Foreign guests speak highly of PLA marksmen

A total of 100-odd foreign cadets studying at the foreign training department of the PLA University of Science and Technology visited the "Linfen Brigade" under the Nanjing Military Area Command (MAC) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on October 26, 2012, while ten officers and men from the 4th company of the 2nd battalion held a demonstration on the subject of marksmanship upon order.

One shooter's 20 shots scored 197 points and won wide applause from the foreign guests. According to a leader of the brigade, the shooter Corporal Wu Xiaojie is the newly-selected outstanding marksman.

As the foreign guests shook hands with Wu Xiaojie, they found his both hands were callous and the skin on his elbow was much thicker than that of the other parts.

This was not the first time for Wu Xiaojie to be praised by foreign guests. Not long ago, when a group of foreign military attaches from 46 countries visited this brigade, Wu Xiaojie took his turn to demonstrate his shooting on that particular foggy day. But unexpectedly, the bullet got stuck in the chamber after the first shot in spite of his self-possession. It took him a little more than 10 seconds to retrieve the magazine, pull the bolt, remove the shell, reload the magazine, and complete the shooting of the remaining 19 shots. When the target reporter announced the result of 199 points, those foreign military attaches all gave him thumbs up.

The company that Wu Xiaojie serves has an unwritten rule that it requires 195 points for 20 shots in order to make it a pass. In accordance with this standard, every officer and man in the 4th company is a "marksman" in the eyes of the foreign guests.