Showing himself as smart and having initiative during a training exercise, he gets the rank of junior sergeant, shows true heroism in his native village during the holidays, and Maroussia finally reciprocates his feelings.
Проявив смекалку и инициативу во время учений, он получает звание младшего сержанта, проявляет настоящий героизм в родном селе во время отпуска, и Маруся, наконец, отвечает ему взаимностью.