Military of China, force comment.
Military of China, force comment.

Shaoxiao Qin, Sheng Rui side in the Sino-Russian joint naval Frigate launching ceremony.
Gulf of Aden on the “seven fairy” (from left to right): Shaoxiao Qin, Sheng Rui Fang, Chen Zhen Xia to the arrogance Rong, Lu Aiping, Qian Yi, Hu Yun.
Hu Yun and Qian Yi in the “Lake” ship.
are doing to prepare for summer medical Ching Ching.

Ding Xiaowei

Introduction

2009 年 7 16, the third batch of Chinese naval escort fleet through the waves, heading for the Gulf of Aden.

escort tasks according to the actual needs of fleet equipped with seven women in the military with the ship set off. In the voyage of more than 150 days and nights, they perform in their positions a sacred mission, as soldiers and more than 800 men in the Gulf of Aden, Somali waters dash, trials and hardships, “floating land” is the spirit of the camp they .

Gulf of Aden and the GMT time difference of five hours, when the escort soldiers fall asleep in between the waves, the motherland is being ushered in the dawn. Liters per day moonset, they face the East with deep feeling around, look back reveals dash between the total care and miss. They are daughters, wives, mothers, they are more of a soldier – to combatant status of Chinese women in the military voyage.

British general wish her a female captain

Shao Xiaoqin very young, there are the envy of many girls experience.

2002, she was Nanchang University School of Medicine, a sophomore girl, comes just as the army began recruiting college students in reading, she decided to apply for registration, Toubicongrong, wear the coveted uniform. The Shangrao girl became the first female students in Jiangxi Province soldiers.

Two years later, she made a major decision: apply military. The results, she do so admitted to Second Military Medical University, walked into the valiant and heroic side of the Red Cross team, became a cadet wearing a red insignia.

2008 years, Shao Xiaoqin Military Academy graduate, was assigned to the East China Sea Fleet of a health authority hospital doctors. Looking at the boundless expanse of blue sea, she often thought, when I can sail on the sea?

2009 年 7 12, she received the order, with the third batch of Chinese naval fleet escort the Gulf of Aden, off the Somali coast perform health care tasks. She came to the command ship “Zhoushan” ship, became the first combat ship voyage with the Chinese women in the military.

board the battleship that day, Shao Xiaoqin wrote in his diary: “Today is the first time I was admitted to ships. Soon to leave the country, suddenly I feel very great today as I am to the motherland Rong, tomorrow I will be proud of the motherland. “

sea-crossing process, many people are sick, and she has been busy with work, even without motion sickness response. Everyone says: Shao Xiaoqin, born not seasick. However, ships sailing in the severe shaking, fell to the ground to prevent sleep, she must seize the bed barriers often fall asleep, the two arms grasp sore aching.

voyage, every day in advance to the unfamiliar waters. Rounds, medical care, sterilization … … every time they go live tank disinfection, the soldiers regarded beds, tables and chairs, items to pack in good order, clean the cabin was spotless, service sector than in the House to meet the ship was finishing checks Fortunately, there are The also sprayed on the air fresheners, exudes a faint scent. In these “rare” in front of the female compatriots, they want to show the fine to a man about this psychological always exists only in man’s inner world. Beginning to disinfection, Shao Xiaoqin they are wearing masks, over time, from the eyes of the soldiers saw a trace of strange feeling, and then later, they are very understanding female compatriots to take off the masks, although some disinfectant to choke people.

After getting up, Shao Xiaoqin have to sum up yesterday’s work, think about things to do today. She set a rule for himself: to the clinic for a doctor to use the warm words of men. “Comrades you worked hard!” “Look to your tired, sit down and Xie Hui it.” As a result, she has been “gentle angel” in the world.

line gave her a day to escort soldiers moved, she said there is no reason to do good work. Once, she was a helicopter pilot Liu Jinkun infestation cold infusion, the radio suddenly came the “helicopter flight prepared to deploy,” the notice, I saw Liu Jinkun remove the needle on the rock looking out … … the infusion bottle, Shao Xiaoqin froze for a good half a day. This moment, she felt a “military” component of the word.

have a small, Shao Xiaoqin has moved. Combat Ship is a completely closed vessel, in order to meet the officers and soldiers escort voyage in physical training requirements for the formation of the General Political Department issued a treadmill with other indoor sports equipment. In order to have plenty of physical, Shao Xiaoqin adhere to gallop on a treadmill every day for half an hour. One day, she was running, suddenly a young soldier told her: “Shao Medical, to give you this.” Shao Xiaoqin a look, the soldiers gave her a roll with a rubber band hair tie. It turned out that the ship a few months, they have grown very long hair female, and while running the sweat out of the hair stick to the neck, the sweat dripping. Hong Kong supply ship docked 阿曼萨拉莱 rest time, this careful soldiers quietly bought this small volume rubber band.

