????“Will my parachute open smoothly?”; “Will they kick out the last one?”; “What’s the weather tomorrow?” As the first parachute drill looms, the recruits pester the veterans with all sorts of questions.

????“There’ll be no problem!” Squad leader Liu Wenlong repeats his words of reassurance.

????After breakfast, the recruits undergo their last heath check to determine whether they are fit to jump and be enrolled in the paratroopers.