Our correspondent Yu Bo and special correspondent Kang Ke reported that: outdoor, the weather is cold and the snow is falling; Indoor, officers and soldiers in swimsuits and swimming caps, 800 meters breaststroke and other courses are in full swing. Recently, a special operations brigade of the 83rd Group Army organized more than 300 special operations team members to carry out swimming training.
It is understood that this special combat brigade is a newly adjusted unit. Many officers and soldiers are transformed from infantry, artillery, armored force and other arms to special forces. There are many courses that need to be learned from scratch. Zhou Haiyang, instructor of the second special combat battalion, told reporters that more than half a month ago, they had just completed the parachute jump training and returned to the camp from the field training site. Many officers and soldiers thought that they could "slow down". To everyone's surprise, they received the notice of swimming training the next day.
The swimming pool was filled with white water. Corporal Xiang Lei of the 6th Special Battle Company was taking part in the assessment of the 800m breaststroke course. He clenched his teeth and sprinted to the finish line in 20 minutes and 13 seconds. At the swimming pool, coach Chen Long explained while demonstrating, patiently tutoring officers and soldiers.
In order to draw an accurate "growth roadmap" for officers and soldiers, a group of members of the Party Committee actively sought advice from special operations experts to explore the training mode most suitable for special operations team members. At the same time, the Tourism Party Committee took the initiative to create good training conditions. Without coaches, they invited professional teachers to teach and coach for officers and soldiers; Without training ground, they designed and built their own. In order to cooperate with the swimming training, the brigade specially organizes a team of coaches for training, and is equipped with various supporting facilities.
"I can see my progress every day, and I am very passionate about training." Xiang Lei told reporters that only after passing the 800 meter breaststroke, armed swimming and other examinations, can I participate in the diving training organized by the brigade. In the more than one year since he became a special forces soldier, he and his comrades worked overtime to carry out training and have mastered more than 20 operational skills such as climbing, parachuting, and combat shooting.
