War Military: From 1978

Chapter 266: The Admission Notice is in Hand!
Fifteen spots?
The chief of staff looked at Chu An with a helpless expression.

He really dares to speak his mind; you really dare to say that!

If a platoon needs fifteen slots, what about the other battalions that only have fifteen slots? Won't they cause a huge uproar?
"Chu An, this is unrealistic!"
This spot isn't something we can decide!

At this point, he glanced at Cui Jiying: "It's not something the division headquarters can decide!"

"Then we should apply to the military headquarters. Our reconnaissance platoon is a heroic platoon with a collective first-class merit and a collective second-class merit. These soldiers are all part of the collective."

"Is fifteen spots too many for this kind of honor?"

The chief of staff felt a huge headache coming on.

"Do you think the military headquarters is run by our regiment? This is going over the top!"

Chu An stopped talking, but didn't leave either, just staring at him.

"Okay, okay, I'll think of a way!"

"Hehe!" Chu An immediately laughed: "Thank you, Chief. I'll go buy some liquor later, Wuliangye!"

The chief of staff glared at him, annoyed: "I have a headache even if I don't drink. If I drink any more, are you planning to send me out on my own and get your old company commander promoted immediately?"

"Is this for real? I'll buy a bottle too!" Cui Jiying laughed.

The chief of staff promised to find a solution, and his previously gloomy mood instantly lifted; he even started joking.

Of course, this is also because he has a strong sense of confidence and has a good relationship with his superior, the chief of staff.

Otherwise, if a different deputy chief of staff takes over, be prepared to face some trouble from your immediate superior.

"Get out of here, you two!" the chief of staff snapped angrily.

"Hehe, okay! I'll get lost, but you've agreed, Commander! On behalf of the more than twenty heroic reconnaissance soldiers of my Iron-Blooded Hero Platoon, I thank you!" Chu An still smiled.

"Get lost! I can't guarantee anything, and don't get your hopes up too high about getting a spot."

The chief of staff said with a serious expression, "All I can say is that I will try to find other ways to extend their response time!"

"Ah!" Chu An's smile faltered.

Stop babbling on and on!
If there are no spots left this year, then we'll wait for next year. As long as people stay, there will always be opportunities. But you'll have to wait for me to try first. You go back and wait; I'll call you if I hear anything!

Chu An was speechless!

In the end, he could only nod and say, "Alright, then I'll leave everything to you, sir!"

The chief of staff has made it very clear that the number of places may not be increased, but there may be an opportunity to allow them to stay home temporarily.

If that's really the case, as long as they serve until next year, they'll still have a chance when the next batch of slots comes through.

This method is not very reliable, and it's even uncertain what other changes might occur later.

But it seems there really isn't any other way.

"Let's leave it at that. Let's wait and see. If it really works out that way, then we should give more consideration to age when it comes to the eight spots in the platoon this year!" After leaving the headquarters and arriving at his office, Cui Jiying lit a cigarette and said this to Chu An.

Chu An nodded: "I know!"

The current mandatory military service period is three years, but a large proportion of regular soldiers serve for five or even six years.

Especially now, the soldiers in the reconnaissance platoon who want to stay are those who will not be discharged for at least five years.

In other words, they are generally around twenty-four years old.

Age is also a parameter in the approval process for converting soldiers to volunteer soldiers.

Because volunteer soldiers have to continue serving for another eight years.

Being too old, especially for physically demanding positions like reconnaissance soldiers, will certainly be taken into account by superiors when approving applications, as you age.

Overall, however, the problem isn't too serious.

Because to be eligible to apply for volunteer service, one must have served more than two years beyond the allotted term, meaning at least five years of service.

So as long as you're under 26, there's generally no problem.

The demobilized soldiers in the reconnaissance platoon, who retired in 1977 and 1978, are generally around 24 or 25 years old.

After sitting with Deputy Chief of Staff Cui for a while, Chu An went out to buy wine.

Chu An bought two bottles of Wuliangye, which cost eight yuan a bottle.

To be honest, it hurts a little.

Although his monthly salary is ninety yuan.

But after deducting food expenses, it's only a little over seventy yuan.

I only have 40 or 50 yuan left over a month from daily purchases and miscellaneous items.

Now two bottles of wine cost sixteen yuan in one go!
But men, you know.

Every word spoken is a promise kept; the key is to make the chief of staff feel obligated to comply.

The next day, when the chief of staff summoned Chu An to headquarters again, the matter the chief of staff had promised to do the day before had come to fruition.

Just as he said.

The number of slots cannot be increased, but soldiers in the reconnaissance platoon who wish to stay can continue to serve as conscripts.

However, he couldn't guarantee they could stay until next year; he could only say that the troupe would try its best to keep them there until then.

Chu An had no other good ideas, so he could only pass this information back to the reconnaissance platoon.

Chu An did not participate in the allocation of these eight spots this year.

They discussed it among themselves.

Time flew by, and life was easy for the combat unit after returning to their base.

During the troop's rest period, there were definitely no combat missions; they had all withdrawn from the front lines.

And a training plan is not needed.

Group C has no training tasks at the moment.

This made Chu An and several staff officers become jacks-of-all-trades in the regiment headquarters, always ready to help wherever needed.

The third day after returning to the base.

Group C held a celebration meeting.

On this day, Chu An was issued a brand new set of military uniform, and then a Hero Medal, two First-Class Merits, two Second-Class Merits, and three rows of War Commemorative Medals issued by the military region were hung on his right chest.

Although it wasn't completely full.

But his still slightly immature eighteen-year-old face, coupled with all those medals, still dazzled everyone at the conference.

Even reporters from the military and division headquarters kept snapping photos of Chu's security personnel.

"Haha, Chu An, congratulations! Congratulations! It's your treat today!"

In early August, in the operations section, Chu An was reviewing the training plan for the following week, which had been prepared by his subordinates.

Suddenly, Cui Jiying walked in through the door, laughing heartily.

"Ok?"

Chu An looked up, but then he saw what was in his hand.

A smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

"Has my acceptance letter arrived?"

The military academy admission notice, even though Chu An did not take the military exam.

But you will still receive the notification letter.

"Haha, yeah! CD Army Academy, see for yourself!"

Chu An stepped forward, took the admission notice from his hand, and began to read it.

CD Army School, Combined Arms Command Major.

Report to school on August 25th or 26th!
The information in the notification is clear at a glance.

There is also a set duration for the academic program.

As Chu An knew, it was exactly one year.

"Aren't you happy? I'm thirsty and my legs are a bit sore. Is it okay if I want to drink some Wuliangye for lunch today?"

Chu An, who had been smiling, immediately fell silent.

"Company commander, eight yuan a bottle!" Chu An shouted.

This one bottle is enough to buy ten or so kilograms of pork.

"Haha! It's not like I can't afford it. You're treating today, and when you leave in a couple of days, I'll treat you to some Maotai to see you off!"

"Okay!" Chu An smiled.

Although eight yuan a bottle of wine is expensive.

But in reality, Chu An was just making a fuss on purpose.

After all, he's a former leader. Now that he's gone, it's uncertain whether we'll even see each other again a year from now.

The principle for military personnel entering military academies is that they should return to their place of origin after graduation.

However, there are explanations within this principle.

Because of this principle, the organizational level of the unit is military level.

In other words, Chu An could only guarantee that he could return to his own army, but whether he could return to Regiment C would depend on the army's decision and arrangements at that time.

(End of this chapter)