The two sisters volunteered to join the army.

The district's only female recruit.

As the day of enlistment approaches, the small house by the Vạc River in Trung Đồng village (Yên Nhân commune, Yên Mô district, Ninh Bình province) belonging to Mr. Phạm Văn Đoàn (47 years old) is always filled with laughter, because in just a few hours, his two sons will be leaving to join the army for their mandatory military service.

The two sisters, Pham Thi Thao, along with their parents and grandfather, were overjoyed before the day of military enlistment.

Since the end of 2023, Pham Thi Thao and her younger brother Pham Minh Quan (19 years old) decided to volunteer for military service.

Thao is the only female recruit in Yen Mo District joining the army this time. "I've always wanted to grow and mature in the military environment to have a solid foundation for my future life. I know that in the military I will learn a lot, develop high discipline, self-awareness, and teamwork. I'm young, so I see joining the army as a challenge for my youth, and also as a duty of a young person to the country," Thao confided.

Sisters Pham Thi Thao and Pham Minh Quan volunteered to enlist in the army to contribute to the country and gain more resilience for their future lives.

After finishing high school, Thao graduated with a vocational certificate in culinary arts in 2018. From 2019 to the present, Thao has worked for a 5-star hotel in Hanoi , earning approximately 10 million VND per month.

Although her income wasn't high, many people like Thảo would probably think about a stable job and starting their own family, but this girl born in 1998 decided to volunteer for military service, fulfilling the sacred duty of youth.

Just waiting to finish school so I can join the army.

Meanwhile, throughout his three years of high school, Pham Minh Quan consistently achieved excellent academic results, making him perfectly capable of attending university. However, his long-held dream of joining the army prompted him to volunteer for military service immediately after graduating from school.

Pham Thi Thao is the only female recruit from Yen Mo District in this recruitment drive.

"I really wanted to join the army. Thao and I often talked, sharing the joys and sorrows of life. Many times when she was working in Hanoi, I would mention joining the army. Sometimes, we were so excited that we even recorded videos of ourselves practicing drills and sent them to each other. Now my wish has come true. I will try my best to fulfill my duty and become more mature," Quan shared. According to his sharing, on February 3rd, Quan was honored to be admitted to the Party.

Mr. Pham Van Doan (47 years old, father of Thao and Quan) said that due to economic circumstances, he went to the South to work as a construction worker five years ago, while his wife stayed at home working as a factory worker. When Thao and Quan expressed their desire to join the army, Mr. and Mrs. Doan supported their children.

"My family and I are very happy and agree that both of our children volunteered to join the army. Joining the army was their wish, and when they expressed their desire, my wife and I immediately agreed," Mr. Doan said.

Thao and Quan were excited to join the army.

When asked if, as a father, he was worried his daughter would face more hardships than a son in the military environment, Mr. Doan said: "Even though she's a girl, I'm not afraid of Thao having to endure hardships. Life these days requires hardship to grow. It's difficult to succeed in any job these days without facing difficulties."

According to Mr. Pham Van Thang, Secretary of the Yen Nhan Commune Youth Union, the Executive Committee of the Yen Nhan Commune Youth Union has recently instructed the secretaries of the branch unions to pay attention to young people of military age to promote the spirit of youth and initiative.

"The Youth Union not only participates in the recruitment process, but we also closely follow the journey of each member and young person after they complete their military service and return to their localities to support them if they need to access employment, and to disseminate the Party and State's policies and guidelines on supporting demobilized soldiers," Thang said.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hai-chi-em-tinh-nguyen-nhap-ngu-185240224164750621.htm