My knowledge of the U.S. military comes mainly from some literature, and the U.S. military is mainly divided into two major sections, the Navy and the Army, which are the top priority of the U.S. military.

West Point in New York and Fort Severn in Annapolis are two typical places full of the "aggressive" and "first-in-the-world" habits among the various branches of the US military.

On the roofs of West Point's academic buildings and cadet dormitories, we saw large letters written in yellow paint: "GO ARMY" (Join the Army) and "SINK NAVY" (Sink the Navy).

The Annapolis Naval Academy also prominently reads "GO NAVY" and "BEAT ARMY".

At first, we normal people were really puzzled when we saw the slogans of "sink the navy" and "defeat the army": how did the relationship between the services get like this, but later learned that this was the slogan of their annual American football game, which was a fierce conflict between the two schools, and this sports between the two schools began in 1890 and became a national event from the 40s to the 60s of this century, and thousands of people flocked to Philadelphia at the end of each year to witness the annual battle for supremacy of the army and navy.

More people listened to the results of the competition through newspapers, radios, and televisions. Both sides have a record of wins and defeats to this day, and each will want to beat their opponents in the new round of the tournament. Over time, the slogans of the cheerleading teams in the ball games, such as "defeat the army" and "sink the navy," have become slogans closely linked to the honors of the two schools and their respective services. AT WEST POINT, CADETS GENERALLY USE "ARMY OVER NAVY" AS A MANTRA; At the Annapolis Naval Academy, we saw cadets shopping from military stores with the words "BEAT ARMY" printed on their large and small bags.

The Marine Corps, another branch of the U.S. military, was originally very close to the Army in terms of the nature of its operations, and it also cooperated closely with the Army in actual combat operations, but because it was originally from the Navy and was replenished by some officers from Fort Severn in Annapolis every year, the Marine Corps officers still loudly used the inherited habit when they reprimanded their subordinates: "Do you go home or go to the Army?" ”

The Army and Navy are the two oldest branches of the United States, and since the day the army was founded, they have been separately tasked with the task of expanding outward. The army expanded to the western part of the North American continent and became a key driving force in establishing the continental empire, while the navy expanded the overseas colonies of the United States and played an important role in the United States' pursuit of world hegemony. Similarly, since the founding of the army, the struggle between the two branches of the armed forces for merits, funds, talents, and social status has never ceased.

On the one hand, the slogan that West Point and Fort Severn in Annapolis want to overwhelm each other reflects the long-standing contradiction between the army and navy since the founding of the army, and on the other hand, it can also be seen that this old contradiction is being used as a new springboard for cultivating the team spirit of military personnel, and the sense of honor of the military has thus become an important part of the sense of honor of military personnel.

It is difficult for us to accept this method of their actions, but the kind of competitiveness that they have cultivated since the junior officers, and the promotion of public opinion by vigorously exaggerating them, has indeed formed a vigorous spirit of competition among their services, and when this spirit is led to expansion and seizure, it undoubtedly contains greater aggressiveness.

In front of the Bancroft Building, the heart of Severnburg, I saw a rusty bronze bell with a strong oriental color. It was Commodore Perry, who opened the door to the East for the United States, and in 1854 he led a warship to take the spoils of war from the King of the Ryukyus.

Now it stands in front of the main hall of the building, as the pride of the United States Navy, and every year when the new cadets enter the building and the old cadets graduate and enter and exit the building, they have to pass by in a neat procession, and this bell, together with its conquistador, and its portrait hanging in the lobby of the Bancroft Building, Perry, cannot but leave a deep impression on the minds of these young officers or alternate officers, and when these American soldiers take pride in this and step into the world, it is by no means a good news to all regions and countries.

It should be admitted that, judging from the concept that "the military should be prepared for war," the degree of war readiness of US military personnel is very high, both materially and spiritually. Their military newspapers and publications focus on the hot spots and potential hot spots of international conflicts every day, and discuss how the United States can cope with the various challenges of the present and the future. They have been in the newspapers and periodicals introducing new weapons, studying new tactics, arguing about new formations, and concocting new doctrines.

Perhaps this is what has formed the rather popular concept among their soldiers: whether they want to or not, they must be ready to heed the call of any place they are sent to.

These US servicemen with whom we have come into contact are indeed more concerned about national and world affairs, and no matter where there is a slight disturbance in any part of the world, they will be nervous for a while, and passively speaking, they are worried that they or their families will be sent to dangerous places, but on the other hand, the long-term experience of interfering and interfering everywhere has indeed cultivated a strong sense of national security among their soldiers and people, as well as a sense of meddling in the affairs of distant countries and regions.

This kind of consciousness is not very far from the hegemonic consciousness, we cannot regard power as a mere product of the minds of a few hawkish leaders, and ignore the broad social basis on which it depends; our Chinese consciousness and stance are not to seek hegemony, but also to oppose hegemony, and to oppose hegemony cannot just stay in words, we must also have a strong country and a strong army. However, if the country is to be strong and the army is to be strong, it is by no means just a matter of material treatment and capital investment; military personnel do not advocate national defense consciousness, and the people do not advocate national consciousness, and in the end they will still not be able to stand on their own feet among the nations of the world.

Having said all this, I just want to emphasize that there is no doubt about the innate sense of superiority and control of the world that American soldiers have, at least when I used to, the whole world pattern was really like this, but how to say it now, it is really a little frightening to turn around so quickly.

But the only thing I'm surprised and concerned about now is, why are these American soldiers guarding our Lotus Mountain, are they all stupid?

"We have ghosts and demons, why are these people still staying here, are they stupid?" I looked at all this in front of me with curiosity, and then looked at the five ghosts around me......

"That's right...... They seem to be really stupid! ”