Ready for enlistment day
(Baonghean.vn) - In just a few days, young people across the country in general and Nghe An province in particular will leave for military service. Before the departure date, although they know there will be many challenges, the young recruits are still full of excitement and anticipation.
Continuing the tradition
The family has many brothers and sisters who work far away, so even though the day of enlistment is near, parishioner Tran Ba Huu (Hamlet 4, Nghi Dong Commune, Nghi Loc) still follows his parents to the fields to plant rice. The work is hard, but for Huu, this is something he has done for many years. On this occasion, Huu tries to work faster because he is worried that in a few days, he will enlist and there will be no one at home to help his parents.
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| Nghi Dong commune authorities visited families whose children joined the army. Photo: My Ha |
Tran Ba Huu's family has 4 brothers and Huu is the youngest. Huu's father - Mr. Tran Ba Dao, had previously been the village chief for 9 years, so every year he and the village cadres encouraged young people to join the military service and every year they exceeded the quota. He only regretted that his family had sons but they were all small. Therefore, his wish to have children follow the military career and fulfill his unfinished dream had not been fulfilled. When I was young, I served in the army for a year in Ha Tay. But then, due to a mistake in the records, I could only serve for a short time and then quit. I really wanted my children to join the army because it was a training environment, and they would quickly mature.
Previously, after graduating from Nghi Loc 2 High School, Huu followed his brother to Saigon to work and had a fairly stable income of nearly 5 million VND/month. However, when hearing the information about military recruitment in the commune, Huu's father immediately called the South and told Huu to quickly come back for a military examination because "at home, only Huu is tall enough". Listening to his father, despite the long distance, Huu quickly returned to participate in the military examination according to regulations and received an order to enlist in the air force unit in Da Nang in early 2019. Although up to this point, Huu could not fully imagine his new mission in the unit, when talking about enlisting, Huu was really excited. The young rookie also had high expectations because: when he joined the army, he would be able to follow in the footsteps of his family's tradition. He also hoped that the military environment would help him gain the necessary skills to be healthier and more confident when entering life.
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| New recruit Tran Ba Huu (center) before his enlistment day. Photo: My Ha |
Mr. Nguyen Viet Thuan, Commander of Nghi Dong Commune Military Command, said: In Nghi Dong, there are many veterans who have joined the army and participated in the battles to protect the Fatherland. The veterans are also active propagandists who regularly promote and encourage their children to continue joining the army, continuing the tradition of their family and homeland.
From Nghi Dong, going up to Nghi Lam, many young men who are children of Mau Lam parish are also very excited to prepare for the day of enlistment. At the family of new soldier Nguyen Van Thanh (village 14), we also met Nguyen Van Minh - Thanh's cousin who had just been discharged from the army. Meeting his younger brother, Minh excitedly told about more than two years in the army as a coast guard. The days of wandering with the waves, with the marches through the waves and wind have also helped Minh, from a young boy, become a strong and resilient person. Minh also did not forget to tell his younger brother: Although joining the army will be hard and arduous, in return, each person will learn a lot. In particular, joining the army will help us have many new comrades, know more about the countryside and will understand and love our homeland and country more...
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| Nghi Lam commune authorities visited families whose children joined the army. Photo: My Ha |
To encourage the young recruits, before the enlistment day, departments and branches in Nghi Lam commune also visited the families. During Tet, the youth union branches with young recruits will organize parties and give gifts to create excitement and joy for the young recruits before their departure.
In Hung Nguyen district, this year, among 130 young men joining the army, there are also 20 who are children of Catholics. Captain Nguyen Gia Anh - military recruitment assistant - Hung Nguyen district military command said: Determining that joining the army is a responsibility and also an honor, in recent years, young men in the district have enthusiastically participated and seriously carried out the recruitment examination. The quality of recruitment has also achieved good results, both in terms of health and qualifications and all have graduated from high school.
Ready for military transfer work
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| Leaders of Nghia Dong commune (Tan Ky) gave gifts to encourage new recruits to join the army. Photo: Phuong Hao |
Up to this point, Dien Chau has completed preparations for the military enlistment ceremony on February 21, 100% of the recruited youth have received orders and are ready to join the army. Dien Bich commune has 14 recruited youths joining the army, reaching 100% of the target. In the intimate atmosphere of the exchange and meeting with the new recruits before leaving for the army, the new recruit Nguyen Van Ngoc shared: When joining the army, I will try to study and train to be worthy of the heroic tradition of my homeland.
Mr. Nguyen Van Lien - Vice Chairman of Dien Bich Commune People's Committee said: Up to now, the government as well as the families of the new soldiers have prepared themselves mentally for the day of enlistment. Especially, they have discussed with the young men in difficult circumstances so that they can rest assured to complete their military service.
To ensure that the military enlistment ceremony takes place in a joyful, warm, safe, economical manner, truly a festival of youth leaving for the duty of protecting the Fatherland, up to this point, Dien Chau has completed the preparation work, 100% of the recruited youth have received orders, ready to leave for military service.
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| In 2019, Quynh Luu had 265 young men enlisting in 6 units. Photo: Viet Hung |
To ensure the high quality of the military service transfer process to units, the District Military Service Council continues to direct 33 communes and towns to effectively implement the motto "3 meetings, 4 knowledge". In addition, the district has also organized a military service transfer coordination conference, creating favorable conditions for the military service units to have time to study, carefully review the records and resolve problems before finalizing the number of soldiers and issuing the call-up order to limit the rate of exchanging and compensating soldiers.
Lieutenant Colonel Tran Vu Hai - Commander of the Quynh Luu District Military Command said that in 2019, the Provincial Military Command assigned Quynh Luu to recruit 265 young men. Up to this point, the recruitment work has been prepared and exceeded the target. In localities, preparations for the military handover ceremony are ready. Before the military handover day, 33 communes and towns will organize a party, say goodbye to the new soldiers and welcome the soldiers back after completing their service. At the same time, some localities will organize visits and give gifts to the new soldiers to encourage and boost their spirit before leaving for military service.
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| Quynh Luu organizes military service examination in 2019. Photo: Viet Hung |
Meanwhile, the atmosphere before the day of military enlistment in the mountainous districts of Nghe An is also "hotter" than ever. From hamlets to wards, communes and towns, they are organizing art performances and exchange nights to encourage new recruits to join the army. Lieutenant Colonel Le Quang Tu - Commander of the Military Command of Quy Chau district said: this time, Quy Chau district has 80 young people from 11 communes and 1 town in the district participating in military enlistment. Of which, 78 comrades are enlisting in military units and 02 comrades are enlisting in the police force. Chau Hanh and Chau Phong are the two communes with the largest number of people joining the army (09 people). This time, new recruits of Quy Chau district will be assigned to Division 968, Nghe An Provincial Military Command, Nghe An Provincial Border Guard and Nghe An Provincial Police.
Up to this point, the Provincial Military Service Council has issued a call-up order for citizens and there are about more than 3,000 young people who will join the army. Notably, among the citizens who wrote applications and volunteered to join the army, there are 190 young people who are children of Catholic compatriots, an increase of 15 people compared to 2018.
Lieutenant Colonel Thai Duc Hanh - Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command affirmed: Compared to previous years, the quantity and quality of military recruitment in 2019 has been getting better and better and all of them are enthusiastic and voluntarily writing applications to join the army. This also affirms that, no matter the circumstances, young people are still the pioneers and they always uphold the spirit and responsibility in contributing to protecting and building the homeland./.