Tsinghua University girls enlisted in the army, why?

Na was admitted to the School of Journalism and Communication at Tsinghua University in 2005. In 2007, when she was a junior in college, she enlisted in the army and became a volunteer. On November 23, 2009, her service ended. Jana, who bid farewell to the military flag, left the following text, the title was added by the editor.

Two years ago, like most Tsinghua girls, I rushed between the teaching building and the library every day. I like beautiful clothes and fashionable looks, and at the same time I don’t relax in the study of professional knowledge. My dream is to be a talented journalist like Yang Lan and Chai Jing, who is beautiful, generous and generous.

But the wheel of fate did not move according to the planned track. One day while riding my bicycle along the main road on campus, I saw several eye-catching characters on a red banner - the 2007 Notice of Registration for College Students to Enlist in the Army. Just for a moment, I told myself: "Jana, maybe you can give it a try."

Why

After all the registration, physical examination, and political review, I was going to be a student. Notify relatives and friends of the soldier's news. Unsurprisingly, my phone was blasted soon after. Without exception, the first question I get is: "Why do you want to be a soldier?"

My friends back home think I do it for money. Because I was born in a rural area and my father passed away 8 years ago. My mother raised three of us brothers and sisters by herself, and also took care of my grandmother who was paralyzed in bed. The economy was very tight. After joining the army, the Beijing Municipal Government will provide an annual subsidy of 10,000 yuan, so many people naturally infer that I had to choose to join the army due to financial pressure.

But there are some situations they don’t understand. Because I am the only college student in Yongji City, Shanxi Province who has been admitted to Tsinghua University in 13 years. The chairman of a company in my hometown has promised to pay for my four-year college tuition. Moreover, I have used weekends and holidays to do various part-time jobs since my freshman year. My monthly income is Above one thousand yuan. In addition to necessary living expenses, it can occasionally help relieve some pressure on the family.

Some people also suspected that I enlisted in the army because of my poor grades to ensure my postgraduate studies. However, I was already in my junior year of college and was the study committee member of my class and concurrently served as the class representative for three professional courses. The most important thing is that the school does not have any policy stating that joining the army can guarantee graduate school.

As soon as the news of joining the army came out, the title of "Tsinghua's No. 1 female soldier" was pinned on my head. Many media inside and outside the school requested an appointment for interviews, and all kinds of online news were overwhelming. Therefore, someone asked me jokingly: "Are you doing it to be famous?" Faced with such a question, I could only smile bitterly. What he didn't tell him was that I refused all personal interviews and simply answered a few questions from Xinhua News Agency reporters contacted by the school.

Shortly after joining the recruit company, a saying began to spread on the Internet - "Tsinghua University girls join the army to lose weight." Because this statement is more entertaining, it spreads the fastest. Later, when I called home, my brother said angrily: "Is it worth it to lose weight if you spend two of your best years as a girl in the military?" I really couldn't laugh or cry when I heard this.

Since none of the above statements are true, everyone can’t help but ask, why did you become a soldier? There can be no reason. To be honest, there is no reason! At that time, I was just out of curiosity as a young person and wanted to experience a new way of life.

Regret

Everyone has a dream of being a soldier to some extent. Likewise, I, who don’t know much about military camps, imagined that a military career would be both difficult and interesting, intense and sacred. In the summer, the sun is blazing, and we are sweating profusely while performing various difficult physical trainings. In winter, the cold wind is biting and the snow is thick, but we still stand proudly. After three months in the recruit company, the army will consider my journalism expertise and assign me to a certain propaganda department as a reporter. In this way, you will have the opportunity to go to isolated mountains and wild islands and the high altitudes of the sea. Life must be fresh, exciting and full of fun. This is the military blueprint that my classmates drew for me before I joined the army.

But soon, the dream was shattered. On the first day he joined the army, his beloved long shawl hair was cut into ear-length hair by the squad leader. Early the next morning, I was criticized for not folding the quilt well.

The next days were spent in trembling. The whole content of life was folding quilts, cleaning, training queues, and reporting everything to the squad leader. They write a letter, make a 5-minute phone call, and eat snacks once a week. Soldiers of the same age are not allowed to joke or chat with each other, and we often hear comments such as "Are college students amazing?" Although I was already prepared for the physical hardship, the psychological depression was really unexpected.

Because I had excellent grades since I was a child, I have always been the baby of my family and the favorite of my teachers. When I make mistakes, others understand them rationally and are moved by them emotionally. No matter who has experienced this, it is naturally difficult to accept it.

