Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 246 The framework is finalized, Comrade Heping reports for duty.

The strongest advisory team was a framework that Chen Mo came up with on the spur of the moment while he was getting caught in the rain.

Based on the current situation of the entire battalion, the number of officers is not much less than that of soldiers.

More than forty graduates from the Army Academy alone were transferred to the base from other military academies in Shicheng.

Including the company commander, deputy company commander, political instructor, and platoon leader, the entire battalion consisted of 150 people, with nearly 60 officers.

We can only set up a command center first.

While the soldiers of the reconnaissance company were away for training, Chen Mo arranged for a lieutenant from the Army Academy to gather all the officers together in the conference room.

He went back to his dormitory to change into clean clothes, and when he returned to the conference room...

Qin Xiaojun, Liu Min, Xu Zhanqi, and other officers who graduated from armored vehicles, military medicine, land command, and staff departments were all present.

Cheng Dong, Huo Linshan, Hou Zhanye, Wang Yanjun, and other officers from the reconnaissance company were all present and accounted for.

Even Wang Songhe, who came to learn, moved a chair a little away from the conference table upon hearing the news, holding a notebook in his hand, just like an education official sitting in on a class teacher's lecture.

at this moment.

Chen Mo then truly realized just how difficult it was to organize a camp.

Previously, it was all based on imagination, without any personal experience. But now, dozens of cadres all looked over, waiting to be assigned work.

This guy, the pressure just suddenly came up.

Chen Mo raised his hand to rub his forehead, sat down at the front of the conference table, and waved his hand, saying, "Comrades, I believe you have all heard about the establishment of the battalion."

"I'll keep it short. The Blue Army Battalion has been disbanded, and we will take on the task of rebuilding the entire battalion. I will submit the plan to the military region as soon as possible. The specific positions that each comrade will assume will be detailed in the plan."

"The next two days will focus on getting familiar with the work and assigning tasks."

As he spoke, Chen Mo glanced at Pei Shuaijun. This guy was the assistant to Director Luo of the Lu Academy. He had only brought him here temporarily and would definitely not stay at the base for long.

Chen Mo thought for a moment and continued, "There will definitely be many difficulties in establishing the new battalion, but fortunately the Sergeant Academy has already been established."

"We will be training more key personnel for us soon. Captain Pei, could you tell us about the plans for the Sergeant Academy?"

"Row!"

Pei Shuaijun puffed out his chest and said, "As for the initial establishment of the academy, it was quite simple this time. The military region has already allocated the Taishan Training Base as the original site of the Sergeant Academy."

"The result of the discussion above is that the sergeant academy will not be stationed with troops for the next three years. According to the arrangements made by the military region and the leaders above a few days ago, the inspection was carried out and recorded."

"The base is being converted into a school, with 21 sites awaiting rectification. The actual rectification work is estimated to exceed 40 sites. We will soon apply to the barracks engineering corps for inspection before we can reach a definite conclusion. The barracks renovation and reconstruction work is expected to take two weeks."

"The new barracks will be rebuilt with infrastructure such as water, electricity, gas, and military network, which is expected to take three days."

"Basic teaching audio-visual equipment, teaching tools and supplies, living support supplies, and training supplies are expected to arrive in one week."

"The academy has applied to the army group for the transfer of 26 types of equipment, including various types of firearms, light howitzers, man-portable rockets, man-portable missiles, Type 96 main battle tanks, armored infantry fighting vehicles, military microcomputers, off-road vehicles, troop transport vehicles, etc., totaling 1,246 pieces of technical weapons and vehicles, which are expected to arrive in two weeks."

Pei Shuaijun truly lived up to his reputation as Director Luo's assistant; he could analyze all the data without even needing to refer to the forms.

Even just tilting your head back, you can easily memorize it.

The supplies requested by the Sergeant Academy were actually intended for the Information Battalion, as the two were essentially one entity; this was the academy's initial initiative.

But after hearing this, Chen Mo frowned deeply.

"How many students are expected to enroll in the first batch of students at the academy?"

Five hundred people.

How long is the training period?

"The initial plan was for six months."

"Six months." Chen Mo shook his head: "Leaving aside the length of time, just training the entire battalion of soldiers would take a year."

"Two batches of a thousand people each. As for whether we can recruit five hundred for the second batch, it's hard to say. We can't just eat and drink for free for a year and wait for the academy to train us."

"Furthermore, why aren't drones, radar vehicles, and high-frequency communication vehicles included in category 26?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Shuaijun helplessly shrugged.

