Girls und War

When Xia Shu said she was not prepared, she didn't mean that she was not ready to understand the position of sniper.

If Xia Shu says that he doesn't understand snipers, then there are probably few people in the world who do.

What she actually meant was that she was not well prepared for the position of deputy commander.

——Don’t forget, Xia Shu has always applied for the non-commissioned officer assessment as deputy commander!

Of course, she can also change her assessment position now. I believe that the chief assessor of the sniper sergeant will be happy to make it easier for her.

But what’s the point of doing this?

Doesn’t this mean that all of Xia Shu’s efforts have been in vain?

Therefore, Xia Shu would definitely not change his affiliation.

So what are the requirements for the deputy command sergeant?

Take Viper for example. During combat, he was able to fully assist Doragon in controlling the company, and in the event of any emergency, he was able to react quickly and make decisions on the spot—that meant this sergeant was a qualified second-in-command.

Similarly, we can also refer to Xiao Zhao, the military affairs chief. If she can complete the logistics coordination work in peacetime and combat, and help the captain and vice-captain to reduce a lot of work pressure, then it also means that she is a qualified logistics sergeant.

As for other sergeants and non-commissioned officers, they have different duties and responsibilities due to the different scope of their positions.

Like many combat-related non-commissioned officers, after their ranks are promoted, the military will need their rich combat experience even more, so their ability to lead troops will be specially examined - such as reconnaissance, medical treatment, blasting, scene control (promotion for machine gunners), etc.

After being promoted to sergeants, most of these non-commissioned officers will not continue to serve in grassroots companies, but will be transferred to training teams, regimental headquarters, or front-line integration departments to train more new non-commissioned officers.

Relatively speaking, this level of promotion is more difficult than that of deputy commander or logistics officer. Therefore, it is said that these NCOs are easy to promote in the early stages, but difficult to promote in the later stages. Furthermore, the upper limit is not as high as that of command and logistics officers.

But later on they can also transform, using their rich combat experience to cross fields and reach the same goal as deputy commander - for example, Viper was a non-commissioned officer in the reconnaissance department before being promoted to sergeant.

However, how to choose depends on personal preference and what the person is good at.

As for snipers, this profession is the most special. The promotion rules are also very different from those of other non-commissioned officers. It can be regarded as a hidden profession in the game.

Simply put, this is a position that depends entirely on personal ability.

Not only the non-commissioned officers, but many officers were also immersed in the joy of being snipers and could not extricate themselves.

Like most of the aces on the sniper leaderboard.

There is also Tingchao, a very representative grassroots officer who is very interested in sniping.

It can be said that the sniper's strength has nothing to do with her high military rank.

The promotion of sniper sergeants is simply a matter of stratifying their strengths and quantifying them as evaluation criteria.

Basically, if a sniper is a little bit stronger, he will be admitted to a military academy because of a few military merits.

Very few people can make it to the end of their career as a sniper sergeant.

The only few who are there are either scoundrels or eccentrics.

After these geniuses reach a certain level (such as the rank of sergeant major), they will be transferred to training teams or military academies.

Therefore, you basically won’t see any senior non-commissioned officer snipers on the battlefield.

It is precisely because of these special reasons that the higher the NCO rank, the less likely it is to see snipers participating in promotion assessments.

The few that did exist, due to bad luck, never had the opportunity to make sufficient military achievements.

In this case, if Xia Shu is willing to participate in the promotion to sniper sergeant, he may be exempted from the assessment.

The examiner might even take it upon himself to help Xia Shu apply for a promotion directly beyond his level.

After all, Xia Shu is now the world's number one. If she is the world's number one, does military rank still matter to her?

After all, the strict superior-subordinate relationship in the military rank system still depends on the situation.

The reason an ace dares to talk back to a general is not because her position is so important.

More importantly, the existence of the ace - what value does it have in the military system.

Behind the general, there is the military rank system to support her - but behind the ace, there is the military merit system!

Military merit is also an important part of the military system, and in a sense, it is more important than military rank.

Because it is a huge driving force that pushes the young female soldiers to move forward continuously, and this driving force cannot be achieved by simple level differences.

Because of admiration, we strive hard; because of striving hard, we are full of vitality.

If military rank is the important cornerstone for building the army's combat system, then military merit is the fresh blood that constantly flows through the army.

Only when the two complement each other can a large military organization run healthily on the track.

On the contrary, this army is sick and powerless.

So, to sum up, Xia Shu has stood at the pinnacle of the military merit system, and there is no soldier with a brighter and more dazzling halo than her.

If Haruka hadn't urged him, Natsuki wouldn't have needed to be so anxious to prove himself in terms of military rank.

She can slowly improve her leadership skills and try to make further progress in the position of deputy commander.

But how can I not listen to what an old...old friend says?

Now that you are here, why not give it a try?

What if it succeeds like this?

671. A Narrow Military Rank Promotion

Since there is no pressure in this assessment, Xia Shu's promotion journey will naturally be as easy as possible.

The exam subjects this time were almost the same as the sergeant's, except for some new test points related to company management.

Xia Shu didn't know if her knowledge would meet the test standards, but she didn't really care whether she passed or not.

In contrast, the other people who were watching her assessment might be more nervous about whether Xia Shu could pass the assessment.

Xia Shu did not inform Doragon about the exam this time. Because time was urgent, she only reported it to Qingxian.

Qingxian also didn't have time to come and help implement the assessment requirements for officers leading teams. After all, the training team over there still needed her help to look after them.

However, when the military rank reaches this level, the examiner doesn't care much whether there is an officer leading the team or not.

After all, those participating in the assessment are all sergeants and veterans, and they are all grown-up girls. Do they still need their parents to pick them up when they go out?