But in order not to worry my family, I still adjust my attitude every time I call and say comforting words such as "Everything is fine, don't worry". As soon as I hang up the phone, I can't help but lose my voice. burst into tears. The military has no sympathy for the weak. The squad leader's catchphrase was, "What's the use of crying! The most worthless thing in the army is tears!" I had no choice but to endure it, hiding in bed at night and crying secretly, without daring to make a sound. My biggest wish at that time was that time would pass faster, even faster, to retire early, and to leave the "ghost" place of the army as soon as possible.

When I first entered the military camp, I think I regretted it a little.

Xu Sanduo

After three months in the recruit company, I was assigned to a communication station of the Navy’s East China Sea Fleet Air Force to study the telematics profession. This was far from my original intention of entering the publicity department, so I became even more frustrated. At this time, my classmates sent me several books, one of which was "Soldier Assault". After receiving the book and just reading the first chapter, I was deeply attracted by the character Xu Sanduo. The rest of the day was filled with distractions, all I could do was think about the plot in the book. Finally, when I heard the lights-out whistle, I quickly got into bed and read a book. It was already four o'clock in the morning when I read the whole book in one breath.

In the quiet dormitory, you can hear the even breathing of your comrades, occasionally mixed with snoring, but at this time I was unusually awake and excited. For a long time, he seemed to be standing in front of me. His tenacity, his forbearance and simplicity deeply shocked me. Thinking about my life since joining the army, I realized for the first time that maybe the problem is not the environment of the army, but my own attitude that is the most critical. For three months, apart from complaining and resisting, what else have I done? What else was gained? Why did I come to the army?

Yes, now that we are here, we cannot waste two years. Instead of being passive and decadent, helplessly tasting the bitterness of failure, why not try to change your attitude and actively adapt to the life of the army.

The media attention, the pressure caused by Tsinghua’s halo, and the inherent competitiveness in my bones all prompted me to cheer up, change my mentality, and re-invest in military life.

The first is to learn the business. The first step as a telegraph operator is positioning. He often sits for six or seven hours. At the end of each practice, numbness in his legs and soreness in his back are the only feelings he feels. Therefore, some comrades could not bear it and often put their hands on the keyboard to rest when the squad leader was not paying attention, but I never slacked off once. Later, I practiced keystrokes. In order to develop the feel, the monitor said that the keystrokes must be heavy. Soon all ten of my fingers were broken, and the keyboard was dripping with blood but I felt nothing. Later, when I practiced Wubi typing, in order to familiarize myself with the division of labor among the letter keys, I would get under the covers with a flashlight to touch the keyboard at night after the lights were turned off. I fell asleep holding the keyboard several times without realizing it. After class, I practice five-stroke character splitting. The monitor stipulates that I split a page of about 80 words a day. I usually split more than two pages. Meritorious service

In any case, business learning is a purely personal behavior after all. I just need to transfer the spirit of studying in Tsinghua University. For me, the most difficult thing is to get through life.

When I first came here, even the new and old veterans deliberately avoided me, and the same-year soldiers were reluctant to chat with me. I know that everyone regards me as an "other". But I can't shout to everyone: "I'm not who you think! I want to be a good friend with everyone." If I want to change this situation, I must "strike first." Therefore, when cleaning, I usually take up the task of cleaning the toilet first.

When I was helping in the kitchen, I would do any job that no one else wanted to do.

Only the bathroom on the second floor of our company has a water heater, and everyone lives on the fourth floor. It was very cold in winter, so I had to use a thermos bottle to get hot water and bring it up to the fourth floor for washing. So I got up at 4:30 every morning to pump hot water for the whole company. When the comrades got up one after another after 5:30, they could already see more than 50 hot water bottles neatly arranged in the corridor on the fourth floor. Moreover, when my comrades in arms needed help, I always responded to their requests. Soon I was dubbed "Aunt", and I was known for being "especially able to endure hardships and work hard."

As time went by, everyone got to know me as a person. Many people took the initiative to chat with me, saying that they used to think college students were arrogant and difficult to get close to, but they didn’t expect that in life, I am " Be considerate like a big sister.” At the same time, my advantages in business have become increasingly apparent. He soon stood out in a centralized assessment and achieved first place, becoming the first to meet the requirements for recruits to follow. After following the class, they continued to work hard, and the first batch got their work codes and were able to take on duty independently. In the year-end evaluation, due to my outstanding performance in all aspects, I was awarded the third-class merit. I was the first conscript in the history of the squadron to be awarded the third-class merit.

