The scorching sun without a single wind, the sweltering heat from the ground made sweat flow down the face of soldier Phan Tung Duong. With careful training from the unit and his own efforts, Duong was calm, confident, practiced shooting, explosives, and grenade throwing with high scores, achieving the title of "3 Good Soldier". The results of the "3 Explosions" test of new soldiers in the entire Regiment were also quite high and even, although the unit encountered many difficulties during this training season.

New soldiers of Regiment 764, Nghe An Provincial Military Command, conduct a grenade throwing test. Photo: HOANG ANH

The 764th Regiment's barracks are being newly built, the unit has to move to a temporary location, so everything from accommodation to the training ground and training grounds must be rearranged. The regiment has proactively overcome difficulties, mobilized all resources to arrange a training ground in Hung Nguyen district, about 15km from the unit, with an area of ​​over 4 hectares to serve training activities. The new training ground is still empty, the unit has built additional bamboo huts that are spacious and airy, enough for a platoon to sit and rest.

To better serve the content of the "3 explosions" test, the Party Committee and the Regiment Commander have led and directed the squads and specialized agencies to do a good job of preparing the training grounds and training grounds, ensuring the conditions of facilities, weapons, equipment, and building the determination of new soldiers. In particular, the Regiment focuses on training postures and key movements for each soldier, with the motto "if you are weak in any aspect, practice that aspect more". The Regiment organizes for soldiers to practice shooting, throwing grenades that explode multiple times, and practicing using synthetic explosives close to the test conditions. After each training session, the unit organizes experience sharing, and soldiers with unsatisfactory results are further trained. Therefore, after the training period, the new soldiers have a firm grasp of the theory, are proficient in movements, and perform the correct techniques, with good test results.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Thanh, Deputy Regiment Commander and Chief of Staff of Regiment 764, said: “During hot days, the unit adjusts training time to avoid extremely hot weather. Training starts earlier in the morning and rests early, training starts later in the afternoon and rests late. In addition, the unit focuses on ensuring the supply of cool, cooling drinks such as tea, guava juice, and salted lemon to cool down and ensure the health of soldiers during training. In particular, the medical staff always closely follows training sessions to promptly handle situations of soldiers suffering from heat shock, sunstroke, and heatstroke. Therefore, despite the harsh weather, the unit still ensures the duration and intensity of training."

In the summer, Nghe An has many hot spells, affecting the training and working process. Lieutenant Hoang Van Toan, Platoon Leader of Platoon 5, Company 2, Battalion 41, Regiment 764, said: "During training, we had to let the soldiers take many breaks and drink water to ensure their health." In addition, during the shooting test sessions, the Women's Union of the Nghe An Provincial Military Command and its sister units regularly organize the "Water Supply Training Ground" activity, creating a joyful atmosphere and encouraging the morale of officers and soldiers.

Thanks to the combination of solutions to improve training quality and the spirit of "overcoming the sun, overcoming the heat", the "3 explosions" test of Regiment 764 achieved good results, in which shooting was quite good, grenade throwing and explosives were excellent, ensuring absolute safety for people, weapons and equipment.

HOANG HOA LE