"The kind you're talking about is only available to special forces. Our military region's combat readiness storage depot doesn't have a single piece of information technology equipment."

The real challenge is here.

Chen Mo sighed. Even if a unit becomes a pilot unit or a key unit of the entire military region, it won't have much special privilege.

Take the previous Blue Army battalion for example. They said they would provide manpower and equipment as needed, but the problem was that most of the people who said these things were not the ones in charge.

The commander has no directly subordinate soldiers or equipment. If he needs personnel, equipment, or supplies, he still needs to apply to the corresponding unit.

The demonstration camp at most means they won't restrict you, but it doesn't mean they'll give you whatever amount you want.

After all, a large military region has thousands of units, and everyone needs to develop.

It's almost September, and in three months it will be the end of the year, yet the army group's equipment deployment plan doesn't include a sergeant academy.

War preparedness reserves are intended for use in the event of a sudden large-scale war; these resources must not be used during peacetime.

The fact that the sergeant academy was allowed to move and store equipment already represents the biggest loophole opened by the higher authorities.

The problem is, even if this door is opened, it won't make a difference, because the informationized battalion is not lacking in conventional equipment at all.

Chen Mo scratched his head, picked up a cigarette from the table (whoever had left it there), and distributed it to the nearest few people.

He began, "So that means the school was established at the wrong time this year, which means we're starting from scratch. For a long time to come, we'll have to swallow our pride and put on a smiling face for all the main divisions, including the military reconnaissance battalion, and persuade them with reason and emotion so that we can all make progress together, strive for a better life, and coordinate the use of some special equipment to make ends meet."

"That's what the college leaders said too." Pei Shuaijun nodded awkwardly.

There's nothing he can do about this.

Furthermore, the situation Chen Mo described was the best possible outcome, since no matter how important the information technology battalion was, it was ultimately a matter for higher-ups.

The highest-ranking officer in the entire battalion is only a major. If someone of that rank were to go to a main combat division to discuss equipment allocation, they probably wouldn't accept it.

They're only concerned with their own development; who cares if you're particularly important?
Chen Mo raised his hand and tapped the conference table lightly. He had already realized that the equipment problem was not the most serious issue; the most serious issue was the personnel.

With so many types of equipment acquired, the sergeant academy needs a group of twenty-six top technical experts to be responsible for teaching.

To cultivate well-rounded talents, training in common subjects is fundamental, taking infantry-tank coordinated training as an example.

Even with the most optimistic estimates, at least a tank company-sized force will be needed in the future to be able to train and combat officers in this subject after they arrive at the school.

Since it is a tank demonstration and training company, the combat skills of the tank crew members must be extremely high.

Armored troops are the pride of the army's main divisions. To put it bluntly, training a tank crew similar to a combined arms unit on an academy scale would be extremely expensive.

Is the existing teaching system capable of supporting this?

Seeing that Chen Mo remained silent.

Pei Shuaijun thought that the scholar was stumped by the issue of sharing equipment.

He chuckled dryly and said, "Chen Ying, don't rush. Let's take it one step at a time. There's always a way to overcome difficulties. The academy's political, administrative, and logistical support personnel will gradually arrive within a week."

"Within half a month, we will basically complete the establishment of the administrative system, and then strive to complete the instructor system within twenty days."

"The Information Technology Battalion and the Sergeant Academy are essentially one entity. You are the battalion commander here, and you are also part of the academic affairs department at the academy."

"Our most important task now is to set up the framework first."

"Ok, I know."

Chen Mo nodded and said, "Actually, the current problems, when summarized, are nothing more than the scarcity of communication and information equipment and the lack of excellent teaching staff."

"I'll figure something out."

"What's your idea?" Cheng Dong asked casually.

Not only Company Commander Cheng, but all the officers in the meeting room looked at the new battalion commander with complete bewilderment.

Including Wang Songhe.

To put it bluntly, who has a good solution to this current problem?

Yes, the commander-in-chief of the Kyoto Military District said he would provide full support, but the problem is, can a battalion contact the headquarters of a major military region?

With the military parade just around the corner, even troops from the Northwest are temporarily stationed at the exercise field. The military exercise in southern Guangdong is about to start. At this critical juncture, who has time to deal with the issue of setting up camp?

Chen Mo ignored everyone's gaze and looked directly at Qin Xiaojun, the outstanding senior from the Armored Academy who had been tricked by him during the mid-year assessment at the Army Academy.

"Captain Qin."

"To!"

