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peninsula all media reporter sun zhaohui li xiaozhe wang chunyan

in recent days, the northern theater naval ship open day held in qingdao to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china has attracted many "military fans" to visit, including gong bingxin, a junior student at qingdao university who is about to become a recruit. on the navy ship tangshan, which was open for viewing, he solemnly saluted and looked heroic.

wearing a navy baseball cap, black short-sleeves, and a "national flag" on his face, gong bingxin stood tall and straight on the deck of the tangshan ship, posing in a very standard salute posture. and his girlfriend, jie jieyu, used her mobile phone to freeze the scene. this touching scene became a beautiful scenery at the scene, and also attracted other spectators to take photos and freeze the frame.

the reporter learned from the interview that gong bingxin's hometown is heze, and he is now a junior at qingdao university. he passed the military recruitment physical examination last year and is about to join the army. he is a prospective recruit. he also revealed, "my grandfather was an armed policeman and my father was an artilleryman. i have determined to be a soldier since i was a child." he said that his straight body and standard posture benefited from the training he received from his grandfather and father since he was a child.

to become a soldier, this seed had already sprouted and grown in his heart under the influence of his ears and eyes. when he was a child, he once asked his grandfather: what if there are bad people? grandpa answered firmly without hesitation: if bad guys appear, grandpa will protect you with his life.

it was his grandfather's passionate feelings for his family and country that deeply influenced him. "i have been saying this for more than ten years, and it has been deeply ingrained in my bones. it has a profound impact on me. i wanted to contribute to the country when i grow up." when talking about the emotional part, his voice sounded a little emotional. choked.

he longed for the military life so much that he even found a girlfriend, jie jieyu, who was a retired female soldier. "she is two years older than me. she retired after serving in the army for two years and returned to qingdao university to become my instructor in military training. as a result, we gradually came together."

this is the sympathy between two people who have dreams of being soldiers. talking about why she wanted to be a soldier, jieyu said that her father had wanted her to become a female soldier since she was a child, and she was very willing to fulfill this wish. in 2020, she enlisted in the army.

two years of life in the military camp changed her a lot. "when i first joined the army, i really didn't adapt to the high-intensity training every day, because high school has always been focused on academics, and there was almost no high-intensity training." but hard work always pays off. after training, her physical and mental qualities have improved a lot. big improvement. she feels that the training in the army has made her a better version of herself.

now, two years after her retirement, gong bingxin is about to enlist in the army. both of them said they were ready to separate the two places. "i will wait for him to come back." jie jieyu said firmly.