After a day of rest and training at home, it was time for Gu Yanlin to be assessed for joining the 532 squad.
Early in the morning, Gu Yanlin went to the 14th floor to meet up with the members of Team 532, and together they went to the temporary examination room they had set up over the past few days.
The new recruit assessment is a big event for any rescue team. Today, all members of Team 532 did not go on any missions, but instead went to the competition venue.
Due to the military's confidentiality system, family members are not allowed to participate in the assessment. Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao got up early to cheer Gu Yanlin on before he set off, but they did not go out with him.
The team entry assessment was held in an open space near Building 10.
The area is now cordoned off, enclosed by a tall, military-green cloth. Soldiers are standing guard all around.
This site will later serve as one of the garrison points for the C City military. To save manpower and resources, the existing buildings were requisitioned. However, some necessary training grounds and building renovations are still underway inside.
The training ground set up by Squad 532 is actually a training ground exclusively for their special forces. However, due to time constraints, it is currently only a temporary site that barely meets the requirements for the assessment. Construction will continue until the site meets Chu Guodong's requirements.
Gu Yanlin's assessment consists of only two parts. One is to defeat one-third of the original members of Squad 532. He will compete against everyone in Squad 532 except for Chu Guodong. He only needs to win two matches.
The other item is a relatively basic routine physical fitness test, which is conducted on this temporary training ground. You just need to meet the time requirement.
The skills competition was practically real combat, with every punch landing hard. Of course, everyone still had tasks to complete later, so it was limited to just a few exchanges to demonstrate their abilities.
Gu Yanlin was a black belt in Taekwondo from a very young age, and before the apocalypse, he trained regularly for three days a week. In the past six months, he has trained almost every day, and his skills are quite good.
Gu Yanlin won four consecutive battles until he encountered Lin Cheng, the deputy captain of the 532 squad. The two fought fiercely for half an hour, and finally Gu Yanlin collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion.
"Good lad, come back another time," Lin Cheng patted Gu Yanlin on the shoulder excitedly. Gu Yanlin had exhausted himself in the previous matches, and although there were rest periods in between each game, it still affected his performance.
Under normal circumstances, it's hard to say who would win.
Lin Cheng thought to himself that he would have a proper match with Gu Yanlin when he had the time.
Chu Guodong, who was watching from below, was furious. His soldiers were so incompetent, losing to a high school graduate in one fell swoop. His vice-captain had only won because the student was too tired. It was an unfair victory.
The judges for the assessment included not only Chu Guodong, but also several leaders and one of his former special forces comrades, who is now the captain of the 628 Rescue Team. He happened to be on a mission in City C and was invited by Chu Guodong.
He lost face in front of his superiors and comrades so badly; it seems he needs to give them extra training, a really tough one. He can't even beat an 18-year-old; he's clearly not been trained enough.
However, upon further reflection, Chu Guodong's expression shifted from gloomy to cheerful, and he even showed a hint of delight.
"Dongzi, you don't need anyone right now, so why don't you give this one to me? Our team has been short one person for a while now." Seeing Chu Guodong's increasingly smug expression, his comrade Zhang Tong couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up to snatch the man away.
"What do the leaders think?" It's true that they can't stand his arrogance and poaching of people, and it's also true that they're short of manpower.
Zhang Wu, a member of their 628th squad, was killed in an accident during a rescue mission before the apocalypse. No one could replace him until the apocalypse arrived. Zhang Tong thought Gu Yanlin was perfect, and the more he looked at him, the more he liked him. He couldn't help but continue, "I think he should belong in our team."
"Go away, what are you dreaming about?" Chu Guodong slapped Zhang Tong aside. He had finally found a good prospect, and this prospect might even help two other good prospects. How could he let this opportunity slip by?
With each word and action, it was clear that Gu Yanlin's entry into Team 532 after passing the assessment was a foregone conclusion.
Although he still has to participate in regular training assessments, no one would think that someone with such strong abilities would fail those simple assessment items.
After resting enough, Gu Yanlin began his routine physical fitness test.
The routine physical fitness assessment consists of 6 items: long-distance running, weightlifting, rope climbing, explosive power assessment, balance assessment, and endurance assessment.
"Clap clap clap clap clap"
As Gu Yanlin finished his last assessment, applause erupted from the surrounding area. Gu Yanlin had performed very well in every assessment, exceeding the excellent level for the members of Team 532. Chu Guodong and the other leaders who had come to act as judges immediately decided to approve Gu Yanlin's admission to the team.
Normally, the recruitment of personnel for such military units, especially special forces, involves multiple layers of assessment and the selection process is extremely rigorous.
After all, soldiers are the guardians of the country and bear the mission of protecting it.
However, the current situation is special and the original method is no longer applicable. In addition to a unified large-scale recruitment, the military has decided, after discussion, to give each special forces team the right to recruit people independently.
As long as you pass the team's assessment, all procedures will be simplified.
We will do our utmost to alleviate the current situation where no one is available.
"Congratulations! You'll be the seventh member of our 532 team from now on."
"I knew you could do it."
Gu Yanlin successfully passed the test, and Zhao Rui, who was watching the excitement from the sidelines, immediately offered his congratulations and slapped Gu Yanlin on the back. Gu Yanlin, who was exhausted and still panting after the test, stumbled and almost fell headfirst onto the ice.
"But we're in real trouble. Judging by the captain's appearance, his future looks bleak. You've done a terrible job, haven't you?"
"Brother Rui, be gentle!" Seeing that Zhao Rui seemed to want to vent his anger on him again, Gu Yanlin hurriedly begged for mercy.
Chu Guodong gave Gu Yanlin three days off, informing him that he would officially join the team in three days and that he should report to the 14th floor of Building 10.
"Sister, brother-in-law, I passed!"
When Gu Yanlin returned home, he excitedly shouted into the room as soon as he opened the door, which showed how excited he was.
"Bang"
Congratulations! My brother is awesome!
Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao stood on either side of the door, each holding a ceremonial cannon. As soon as Gu Yanlin entered, he popped the cannon, spraying colorful ribbons all over him, reflecting the good mood of everyone in the room.
"My little brother is amazing!" Gu Yanzhi stepped forward and gave Gu Yanlin a big hug, praising him repeatedly.
Song Zhao patted Gu Yanlin on the shoulder as encouragement.
Hehe, hehe
Gu Yanlin was so embarrassed by the two of them that he forgot what he wanted to say and could only smile foolishly.
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