“我长大了要当军人！”

这句话可能曾出现在很多人的小学作文中。

几乎每一个小男孩都有军旅梦，但入伍参军并不简单。除了年龄和学历上的硬性限制，一条“不能患有近视”就足以令一大波人与儿时的梦想无缘了。

此外，每年的征兵人数并不多，报名人数却逐年上涨，例如，今年有超过107万大学生报名入伍，比去年增加了5.7万。

那么问题来了，当兵这件事到底能给一个人带来什么？让我们先来看一组兵哥哥们的入伍前后对比：

“两年前的我，是一个让老师头疼，让父母伤心的叛逆青年。在部队两年的历练，让我学会了成长，学会了改变，我也懂得了孝敬父母、尊老爱幼。”——李猛

“Two years ago, I was a trouble-maker who always let my teachers and parents down. After two years of training in the army, I grew up and changed a lot. Now I respect my parents and elders, as well as taking care of younger children.”——Li Meng

“入伍前的自己，感觉就像温室里的花朵，事事有人为我准备，根本经不起任何挫折。现在在部队两年了，明显感到自己成长了，心智成熟了，遇事会思考了。因为两年军旅生活，自己在不断地成长进步。”——程帅强

“Before joined the army, I was a spoiled boy and unable to bear any setbacks since everything had been well-prepared for me. Two years in the army made me stronger and more established. I have been constantly growing and changing during this time.” —Cheng Shuaiqiang

“当兵之前，我在家里是一个叛逆少年，从不听家里人的话。来到部队后，我在家人的期望中一步步成长，这身绿军装告诉我，只有拼搏、努力奋斗、坚持不懈才能成长。”——孙震

“I was a bad boy who never listened to the family before I went to the army. But I grew up after I became a soldier, and what this green uniform taught me was that only endeavor and perseverance could make me a grown-up.”—Sun Zhen

“从一个懵懂无知的叛逆小青年转眼变成了一名无尚光荣、充满责任与担当的武警战士，回头想一想，当初的自己无知于幼稚，经常做些让父母伤心担忧的事情，幸亏及时来了部队，改头换面，终于‘回头是岸’！”——昝帅

“I was lucky I went to the army, which turned me into a soldier with great honor and responsibility. Back to my childhood, I did a lot of things that worryied my parents. In the end, I rebuilt a better life in the army.” ——Zan Shuai