Girls und War

Isn't it said that as Xia Shu is a hot new star on the battlefield, she should be given everything?

How do you interpret the Major's intention to doubt Xia Shu's qualification for the assessment?

The major seemed to understand the captain's eyes and raised his hand slightly, signaling her to calm down.

Xia Shu hesitated slightly after hearing what the examiner said, but still said, "I am very familiar with the operational requirements of the deputy commander, and I believe I can complete this task."

The major nodded, indicating that he understood. He then looked at Xia Shu's resume and said, "You usually don't assign overly difficult tasks to the soldiers assigned to you. Is there any special reason for doing this?"

Xia Shu answered without hesitation, "I don't want them to suffer unnecessary sacrifices while carrying out missions with me."

"Have you ever considered that this is an overprotection?" the major asked with a smile.

Xia Shu paused briefly before answering, "I believe a soldier's role should be tailored to their skill level. A high-ranking NCO should fully understand the characteristics of his soldiers so they can quickly assign them tasks. Assigning tasks beyond the capabilities of incompetent soldiers is not what a good NCO would do. It would lead to unnecessary sacrifices and increase the difficulty of the mission. That's all I have to say."

After listening to this, the major nodded with great satisfaction.

She looked at Xia Shu's combat record and murmured, "All the missions were rated as positive... and they were all high scores... There wasn't a single mission failure?"

Thinking she was still questioning him, Natsuki replied, "There are no failed missions at this time, sir."

"Then why shouldn't I allow such an outstanding NCO to take the sergeant exam?" The major smiled and said to the two assistant examiners beside him, "Then let's take a vote. My verdict is that you pass the interview."

The two deputy examiners also quickly expressed their opinions.

"pass."

"pass."

With all three votes passed and more than half of the votes, Xia Shu was qualified to take the sergeant examination.

She immediately stood up, saluted, and said to the three interviewers, "Thank you, sir."

The major nodded calmly and called out to Xia Shu, "Xia Shu then."

"Here!" Xia Shu subconsciously stood up straight.

"As a sniper, you shouldn't be taking the deputy commander assessment, right?" the major said in a persuasive tone.

"Yes!"

"But I took on tremendous pressure and directly let you pass the interview. I don't think it's easy to have the final decision." The major looked as if I had suffered a great loss.

The expressions of the two captains next to him immediately changed.

Where does the pressure come from? Wasn't this already decided? And how did you get the final say? This was a three-person vote, okay?

But the boss is the boss after all, and a higher rank can crush a lower rank. The two captains chose to remain silent.

Xia Shu, however, didn't notice anything wrong at all and just said "yes" as the examiner said.

"Then shouldn't you express your gratitude to me?" The examiner's words became more and more crooked, which reminded Xia Shu of some corrupt and greedy leaders.

But she still said, "Thank you, examiner!"

The major shook his head, as if to express that his gratitude was not enough.

Then he continued, "What I mean is, if you can add me as a friend later and express your gratitude to me more privately, I will be satisfied. After all, I'm not the kind of officer who likes to seek credit and show off."

The two captains suddenly understood.

So I was waiting here.

What a scheming person! He would say anything just to get a friend position.

Xia Shu seemed to think that this was not an excessive request, so he immediately responded with "no problem".

The two then exchanged online IDs and added each other as friends on the spot.

The two captains next to him were so jealous that they were about to find an excuse to ask for their IDs.

The major glanced at them first and said in a gentle tone, "Young people should focus on their work instead of dwelling on trivial matters all day long."

When the two heard this, they immediately deflated.

The major looked at Xia Shu with a smile again and said, "Okay, come over and get your things."

As he spoke, he handed over a paper assessment receipt and a virtual data chip.

Xia Shu walked over to get the receipt, and then put the virtual chip into the backend of the electronic board, ready to look at it later.

Then he thanked several examiners before walking out of the interview room.

After watching Xia Shu leave, the major said with great satisfaction, "See, this is what a truly strong person is—neither arrogant nor impetuous, and unperturbed by praise or criticism."

The two captains flattered the major for a few words, then moved closer and asked expectantly, "Um... Major, can you recommend one to me?"

The major snorted and said triumphantly, "No way!"

"Eh--"

"Okay, next one!"

The major pressed the notification button outside the door again.

After Xia Shu came out of the interview room, he returned to the waiting area with the receipt in his hand.

Qingxian saw her and immediately asked, "How is it?"

Xia Shu showed Qingxian the receipt, which had three big "pass" marks on it.

"I told you, if Xia Shu can't pass, I'm afraid no one can pass this deputy commander assessment." Xiao Le teased from the side.

"You're the only one who talks too much." Qingxian squeezed Xiaole's shoulder, then turned to Xia Shu and said, "Have you looked at the map? We'll have to take the team leader assessment later."

"I was just about to take a look." Xia Shu said, and called out the virtual chip he had received earlier from the panel.

After the chip was opened, there were several small-capacity virtual strategic maps inside.

These maps will be used in a later assessment. During the assessment, these maps will be used in turn, and participants will be asked to arrange their battle plans on the maps.

