang Chen has been in the forest for almost the same period of time since he was a junior company commander. Unless you are a fool, you should be able to see it.

In addition, there are actually some assessments on the psychological qualities of soldiers, but these assessments are not included in the total score. Basically, it is just a formality.

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As the saying goes, sharpening your sword before battle will make it brighter.

As the time for the assessment draws closer, the internal competition within the company becomes more and more serious.

When I returned to the dormitory, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. During this time, unless we had classes, everyone would either get together to chat and brag, or sit in a circle to play poker.

Now, the few people who were still in the dormitory all had a book in their hands. When they saw Jiang Chen coming in, they just looked up and greeted him, then continued to read with their heads down.

As for the others who were not in the dormitory, it goes without saying that they were definitely practicing on the playground.

Each and every one of them is about to fly off the edge.

In fact, Jiang Chen is no exception. Ever since he learned about the driving test, he would go to the driver class to study whenever he had the opportunity and time.

It doesn’t matter how well you do in the exam, at least you can’t be at the bottom!

He had just taken the position of deputy squad leader not long ago and didn't want to be laughed at so soon.

Fortunately, he still has the golden finger of dream space. In order to cope with the upcoming year-end assessment, Jiang Chen has compressed his daily physical training time a lot during this period.

It is difficult to be a soldier, and it is even more difficult to be a good soldier.

He also understood what Wu Liuyi meant by what he said before he retired from the army.

Being a soldier is hard, but if you just want to become a non-commissioned officer, you don't have to work so hard.

Indeed, if the purpose is just to become a non-commissioned officer, there is no need to work so hard.

Looking at the mountain-like pile of books in front of him, as well as the equally tall command tactics and driving manuals on both sides, Jiang Chen couldn't help rubbing his brows.

How long will this last!!!

Complaining in his heart did not affect Jiang Chen at all, as he was just as introverted as everyone else.

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January 9th.

It’s the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and there’s only half a month left until the Chinese New Year.

The year-end assessment has finally begun.

The first thing to be conducted is naturally the theoretical knowledge test, or to put it more bluntly, the 'answer sheet'.

The assessment contents include scout tactical theory, military topography, military meteorology, reconnaissance technology and equipment, intelligence analysis and processing, as well as common assessment items for all soldiers, confidentiality system, safety precautions, etc.

The test of theoretical knowledge alone lasted three days.

As for the test results, if we take the test today, we will know the results in the afternoon at the earliest, and we will be informed of them the next morning at the latest.

As a student of a prestigious university in 1985, Jiang Chen undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone wants to see how big the gap is between themselves and college students.

Examinations in the military do not directly tell you how many points you got. Instead, they use evaluations such as excellent, good, or passing.

Fortunately, although his identity as a prestigious university student was inherited from the original owner, with the help of the golden finger, the blessing of extraordinary memory, and enough hard work, Jiang Chen got excellent evaluations in all subjects without any surprise.

He ranked first in the company in comprehensive scores, and barely managed to maintain his image as a genius.

After the theoretical test, the physical test will follow.

Push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, these basic subjects need not be mentioned.

Thanks to Jiang Chen's persistent training, although he did not get first place in the entire company like in the theoretical exam, he still maintained his position among the top ten elite soldiers.

In the following 400-meter hurdles, Jiang Chen made another breakthrough by running under one minute and thirty-five seconds.

With a time of 1 minute 33.56 seconds, he ranked third in the company.

The two people ahead of them were Li Gang at 1 minute 30.18 seconds and Zhao Hongbin at 1 minute 31.37 seconds.

Needless to say, Li Gang is the record holder for the 228-meter hurdles in the th Regiment, and this result is not even his best.

When he just came back from the special forces training, Li Gang ran under one minute and thirty seconds, breaking the fastest 228-meter record that had been held by the th Regiment for twenty years.

Not to mention Zhao Hongbin. Before Li Gang showed up, he was undoubtedly the strongest in all subjects of the Third Company, similar to Wu Liuyi of the Seventh Steel Company.

However, as he gets older, Zhao Hongbin's physical fitness is bound to decline. It is already very good to be able to maintain this result, and it is almost impossible to make any further breakthroughs.

Excellent personal performance is only one aspect. What really makes Ge Hongtao happy is that because of the appearance of Jiang Chen, the catfish, the average score of the third company this time has completely crushed the first and second companies.

When the test results came out, he immediately ran to show off to the two older brothers.

The company commander Liu Dajun is okay. As a big brother, he can just show off a little, but that’s enough. He can’t go too far.

However, in front of the second company commander Cai Yaohua, Ge Hongtao did not have these concerns.

He brought up the matter again after only three sentences, which made the second company commander so angry that he wanted to block his mouth on the spot.

