At the base of the 808th Air Division in the South Island.
Just then, Yuan Yi and his group arrived at the annual veterans' retirement ceremony.
There are three ceremonial occasions when a soldier retires.
First: the ceremony for reading out the retirement order; second: the company's farewell party for veterans; third: the farewell ceremony for assembling in formation.
For soldiers, the military camp is an inseparable part of their lives and an indelible memory.
When the cold wind blows and veterans retire, the most indescribable and inexpressible sentiment is that of soldiers.
Faced with the sentiments that soldiers have written with their time and lives, no steely will can withstand the vulnerability in one's heart at this moment, because this is the most tender part of every retired soldier's heart, representing the sanctity of their entire beautiful youth.
After landing in the early morning, Yuan Yi and the others went to rest and catch up on their sleep.
They didn't see the retirement order being read out during the day, but when they woke up...
The entire 808th Air Force Division held a farewell party for the veterans who were about to retire.
Most of the people attending the gala were retired ground crew members and volunteers from the 808th Division, with a small number of pilots.
There are ground crew members who have served in the military for more than ten years, pilots who have served for more than twenty years, and volunteers who have been in the military for two years.
There's an old saying that goes, "The camp remains, but the soldiers come and go."
Even pilots trained by the state at great expense will grow old one day.
They happened to arrive at the ceremony to bid farewell to the veterans.
There weren't many people who retired, only about a hundred.
However, the welcoming ceremony was indeed attended by all officers and soldiers of the 808th Division.
They had just woken up when they were directly invited to the meeting by the cadres of the 808th Division.
Yuan Yi gazed at the soldiers in front of the parade ground, each one having removed their shoulder insignia and rank insignia.
To be honest, Yuan Yi couldn't understand their feelings.
He may only ever be able to look at others to sadly reminisce about his military career.
Judging from Yuan Yi's current treatment, he will probably spend the rest of his life in the military.
Retiring from the military? He doubted his superiors would let him go!
"What's wrong? Feeling sad?"
Just as Yuan Yi was lost in thought, the other nine pilots of the 20th Princess S-class modified aircraft, led by Fang Min, also came over.
Everyone stared blankly as Yuan Yi gazed at the farewell party in front of him.
Fang Min went over to comfort her and said, "You still have at least twenty or thirty years left in the military, no need to be sad about this beforehand!"
Fang Min's statement is not wrong at all, based on Yuan Yi's current performance in Eagle's Nest.
Leaving aside his background and current military rank and resume. (He believes he has connections!)
Normally, considering his age of 23 when he first graduated and joined the army, he would be at least an air force captain.
With enough experience and time, it will take another twenty or thirty years to reach the rank of colonel or senior colonel.
That will be the time when the army will support you for life.
Unless injured during a flight mission and unable to retire afterward, one will never have the chance to participate in this ceremony in their lifetime.
"By the way, Commander Wu just invited us to this farewell party. You guys should prepare a few performances to put on!"
Fang Min casually remarked this as she walked towards the front of the playground.
"???"
"???"
"???"
Seriously, Captain? Are you treating us like the Japanese devils?
Who's the kind person who invites guests to perform?
A chorus of wails erupted from the crowd.
"Ding! Main quest update released!"
Just as Yuan Yi was walking forward, the system, which had been inactive for a year, suddenly came back to life.
"Main Quest Issued: Please sing 'Have a Safe Journey' at this farewell ceremony!"
"Reward upon completion: Space Fighter Blueprints"
Yuan Yi was stunned and stood there dumbfounded after hearing what the system, Gou Dan'er, said.
Chen Yadong, who was behind him, did not notice that Yuan Yi had stopped and bumped into him.
He wasn't as tall as Yuan Yi to begin with, and his head bumped directly into Yuan Yi's shoulder.
"Ouch!"
Chen Yadong rubbed his forehead.
"No way, bro, what kind of constitution do you have?!"
"It hurts this much even if I just bump into something while walking?"
Chen Yadong stumbled back two or three steps before being caught by the owl and able to stand up again.
Yuan Yi stood motionless in place.
"Sorry, I was daydreaming!"
Yuan Yi turned to look at Chen Yadong, who was rubbing his forehead, and said apologetically.
Once everyone arrived at the parade ground, the pilots of the 808th Division gave them a warm welcome.
The main fighter jets of the 808th Division are currently the G10 and the fourth-generation HQ-16, as well as a small number of ordinary versions of the 20-series fighter jets.
So after Yuan Yi and others landed in the 20th Princess S version.
These people are very curious about the performance of the recently modified S version.
Therefore, they were extremely enthusiastic about Yuan Yi and his group of pilots.
This is one of the reasons why they were so warmly received even though they were just transiting through the base and wouldn't be staying there for more than a few days.
Who wouldn't want to improve their troops' combat effectiveness and fly better fighter jets?
If they can learn something from Yuan Yi and his group, maybe their 808th Division will also have a chance to modify the next batch of S-version vehicles.
"Come on, welcome our comrades from Training Base 8892!"
They were received by Colonel Zhang Tian, the chief of staff of the 808th Division.
After being seated, everyone began watching the farewell party.
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