So Haruka was the only one who accompanied Natsuki to take the test.

No, that's not quite accurate. Rather, there was a documentary crew affiliated with headquarters, constantly following Natsuki around, filming her.

Although the examiner at the examination center was not very happy, he was from the publicity department of the headquarters, so they had to give him some face.

So we could only ask them not to disturb the other reference officers and to focus on shooting.

The female non-commissioned officers in the examination room naturally knew Xia Shu.

The new champion of sniper, who doesn’t know him?

There are many of her fans in the crowd.

But now is the important non-commissioned officer examination hall, and most people are still thinking about the assessment, so no one came to take a photo with Xia Shu and ask for a good friend position.

Xia Shu was happy to have some free time, and after ignoring the photographer who had been following him, he began to prepare for the exam.

Needless to say, the first interview session started with the interviewer not bothering to look through Xia Shu's resume when he saw that it was Xia Shu.

If the photographer hadn't emphasized that they had to use the lens for the test, they wouldn't even bother asking questions.

Hearing that this footage was going to be included in a documentary, the three interviewers pretended to ask some questions about the combat experience.

Xia Shu also pretended to answer a few questions, and then seeing that the photographer was satisfied, they quickly gave the assessment materials to Xia Shu and called the next person in a hurry.

The order of steps for this assessment is exactly the same as the last time, and it also includes four major items: physical fitness, theory, tactics and combat skills.

There is almost no change in physical fitness and tactics. Compared with the last sergeant assessment, the sergeant even cancelled several purely disgusting subjects.

For example, the night march before the assessment.

Because the military has no further operational requirements for the basic abilities of senior NCOs, as long as their abilities don't decline too much, it's fine.

On the contrary, there have been deeper changes in theory and combat skills.

Not to mention the theoretical problems, he can't even demonstrate his written work ability. It's hard to believe that this non-commissioned officer has the ability to be promoted to sergeant.

As for the combat skills assessment, the assessment process is the same as last time - the assessment map is given in advance, and then the non-commissioned officer's ability to lead the team in combat is tested during the final assessment time.

This time, the assessment map was finally not made by that little girl Shui Mo Dolphin, and Xia Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The person who made the map this time is Shui Mo Haitun’s teacher, a very experienced military map designer.

The assessment map is quite standard, and is a very standard assessment map for senior non-commissioned officers.

The map has everything you need, with various assessment levels connected smoothly and orderly. Inside is a slightly formal and thought-provoking combat plot. The map is difficult, but the way to get points is clear.

In short, it is a standard official assessment map.

Xia Shu passed the test items one by one. His movements in the examination room were well-organized and his performance was satisfactory.

The photographer followed along all the way, and when he couldn't keep up, he used a drone to take pictures, striving to perfectly restore the entire process of Xia Shu participating in the assessment.

At this point, the assessment results are not that important. Instead, showing the details of those who participated in the assessment is more valuable to the Propaganda Department.

As for Xia Shu's final result——

Physical fitness naturally cannot hold Xia Shu back. Among all the people who took the assessment, she ranked among the top.

As for the theory, Xia Shu was forced to take the exam, so it was a very dangerous experience. He was almost eliminated because he didn't have a deep understanding of the daily management of the company.

The tactical assessment is a difficult point. Compared with the last four tactical field assessments - mountains, wilderness, jungle and city - this time two new ones have been added: night combat and polar regions.

However, compared to the sniper competition, these tactical tests were child's play. Xia Shu easily achieved a high score in this test.

As for the final combat skills assessment, it is much more difficult than the previous sergeant assessment.

This time in the map, the examinee needs to play the role of the deputy commander of a broken company that has lost its commander.

There are six squads of soldiers under his command, totaling more than fifty combat units.

The main difficulty of the assessment is that when conducting on-the-spot combat, it is necessary to command the team members in divisions.

Compared with the previous sergeant assessment where one had to lead a squad alone, the complexity has increased exponentially.

The slightest mistake will result in the annihilation of the entire army.

Fortunately, Xia Shu was experienced. Although he wasn't fully prepared for the exam, he still relied on his accumulated practical experience to lead the team to complete the assigned tasks.

The score is not very high.

Compared to other NCOs who passed the assessment, his combat record was rather dismal, and his personnel preservation barely passed the passing line. He didn't look like a world champion at all.

But when you think about it carefully, Xia Shu had not prepared at all for this test.

It's like a top student who doesn't even do any review before the exam and goes straight into the final exam.

Being able to pass the exam is entirely due to strong hard-core ability, and has nothing to do with whether or not one is a winner of an Olympiad medal.

In other words, Xia Shu unexpectedly passed the military rank promotion assessment this time.

This was something she herself had not expected.

Haruka and the filming crew were unaware of Natsuki's psychological changes and thought that Natsuki's previous denials were just modesty.

But they still expressed their warm congratulations to Xia Shu.

Including this phased event in the documentary would probably add some interest to the plot. Seeing this, the photographer finally revealed a satisfied expression.

In addition, the pass rate for non-commissioned officer promotions this time was only around 12%, which was considered a small number.

So after the awarding ceremony that day, Xia Shu's military rank was suddenly changed from sergeant to staff sergeant.

672. Dynamic Tears and Disdainful Looks

Although Xia Shu was a little confused from the moment he signed up for the assessment to the moment he was given the military rank, he was still a little confused.

But there is no doubt that she has now become one of the only three sergeants in the Red Dragon Squadron.

Her current military and political treatment was on par with that of Viper Xiaozhao. Doragon could only speak to her as an equal, never ordering her around. Qingxian Xiaobai had to be courteous to her, and the other soldiers in the company were to treat her as a leader and obey her orders.

All in all - it doesn't seem much different from when Natsuki was a sniper.