A few days later, under the instructions of Irving, the People's Army began to select pilots who met the conditions on a large scale.

This selection is not only conducted internally, but also open to ordinary people. Anyone who wants to become a pilot can sign up and then participate in a series of assessment and tests.

The reason why we have to adopt the "select" method is that pilots are not like vehicle drivers. Almost everyone can learn to drive, and it has extremely strict requirements.

Especially fighter pilots, they have very high requirements for physical ability, psychological quality, etc.

The task of building an aircraft has just been put on the agenda, and Tilion and the others are still specializing in design drawings, but they have not started construction yet!

There is a reason to start recruiting pilots so early.

Compared to learning to drive, learning driving is a relatively easy skill.

Therefore, it is possible to wait until the car is built before recruiting drivers and conducting rigorous training for them, so that they can perform tasks in almost a month.

Pilots cannot wait until the plane is built before recruiting, that would be too late.

Before actually flying the plane, the pilot has to go through various rigorous training and learn a lot of knowledge. The time required is undoubtedly longer than the time to learn to drive, so it is necessary to recruit good people in advance.

You know, an excellent pilot is worth much more than an airplane.

After all, it is easy to build an aircraft. As long as you build a production line and invest enough money and resources, you can produce the aircraft in a short time.

However, pilots cannot be mass-produced, and every qualified pilot needs to undergo a lot of simulation training and the accumulation of hundreds of hours of flight time before it can be cultivated.

As for excellent pilots, the accumulated flight time is even more.

In short, it is correct to recruit qualified pilots early, train them, and build corresponding talent reserves.

In this way, the People's Army Air Force can form combat effectiveness earlier and take off and carry out missions when needed in the future.

If you want to train fighter pilots who can perform missions as soon as possible, you can only conduct large-scale selections and find talented pilots from the general public.

This is the only way.

There is a large mortar house in the southeast of Dawn City, and this temporary residential area still lives with a large number of original serfs and refugees transferred from the southern border.

In a certain umbrella room, Sam's family, who had escaped from their slave status and became a free citizen, were having supper.

A pot of hot wheat porridge and two simple vegetarian dishes were placed on the table, and a family of four sat around the table and ate with relish.

For them, this supper was full enough.

If it were in the past, they could only eat half a piece of black bread with water. The owner at that time was very stingy and would never give them enough food.

All this change stems from the battle that took place two years ago. Dongsheng Fortress changed its owner and Sam's family was given to the lord of the border town in exchange for the captured nobles.

At that time, Sam thought he had just changed his master and his life was as usual.

Unexpectedly, after their family arrived here, they could live a good life that they could not have imagined before.

The kings today must have been sent by gods to rescue them, such serfs. Sam believed it deeply and was grateful to the king.

"By the way, Sam."

After drinking the wheat porridge, Sam's father put down the bowl and said to Sam: "I heard that what the army recruited in the square today? Oh! It's a pilot! The salary is so high. Why don't you try it tomorrow? What if you are lucky and you are recruited!"

"If the salary is high, it means that the recruitment requirements are also high."

Sam shook his hand at his father without thinking too much, and said somewhat self-aware: "I haven't even obtained the junior degree certificate for adult night shifts. The other party must be too lazy to take a look at me more, so let's forget it."

In order to encourage adults to improve and change themselves through learning, Owen asked the Ministry of Education to organize free adult night shifts, which can take the autumn graduation exam like students in the school, and you can also get a degree certificate when passing the score.

Although Sam participated in an adult night shift, he was so tired in the evening because he had to go to the fields to work with his father during the day. Although he had worked very hard to study, unfortunately he was not very efficient.

Last fall, he went to take the graduation exam, but unfortunately, he failed to pass the exam.

"No, I heard that the recruitment conditions are very wide, and you can register if you are illiterate."

The father shook his head and said, "Only those who meet the age requirements require good physical fitness. By passing a series of tests, they can become reserve soldiers. Even if they fail to become formal pilots, they can still get good subsidies. I think you are in good health, so I think you can go over and sign up to try it."

"Yeah?"

Hearing this, Sam was skeptical, the conditions were so broad and the salary was high, what exactly should the army do to recruit pilots?

Flying? Can you still fly into the sky? What a joke, he shook his head repeatedly and quickly gave up this ridiculous idea.

"Brother, you go and try it. Being a soldier is a very handsome thing!"

The younger brother Tom, who was sitting next to Sam, looked lit up and said with expectation: "If I succeed, I can show off to others that I have a soldier brother. Also, after I have decided to graduate and get a degree certificate, I will also join the People's Army and serve the king!"

Tom is still young and currently attends a new school.

It seems that someone in their class shows off every day that he has a soldier brother, who is very proud, which makes Tom very envious.

"Sam, since you meet the requirements, then try it."

Sam's mother also advised: "Anyway, it doesn't cost money to sign up for the test. If we are recruited, our family can move into the new house as soon as possible."

This is a policy on the preferential treatment policy for soldiers’ families.

After all, soldiers have to go to battle to kill the enemy and engage in dangerous work. With such great contributions, their families will naturally be given priority to moving into new houses.

"Then I'll try it tomorrow."

In any case, the treatment of the People's Army is recognized as the best. Now that Sam has the opportunity to join the army, he will not be moved.

"Come on! Brother!" Tom encouraged.

"Then you don't have to work with me tomorrow, just go to the square to register."

The son was willing to sign up, which made the father feel a little happy. He still had a glimmer of hope for his son being recruited by the army.

"I heard that there are many people who sign up, but the number of places recruited is very limited. The number of people who can take the test every day is fixed. It is better to go earlier."

"Yeah, I get it."

After drinking the wheat porridge in the bowl in one breath, Sam stood up from his seat and helped his mother clean up the table.
Chapter completed!