The recruits lined up neatly, waiting for Colonel Rhodes' orders. Rhodes came to the front of the line, saluted the recruits, then took out the list and began to call out their names. "Fenbudi!" "To!" "Test result: Excellent!" Getting an excellent overall score not only represents personal honor, but also means direct promotion to private first class. Real benefits. "Loya!" "To!" "Test result: Excellent!"
Luo Ya was cheered up. Although he had already estimated his result, he still couldn't help feeling happy when it was announced in public. "Rokak!" "To!" "Assessment results" As the results were announced, some were happy while others were depressed, especially those who were just a little bit away from getting excellent evaluations. To be promoted from a private first class to a private second class, if you follow the steps, it will take at least three to four months, and more than half a year. After all the results were read out, eighteen of the twenty or so recruits who took the assessment passed, and four of them received excellent evaluations. Colonel Rhodes personally awarded Marine shoulder straps to each recruit, with one bar for third-class privates and two bars for second-class privates. “You are all excellent” After saying some encouraging words, Colonel Rhodes took out two stamps, came to Fenbudi and Loya, and put them on them. "One more thing. This month, new recruits Finbudi and Loya have performed extremely well in their chores. We hereby award them the Chores Model Badge!" A model for chores! There was a little red flower on their chests. The recruits all looked at the two men, their eyes filled with surprise, and the word "awesome" was almost written on their faces. Being a model worker in miscellaneous tasks may not sound like much and may not be very useful, but it is not easy to get this recognition. After all, doing odd jobs is dirty and tiring, and few recruits are willing to take it seriously, let alone do it to a level that would be praised by Colonel Rhodes himself. Maybe he even cleaned the toilet. Damn, two ruthless guys! "Clap clap clap!"
There was thunderous applause. "All right." Colonel Rhodes smiled and raised his hand. "You should be hungry. Sergeant Monka will take you to familiarize yourself with the new environment this afternoon. Now, please disband!" "Yes, Colonel Rhodes!" The recruits straightened their chests and snapped their feet together. "salute!" Seeing the officers leave, the queue immediately relaxed, and everyone jumped up and down with excitement. The recruits who had been staying outside the training ground and did not participate in the assessment also rushed over. The newcomers of the same period threw themselves on Loya and shouted excitedly. "Loya, you are so awesome!" “It’s incredible that it received an excellent review!” "You are the most dazzling one in this assessment!" "It's too embarrassing!" Luo Ya's results were not the best, as there were several people who performed as well as him, but his status as a fresh recruit gave him a great advantage, making him stand out. The newcomers are very proud. Although they are useless, Luoya is strong. As they are of the same generation, they naturally feel honored, and Luoya may be able to protect them in the future. After making a fuss for a while, Luoya's stomach growled with hunger. "Let's go eat." "Haha, we'll make you a meal!" "I heard today's lunch is particularly sumptuous!" Perhaps to celebrate, the food in the restaurant was obviously much more sumptuous than before, and there were also extra-large pieces of sea beast meat. After eating and drinking, Luoya returned to the dormitory with the support of the new people, and then locked himself in the toilet. "call!" Took a nice cold shower. Loya placed his hands on the sink and stared at himself in the mirror. After a month of hard training, his thin body has become noticeably stronger, with muscle contours clearly visible. The originally confused eyes now exude a sharp look, which is an edge that can only be possessed through the tempering of sweat and pain. A completely different person than before.