“running after you, use this to tie the hair on the cooler.”

Shao Xiaoqin was simply a move, even forgot to ask the soldier’s name. After the formation of return, that a retired soldier on. She really regret their so careless.

508 NATO naval escort fleet commander, Brigadier General visits the Royal Navy Chick “Zhoushan” ship, because the ship is not enough translators, Shao Xiaoqin was temporary arrangement as a translator. See the ship there are female soldiers, Brigadier General with interest on Shaoxiao Qin said: “We ‘Cornwall’ destroyer, also servicemen and women, including five female officers, 30 female soldiers, and soon we have a female British ship long, hopefully the near future, you command the Chinese warships visit the UK. “

Shao Xiaoqin graceful in fluent English, replied:” When I can not Shexiang female captain, but I can put in fighting ships of life experiences, and future captain of Chinese women to share. “

Chick Brigadier thumbs smile:” Chinese women in the military, not simple! “

three break the Indian Ocean, the Chinese navy female

Xia Zhen Zhen is a support ship the East China Sea Fleet detachment hospital nurse, a non-commissioned officers. China’s numerous female and peace, as her military career have been perturbed. In the hospital, she was always in the injection, care, itinerant work in the usual way through. She always believed that there is some opportunity in life, I believe there is an established inn called her in the distance, I believe that their years of plain water will float to the surface excitement and cheers.

finally, in 2006, will soon celebrate her 20th birthday, when the honor of being selected to go with the formation of a new warships for the Indian Ocean voyage training. At that time she was a compulsory, with the ship as a health care task. Then, the end of that year, she once again to follow the fleet to the Indian Ocean. Two-month expedition to the Indian Ocean, will her dream into a reality. Since then, the she and the “Lake” offshore supply ship journey.

detachment to perform escort missions that the news has been converted to non-commissioned officers of the summer Ching Ching immediately to the leadership battle assignment: “I have been twice the Indian Ocean, where the environment I am familiar with the implementation of the escort of non-medical support tasks I must go! “This time the task is 5 months for a female who made this decision is not an easy task. Superiors quickly approved her request. She became the first Indian to break a three female Chinese navy.

the first time to the Indian Ocean, has just set sail, Xia Zhen Zhen on the sick, and vomited a mess, her voyage to bring the excitement of what was shot to pieces. Spring Festival that year, they are in the Indian Ocean off, when the ship has not qualified so that we call home, she was homesick like a particularly powerful, but only in the hearts of distant relatives to tell silently. Fortunately, the medical team led Lao Dajie is an experienced, often with their in-depth military tank rounds, and the officers and men together to chat, get-together. They also often to the kitchen to help cook, and cook together Chuishi Ban comrades, they unknowingly passed a month. That time, summer Ching Ching joined the party line of fire.

second to the Indian Ocean, is the end of 2006, and the first implementation of the same task. Xia Zhen Zhen usual daily rounds to the various compartments, “Lake” ship of each compartment, she is very familiar with the soldiers, and she has become an old acquaintance. She met soldiers call each “squad leader”, although some soldiers smaller than her age soldiers. This time, Xia Zhen Zhen awarded a third class.

“Lake” crew regarded as a summer-ching-ching of a ship. They said Ching Ching is the “Lake” ship the daughter. This warships carrying her so much glory and dreams of doing, “Lake” ship’s daughter, she was willing.

she again came to this area, with the first two tasks is different is that escort is a real task, as the medical staff, she would face many unexpected situations, and even bloodshed. When she once again stood on the deck, she never felt the sacred. Before departure, troops arranged for her to learn the local hospital, working mainly for surgical training, she was racing against time to pay close attention to all the time to learn to ask the experts, just want to learn even more solid health care technology, come in handy for the future. On the ship, the result of tight living spaces, and her bed was placed in the treatment of bed, but she do not care, but also cheerfully said: “After the convoy, I have to go back to advertising, the ad is’ sleep therapy bed, the more sleep more healthy’!”

