Chapter 108 New Stage

, firepower is king

The basic training of recruits has five main contents, namely queue and discipline education, which accounts for the largest proportion, followed by weapon use and shooting training, tactical training, military knowledge training, and physical training.

In theory, queue and discipline training can be omitted, because Gao Guang and Mike are PMs instead of soldiers, but Thompson still added this item to them, and the proportion is even greater.

For the other items, Gao Guang learned them very easily. Weapon use is nothing more than disassembling guns, cleaning guns and shooting. Tactical training is very useful, but there are only a few tactical trainings for recruits, which are also very simple. As for military knowledge training, this is a bit difficult for Mike, but for Gao Guang, he thinks this is the easiest and most enjoyable training content, because for a military fan, learning military knowledge is a kind of enjoyment.

As for physical training, it can be said that there is basically no need for it.

Mike's physical fitness, physical reserve, and the intensity of his physical training when he was on the football team are all greater than those of recruits. According to the physical training level and assessment standards of the US military, Mike scored full marks in everything.

As for Gao Guang, his physical fitness is certainly far worse than Mike's. He is light in weight and weak in strength, but he still has no problem completing Thompson's requirements.

For example, standing under the scorching sun for an hour, Gao Guang just wants to say that this is it? It is not as good as his level during the military training in college.

The highest temperature at noon is only 31 or 32 degrees. The ultraviolet rays are quite strong, but it is not that hot. Moreover, standing for an hour a day is simply a piece of cake, too easy.

The only thing that shows Thompson's strictness is that he has very high requirements for the completion of each basic action, and there can be no mistakes. For example, lying down, after he shouts the word lying down at any time, Gao Guang and Mike must lie down immediately with the fastest speed and standard movements no matter what they are doing. If they do not meet his requirements, then it will be troublesome.

"Lie down."

Gao Guang and Mike lie down at the same time, regardless of order.

On the flat and smooth ground, Gao Guang and Mike, who were under the scorching sun, fell down instantly, and Thompson, who was hiding in the shadow in front, said easily: "Stand up." Gao Guang and Mike stood up immediately and stood straight. It was very monotonous and boring. It was the same every day for two weeks since the start of training. There was really nothing to say. Thompson smiled. Of course, he always smiled, but now his smile was more obvious. "Congratulations, you have successfully completed the training content of the red stage. From now on, enter the white stage." The training is divided into three stages, red, white, and blue. The red stage is to train basic personal combat skills, cultivate team spirit, and physical training. There are only a few basic personal combat skills, and there is nothing to practice team spirit. There are only two Gao Guang and Mike. As for physical training, they can skip it. Then the familiarity and use of weapons, let's put it this way, with just three kinds of guns, Gao Guang can already disassemble and assemble them with his eyes closed. But the red stage ended in two weeks, which is still a bit fast. When it comes to the white stage, we will start to learn basic combat techniques in depth, and we will also begin to emphasize the proficiency of weapons. The intensity of physical training will begin to increase. In addition, Thompson will reduce the direct management of Gao Guang and Mike, so that they can establish more sense of responsibility, and cultivate the ability to manage others and the awareness of self-management.

Whether a recruit can grow into a backbone of the army and a junior officer in grassroots command in the future can basically be seen in this white stage.

Thompson picked up the folder, opened it, and smiled: "We will start strengthening weapons training this afternoon. Mad Dog, you can shoot live ammunition. I will see your skills in using all guns. Mike, you also need to strengthen the use and training of weapons. During this period of time, I have been thinking about what weapons you should use, and the final decision will be based on your performance."

Mike said loudly: "Yes, instructor, instructor, request to ask questions."

"Questions are allowed."

"I want to know..."

Mike raised his head, stiffened his neck, and stood straight with his hands against the seams of his pants, but when he was talking, one leg suddenly kicked Thompson's ankle fiercely.

I don't know how old Thompson is, but he should be quite old. However, Thompson's reaction and speed are really faster than Mike's.

Mike kicked Thompson's leg silently, but Thompson did not dodge or retreat. Instead, he dodged to the right and moved forward, letting Mike's foot brush against his calf, and then bent his knee and hit Mike's lower abdomen hard.

Mike was too tall, so Thompson jumped and hit him with his knee, and then Mike lay on the ground holding his stomach.

"Not bad!" Thompson stood there, holding an open folder in his left hand and a pencil in his right hand, and said in surprise: "You have learned to sneak attack."

Mike almost vomited, his mouth opened and closed, which reminded Gao Guang of the fish thrown on the shore.

Thompson looked at Gao Guang and smiled, "She's making rapid progress, what do you think?"

Gao Guang said without hesitation, "Yes, instructor."

Thompson looked at Mike, who was still twisting, smacked his lips, and said, "Your ability to withstand blows is too poor. You need to increase your body fat percentage. First, increase your body fat to 10%, so that you can see the subcutaneous fat."

