Le Van Chien was born in a poor rural area of ​​Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An province. Chien had to live with his grandparents since he was 6 months old because his parents divorced and left without leaving any news. Over the years, his grandparents also returned to their ancestors, leaving behind a helpless grandson. Putting aside the pain in life, Chien both made a living and tried hard to study. In high school, Chien was an excellent student. In particular, in grade 12, studying at Dang Thuc Hua High School (Thanh Chuong, Nghe An), Chien's average score for all subjects was 8.5.

Chien also won third prize in Geography in the provincial excellent student competition and was honored to be in the Party while still in high school. In the 2021 entrance exam, Chien scored 27.5 points in block C00, the highest block C score of Dang Thuc Hua High School and submitted an application to the Political Officer School, but the admission score to the school that year was 28.5 points.

Private Le Van Chien always has the consciousness of self-study and self-training.

With a burning desire to serve the Army for a long time, Chien volunteered to join the army. In February 2022, Chien enlisted and trained new soldiers at Training Center 334, General Staff of the Technical Department. After completing training, Chien was transferred to Warehouse K860. Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Binh, Party Secretary and Political Commissar of Warehouse K860, said: "Since joining the unit, Chien has always strictly followed military discipline and the unit's regulations, and completed all assigned tasks well. When understanding Chien's circumstances and wishes to take the exam to enter the Political Officer School, the unit created all conditions for Chien to fulfill his duties as a soldier and focus on studying."

Unable to attend a review center, Chien decided to study by himself by asking his unit's staff to download practice tests online and print them out for him to study by himself. In addition, the unit's commander contacted a local Literature teacher to help and tutor Chien. In the 2023 entrance exam, Chien registered to take the exam as an independent candidate to get admission scores for university at the Minh Khai High School exam site (Quoc Oai, Hanoi). As a result, Chien scored 28.75 points; the standard score for admission to the Political Officer School in 2023 is 27.62 points.

Saying goodbye to us, Chien shared: "Passing the entrance exam to the Political Officer School is just the beginning, everything is still ahead. I will continue to strive to study well, practice hard to achieve my life goals and not let down those who have opened their arms to help me". Hopefully, with his ability and high determination, in the near future, Private Le Van Chien will become an exemplary political officer in the Army.

Article and photos: TRAN DUC VINH

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