escort comprehensive medical aid station in formation “Lake” ship, Zhen Zhen Xia surgical tasks they encountered several times, the patient is on helicopter transport from the two frigates over the . They go all out, careful treatment to ensure the safety of his comrades. Time, “Xuzhou” ship sent an emergency was heavy injured soldiers, wounded a large number of pleural effusion, very dangerous, doctors do a closed drainage emergency surgery. In the ocean sea, after the patient vulnerable to infection in the wound, once the infection would be life-threatening. Those days are catching up with big waves, but the summer Ching Ching overcome serious seasickness reaction time every day for the wounded soldiers body temperature, disinfection, dressing, infusion, every job done meticulously. She also accompanied these soldiers to chat, to ease his anxiety. Zhen Zhen in the summer of intensive care, the wounded soldiers a week after the wound healed. Time to go, that soldiers also save yourself a few pieces of chocolate as a gift to her.

2006, the Ching Ching participated in a summer academy exam, but get the job. Now, she has been military test-age, may no longer be able to realize their dream of a military school, but she still regrets. Military just a few years time, she realized how many seniors are eager to realize the dream can not she have enough of Military wonderful! Three break through the Indian Ocean, is her life are proud of the wealth.

young mother breathe voyage

she lose the liquid on the “Lake” ship.

set sail a month before, she had pneumonia, medication injections every day, all of a sudden lost ten kilos. Seeing the day of departure arrived, she boarded the ship resolutely. Ship on the first day, other people are going to participate in swearing-in ceremony, she was in the ship’s infirmary in the infusion … …

themselves in the Navy for 12 years, had never voyage over, finally win this rare opportunity, she did not want to give up.

departure, her son less than two years old.

she is the naval base in Zhoushan quality monitoring stations equipped with the Ministry of Women Engineers Captain Yee money.

“red flag flying in the wind Yang, our voice loud and clear more people to move the Navy to defend the motherland and the confidence of strong ocean.” When the Song of Zhezhi sonorous sounded again, the ideal of female engineers open wings, bid farewell to their loved ones having left eyes, kissed the innocent child’s face, set foot on the road of life one of the most significant journey. Vertigo, bored and miss the bumps, the young mother ushered in the Gulf of Aden is not the same as the sea breeze. As a technical cadres, she can participate in convoy operations, in the 60th anniversary of the birth of the Republic, and his comrades with the People’s Navy in the Indian Ocean on writing a new chapter, which has been enough to make her proud.

Every night in the sea of ??quiet moments, she always love against the windows overlooking the side of affection. The other side of the ocean, with her happy family, she is the daughter of parents in the eyes of the most affection is the deepest heart husband love wife, she was a child the most ignorant attachment to the mother. However, between responsibility and happiness, she chose the former.

7 17, is set sail the next day, the day is money Yi’s birthday. If you do not sail, this particular day, there must be lively party, with the blessing of their loved ones, there is a lighted candle birthday cake … and destined to be different this birthday, she received a rare and precious birthday gift That is a ship specially designed birthday cards, greeting cards on the head of his comrades sincere blessing words. Dinner, the ship “Blue Shield Voice” radio came the point of the song for her comrades, her favorite is “human.” Soft voice, warm wishes to her intoxicated.

Qian Yi was admitted to the Naval University of Engineering’s first female student, she is in college computer science, and graduate assigned to the naval base in Zhoushan, she was engaged in oil testing. In order to be competent at their work as soon as possible, catching her chemistry, tribology, materials science, electrical theory and related knowledge, and soon became the backbone of the technology unit. Protection equipment in the convoy, her main task is to host, and auxiliary machinery, electrical equipment, such as the active force oil samples for testing, as doctors for blood tests, like the human body, through the analysis of oil samples of various indicators, to understand equipment is functioning properly.

day, Yi in the detection of the host oil money, and found that sodium exceeded 100 times, she was acutely aware of the piping may penetrate the machinery with high salt content of sea water, immediately notify the mechanical and electrical departments inspection of equipment, it was found that the cooling system piping leaks. Fortunately found in time, it will be serious consequences for the host. Oil well ventilated workplace testing, which is full of a variety of chemical reagents, with up to 20 kinds of oil, these chemicals have certain toxic side effects, long-term work in which will make people feel dizzy, nausea, Qian Yi, but never complained, she stuck with it.

sea has been the most worried when his son is like. Sometimes heard to call his son crisp calls out “Mama”, will clear her mind for several days. Usually, the family always said to his son, “mother ship”, and made the kids saw the water of the boat, “Mama, Mama,” cried incessantly. Former home, few people see the military channel program, now not only see their parents, the husband could not see. Especially the son, saw the picture of the PLA on the military channel, raised his hands on the seriousness, salute.

formation triumph, the family took his son to the pier to greet her. Qian Yi hugged his son mercilessly Qinliaoyikou.

female soldiers do not believe in tears

Sheng Rui Fang, 38, has a 13-year-old daughter, in the escort of seven women in the military, she has The oldest, she is laughing comrades escort formation of the “Big Sister.”