"Regarding the battalion setup, I plan to have you lead the tank company as its commander. You've been learning from the Blue Army battalion for quite some time now, is that alright?"

"No, no problem."

Qin Xiaojun stood up, hesitated for a moment, and then responded loudly.

"Yes, I will be inviting Liu Hong, the operations chief of the second battalion, to the base to conduct training for a period of time. You should make the most of this opportunity and learn from him."

"Yes."

"Well, sit down."

Chen Mo waved his hand. Previously on the Northwest battlefield, Battalion Commander Liu served as the leader of the ground assault team, leading several ground armored detachments. He was able to unite the detachments with just a few walkie-talkies.

At that time, Chen Mo had already set his sights on this kind of talent.

"Xu Zhanqi." "Here!"

"You will be the company commander of the armored infantry company, just like Company Commander Qin. In a few days, you will go to the academy to learn from Battalion Commander Liu."

"I don't care what you do, you have to take on the responsibilities of a company commander. If you don't know how to be a company commander, then ask Company Commander Cheng for advice. As for the political officers of each company, including our instructors, the military region will allocate them as appropriate later."

"But you can choose the platoon leaders from among the officers present. Give me the list later."

"Yes!"

"Cheng Dong".

"To!"

"You will remain the company commander of the reconnaissance company, and concurrently serve as the chief staff officer of the information battalion, which is equivalent to a battalion-level chief of staff."

"Yes!"

"Liu Min".

"To!"

"You will still lead the medical team. Stay in the camp for the next few days. Once the trainees from the academy arrive, take the entire team to the academy to train with the tank company and armored infantry company. First, familiarize them with the coordinated operation of the vehicles. We must prevent any female comrades from delaying training due to shyness."

"Yes!"

"Liang Hongjie".

"To!"

"The logistics company will still be in your hands. We don't have anyone else right now. You can go wherever you want to learn. If you want to go to the Seventh Brigade's logistics, then ask Chief of Staff Cheng for arrangements. If you want to go somewhere else, you can contact me and I'll help you apply."

"Yes!"

"Remember this: the newly formed informationized battalion, based on its current organization, I plan to divide it into one battalion with nine companies."

"It comprises armored infantry company, tank company, reconnaissance company, howitzer company, long-range rocket artillery company, air defense company, logistics company, engineer company, and medical unit."

"Whether or not to send more helicopter companies later, I will request this in the plan, but I am not sure if the military region will grant it."

"The ninth company of the first battalion is a provisional organization. After the battalion command is established, a battalion-level staff group will be gradually formed. Once the personnel are in place, all training plans and operational orders will be uniformly allocated and formulated by the staff group."

"Comrades, right now, the howitzer company, rocket artillery company, air defense company, and engineer company are all vacant; you could say there's not a single person in them."

“I don’t plan to borrow anyone from other units to fill these positions. If any of you want to be the company commanders of these companies, then you should learn and strive for it based on your own abilities.”

"Everything is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt; it's an opportunity for everyone."

"Is it clear?"

"clear!!"

The somber atmosphere in the meeting room was lifted by Chen Mo's series of appointments.

"Alright, I will apply to the military region for the specific plan. Just wait for news."

"But remember, training cannot be neglected. You will all be team leaders in the future. I don't want to see anyone panting after walking three steps or resting after running five. Opportunities belong to you, and I am the best example."

"The meeting is dismissed!"

Chen Mo waved his hand to dismiss the meeting.

The officials present stood up and left one after another.

This scene.

Wang Songhe was stunned. To be honest, he couldn't understand it. Just now, there were a lot of problems, and basically no way to solve them.

How did Chen Mo have the audacity to directly appoint people and responsibilities at a meeting?

These cadres are incompetent. Currently, many companies in the demonstration battalion don't even have a single soldier. And yet, they can still loudly dismiss the meeting and leave with excited faces.

In the late 1990s, there was no such thing as "drawing a pie in the sky," and Commander Wang didn't know what this behavior was called.

But he felt that with the shameless way the scholar was being tricked, he really couldn't do it himself.

Does an information technology battalion really need shameless people to be able to lead it?

Seeing Chen Mo sitting motionless at the conference table, Wang Songhe stood up, dragged a chair to Xiucai's side, and said, "Battalion Commander Chen, isn't your battalion setup a bit too hasty?"

"What do you mean by hasty?" Chen Mo was interrupted from his train of thought and turned his head, looking completely bewildered.

"How will you solve the equipment and personnel issues?"