He has really become stronger! Luoya picked up the hairband and tied the dark hair that was almost touching her shoulders behind her head into a short ponytail. Without hair covering his face, his whole spirit looks even more fierce, as if he is about to show his edge. This is exactly what he wanted. He longs to shine in the spotlight! "Dong dong!" There was a knock on the door. "Loya, the gathering time is almost here." "understood!" In the afternoon, Loya and the new Marines gathered on the playground. No training or chores required. Their task in the afternoon was to follow Sergeant Monka to familiarize themselves with the duties of a regular marine. In addition to normal training, they also had daily work tasks such as regular patrols. Monka led everyone to another training ground of the branch, where many Marines were conducting swordsmanship training. "In the morning, we still have physical training. In the afternoon, when there are no missions, we will do special training here to learn combat skills." Monka explained to the newlyweds. Swordsmanship and physical training are compulsory courses for all marines, and there are also some branch courses that divide the troops into different types based on the marines' own performance. For example, if you have a good feel for firearms, you may be assigned to a shooting unit, a close combat assault unit, an artillery unit, etc. Some weaklings who give up will be assigned to the logistics support forces, responsible for loading ammunition and other positions where they do not need to confront the enemy head-on. It is safe, but it is difficult for them to get ahead. "Hey, Loya." Finbudi came up to Loya, poked him with his elbow, and asked in a low voice: "Which unit do you want to join?" "I?" Loya looked at the training ground with shining eyes. “I want to try them all!” Chapter 11: If I don't get beaten for a day, my skin will itch Under the scorching sun, dozens of Marines, with their upper bodies bare, held wooden swords in both hands, and swung the swords again and again under the supervision of instructors. "drink!" Luoya took a step forward with his right foot, and at the same time, he held the knife with both hands and raised it forward and upward. When the knife was raised to the highest position, he shouted and swung it forward. "Snapped!"
The wooden sword tore through the air and chopped heavily on the head of the dummy's wooden stake, leaving a clearly visible dent. The whole set of actions is completed in one go. "Hu~~" Luoya stepped back to his original position, took a deep breath, fixed his eyes on the dummy stake again, and clenched the wooden sword with both hands. Charge up and chop vertically! The most basic and important move in swordsmanship. The marines were sweating profusely as they wielded their swords, and no one dared to slack off. Swordsmanship is the marines' most commonly used fighting method, no doubt about it. The same is true for pirates. Most pirates lack advanced weapons such as firearms, so the most common way of fighting is to rush forward and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the navy. Even if they don't rely on swordsmanship in the future, Marines still have to understand how to use the sword, so that when they face a sudden attack from pirates, they will know how to defend against the pirates' attacks. Three hours flew by. Luoya put down the wooden sword with sweat on his face, his arms were sore and swollen. A thousand sword swings complete. It has been a month since I became a full-time marine. During this month, except for a few duty missions that did not require combat, I have been honing my swordsmanship and boxing skills in the training ground every afternoon. Very monotonous, but also very fulfilling. From not being able to even hold a sword in the beginning to being able to swing the sword a thousand times in a standard manner within the specified time, his progress is at least twice as fast as that of the Marines of the same period. But now there was a problem bothering him. "Yo, Loya." During the break, Fenbudi put his arm around Loya's shoulders and winked, "Why are you looking so serious? Didn't the instructor praise you today?" "hehe." Loya rolled his eyes. After completing a thousand sword-swinging or boxing and kicking training in the afternoon, the Marines have the remaining time for free practice, which they generally use to consolidate their weaknesses. So does he. After practicing for more than half a month, plus extra practice at night and super practice in the "world", he has mastered the swordsmanship taught by the instructor. After all, what they teach are the most basic chopping movements, which are not difficult to learn. It is a matter of proficiency at most, which can only be honed over time. His trouble is that he can't learn anything new. It's not that I'm too ambitious, but the instructor's swordsmanship is limited. Not to mention cutting iron, he doesn't even have any cool moves. In recent days, the instructor not only did not make any criticisms to him, but instead praised him and used him as a positive example.
"Look at the new recruit Loya!" This opening remark earned him a lot of hatred. Luoya didn't mind attracting hatred, but without anyone to guide him, he felt uneasy, as if there were ants crawling inside. There's no point in praising him. He prefers the instructor's whipping! No matter what you do, it is very important to have a clear goal. Only by knowing your shortcomings and conducting targeted training can you achieve twice the result with half the effort.