If it weren't for the fact that there would be subsequent assessments of other projects, Cai Yaohua would probably have taken the soldiers of the Second Company out for additional training.

Even so, the second company commander issued a strict order after returning, and the second company must regain its advantage in the subsequent assessment projects.

If you can’t do that…

You can figure out the consequences yourself, it won’t be easy anyway.

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Just as everyone was preparing for the next assessment item, an accident happened again.

The assessment was no longer conducted separately for each subject as in previous years, but a new and more practical assessment method was adopted.

It was four o'clock in the morning the next day.

Everyone was still asleep when suddenly the emergency assembly whistle broke the silence of the night.

When everyone was fully armed and assembled, Ge Hongtao took them to the battalion headquarters' large parade ground without any further ado.

Not only them, but also the soldiers from the first and second companies next door were the same.

Just when everyone was confused, Battalion Commander Lei Zhenjun came to the front of the queue and announced the reason for this emergency assembly.

The subsequent assessment content will no longer be conducted in the same way as in previous years. They will have to take the assessment together with the soldiers of the police detective company.

The assessment content will be carried out in the form of simulated actual combat.

The entire assessment process lasted one day and one night.

They need to arrive in unfamiliar areas by airdrop, pass through dense forests, cross mountains, and advance to the designated area, and various enemy situations will appear randomly in this process.

Possible enemy situations include, but are not limited to, passing through contaminated areas, aerial reconnaissance, enemy fire blockade and other special situations.

Reference soldiers need to respond appropriately based on the enemy situation they encounter.

For example, quickly put on a gas mask, hide nearby, quickly build a single-soldier shelter, be prepared for battle, and be ready to respond to emergencies at any time.

This type of simulated combat assessment is undoubtedly more difficult and tests the tacit understanding between soldiers and the commander's reaction speed when dealing with crisis situations.

Listening to Lei Zhenjun's narration, not only the soldiers under him, but even the three company commanders felt a little nervous.

It’s not that they were afraid of this type of assessment, but they were simply not mentally prepared in advance.

I never thought about it in this regard before, but now that it suddenly happens, no one would be sure.

In fact, it was not just them. Even the battalion commander Lei Zhenjun was somewhat nervous.

This assessment method was suddenly proposed by Chief of Staff Feng Yao at a meeting at the regiment headquarters not long ago. After a brief consideration, the regiment commander and the political commissar also felt that this new assessment method was more suitable for the current development of the troops.

Coupled with the pressure brought by the military reform that had already begun, Zheng Xingguo decisively decided to finalize the matter.

However, he also knew that it would be inappropriate to hastily implement such a thing on the entire regiment, so the reconnaissance battalion and the police investigation company, the two vanguards of the 228th Regiment, were selected as test subjects.

This is normal, because this kind of simulated combat assessment method was learned from the special forces. Scouts are known as the special forces reserve, so they must be the first to go.

If even the scouts cannot withstand this kind of test, then the ordinary companies will be even more useless.

Of course, even if this assessment method is proven to be feasible later, there is a high probability that certain adjustments will be made based on the different natures of each company.

For example, the content of this assessment was the plan that Feng Yao and Lei Zhenjun finally developed after discussion and combined with the daily training content of the scouts.

There was no time to buffer. As soon as Lei Zhenjun finished speaking, the soldiers below had not yet come to their senses when the buzzing sound of helicopter propellers was heard above their heads.

I looked up subconsciously and saw several lights flashing in the dim sky, getting closer and closer.

When the helicopter came over everyone's heads, everyone could see clearly that this time the entire Army Aviation Corps had been deployed. There were five helicopters lined up in a row, looking for a place to land under the guidance of ground guides.

"Oh my god, when did these guys in the Army Aviation Corps become so generous?!" Hu Kai couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

The others also looked surprised.

You know, these guys in the Army Aviation Corps are famous for being stingy.

Unless the group leader personally gave the order, it was rare to see them being so generous as to reveal all their assets.

Normally, people wouldn’t feel anything if there were only one or two helicopters.

But now that five helicopters are deployed together to form a formation, the sense of oppression brought by it is simply incomparable.

Don't underestimate the power of these five helicopters.

If there is no prior preparation and insufficient anti-aircraft firepower, the ammunition carried by these five helicopters is enough to easily destroy a fully armored company in five minutes at most.

The helicopter is not called the tank killer for nothing.

If it is a dedicated attack helicopter, such as the Apache and Z-10, with the number of anti-tank missiles and rockets they are equipped with, at most one or two can achieve the same effect, and at a faster speed and with better results.

After all, the Z-8 is not a dedicated attack helicopter. Even after modification, the general-purpose helicopter is still relatively weak in firepower and attack capability.

“Get ready to board!”

As the five helicopters landed steadily on the playground, Lei Zhenjun immediately gave the order to board the planes.

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