Comments on: Post-90s Kids Do Not Take Military Training Seriously

By: Somethin Somethin

Somethin Somethin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:11:34 +0000

I wouldn’t worry too much. All my friends have done this and its pretty much a total circle jerk. They learn hardly anything (there isnt a test later) and only a few even get to play with the AK’s. Most of the girls just hit on the PLA farmboys and after 2 weeks to a month they go back to life as before and show people pictures of it on their cell phones 2 or 3 years later.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:39:43 +0000

In the great words of Nelson Muntz
“Ha Ha”

By: Military Training For China’s University Students (Video) | CNReviews

Military Training For China’s University Students (Video) | CNReviews — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:24:15 +0000

[...] to undergo a sort of “basic military training” as part of their education. It involves dressing up for the part with military fatigues while learning and rehearsing a bunch of marches, chants, and drills. Think boot camp…but not [...]

By: Military Training For China’s University Students (Video) | CNReviews

Military Training For China’s University Students (Video) | CNReviews — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:24:14 +0000

By: onelastwarning

onelastwarning — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:47:59 +0000

Hey, I have to teach these freshmen when they get to college in 2 weeks and a few days. Maybe they’ll heckle me, maybe they’ll be disciplined, maybe they’ll just get back into their cell phones and computer games. I think the 3rd choice is best.

By: Quinon

Quinon — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:11:30 +0000

For the record, this type of Chinese military training is post 1989/post tiananmen, as SniperWZ mentioned above, and NOT a relic of post-revolution/cultural revolution era thinking.

It was done to promote understanding between the military and college students. Whether or not it’s effective is another issue entirely.

By: chabuduoxiansheng

chabuduoxiansheng — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:06:51 +0000

I’m from the midwest and find no problem with teenagers being taught how to fire weapons. By doing this parents are indoctrinating their children into respecting weapons and the risk they possess. Only watching reruns of NYPD Blue and hollywood films to get an understanding of the power of modern firearms does no justice to being out in the country firing off a few rounds at a target and seeing just how effective and devastating the damage really is.

What’s so scary about that? There are probably more cases of people in China attacking each other with knives than there are of American stab and gunshot victims combined.

By: SniperWZ

SniperWZ — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:09:45 +0000

@Haji, you mean as easy as fighting untrained Iraqi’s, but with nuclear missiles instead of road side bombs, right?

By: Haji

Haji — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:08:36 +0000

Well, when we have to go to war with china… it will be just as easy as fighting untrained somalians

By: luhai

luhai — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:43:04 +0000

who said you don’t fire a weapon, my cousin did her train in China and fired Type-81 (Improved version of AK-47) in full auto as well some old SKS. And I envy her, since automatic weapons are illegal in California.