"Are you planning to discuss sharing with other main divisions in the military region, or apply to the military region?"

"Also, you have nine companies in a battalion. Even with a staff team, can you manage them?"

"I don't have this many different types of soldiers in one division."

"With the capabilities of Shicheng Army Academy alone, it would be difficult to cultivate a combat force of this scale."

Although Wang Songhe didn't understand the concept of integrated training, he at least knew that with so many units crammed into a battalion, the academy's training cycle would take a year, not to mention the lack of trained personnel.

If any link gets stuck, not only will we not have time to learn how to use information technology equipment, but we won't even be able to train these few companies.

It's a complete waste of time.

Hearing Commander Wang's question, Chen Mo smiled and said mysteriously, "Commander, have you heard of the Law of Attraction?"

"What the hell is this?" Wang Songhe waved his hand and said, "Don't try to bluff me, kid. Speak your mind!"

"alright."

Chen Mo cursed inwardly, "What a bumpkin! This old man comes to learn, and he's so arrogant."

Despite his scolding, he didn't show it on his face: "Teacher, the law of attraction means that the talents I need will come to me without me having to look for them myself, and in large numbers."

"Do you believe it or not?"

"Keep bragging, you never tell the truth."

Wang Songhe couldn't stand Chen Mo's wildly imaginative thinking any longer, so he cursed a couple of times in frustration and got up to leave.

He wanted to see just how powerful this so-called Law of Attraction really was.

Only when Chen Mo was the only one left in the conference room did he relax and lean back in his chair.

The problem remains the same, and I haven't come up with a perfect solution yet.

But Chen Mo understood one thing: when you need attention from above, it's best to pose a difficult question.

It's so difficult that even the military region can't help, let alone offer any discounts. Only by reporting it to higher authorities can the problem be effectively solved.

By turning one's own problems into everyone's problems, people of higher rank will naturally take notice and worry about them.

It's too early to talk about information technology equipment now.

After all, the basic foundation for establishing the camp hasn't been laid yet, so even if an application is submitted, the higher-ups won't pay any attention.

Since all 26 types of equipment applied for by the Sergeant Academy are related to combined arms operations, let's apply for tanks first.

Previously, the Blue Army battalion was equipped with Type 96 rifles. It was only because of the second phase of mechanization experiments that they were mass-produced and deployed.

When the third phase of testing begins, the Type 96A frigate will likely be widely deployed, but that will take several more years based on the timeline.

Chen Mo thought for a moment, then found some paper and a pen in the meeting room and began writing the plan.

First, the plan to establish a staff headquarters must be included. Second, the configuration of the 9th Company of the 1st Battalion. However, he did not include the Type 96 tank in the tank section.

Instead, it was specifically written as Type 98, which later became known as the Type 99 main battle tank. For the rifles issued to individual soldiers, Chen Mo did not intend to use the Type 81 rifle, but instead opted for the Type 95 rifle.

The Type 99 main battle tank will not make its debut until the military parade in more than a month. However, the information-based test is of a high standard. Information and data about the development and production of the Type 99 tank are recorded in the document on information-based warfare.

Including the Type 95 rifle, which was already in service with the Hong Kong Garrison in 97, many grassroots units had never even heard of such equipment at the end of the century.

But this is not unfamiliar to the leaders of the Army Academy. Like drones, it is not deployed to field units, but other units have already been equipped with it.

As for the Type 95 being less user-friendly compared to the Type 81, that's a matter of opinion.

Chen Mo himself had never played the 95. His application for these new equipment was not solely for improving the combat effectiveness of the information battalion.

Instead, it was the new equipment that made the Sergeant Academy famous throughout the military region, attracting veterans from more units to come and see the challenges.

The entire battalion is under construction and is in dire need of personnel.

What we need is to attract these talented people to come here on their own.

Chen Mo was calculating his own plans in his mind, and was writing them down with great enthusiasm.

Cheng Dong strode into the conference room, wiped the rain off his face, and pointed to the door.

"Battalion Commander Xiu, damn it, that's a real tongue twister."

"Well, the people from the National University of Defense Technology you mentioned have arrived. They were sent by the military region and are downstairs."

"They're here?!"

Chen Mo's eyes lit up, and he quickly put down his pen and paper and stood up.

This is like a pillow delivered to someone who's just trying to stay awake.

We are at a critical time in the construction of the camp. Comrade Heping has arrived. Even if he can't help, I see him every day.

My mood would inexplicably improve; it's better than seeing Lao Wang all the time, right?

(End of this chapter)