Ministry of National Defense's message to the new students of military academy: Hold your pen and join the military, no regrets in your youth.

On the afternoon of July 30, the Ministry of National Defense held a routine press conference, and Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, the spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, answered questions from reporters. Reporter: According to reports, the number of high school graduates applying to military academies nationwide has reached a new high this year. Please introduce the situation. Zhang Xiaogang: As far as I know, nearly 135,000 candidates from 31 provinces nationwide applied to military academies this year, with 16,900 candidates being admitted, achieving a completion rate of 100%. The admission scores were on average 101 points higher than the special type enrollment control line, and the quality of students has significantly improved. This demonstrates the strong patriotic feelings of the youth in the new era. We warmly welcome the new comrades who are about to enter the military academies and wish you to temper yourselves into steel in this great melting pot, fasten the first button of your military life, develop solid skills and good work ethics, resonate with the strong military spirit, and inject dynamic energy into the construction of a world-class military force.