1. The orientation training of noncommissioned officers is a joint training of the army and local authorities. A new type of high-quality noncommissioned officers trained for the army is called directional noncommissioned officers.

2. The number of colleges and universities has grown from the initial 3 to 18, excluding Anqing Vocational and Technical College. Therefore, Anqing Vocational and Technical College can't take the directional sergeant exam.