Tough army training turns boys into men

Pampered sons brought down to earth by life in the military

Zhang Yun became emotional when she saw her son, Wang Xu, had lost about 20 kg and was seriously sunburnt after his first month assigned to a People's Liberation Army company renowned for its tough training.

"Look how roughly you have treated my son," she told the Sixth Company's commanders at the Nanjing Military Area. "We spent tens of thousands of yuan to help him gain that fat!"