Sheng Rui side is Navy 411 Hospital, Shanghai’s deputy chief physician anesthesia. In early July, the hospital received the Gulf of Aden, off the Somali coast mission to inform, you need to send a four to five years work experience anesthesiologist, also specified: Welcome to lesbians on the ship. Hospital, only three people qualified, Sheng Rui side as the only lesbian, impeccably become the best candidate.

she was a divorced woman, a person living with her daughter. Moreover, she had just executed from the garrison the task of medical support for four years back, on this mission, she can say no. However, she but then the leadership to ensure that: “I can go!”

going to escort her mother, a walk and is 5 months, tears in her eyes, pulled his mother’s clothes, is not let go. Sheng Rui side crouch down, kissed her cheek, eyes filled with tears.

2001, she and her husband’s marriage come to an end, since her daughter has been living with her, usually busy with work, her daughter did not suffer less. The end of 2004, she received a mission to Hong Kong Garrison of the command, had entrusted her daughter to the parents, the end of 2008 she had just come back, and now we voyage. Old father has been suffering from kidney stones, as his father had expected to have delayed the planned surgery. She felt sorry for her daughter, and I am sorry their loved ones.

a heartless, Sheng Rui firmly taken the side of the house … …

to the naval base, the leadership formation is thought to ask her to combat supply ship or ships, she replied: “Where hard on where to.” She is the oldest of seven female, she should take a good start.

weekdays, working mainly for the medical escort officers such as a cold, athlete’s foot, mouth ulcers and other minor illnesses small ailments, others said Sheng Rui side is overkill. She smiled and replied: “Who does not want to play an active role in the convoy? But if they really let me play to strengths, it means that soldiers suffering from serious illness, you need to do anesthesia, so I am happy to no avail.”

8 6, soldiers Wang Shuai a stomach ache. Rui Fang Sheng careful diagnosis found that he is likely to be chronic appendicitis. As the disease found in time, right medicine, treatment with fluids and drugs to put the disease eliminated, eliminating the risks and pain of surgery.

voyage long time, long monotony of life, some soldiers began to react stiff, quiet. One soldier was withdrawn, and we do not like contact, some people even suspect that he had depression. Dr. Sheng studied psychology, she understands women’s unique role in this group. So when the helicopter deck and a walk, she would take the initiative to chat with this warrior, she found that the soldiers actually eager to talk and express desire to express themselves. Later, she also recommended to the ship led to a change that soldiers take on the role more jobs, he slowly brightened, work has been done well.

free time, Sheng Rui side would think to call his daughter. Two months ago, when her daughter called in tears every time. Slowly, her daughter began to understand her mother’s choice, also called her mother to take some more pictures back to the sea, to give the students talk about her mother’s escort experience.

see her daughter grow up, Sheng Rui Fang sincerely pleased, she said to her daughter: “My child, life does not believe in tears, we have to be strong.”

as escort delay marriage

Yun Hu is the third time to delay marriage. One is to participate in “mountain island teams” under the basic services, is to participate in a show rehearsal. This time, she and her future husband, the wedding in October 6th, 2009, the invitations are sent to friends and family too, and can be escorted out because with the formation, had once again postponed the wedding. Her self-mockery, said: “I think so hard to marry.”

Hu Yun naval base in the logistics department lieutenant Zhoushan cultural officer, her work in the ship “Blue Shield Voice” radio broadcast staff, and team formation amateur actors performed, the host.

Hu Yun is a descendant of Old Navy, his father is a retired Navy destroyer before the detachment of a colonel of a coach captain. The sea, Yun Hu is a father had to experience life, her father was driving ships voyage to Russia from access routes.

