157: Chapter 156 Training Camp 157: Chapter 156 Training Camp The plane finally landed in Tel Aviv, and after leaving the airport through a special passage, Gao Yang and his group immediately felt the tense atmosphere in Israel.
Soldiers in uniform were visible everywhere on the streets, and among these soldiers, many were young and beautiful girls—a unique sight not commonly found in other countries.
Many soldiers on the streets were strolling around, but all of them carried their rifles—M16s, M4s, and Tavor assault rifles developed and manufactured by Israel.
One thing the rifles had in common was that their magazines were removed; however, they were kept in the most accessible places on the body or fixed to the weapon, ready to be loaded and fired at a moment’s notice.
In Israel, males from eighteen to twenty-nine and females from eighteen to twenty-four are required to serve in the military—three years for men and two years for women.
After leaving active service, unless they change their citizenship, they are automatically transferred to the reserve forces, with men serving until fifty-five and women until thirty-eight.
Israeli reserve personnel are required to train with their reserve units for six weeks every year, and upon the issuance of a mobilization order, they must report to their units within twelve hours.
If they are abroad, they must report within forty-eight hours.
Throughout all of Israel’s major wars, the reserves have played an extremely important role.
The country’s high state of readiness has also led many Israeli reservists to participate in training voluntarily, with many paying for training camps out of their own pockets.
The training camp Gao Yang and his group were heading to was one such private facility.
Although privately owned, the level of these training camps was not low.
All the instructors were retired soldiers, after all, Israelis train not for entertainment, but to fight better in the inevitable wars.
When the car carrying Gao Yang and his group arrived at a training base hidden among green trees on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Gao Yang understood what Simon meant by having no name—the entrance to the training base had no signs, just two ordinary large iron gates.
If one only looked at the appearance, they would never guess it to be a professional and the largest private military training base in Israel.
After the car entered the training camp, a variety of training facilities could be seen along the way until they finally arrived at the camp’s office.
Three people were already standing at the entrance of the office building waiting.
When they saw Gao Yang and the others get out of the car, the three men walked towards Simon and embraced him warmly before exclaiming loudly, “Long time no see, my brother.”
Those who greeted Simon looked no different from ordinary Israelis—neither tall nor imposing—just ordinary in appearance and build.
But after the warm greetings, Simon pointed to the three men and said, “Let me introduce them, they are all my comrades.
This is Dustin, the person in charge of the training camp.
Gao, he will be your tactical instructor.
This is Hill, he will be your shooting and physical fitness instructor.”
After introducing the three from the training camp, Simon then introduced Morgan and Gao Yang’s group.
After shaking hands and acquainting both sides, Dustin gestured invitingly with his hand and said, “Please come to my office to talk.”
Dustin, the boss and person in charge of the training camp, wore glasses and looked refined, but when Gao Yang shook hands with him, he found that, just like Simon, Dustin’s hands had thick calluses on the pads and forefingers, which made Gao Yang realize that Dustin was definitely not as harmless as he seemed.
Dustin’s office was large.
Once everyone had sat down, Dustin spoke in a leisurely manner, “Gentlemen, let’s forgo the small talk.
I know Simon has already gone over the conditions you must follow, but I have to repeat them.
First, you must keep everything here confidential.
Second, you must obey the instructor’s commands.
We are a private training base, and you have the right to leave at any time.
The training you receive here is simply a business deal, but once you accept the conditions and confirm you want the training we offer, every single word I and your instructors say is an order.
Now, may I ask if you would like to join my training camp?”
Gao Yang immediately said, “Mr.
Dustin, we will join.”
Dustin nodded and responded, “Good, from now on, please address me as ‘commander.’ Now gentlemen, please follow your instructors to change into your clothes.
Training has already begun.”
Gao Yang and the others immediately stood up from their chairs and shouted in unison, “Yes, Commander!”
None in the group, including Glolov and Li Jinfang, raised any objections to Dustin’s conditions.
Since they had chosen to undergo training, they were determined to act strictly according to the demeanor of a soldier—especially Dustin’s straightforward military style, which matched their tastes to a tee.
Arthur waved his hand and said, “Follow me to change into your clothes and boots.
You have fifteen minutes.”
The instructor called Arthur was in his forties, not very tall, only a bit over 1.7 meters, and he wore a “kipa,” a black disk-shaped small round cap commonly seen on the heads of Israelis, along with a prominent aquiline nose on his face that stood out.
Tucking a briefcase under his arm, he didn’t look like a military instructor at all.
As Gao Yang and the others followed Arthur and were about to leave the office, Simon suddenly shouted, “Arthur, wait.”
After stopping Arthur, Simon said to Dustin, “I’ve arranged with Gao to see who is better with the shotgun.
I’d like to do it before he officially starts training.
I’ll be staying here for a while, but once your training is officially underway, a competition with him would disrupt your training.”
Morgan was also nodding vigorously, saying, “Exactly, exactly.
I’m leaving Israel tomorrow, and I don’t want to miss their showdown.
Come on, let’s see if Gao can beat Simon, who prides himself on his shotgun skills.”
Dustin hesitated and then said, “This is against our rules, but to tell the truth, I’m very curious.
Simon, you are the best shotgun user I’ve ever seen, and I would like to see if there’s someone who can challenge you.
Alright, permission granted.
Let them change and register first, and then you can get started.
Today is the Sabbath; people are at home, and the army hasn’t informed me of any training today, so we have the entire range to ourselves.
You two can shoot to your heart’s content.”