The first female pilots of naval carrier-based aircraft graduate successfully!

On the morning of the 6th

the Naval Aviation University held

the graduation ceremony for the first batch of female pilot trainees

of the naval carrier-based aircraft

Previously, they all passed the assessments

with excellent results

and will head to frontline combat units

to face new challenges

Two admission letters to choose from

She gave up graduate studies to choose to be a pilot

Han Meng

is one of the female pilot trainees

who passed the assessments

She studied pharmaceutical engineering in university

and received many honors

and entered a 211 university's graduate program

with the top score

At this time, the news of the naval recruitment came

“If I don't try this time, I will regret it for life”

So, she prepared for the graduate entrance exam

while also preparing to participate in the recruitment

In the end

she received two admission letters

“One is an affirmation of my abilities

the other is a ticket to pursue my dreams”

She chose the latter

Wearing a military uniform and entering the recruit camp

The first lesson was making beds, organizing personal items, and standing at attention

Suddenly entering a disciplined military environment

Han Meng was somewhat caught off guard

What was even more difficult was

the training that military academy students complete in three years

had to be compressed into six months

The standards could not be lowered

If you fail, you will be eliminated

“The dual torment of psychological and physical challenges”

Every time she felt she couldn't hold on

she told herself:

“I gave up everything to come here

just to pursue my dream of flying

I cannot stop at the ground stage

before I even get to fly”

Han Meng also faced setbacks

“Am I really suited to learn to fly?

Do I really have the ability to walk this path?”

Effort, failure

Try harder, fail again……

But she never gave up

Whenever Han Meng had time, she would fly the simulator

carefully honing every flying detail

practicing until she could instinctively control and react

Hard work pays off

Finally

she graduated successfully with excellent results

Yearning for flight

She transitioned from the Army to the Navy

In 2023

Wang Mengdi, who is about to graduate from the Army Logistics Academy

accidentally saw the news about the naval recruitment

After some thought, she decided to apply

“I really yearn for the profession of a pilot

it's very challenging”

After coming to the Naval Aviation University to study

Wang Mengdi faced great challenges

“I studied logistics in university

this is completely a new field

Sometimes I wonder why it is so difficult

but I still have to grit my teeth and learn it”

After every flight

Wang Mengdi would review the problems

and write summaries in her diary

writing several thick volumes

Through constant challenges

overcoming difficulties one by one

she ultimately passed the assessments successfully

“At the moment the plane takes off

who will ask if you are male or female”

Han Meng, Wang Mengdi, and their fellow trainees

with their unyielding stubbornness

have been “leveling up” all the way

While continuously improving their flying skills

they also discovered a different side of themselves

As the first batch of female pilot trainees for carrier-based aircraft

every appearance they make

attracts a lot of media and public attention

“Female pilots” has become the first identity label

assigned to these girls

But they say

“Three feet off the ground, there is no distinction between male and female”

Wang Mengdi:

“For pilots

this profession does not distinguish between genders

We are the same

The requirements for flying skills are the same for everyone”

From flight trainees

to carrier-based aircraft pilots

what changes is their identity

what remains unchanged is their goal for the future:

to become a true combatant!

Well done, keep it up!

Photography丨Zhang Han, Ma Yuechuan, Wu Yuhun, He Zongru, Liao Chao (Aerial Photography)

Coordination丨Liu Zhedong, Wang Yunting, Yang Bo, Liu Renfeng, Jia Yizhen, Liao Chao General Station Reporters丨Liu Shushan, Wang Siwei, Ma Jing, Xue Danni, Chen Gang, Liu Zhedong, Wang Tian, Jia Yizhen, Li Mingxi, Liao Chao