As the national anthem sounded, the gunshots sounded, the national anthem fell, and the gunshots stopped accurately. They successfully completed the 668th welcoming mission.
The officers and men who participated in this mission have been passed down to the 32nd generation, and this is the first time they have come to Tiananmen Square to perform their tasks. Through their firm eyes, they are ready for this task. "At the moment I knelt down, I felt the mission was glorious and I was very excited. Compared with the hard work in the usual training, I think it is worthwhile to sweat more at this moment. " Ouyang Jiajian, the gunner who just finished the task, can't hide his excitement.
It is understood that the new generation of salute artillery is carefully selected from more than 2,000 soldiers, all of whom are over 1.78 meters in height, with correct facial features and standard movements. In addition, they must pass a rigorous examination before they can be selected as salute players.
Salute loading training
There is also the credit for holding a gun, which can best reflect the majesty of the national flag guard and the dignity of the motherland. The national flag guards use chrome-plated protocol guns. In summer, their hands sweat easily, and in winter, they can't hold guns with cold hands. In order to hold the gun in a straight line, they hung bricks under the butt of the gun to practice their arm strength and put stones under their armpits to practice their positioning until their palms were swollen, their jaws were cracked and their right shoulders were purple.
Next is the eyesight, which is the dual embodiment of the internal charm and external of the national flag guard. As long as you see the eyes of every soldier in the national flag guard on duty, you will have a deeper understanding of the idiom "jiongjiongweishen". In order to have such a pair of eyes, officers and men honed their skills in a windy and dusty environment and remained absorbed in people's exhausted nights. In order to have such eyes, they even caught ants and put them on their faces to keep their facial expressions handsome.
Finally, the flag-raising ceremony with China characteristics is a "patent". When the flagpole raises the national flag, the flag bearer quickly throws the national flag into the air in a fan shape, which is the national flag display; When the national flag drops to the bottom of the pole, the flag bearer quickly folds the national flag into a cone, which is called "closing the flag". An exhibition and a collection, like running water, are masterpieces of strength and beauty. In order to make the action of "raising the flag" free and powerful, the flag-bearers practice their arms every day, and their arms are swollen, so they can't even pick up chopsticks when eating. In order to accurately hold the fluttering flag with his arm when "collecting the flag", the flag bearer piles up a pile of sand every day, inserts his palm into the sand vigorously, and reciprocates countless times, often until his fingers bleed. Regarding the selection conditions of the national flag guard, Gao Hongpu said, you have all seen our comrades-in-arms, and they should all be tall and burly. To be a national flag guard, the height must exceed 1.8 meters, and the queue must be accurate and harmonious. There are also several very important and indispensable requirements, such as face shape, neck length, shoulder height and leg length. This is what most people call a handsome man.
The unique "kneeling gun" training in the world has extremely strict training requirements.
A welcome salute was fired at Tiananmen Square.
199 1 June, the squadron was awarded the honorary title of "Salute Squadron with Excellent Style" by the Armed Police Headquarters. The squadron has received 408 heads of state and 326 heads of government to visit China.
The squadron cadres at the scene told me that the number of salutes must be absolutely accurate. When they emit alternately, the sound must be at the same point, and no one can hear the noise. The salute must be synchronized with the national anthem, that is, the song begins to ring and the song stops; Salute must be first-class in image and standardized in action. "
These requirements are extremely strict. In order to achieve this standard, salute artillery has its own training "password": three lines of standing posture, namely hat line, chest line and riding boots line; Strict standard "four lines", namely hat line, chest line, knee line and heel line; The three actions of bolt opening, bullet feeding and bullet loading are completed at one time in three seconds; The five-meter gun position runs back and forth more than 100 times a day. Every service undertaken by salute is the pursuit of perfection. Every sound of the salute is accurately calculated in milliseconds: the motorcade enters minutes, the salute sounds in milliseconds, and the gun position is accurate in inches ... At the scene of the salute shooting mission, mistakes mean rude failure, and no mistakes are allowed. Tall and straight military posture, majestic military capacity, impeccable. The hat line, chest line and riding boots line are consistent, and the gun position is uniform. In order to practice such hard work, salute artillery should not only endure hardships and sweat like soldiers trained in the army, but also practice bleeding blisters on their hands, thus forming thick calluses. * * * Every March, every step and every shot of the salute troops in the Republic of China represents the image of the country and shoulders the sacred mission entrusted by the motherland and the people. Now, this army, which shoulders important tasks of the country and wins honor for the people of China, has entered history. For those soldiers who have paid the sweat of youth, we sincerely admire them!