Gao Guang didn't fire his gun in the past two weeks, but Mike was beaten every day. But now Gao Guang discovered that being beaten by Thompson was actually a great achievement.

Gao Guang always felt that if Thompson attacked him, he would probably have to lie down for half a month, but Mike always lay down for at most an hour before getting up. What did this mean? It meant that Thompson was extremely accurate.

Otherwise, why not practice fighting with Thompson?

Mike lay on his back and hummed: "I understand, gain weight, thank you..."

Mike needs to gain weight. His body fat percentage is too low and there is no fat on his body. However, having a body fat percentage that is too low is not always a benefit, at least not for fighting.

It’s hard to lose weight and it’s hard to gain weight.

Gao Guang also needs to gain weight. He is a little over 1.8 meters tall and only weighs 120 kilograms, which is almost 130 pounds. This figure is destined to have poor resistance to blows and poor strength. At least compared to For those guys in the training camp who are big, round, or muscular, his strength is really very poor.

Thompson closed the folder with an expressionless face, and said to the highlight: "You have gained weight, but only four pounds. What, did the food in the training camp make you lose your appetite?"

What is supposed to come will definitely come, Thompson immediately talked about the highlights, and then he was right about one thing, that is, the food in the training camp is really terrible.

"Yes, instructor."

Gao Guang answered Thompson's question without hesitation, and then he said seriously: "I have tried my best to eat more."

Thompson frowned and said, "Isn't there a nutritionist who can give you a recipe?"

The $150,000 was not free.

As long as Thompson makes a request, the nutritionist will prepare a recipe for Gao Guang, and the training camp canteen will cook according to the recipe. All Gao Guang has to do is finish the food.

"Yes, I have eaten the food prescribed by the nutritionist and taken in enough calories, but I have not gained much weight."

Thompson said without hesitation: "That's because the nutritionist is not good enough. He didn't take into account the differences in race, nor the differences in eating habits in different regions. The intestinal flora of Asians is different from that of people in the Americas." The difference is, if he formulates a recipe for you based on universal rules, the effect will be much worse.”

Gao Guang looked at Thompson in surprise, and Mike didn't care anymore.

Thompson said to Mike: "You continue to eat according to the nutritionist's recipe, and you, I will make a recipe for you, are you Chinese?"

"Yes."

"Southern or Northern?"

Gao Guang looked at Thompson in surprise, and Thompson said calmly: "People in the south eat rice as their main food, and people in the north eat pasta as their main food, but people in the northeast are different. Their intake of rice and pasta is balanced. Excluding individual differences, the food needs of the north and the south are different, and the efficiency of intestinal flora is different, so tell me whether you are a southerner or a northerner."

"Uh, uh, northerners eat both noodles and rice. It seems to be pretty much the same."

"Then a fattening meal based on meat and fat will be ineffective. You need to increase carbohydrates."

Thompson opened the folder and made a few notes, then he nodded and said, "Okay, I will make a recipe for you and give it to the training camp restaurant. The goal is to gain ten pounds in the next week."

"Why does the instructor still work part-time as a nutritionist?"

Gao Guang was really just curious and surprised, but Thompson smiled slightly and said: "Not only is he a nutritionist, the instructor also works part-time as a psychiatrist."

Looking at Mike who was still lying on the ground, Thompson smiled and said, "What did you learn from today's lesson?"

Mike's stomach no longer hurts so much, so his curled body has been spread out, completely lying on the ground, and he said with a look of despair: "I don't want to be a fighting star anymore, I don't have that talent..."

"No, you are very talented. You have learned how to sneak attack."

Thompson knelt down on one knee, looked at Mike with a sincere face and said: "You have made great progress, your ability to resist fighting has improved a lot. From today on, you can learn fighting skills. Don't give up. Believe me, you will soon You can master the essence of fighting.”

Mike sighed quietly, and said with doubt on his face: "Really? You don't want to hit me, you just want to continue to torture me, right?"

Thompson said very seriously: "I take every one of my students seriously. You are really talented and have potential. I am very optimistic about you becoming a star. Don't give up. You can do it! You will definitely do it!"

I don't know if the 150,000 dollars is worth it, but when Gao Guang looks at Thompson, he can't help but recall what he did when he fooled Mike. Anyway, it's pretty much the same.

But the effect was really good. As soon as he heard the word star, Mike immediately became energetic. The frustration he had suffered for many days was wiped away. He struggled to sit up and said with determination: "Okay, wait for me. I will definitely start learning fighting skills...thank you, instructor!"

Thompson seemed unable to understand what Mike was saying. He nodded with satisfaction, then suddenly looked at Gao Guang and said: "You haven't done much training for fighting. I think as a PM, fighting is still very important. Otherwise, how about you add some fighting training?"

Fighting is indeed useful. Since Thompson made the invitation, Gao Guang said without much hesitation: "Yes, instructor, I am willing to increase fighting training."

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There are only two chapters today. You may not like the training part, so I’m thinking about how to write it next.