我1979入伍，在军营25年，那次抓逃跑“新兵”的事，让我终生难忘

南宗历史

编者按：刘武松担任42军装甲旅政治部主任期间，42军装甲旅政委为冯晓林，42军124师参谋长是李桥铭，张阳先是担任42军政治部主任，之后担任42军政委，广州军区副司令是欧金谷，欧金谷是张万年的警卫员。李桥铭后升任中国陆军司令，张阳升任总政治部主任。

2025-07-24 11:29

我是刘武松，出生在上世纪五十年代末的一个农村家庭，那时候日子过得紧巴巴的，家里靠种地维持生计。我从小帮父母干农活，懂得了吃苦的滋味。1979年12月，国家征兵，我通过了体检和审查，就这样参军了，分配到广州军区的一个部队。从新兵开始，我就适应部队的规矩，每天叠被子、练队列，逐步学会了军事技能。八十年代初，部队注重实战训练，我参加了好几次演习，学会了驾驶车辆和操作装备。

1985年左右，我升了班长，带小队巡逻边防，处理过几次紧急情况。那几年，我慢慢积累了管理经验，懂得怎么带兵，怎么保持纪律。九十年代，我调到装甲部队，先当排长，后来连长，组织坦克维修和射击训练。1995年，我成了营级干部，负责后勤协调，确保部队供应到位。进入2000年，我已经升到某装甲旅副主任的位置，主要管思想教育、安全保卫和后勤工作。在部队25年，我见证了军队从传统装备向现代化转变的过程，参与了多项改革任务，从没放松过对纪律的要求。2004年，我退出现役，回地方过日子。

那次抓逃跑新兵的事发生在2000年，我当时在旅里负责新兵工作。旅里成立了新兵领导小组，由副旅长挂帅，我和副参谋长协助，具体分工是我管思想教育、安全和后勤。领导小组下设新兵办，从旅机关抽人负责训练、管理和保障。各营和直属队成立了新兵连，总共九个，新兵训练完就分到各自单位使用，这样大家对训练都重视。新兵开训后，一切顺利，政审和复检没问题，训练热情也高。我每天带人去各连检查，督促解决问题。刚过一个月，就接到报告，说一个新兵跑了。在部队，当兵的都知道，新兵跑出去不算稀奇事，很多是因为离开家、训练苦、想家，加上有些在家娇惯，干部关心不够、管理松，就跑了。但服兵役是自愿的，一旦入伍，就得遵守纪律，不能脱逃。通常连队自己找回来，上报到旅里就得用更大力量找。这种事一年不一定有一次，没想到让我碰上了。

逃跑属于安全问题，我负责处理，就叫新兵连指导员和保卫科长来办公室。指导员想先检查工作，我说现在不是时候，得先找人回来。我安排人手，自己带队连夜去找。情报说新兵没跑远，在广州三元里一个游戏厅，那是他远房亲戚开的。我们坐吉普车去，为方便，全部穿便装。到三元里，分两路，一路去游戏厅，一路去派出所。派出所得知情况，派了3名警察帮忙。我们到游戏厅，老板先支吾，警察警告他，这是涉军事，如果包庇就抓人。老板就说了，新兵来过，玩了一天，下午回潮州老家给奶奶过生日。我们决定先撤，但车走几公里，我又叫掉头，返回在远处监视，一直守到天亮，确认没人再撤。回旅部，我汇报了，首长指示继续找，直到找回。

当天上午，我找了个潮州籍的郑排长，一起坐大巴去潮州。一路上，我想怎么找，从新兵连官兵那知道，新兵是家里长子长孙，家在镇上，父亲开厂和洗脚城，挺富裕，还有个八十多岁奶奶。到镇上，我们没急着联系地方，先去他父亲的洗脚城打听。从员工那得知，新兵前天回来了，但爱玩，常不在家。我们当晚没行动，第二天早上去了镇武装部，说明来意。

新兵父亲已在厅里等着，责怪我们没管好人，跑了要找部队算账。我们知道上了当，新兵肯定又跑了，就赔笑离开。我们转移到隔壁镇住下，晚上我想对策，想到奶奶宠爱长孙，一心想抱重孙，就决定从这入手。

第二天，郑排长先去侦查，说父亲去厂里了，我们就直接去他家，找奶奶。郑排长是本地人，和奶奶套近乎，解释新兵跑了会影响结婚生子的事。奶奶知道后眼泪流了，叫儿媳妇通知儿子回家。潮汕男人家里霸道，妻子没多少，但孝顺母亲。儿子很快回来，我们等着。奶奶把他拉进屋训话后，他出来就赔礼。然后打电话，不到半小时，新兵回来了。事后，新兵接受了处理，继续训练，到年底分到单位，完成了服役义务。

我在副主任岗位上又干了几年，2004年退役。退役后，我回地方，从事社区工作，偶尔讲讲这些经历，提醒大家责任重于山。军旅25年，经历的事不少，但这事让我明白，执行任务时，多长心眼，就能把事办成。整体说，部队纪律严明，类似问题解决得及时，避免了更大麻烦。这辈子，当兵让我学到坚持和担当，值了。

英文翻译

I joined the army in 1979 and served for 25 years. The incident of catching a is something I'll never forget.

Nanzong History

Editor's Note: During 's tenure as Deputy Director of the Political Department of the , the Political Commissar of the 42nd Army's Armored Brigade was Feng Xiaolin, the Chief of Staff of the 124th Division of the 42nd Army was Li Qiaoming, first served as Director of the Political Department of the 42nd Army, and later as Political Commissar of the 42nd Army, and the Deputy Commander of the was Ou Jingu, who was 's bodyguard. Li Qiaoming was later promoted to Commander of the Chinese Army, and Zhang Yang was promoted to Director of the General Political Department.

