Chapter 122
Chapter 122 Episode 019: Tsk, This Shield (5)
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Little Yan sneered and left quickly, leaving Nathan Foster alone at the door with an inexplicable anger burning in his eyes. After a moment, Foster blew his whistle forcefully, assembling the new recruits who were still eating voraciously.
Without a doubt, this group of new recruits was once again subject to brutal training.
At the same time, inside the kitchen.
Sergeant Lin didn’t return until the cooking class finished preparing breakfast. Without him, the cooking class was busy to the point of exhaustion from early morning, even Becca Reyes, who was assigned to pig feeding, and Flossie Wright and Yvonne Watson, who had returned from the markets, were called over to help.
However, despite the exhaustion, almost no one complained about Sergeant Lin. Everyone understood he had left because his wife and child were visiting. Every soldier knew how hard it was to get leave, not to mention spending time with one’s family.
They were logistics personnel, their work was relatively easier but the constraints of military life were always there. To this end, whenever such occasions arrive, they were more than happy for their comrades and wouldn’t blame their superior. Besides, despite his severity, Sergeant Lin took care of his personnel, albeit in a somewhat eccentric manner.
"Are these your self-criticisms?"
Sergeant Lin stood by the door, perusing the three letters of self-criticism in his hand. He merely glanced over Flossie’s, but his face wasn’t too good when he read Becca’s from beginning to end.
"Yes," Becca responded calmly.
"Is this yours?" Sergeant Lin asked her sternly, holding up her letter of self-criticism.
"Yes," Becca nodded confidently, showing no signs of guilt.
"You sure are confident!" Sergeant Lin, who already had issues with her letter, exploded, throwing the piece directly at her, "What is this ’If this happens again, circumstances may be forgiven’? Have you fed the pigs too much that your mind is filled with pig food? Can’t you make a proper excuse? Look at Flossie’s self-criticism, sincere and heartfelt, acknowledging her mistakes completely and providing a clear plan for improvement, can’t you learn from that?!"
Flossie Wright: "..."
Becca Reyes: "..."
Sergeant Lin, being a straight shooter, saw through the essence of things, understanding that self-criticism was a mere formality. Even a soldier who refused to admit his mistakes, as long as they organized their words clearly and showed a proper attitude, there would be no problem, because they "appeared" to have sincerely corrected their ways.
Sergeant Lin had served in the forces for several years and had seen too many self-criticisms. He also had personal experience, having written quite a few of them himself. Hence, he understood the so-called deep implication of self-criticisms very well.
Like Flossie Wright’s self-criticism. Every word sincere, every statement acknowledging her mistake, always circling the main topic, filled with regrets, moral righteousness, and positive outlook, is a model in self-criticism, showing that she is truly cunning.
On the other hand, Becca Reyes was completely different. She does express regret, but many parts showed her resistance, as if she was unwilling. How could such a piece pass? How could it satisfy the leadership?
"I, was wrong!" Becca Reyes looked at the upfront Sergeant Lin who "scolded" her so directly without any anger or dissatisfaction in her eyes, immediately admitting her mistake.
From yesterday, she discovered that Sergeant Lin...
He’s no ordinary man.
He could address problems so thoroughly, a frank and direct Sergeant like him is truly rare, Becca showed him sincere admiration.
— End of Chapter 122 —