It's another year of conscription season, and it's time to join the army and serve the country.

Today (February 15), the national conscription work in the first half of 2023 is in full swing, and young people of the right age in various places have started physical examinations one after another.

This year's recruiting targets still focus on college students, giving priority to the approval of science and engineering college students and those with the skills needed to prepare for war to join the army, and continue to optimize the structure of troops.

The recruits who have been approved for enlistment will start shipping on March 15, and all will enter the camp on March 31.

  Today, Zhejiang Province has fully launched the medical examination for conscription in the first half of the year. More than 90 conscription physical examination stations in the province have successively carried out physical examinations and re-examinations.

Zhejiang actively adapts to the needs of military personnel in the new era, takes advantage of big data, comprehensively uses data from public security, health care, education and other departments, and grasps the potential base of soldiers.

At present, the number of applicants in Zhejiang Province in the first half of the year has reached 96,000, including 51,000 college students and 30,000 college graduates. The quality of soldiers has steadily improved.

  Fang Wei, Minister of the People's Armed Forces Department of Shangyu: We not only highlight the selection of highly educated intellectual talents, but also focus on recruiting high-skilled and practical talents. The structure of troops is optimized, and the rapid formation of combat effectiveness provides solid support.

  In Shaanxi's Xi'an, Yan'an and other places, young recruits at the physical examination site went to various departments to receive physical examinations under the guidance of the staff.

The medical examination data is timely entered into the "National Conscription Physical Examination Information Management System", and the collection process is strictly controlled.

  In Gu'an, Hebei, more than 100 college graduates entered the medical examination station in batches.

In strict accordance with the medical examination standards for conscription, the medical staff carefully checks and examines every college graduate who comes to participate in the medical examination.

  Liu Xiaopeng, a recruited young man from Gu'an County, Hebei Province: Being able to use his knowledge to contribute to the country, and now enlisting in the army to serve in the military provides us college students with a very precious opportunity. I believe this will be the most honorable choice in my life.

  Many places in Hubei have created "one-stop" conscription services through the construction of conscription service stations, and completed 8 conscription links such as military service registration, enlistment registration, and initial physical examination at one time at the window in the station, providing a "one-stop" service for young recruits to join the army process.

  In Zhangye, Gansu, the Ganzhou District Physical Examination Station organized local hospital medical staff and retired military guides to conduct comprehensive physical examinations such as blood tests, color Doppler ultrasound, and internal and surgical procedures on nearly 400 young recruits.

  Song Jiadong, deputy director of the People's Armed Forces Department of Ganzhou District: Doing a good job in the medical examination for conscription is related to the basic project of national defense and army building.

We will strictly control every checkpoint in accordance with the law and regulations, resolutely achieve clean conscription, and ensure high-quality completion of conscription tasks.

  The medical staff in Xixian County, Linfen, Shanxi strictly followed the standards and requirements of the medical examination for conscription, and carefully checked and registered the physical condition of each young man participating in the examination.

The physical examinations of counties and districts in Xuzhou, Jiangsu are carried out in small batches and multiple batches to ensure the quality of medical examinations for conscription.

From identity authentication to the physical examination of each department, the Jinzhou City Recruitment Physical Examination Center in Liaoning Province has taken multiple measures to strictly control the physical examination of the conscription and implement a clean conscription system. The whole process of conscription supervisors is supervised on-site. The entire medical examination process is strictly standardized, fair and efficient.

  Qian Wei, Minister of the People's Armed Forces Department of Yi County, Liaoning: This year we still put college graduates and highly skilled personnel as the top priority of the annual conscription.

Especially in the physical examination at the station, from identity authentication to examinations in various departments, we select key medical personnel, and strictly control the integrity of conscription in each link to ensure that the whole process is transparent and open.

  (Headquarters CCTV reporter Su Zhou Wu Fenglin Yang Tengfei Ju Ming Zeng Zhi)