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I am Liu Wusong, born into a rural family in the late 1950s. Life was very difficult then; my family relied on farming to make a living. From a young age, I helped my parents with farm work and learned the taste of hardship. In December 1979, the country conscripted soldiers. I passed the physical examination and screening and joined the army, assigned to a unit in the Guangzhou Military Region. From basic recruit training, I adapted to military discipline, practicing daily drills and folding blankets, gradually learning military skills. In the early 1980s, the military emphasized combat training, and I participated in several exercises, learning to drive vehicles and operate equipment.

Around 1985, I was promoted to squad leader, leading a small team on border patrols and handling several emergencies. During those years, I slowly accumulated management experience, learning how to lead troops and maintain discipline. In the 1990s, I transferred to an armored unit, first as a platoon leader, then a company commander, organizing tank maintenance and shooting training. In 1995, I became a battalion-level officer, responsible for logistics coordination, ensuring adequate supplies for the troops. By 2000, I had risen to the position of deputy director of an armored brigade, primarily responsible for ideological education, security, and logistics. During my 25 years in the military, I witnessed the army's transformation from traditional equipment to modern technology, participated in numerous reform tasks, and never relaxed my adherence to discipline. In 2004, I retired from active service and returned to civilian life.

The incident of catching a runaway recruit occurred in 2000, when I was in charge of recruit work at the brigade. The brigade established a recruit leadership group, headed by the deputy brigade commander, with the deputy chief of staff and I assisting. My specific responsibilities included ideological education, safety, and logistics. Under the leadership group was a recruit office, staffed by personnel drawn from the brigade headquarters for training, management, and support. Each battalion and directly subordinate unit established a recruit company, totaling nine. After training, the recruits were assigned to their respective units, ensuring everyone took training seriously. After the recruit training began, everything went smoothly; political vetting and re-examinations were passed, and their enthusiasm for training was high. I led a team to each company daily to check on their progress and address any issues. Just over a month later, we received a report that a recruit had run away. In the military, everyone knows that recruits running away isn't uncommon. Many runaways are due to leaving home, the hardship of training, homesickness, or, in some cases, being spoiled at home and receiving insufficient care and management from officers. However, is voluntary; once enlisted, one must abide by discipline and cannot desert. Usually, the company finds the recruits themselves, but if it's reported to the brigade, a much larger search is needed. This kind of thing happens maybe once a year, but I never expected it to happen to me.

Escape is a security issue, which I'm responsible for handling, so I called the recruit company instructor and the head of the security department to my office. The instructor wanted to check the work first, but I said now wasn't the time; we needed to find him first. I arranged manpower and led a team to search overnight. Intelligence said the recruit hadn't gone far, to an arcade in , owned by a distant relative. We went there in a jeep, all in civilian clothes for convenience. Upon arriving in Sanyuanli, we split into two groups, one going to the arcade and the other to the police station. The police station, having learned of the situation, sent three officers to help. When we arrived at the arcade, the owner hesitated at first, but the police warned him that this involved military matters and that he would be arrested if he harbored a criminal. The owner then said that the recruit had been there, played for a day, and was going back to his hometown in to celebrate his grandmother's birthday in the afternoon. We decided to retreat first, but after driving a few kilometers, I ordered the vehicle to turn back and monitor from a distance until dawn, confirming no one was there before retreating. Back at brigade headquarters, I reported, and the commander ordered us to continue the search until the recruit was found.

That morning, I found a platoon leader named Zheng from Chaozhou, and we took a bus to Chaozhou together. Along the way, I considered how to search. From the soldiers in the recruit company, I learned that the recruit was the eldest son and grandson in his family, living in a town. His father owned a factory and a ; they were quite wealthy, and he had an eighty-year-old grandmother. Upon arriving in town, we didn't rush to contact the local authorities; instead, we went to his father's foot massage parlor to inquire. We learned from the employees that the recruit had returned the day before, but was often away from home, preferring to play. We didn't act that night, but went to the town's armed forces department the next morning to explain our purpose.

The recruit's father was already waiting in the hall, scolding us for not keeping a close eye on him and threatening to hold the army accountable if he ran away. Knowing we'd been tricked, and that the recruit had definitely run away again, we left with a forced smile. We moved to a neighboring town and stayed there. That night, I thought of a plan. Remembering how much Grandma doted on her eldest grandson and longed to have a great-grandson, I decided to start there.

The next day, Platoon Leader Zheng went to scout ahead and said the father had gone to the factory. We went directly to his house to find Grandma. Platoon Leader Zheng was a local and struck up a conversation with Grandma, explaining that the recruit's desertion would affect his marriage and children. Grandma cried when she heard this and told her daughter-in-law to tell her son to come home. are often domineering at home; they may not have many wives, but they are devoted to their mothers. The son returned quickly, and we waited. Grandma pulled him into the house for a lecture, and he came out to apologize. Then he made a phone call, and less than half an hour later, the recruit returned. Afterwards, the recruit was disciplined, continued training, and was assigned to a unit at the end of the year, completing his military service.

I served as deputy director for several more years before retiring in 2004. After retiring, I returned to my hometown and worked in community work, occasionally sharing these experiences to remind everyone that responsibility is paramount. My 25 years in the military have been filled with experiences, but this incident taught me that being mindful and cautious during missions is crucial for success. Overall, the military maintains strict discipline, and similar issues are resolved promptly, preventing further trouble. My time in the military has taught me perseverance and a sense of responsibility—it was all worthwhile.

大包王朝