The days of finishing on the training ground

Training ground of Battalion 40, Regiment 762, Thanh Hoa Provincial Military Command in the early days of May under the intense heat of summer days. After nearly 3 months of training, more than 100 new soldiers have become more resilient. Looking at the faces of the new soldiers gradually darkened by the sun and wind of the training ground, however, their posture and style have clearly changed, everyone is determined to achieve the highest results in the upcoming "3 explosions" test.

New soldiers trained in explosives.

At the infantry combat training ground, in the hot, stuffy summer sun, each drop of sweat from the soldiers poured out, then quickly dried as if wanting to "dye white" their field uniforms. But despite the harsh weather, the new soldiers were still enthusiastically training tirelessly. While performing the shooting content in 3 positions with the AK submachine gun, moving to the position to gain experience, Private Vi Van Dien, Squad 14, Platoon 7, Company 2, confided: "At the beginning of the training, I performed the shooting movements very difficultly, every time I held the gun to aim, I was nervous and tense. After two months of training, with the enthusiastic guidance, instruction and easy-to-remember, easy-to-understand communication methods of officers at all levels, I have now firmly grasped the key points, and my aiming movements are very stable. In the coming time, I will actively practice, striving to achieve the highest results in all test contents".

Observing the AK submachine gun shooting training content, lesson 1, we saw that the new soldiers were really excited, actively practicing, each person was very focused in each time pulling the trigger. In the shooting positions, the new soldiers were proficient in the movements, mentally stable when preparing to come into contact with guns, bullets and explosions. As the person directly training the infantry combat techniques for the new soldiers, Lieutenant Luong Dinh Long, Platoon Leader, Platoon 4, Company 2 said: “After more than two months of training, the new soldiers have made a lot of obvious progress. This is the “sprint” time to prepare to end the training period, we continuously encourage the soldiers to overcome all difficulties, actively practice to achieve the best results. In addition to regular training hours, during the holidays, we assign officers to monitor and tutor the new soldiers who are still weak in movements. As for training officers, we require them to be exemplary in words and actions for soldiers to learn and follow."

Captain Nguyen Van Long, Political Commissar of Company 1, Battalion 40, said: “To achieve good results in this event, in addition to mastering the key movements, each soldier needs to have a strong mentality and spirit in each series of shots. During the training process, some comrades were affected psychologically, leading to unstable aiming or pulling the trigger too quickly when finishing the shot. Understanding these limitations, we regularly check, evaluate, and classify new soldiers into specific groups and subjects to accompany and guide them individually, at the same time imparting experience and encouraging soldiers to stay calm and confident in performing the key movements correctly.”

Thoroughly implementing the motto of “basic, practical, solid” and “discipline, regularity, efficiency, flexibility, safety”, the training work at Battalion 40, Regiment 762, Provincial Military Command has been focused on from the first days and weeks, focusing on synchronous training, close to the task situation. The Battalion has well organized political and ideological education, building motivation, awareness, and responsibility for new soldiers; being close to, understanding the thoughts and aspirations, thereby promptly encouraging new soldiers to study and practice, creating a vibrant emulation movement, high self-awareness in training. During the training process, the unit ensures the spiritual life of soldiers, organizes cultural and sports activities, creating a joyful atmosphere and a healthy cultural environment in the unit.

Talking to us, Captain Le Thanh Tung, Battalion Commander said: “The unit determined that in order to train well from the beginning, it must focus on the work through lesson plans and cadre training. Especially training for the team of squad leaders and platoon leaders, these are the forces that directly manage and train the troops. After more than 2 months of training, the new soldiers have basically grasped the content of infantry combat techniques and tactics; team regulations, troop management regulations; physical training; logistics and technical work, during the training process, ensuring absolute safety for people and weapons and equipment. The Party Committee and the Battalion Command always thoroughly instruct the company, platoon and squad cadres to be precise and exemplary in every movement so that the new soldiers can learn and follow. In addition, regularly organize inspections and properly evaluate the results of each training session, the ability and awareness of each soldier to have appropriate adjustment measures. Thanks to that, up to now, most of the new soldiers have mastered the basic movements, are proficient in using weapons and equipment, and are confident of achieving the highest results in the upcoming comprehensive test."

In particular, up to now, more than 100 new soldiers of Battalion 40, Regiment 762 are not only physically strong but also have truly matured in awareness, courage, style and lifestyle. Basic knowledge of politics, military, logistics and technology are equipped synchronously with skills in using weapons, command movements and training tactics, which will be the luggage to help new soldiers become more confident, steadfast, and continue to strive and train on the road ahead.

Article and photos: Ngoc Le

Thanh Hoa Provincial Military Command

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