tā / gāng / rù wǔ / shí / zhǐ shì / gè / dà tóu bīng / rú jīn / yǐ / jìn shēng / wéi / lián zhǎng

他刚入伍时只是个大头兵，如今已晋升为连长。

He was just a low-ranking soldier when he first enlisted, but now he has been promoted to company commander.