“Dear comrades, ‘Voice of the Blue Shield’ now broadcasting …” a day after dinner, Hu Yun this sweet voice sounded in the radio time, spread each ship every corner of the battle position. Radio set up a “convoy Express”, “spray Xinyu”, “song sets,” “Meizhouyixing”, “lying phrase” and other content-rich sections, but also for words such as “non-commissioned officers reform” these people interested in the topic , Q Radio and a number of doubt and confusion of the program. Gradually, listen to “Voice of the Blue Shield,” a daily radio has become a required course for the officers and men, became a relief to alleviate fatigue. Sometimes we talk to a new, Yun Hu will naturally think: “Quick, let Hu Yun broadcast about these things.” Ship officers and men, especially the love life of a child such a happy occasion, we always write a paragraph on humorous words, let Hu Yun on the day of broadcast in the widely advertised, so that the whole ship of people to share the joy and happiness.

set sail soon, ships in rough seas during the storm event of severe turbulence, Hu Yun inevitably suffered seasickness. Those days, let alone radio, and even eat and sleep all hell broke loose, spit and spit all day, always in highly uncomfortable state of vertigo. One day, she went to take the newspaper reported house, soldiers found to have a look of pain lying on the machine, stood in front of a trash can, it seems that is sick of. Soldier said: “We go spit spit, but you can not leave the battle position, lying for a while and then work again.” See the soldiers, Hu Yun can not help but blush: radio can not stop, this time more to fulfill their duties, spit over the must then broadcast. Thus, the radio re-sounded her sweet voice. The difference is, she also stood in front of a garbage can, her teeth persist in broadcasting. Those days men will be careful to hear, her voice seems a bit unsteadily.

broadcasting of presiding over the course of many soldiers, and she gradually became friends. Sometimes the middle of the broadcast, there will be soldiers call in, ask to on-demand songs. Some soldiers asked her own bad mood, can point to their own song, to give family, even if they can not hear. Sometimes there will be soldiers knock on the door of radio room, that just did not have time to broadcast the contents of the down and asked her to today’s radio script. For these requirements, Hu Yun always happy to meet everyone, it also shows the contents of her broadcast is to everyone’s appetite.

10 月 6 that day, Hu Yun felt a big surprise. That this is her married life. That night, leading the ship in a small restaurant for the bride who held a “feast.” Banquet, wedding actually put on and the domestic like “Sixi balls”, “Taoyuan County” and other traditional wedding dishes, like smoke wedding and blessing, leadership speech, comrade blessing, but the lack of a groom. Yingying her happy tears.

2006 years from the Navy after graduating from University of Engineering, Hu Yun was assigned to communicate with the first points as a female captain, the first year she was named outstanding grass-roots cadres, but also took first base in speech contest one. Her work with the microphone seemed always destined, on the military, she is college radio station announcer, is the base to the base after the narrator of the Academia Historica, last year also came to inspect the base as head of the Central Military Commission explained. Now, she seems to be the formation of the “Lark”, with the voice playing on the ocean with moving chords. She also clearly remember the scene to participate in alpine island services, more than 20 days, as a cultural officer, she boarded with the teams with the Hill, East Lake Hill, inadvertently also became the first climb up through the point of view female naval officer.

Hu Yun warships childhood love-hate relationship, because his father always out to sea, and the family together from many, she also lost a lot of fatherly love for their happiness. “Lake” ship was the vice captain Zhujian Biao Hu Yun father’s old men, he told Hu Yun, once her father led the whole boat out to sea, suffered a typhoon at sea, they tenaciously fought with the bad sea conditions, that her father In the voyage tired vomited blood. She listens, Hu Yun could not help but shed tears, and his father had been in her eyes are so tall and strong, the image is unbeatable, I did not expect this tough guy will spit blood, and his father had never told her .

she thought, maybe that is the spirit of Old Navy.

12 6, formation returning paid a visit to Malaysia, the ship slowly into Kuala Lumpur, Port Klang, officers and men of the Navy into the grand stand etiquette Park Malaysia, female soldiers are dressed in a white navy dress, valiant stand side edge, frequently flashing the local correspondent of the lens. The next day, a large photo mounted escort female in Malaysia, “Sin Chew Daily”, the media, sincere praise of the Chinese navy female Zoran style. The evening of December 8, formation held in Port Klang, Malaysia deck buffet to thank the military and the local Chinese and overseas Chinese representatives. Beautiful Port Klang charming night, breeze Cheong, Yun Hu dressed in costumes as dinner host, she presided over a warm smooth and graceful demeanor has won the appreciation of all guests.

formation return, and disclosed a gorgeous glow of triumph, Hu Yun will become a real bride.

(edition photo photo: Ding Xiao Wei, Guo Gang)

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