Zheng Dingbin is the third generation of his family to join the army. His grandfather was a veteran of the War to Resist U.S.

Aggression and Aid Korea. Zheng Dingbin's father, Zheng Lianwen, joined the army in 1986. After rigorous physical examination, political assessment and pre-service education, he was approved as a scheduled recruit and was about to go to the military camp. "Just like my name 'Dingbin', I must take up this 'baton', just like my father and grandfather," he said.