In the military environment, there is an interesting saying attributed to Marshal G. K. Zhukov: "The army keeps on sergeants... "From myself, if possible, I would add:" And on the lieutenants."

All of us officers started our professional career from this starting position. I am sure that for many people the lieutenant's impulse is memorable and dear, it was and probably has been preserved by most as the core of officer romanticism. Who will forget, it seems, the physically felt weight of the lieutenant's stars, the friendly, approving, or even admiring glances of passers-by on the street, or the feeling of a winner after completing the first independent combat task? For me and my peers, all this is in the past. Fortunately, even now someone is going through an amazing time of being a lieutenant. And we envy them, but we hope for them. Everything is ahead of them. Only the first steps are still behind us, and today's baggage includes a hundred days of lieutenant's service.

So the army mechanism is arranged that the role of its supporting structures is performed by them, young lieutenants. In terms of their status and age, young officers are closest to soldiers, and the classic motto "Do as I do!" most accurately describes their lieutenant's credo. So it has always been, so it is, and so it will be.

The history of the past, especially the fiery years, convincingly confirms this. Lieutenants of the Great Patriotic War were the first to stand up under the enemy's lead rain, raising their platoons to attack. They gripped the steering wheels with white-knuckled hands and made deadly rams in the sky and on the ground. Years later, through the sweltering deserts and steep mountain paths of Afghanistan, they led reconnaissance teams to destroy Dushman caravans with weapons. And then, in our days, they captured the gorges and high-rises of the Argun and Tersky ranges, cleared Chechnya of bandit filth.

And today they, early graying men in lieutenant's shoulder straps, for some reason sometimes shy of their, perhaps not by age, but well-deserved awards...

What is the basis of their patriotism, where does this sacrifice for the good of the cause and people come from? Perhaps it is from the natural boyish dash and courage, in the beneficent and life-giving air of the Fatherland?

Of course, in the young officer years, much of the experience of military service acquired by lieutenants in the piggy bank was inherited from older comrades. If the mentor is a professional, has the skills of a commander-leader honed in practice, then subordinates quickly learn from the example of many immutable officer truths about honor, duty, faith, and love. Knowledge of military postulates will help them get into the rut of military service faster. Conversely, if the boss is in the guise of a "non-commissioned officer Prishibeev ", for sure, even without that, his low authority as a leader will only harm the formation of yesterday's graduates. Nevertheless, when you see a vocation in your profession and are proud of it, only then can you find true satisfaction in the service. That is why for today's lieutenants, serving the Motherland is a task to which they must give themselves completely, without reserve. Then they will be able to solve complex tasks and constantly search for the rapid of army life.

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