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From being a "supporting role" to winning the "Golden Gear" award, this private soldier found his own value

2025-09-29   

The applause at the summary meeting was thunderous, and the "Golden Gear" honor certificate in my hand emitted a fragrance of ink. Just a few days ago, my camp achieved excellent results in the live fire assessment conducted by the higher authorities. Looking at the red flowers worn on the chests of my brothers and comrades, my heart was clear: honor belongs not only to individuals, but also to everyone who participates in the assessment task. But if I were to turn the time pointer back to two months ago, I might not be so open-minded. At that time, I had just completed my first live fire support mission. At the summary meeting, the gunners were surrounded by applause, but I forced a smile on the side, like an outsider. As a command and support soldier, my "battlefield" is a flickering screen and a cold data link. It is my responsibility to receive information, calculate variables, and transmit instructions. The artillery shells hit the target accurately thanks to my instructions, but this sense of participation is not real - the powerful artillery gunners and the adventurous scouts are the battles I aspire to, in contrast, my position is just a "supporting role". The class monitor Liu Ao was the first to notice my emotions. After understanding the reason, he said seriously, "No matter how accurate the shell is, we still have to pass this level first. If we miss a secret position, the impact point may deviate by tens of meters. Do you think this position in the central nervous system is important?" The reason is understandable, but the mental knot is difficult to solve. This situation only changed after I personally experienced a practical training. During the firepower attack phase, the 'Blue Army' continuously maneuvered and evaded with the help of complex terrain and electronic interference. The atmosphere in the command post was highly tense, with orders coming one after another, demanding that our calculations be faster and more accurate. ? Under the pressure, my thoughts of "being a supporting role" disappeared. With this thought in mind, my brain is running at high speed - calculating, checking, issuing... those numbers that I used to find boring are now related to the outcome of a battle. The 'enemy' command post has been destroyed! ”The enemy's armored cluster has lost its mobility! "After a concentrated firepower coverage, the good news came, and the battalion commander looked at me excitedly," Well done, this round of data is given quickly and accurately! "At that moment, a surge of heat surged in his heart. Originally, the importance of my position can be 'seen'. During the training summary, the camp party committee noticed that in the past, most of the honors and commendations tended to focus on the main combat units and did not pay enough attention to the support units. So, the camp specially added the "Golden Gear" award to commend the officers and soldiers who fought hard on the front line of security. I didn't expect to become one of the first winners. What touched me even more was when the artillery squad leader said, "In this training, God gave us a credit! If it weren't for his accurate calculation, we wouldn't have achieved this effect!" The ammunition delivery team comrade answered, "God gave us accurate calculations, we didn't waste a single shell!" Listening to the recognition of my comrades, all my confusion and doubts disappeared in an instant. Originally, it was not an ordinary position, but rather my failure to understand its value: what I pursued on the battlefield was never a solo piece, but a symphony. Without anyone, the movement is incomplete. My position, although not facing the enemy directly, is equally related to victory or defeat. Since then, I have completely calmed down and no longer find numbers boring or the process cumbersome. I have been training more vigorously. Because I deeply understand that calculating one second faster and one minute more accurately will give me more confidence on the battlefield. In the just concluded live fire assessment, our battalion won two titles of "God Cannon Squad" in one fell swoop, and I was once again commended for my outstanding performance of zero error data throughout the entire process, which led to the scene at the beginning of the article. Holding the certificate in my hand, my heart is firm and calm. I understand: if the army is an efficient machine, then everyone is an indispensable gear. Different positions and battle positions, but on the battlefield, everyone is the protagonist. (New Society)

Edit:QuanYi Responsible editor:Wang Xiaoxiao

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