"Quenching into steel in the fiery barracks" (Fendou Bainian Road sets sail on a new journey·The party flag is flying high at the grassroots level)

　　In the second year of enlistment, he participated in the Army "Border Guards-2019" competition as a private soldier, and achieved the second best overall result; he was commended by the Southern Theater Army as the "Pacemaker of the Patriotic Army" and was commended by the brigade as the "Southern Army". "Jiangmen Guards" top ten pacesetters, won the second-class merit once... The person who handed in this transcript is called Zhang Zhimin, 21 years old this year, and is the squad leader of the 16th company of a border defense brigade of the Southern Theater Army.

At the beginning of this year, Zhang Zhimin was designated by the party organization as a reserve party member.

　　When he first arrived at the recruit company in 2018, the recruit squad leader asked everyone about their plans to come to the army, and Zhang Zhimin answered seriously "become a party member."

"At that time, I discovered that top soldiers and outstanding backbones were all party members. Joining the party meant honor and represented everyone's affirmation." Zhang Zhimin said.

　　Due to his thin body shape and weak upper limb strength, the equipment course was once a "blocker" in Zhang Zhimin's training.

"Since you are a soldier, you have to be a good soldier." Zhang Zhimin worked overtime to train for equipment subjects.

After unremitting efforts, Zhang Zhimin pulled up and got a full score when the recruits finished the examination, and his overall personal score was also among the best in the brigade recruits.

　　In March 2019, Zhang Zhimin was selected to participate in the Army's "Border Guards-2019" competition training.

The competition requires a full-armed 3km cross-country, completing 5 consecutive physical fitness assessments, and 10 consecutive operations for soldiers' combat skills.

Before the competition, there will be more than two months of intense training.

　　At the beginning of the training camp, Zhang Zhimin was just a substitute player, but he did not relax his requirements.

During the training camp, Zhang Zhimin suffered multiple bruises, blisters on his 10 toes, and two pairs of boots were worn... The effort paid off. Zhang Zhimin was finally determined to be a seeded player to participate in the competition.

　　In May 2019, the competition started. Zhang Zhimin and his teammates encouraged each other and adjusted their status. They played normally in the first 4 days.

"Don't drop the chain at a critical moment!" Zhang Zhimin warned himself.

The last event was a 3km armed cross-country. He crossed the finish line in 26 seconds faster than usual training.

In the end, Zhang Zhimin won the second place in the overall score of soldiers.

　　Zhang Zhimin, who has made constant progress in his training, has a deeper understanding of party members: party member status is not a reward for "top soldiers", but means service, dedication, and even sacrifice. You must not only be satisfied with personal training, but also must do well. Good unity, help your comrades to make progress together.

　　In January of this year, Zhang Zhimin became a reserve party member. He said: “I will always keep charging, cheer up with my comrades, and quench into steel in the hot barracks.

　　(Song Bangwen participated in the collection and writing)

　　Our reporter Liu Botong