To thoroughly implement the national conscription policy, promote the spirit of patriotism, and effectively carry out support work for new recruits joining the military—thereby strengthening their sense of honor, mission, and belonging—the 2026 Autumn New-Recruit Send-Off Ceremony of Dalian Maple Leaf College of Technology was solemnly held on September 14 at the National Defense Education Base in Ganjingzi District. Gao Chenglin, Executive Vice President; Duan Zhengnan, Director of the Student Affairs Department; the vice deans for student affairs of various secondary colleges; all the enlisted new recruits; and the new recruits' parents gathered at the venue. The ceremony was organized by the Student Affairs Department and hosted by Zhang Tao, an officer of the Student Affairs Department.

▲Teacher Zhang Tao hosting the send-off ceremony

▲New-recruit representative Wang Yuanbo delivering a speech

At 2:00 p.m., the new-recruit send-off ceremony officially commenced. Teacher Zhang Tao of the Student Affairs Department introduced the leaders and guests present, extended warm congratulations to the new recruits about to embark on their military journey, and expressed sincere greetings to the parents who have silently supported their children's enlistment. Wang Yuanbo, the new-recruit representative from Class 24 Traditional Chinese Rehabilitation 3 of the Medical and Nursing Industry College, delivered a speech full of gratitude toward the nation, the university, and his parents, and firmly expressed his determination to devote himself to the military, obey orders, and train hard, pledging to guard the nation and the family with the vitality of youth and to live up to the university's cultivation and his family's expectations.

▲Executive Vice President Gao Chenglin delivering a speech

Subsequently, in his address, Executive Vice President Gao Chenglin fully affirmed the courage and sense of responsibility of all the new recruits in responding to the national call and enthusiastically enlisting, and reviewed the good results achieved by the university's conscription work. At the same time, he expressed earnest expectations for the new recruits, hoping that after entering the military they would strictly discipline themselves, temper their will, refine their character, and increase their abilities through arduous training, always keep their mission in mind and not let their youth be in vain, integrate the Maple Leaf spirit into their military career, and contribute the strength of youth to national defense building through concrete actions.

▲University leaders pinning honorary sashes on the enlisted new recruits

Finally, the ceremony entered the new-recruit oath-taking segment. The resounding oath was powerful and firm, and every word demonstrated the new recruits' steadfast belief in dedicating themselves to national defense and defending the motherland to the death. After the oath, university leaders pinned honorary sashes on all the enlisted new recruits, presented commemorative gifts, and took group photos with them. Each gift carried the care and blessings of the college and added a warm strength to the new recruits' military journey.

▲Group photo of the enlisted new recruits

The holding of this new-recruit send-off ceremony not only conveyed the university's care and blessings to the Maple Leaf students about to head to the barracks, but also further promoted the spirit of patriotism and expanded the influence of the university's conscription work. Dalian Maple Leaf College of Technology will continue to implement the national conscription requirements, deepen national defense education, guide more young students to foster a national defense mindset and enthusiastically devote themselves to the cause of national defense, and cultivate for the nation a new generation of vital forces for national defense building in the new era—young people with ideals, a sense of responsibility, the ability to endure hardship, and the willingness to strive.