What is the difference between the educated youth of the Corps and the educated youth who jumped in line?

Different living conditions and different management methods.

1. Different living conditions: The Production and Construction Corps pays wages or living allowances, and the basic needs of life can be guaranteed. Although living conditions are harder than in cities, there are times when people go hungry. But the environment is still much better than cutting in line. The Xingtuan Corps is not like the educated youth who cut the queue and come back from work to cook their own meals and eat in the cafeteria. Being able to eat in the canteen is a desire and dream for educated youths who jump in line.

2. Different management methods: The educated youth who jump in the queue are loosely managed and relatively free. The XPCC's educated youth management was strict, and in those early years it was still under paramilitary management.