Because electronic panels cannot be used during the assessment process, maps will be sent to them in advance so that they can conduct preliminary strategic research.

This is also the strategy used by the company deputy commander to make strategic arrangements in advance during simulations and combat.

When the time comes to make decisions on the spot, they won't have enough time to study the map slowly.

As Xia Shu carefully observed the map, Qingxian reminded him, "You can copy down a copy of the map and use it for the assessment."

This is also a commonly used assessment technique. Many non-commissioned officers who have received maps at the scene have already done this.

452. The difference between a sergeant and a corporal is the difference between a seasoned and a fledgling.

Xia Shu was looking at the map. When he heard Qingxian's words, he replied, "No need, I can remember the whole map."

When Qingxian heard Xia Shu's answer, he didn't say anything more, but observed the situation on the map with Xia Shu.

Xiaole also poked his head over and observed the general situation of the map.

Although it is not her turn for the interview yet, it does not prevent her from knowing about the subsequent assessment in advance.

After a while, Shuibian also finished the interview and sat next to Xia Shu and the others.

Xia Shu looked up and asked, "Did you pass?"

"I passed." Shuibian sighed and said, "Luckily, I majored in deputy commander, so the interviewer didn't hold me back for too long."

"Is this interview very strict?" Qingxian asked.

"Yeah, it's pretty strict." Shuibian nodded and said, "I heard that several people who had passed before were stuck this time. The reason was that their majors didn't match."

Upon hearing this, Xia Shu agreed, "Indeed, it's quite difficult."

Several girls who had not yet gone for the interview looked at each other and all showed nervous expressions.

Since Xia Shu said it was difficult, it must be very strict.

After a long time, all the people participating in the assessment finally finished their interviews.

Several corporals from the Red Dragon Squadron seemed to be lucky and passed the interview.

I don’t know if it’s because they have had good recent battlefield performance that gave them some extra points.

Then an invigilator came over and asked the girls who had received the passing receipts to gather together and announced the order of the next examination.

As for those corporals who did not receive the receipt, they can only come back next year.

After watching those poor dejected children leave, the non-commissioned officers here, led by the invigilator, walked towards the cafeteria.

After dinner, they will start the first subject of the assessment, night march.

These girls knew that time was precious, so they spent their meal looking at the map for the upcoming assessment.

They could only look at this thing when they had time, as the assessment authorities couldn't give them time specifically for pre-war preparations. Releasing the map in advance was also a consideration of actual combat needs.

The assessment situation was the same as last time, leaving at night and returning at midnight.

When to come back, when to go to bed.

Their deputy commanding sergeant had taken this subject in his last corporal assessment, but the other sergeants had not.

But this time, all the NCOs were the same.

In fact, the assessment for other non-commissioned officers this time was more difficult than that for the deputy commanding non-commissioned officer because they had to carry a lot of combat equipment.

From this perspective, the deputy commander has now made up for all the losses he suffered.

This group of deputy commanding corporals already had experience in night march assessments, so they conducted the exercise very skillfully.

At about two o'clock, the group of girls made a big circle in the wilderness and returned to the assessment point.

There was no examiner to help them this time, so everything was relatively normal.

After returning to the assessment point, they slept in their clothes in the simple camp.

After only four hours of sleep, the invigilator mercilessly woke them up.

After that, there is a short time to wash up and get ready, and a timed breakfast.

The NCOs were very experienced and ate very little for breakfast because they had a physical fitness test right afterward and would vomit if they ate too much.

I remember that during Xia Shu's last assessment, most of the corporals—including Jia—vomited all over the floor.

It’s because I have no assessment experience.

This kind of thing would never happen to an old non-commissioned officer.

Everyone seized every opportunity to look at the assessment map, and they kept the map in their hands even when eating.

This made Xia Shu feel as if he was back on the battlefield, watching the team leaders of each group rushing to prepare for battle.

After breakfast, it’s time for the physical fitness test.

The process of the physical fitness assessment has basically not changed, except for a few minor subjects added.

Those who come to take the assessment are all veteran non-commissioned officers. Unless their physical functions decline significantly, they will not fail in the physical fitness assessment.

It's impossible that I was able to pass the last assessment, but this time it became a problem, right?

So, when this assessment was being conducted, the corporals all looked relatively relaxed.

Xia Shu didn't use his full strength, just the average performance of the non-commissioned officers.

After all, the real difficulty is still to come. It is better to conserve your energy in the early stage.

Qingxian also sat in the waiting area at this time, cheering them on from afar.

She slept well last night and had a good meal this morning.

It seems that the assessment points provide adequate support for the officers in charge, without any situation of neglecting one thing while focusing on another.

After the physical fitness test is over, it is the relatively more difficult theoretical test.

This time the theoretical examination subjects are more complicated and involve more knowledge points from all aspects.

The exam is divided into three parts: operations, logistics, and management.

Each section is scored separately, and there is a twenty-minute break between the three exams.

This made Xia Shu feel like he was taking an academic exam.

The results of this assessment came out very quickly, and most people passed the assessment and got quite good scores.

After all, the corporals who participated in the theoretical assessment had a wealth of military experience. They could easily come up with a lot of theoretical stuff.