The
5,000-nautical mile journey of a young senior lieutenant on a modern
battleship
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Though
it was his first time to attend Army Games, he brought glorious victories to
Vietnam People’s Navy. At the age of 27, senior lieutenant Nguyen Tien Duy has become head of the maritime department of one of the most modern battleships of Vietnam. In the childhood he watched
TV and saw navy soldiers performing their duties. He was born in Hai Hau, Nam
Dinh, where the sea is just several kilometers from his house. He studied at
Thinh Long High School, which is even nearer to the sea. This helped create
his strong will and determination to work on ships and reach the sea and
islands of the fatherland. In September 2013, Duy
joined the army and was trained at the Army Officer School No 2. Later, he
studied at Naval Academy majoring in navigation. In August 2018, he graduated
from the school and was awarded the rank of lieutenant, and became head of
the maritime department of Ship 374, Squadron 414, Brigade 162, Naval Region
4. In July 2019, he was
appointed head of the maritime department of Ship 016 - Quang Trung, Brigade
162, Naval Region 4. Working on a modern
battleship when still young, Duy feels pressure, which is unavoidable. He
needs to apply the knowledge he received from school, and command, manage and
assign tasks to subordinates, including ones older than him, so that
subordinates have confidence in his instructions. The initial pressure was
tempered during the time working at Brigade162, or ‘Iron Brigade’. The battleship is equipped
with a lot of modern equipment, which requires him to master and proficiently
to meet the requirements. “That gives me pressure but also motivates me to
try my best to study well to master the equipment, along with further
improving my political skill and spirit to fulfill my tasks," Duy said. Regarding the construction
of the revolutionary, regular, elite and modern Navy, Duy said this is no
longer a pressure, but an opportunity for him in particular and young people
in general to access modern equipment, and contribute to protection of the
maritime sovereignty and the sacred continental shelf of the fatherland. For Duy, every trip is
memorable, from the trips when he studied at school to the ones to implement
missions. He performed many important missions, including defence foreign
affairs in Cambodia, Thailand and Russia, reconnaissance in Truong Sa
(Spratly) Archipelago area, DK-I platforms, and joint drilling with Australian
Royal Army. In August 2021, Duy and his
team of Quang Trung 016 Ship attended the Army Games in Russia. When they were assigned the
task, they had to think carefully and discuss to prepare and build a training
plan to prepare for the games. Since March 2021, the team has had five
concentrated training periods. Duy and his team controlled
the ship and together with it went through 5,000 nautical miles and
territorial waters of many countries before reaching the waters of
Vladivostok in Russia. On August 26, 2021, the
team took the navigation skill exam, the final exam subject of Vietnam’s
Navy. Though the team members well prepared before the exam, they still felt
tension. And finally, they successfully completed the mission with an
implementation time of 25 minutes and 43 seconds. This was the first time
Vietnam’s Navy had attended the Army Games and competed in subjects which are
the strength of military powerhouses. However, with the strong determination
of Vietnamese officers, they won the silver medal. Meanwhile, Duy, Head of
the Maritime Department, Ship 016 - Quang Trung (Brigade 162, Naval Region
4), was awarded the “Best Individual Maritime Leader Award” by the organizing
committee. Facing difficulties, Duy
and his team made every effort to compete for Vietnam’s colors. The team and
its ship vowed to compete well at the games to deserve the expectations put
on them by the country and people.
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