Leading the troops

It is said that only the new recruits in the army have the hardest work. In the second year, they can "comfortably become veterans." But for me, if the first year is about storing energy, the second year can be considered the real release and take-off.

In March this year, 14 new comrades were assigned to our communications station. According to the company's practice, beginners must train intensively for two months. Because these two months are the most important period for laying the foundation and adapting to company life, leaders have always chosen fifth-year soldiers with rich experience and outstanding business skills to serve as training class monitors. Taking into account my cultural level and ability to deal with people, the leader decided to let me lead this year's training class as the deputy squad leader. And I was also fortunate to be the first volunteer to lead a training class in the history of the company.

In order to do a good job of teaching and mentoring, combined with my own personal experience during recruit training, I focused on the following three aspects of work:

First, in terms of business learning, Comparing methods and techniques, I emphasize the correct attitude and philosophy. I encourage them to cultivate a rigorous and serious learning attitude and a proactive and dedicated work philosophy. Only in this way can they form lasting enthusiasm and motivation. However, methods and techniques can be mastered through repeated training, so my requirements for them at work are almost up to standard. Harsh to the point. One recruit said, "Squad Leader Jia is a gentle cat in life, but turns into a ferocious tiger at work."

Second, in life, I advocate that you must be tolerant and generous when dealing with others. As the saying goes, "three women make one play". There are more than 50 girls in a female soldier company. It is inevitable that there will be moments of quarrels and quarrels in life, but as long as you have a tolerant and generous heart, you can stand by each other when encountering problems. To put it into perspective, telling yourself to calm down for 5 minutes when you want to get angry can have the effect of "turning hostility into friendship". Because they have just entered the military camp and have to adapt to various aspects and learn new majors, recruits are generally under a lot of pressure. For this reason, I proposed the "Good Deed Stress Reduction Method", suggesting that everyone do one good deed for soldiers of the same age every day, and they will gain great happiness and satisfaction from it. The next day, a new comrade came to me and said excitedly: "Squad leader, thank you!" I was confused and strange. She continued to smile and said: "Squad leader, I just hung out the camouflage shoes of all the soldiers of the same year. I went downstairs and now I feel very happy." Slowly, more new comrades expressed to me their happiness after doing something good.

Third, regarding the sensitive concept of new veterans, I do not agree with complete equality, let alone absolute hierarchy, but emphasize respect on the basis of equality. New comrades respect old comrades, but this respect is by no means flattery and flattery, but respect and care.

As the squad leader, I clean, help in the kitchen, fetch water, etc. with everyone. During breaks, I sit around with them telling jokes and chatting. For this reason, some old squad leaders were worried privately: "How can they be afraid of you when you lead soldiers like this? Can they still control them?" I said: "Leading soldiers does not mean managing them, let alone making them afraid of me. As long as they obey me, That's enough.

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At the end of the two-month training class, all 14 students passed the exam, and the average speed increased by 7 to 8 groups compared with the same period last year. The squad leaders were also surprised: "It turns out that we can lead good soldiers like this! ” and attributed this to “Jana’s happy training method”.

Helping others

After the training class, I returned to the station for duty and started my daily commute to work. I found To pass the time, the squad leaders around me spend almost all their free time doing cross stitch. Due to the nature of our work, we all sit down during work, which is good, but many of our comrades are young. I got cervical spondylosis at a young age. I thought maybe I could encourage everyone to do something else.

So I went to the reading room to borrow some classics and inspirational books, and then told them about them while chatting. I tried my best to describe the story in a colorful and interesting way. As expected, after listening to the story, everyone rushed to ask, "Where did you read it?" I told the book's title to anyone who wanted to borrow it. She immediately moved out the word "reading room". After that, the reading room that no one cared about became "busy".

Some comrades wanted to learn computers, so I took the initiative to find her and said: " I bought a book about using computers, but it’s not interesting to learn it alone. Can we learn it together? "The other party was naturally happy. So the two of them met in the computer room. From the most basic WORD, EXCEL, and PPT to more high-end computer configurations, modifications, etc., we all solved it step by step in the chattering discussion. In the end, I also got it myself. I made a lot of progress, and gradually formed a trend. My comrades came to me to borrow books. Later, I used the remaining stipend money to buy a few more books, which are still in our computer room.