Girls und War

At this time, the other girls asked Doragon, "What's wrong with you? Did you really pass the test?"

"Right!" Doragon perked up immediately after saying this, pointing his thumb at himself and saying, "I passed!"

"Forget it. The total score is not passing. You almost failed. Look at what you can do." Qingxian said from behind.

Now, everyone was confused again, so Viper asked, "Did you pass or not?"

"I passed, I really did." Doragon scratched the back of his head in frustration and said with a bit of embarrassment, "Although according to my original score, I wouldn't have passed."

"So how did you get by?"

"The Gold-rimmed Military Medal adds points to my score!" Doragon said with her chest puffed out, as if the team medal had become an achievement she was extremely proud of.

And this is indeed the case.

In this case, there are no more questions.

It seems that this path of using military merit to forcibly elevate oneself to a higher position is indeed feasible.

Isn’t Doragon an example of this?

Seeing that no one had any doubts about her assessment, Dragon looked over Viper's shoulder again and said with a sly expression, "Let me check on your military rank promotion..."

As he spoke, he saw the rank of Sergeant Major on Xia Shu's shoulder.

Doragon was stuck for a moment.

Seeing Doragon's defeat, Viper felt extremely relieved and said with a smile, "We non-commissioned officers don't rely on external things like medals for promotion. Look carefully, this rank is earned through merit. Compared to the ranks that some people forcefully raise through merit, its value is more than a level higher!"

Doragon didn't know how to refute it, so he could only mutter, "It doesn't matter. What matters is that I can get promoted."

Her words caused everyone to burst into laughter, and the camp was filled with a happy atmosphere.

-

Doragon was finally promoted to colonel this time, which was a satisfactory answer to his long-term pursuit of the lieutenant rank.

All the officers except her also passed the assessment for grassroots officers.

Qingxian passed the officer assessment for captain, and Hong also passed the officer assessment for lieutenant.

As for Bai Haotiao and Ting Chao, they were awarded titles at different times and have not yet met the promotion standards, so their assessment time is not the same as Qing Xian and the others.

If nothing unexpected happens, Qingxian and Hong will be promoted after a while, and Doragon will also be sent to the military academy to attend officer classes at the Officer Academy.

In other words, there are no longer any officers with the rank of second lieutenant in the officer corps of the Red Dragon Squadron.

The three teams, Fire Team, Thunder Team, and Cloud Team, will soon be led by team leaders with the rank of lieutenant.

Qingxian, the deputy captain, will be promoted to the rank of captain.

As for Doragon, if she had not been transferred, she would have become a captain of a front-line combat unit with the rank of major.

This situation is quite common. And there is a high probability that the military will upgrade the company to deputy battalion level and integrate and expand it.

The specific situation will have to wait until Doragon returns from the Officer Academy. During her absence, Qingxian will have to take command of the squadron.

But this will only happen after a while.

The unified military academy entrance exams haven't even begun yet, but the three military academies—lieutenant, colonel, and general—all started at the same time.

If possible, Xia Shu would enroll with Dragon and graduate from the military academy together, one becoming a major and the other a second lieutenant.

Only then will the military assign them positions.

As for whether Xia Shu will still work under Doragon at that time, it also depends on the arrangements of the military.

Xia Shu couldn't guess the specific situation, but now she knew exactly what she had to do.

That is to study hard and wait for the military academy to release the unified examination information.

695. Promotion to Sergeant Major and above is not that simple

After all promotion assessments were completed this month, the squadron's personnel ranks were gradually determined.

Because there will be a period of restructuring of the various military units, and personnel may be transferred, the staffing for this year cannot be determined yet.

Anyway, it's not time for the Red Dragon Squadron to take up combat duty yet, so there's no rush and we can just make do with it.

Therefore, the internal positions of the squadron personnel remained unchanged and remained according to the previous arrangements.

A few days later, Qingxian and Hong's promotion orders came in. They went to the regiment headquarters and held a promotion ceremony for officers.

When they returned to the squadron, one was a lieutenant and the other a captain.

This was not unexpected by anyone.

However, Doragon seems to have benefited from the fact that he is about to enter the Officer Academy. He is so arrogant that he walks with the wind.

People in the squadron have seen her posting random things on social media platforms more than once to show off her status as a school officer.

Everyone was tired of watching her, and the more Doragon watched, the more he felt that she deserved a beating.

But they had no choice, after all, Doragon was about to become a school officer.

Perhaps at this time, Natsuki is the only sergeant in the squadron who can control Doragon.

But unfortunately, Xia Shu is currently in seclusion practicing and preparing for his exams, and has no time to take care of Doragon.

So the girls in the squadron could only watch Doragon continue to jump.

In addition, having said that, although Xia Shu is a sergeant major, this rank has basically reached the pinnacle of grassroots non-commissioned officers.

But in fact, there are several higher levels above the Master Chief.

However, senior non-commissioned officers of these levels usually do not wander around. They usually stay in the command center or various academies and teaching teams.

Therefore, officers and soldiers in grassroots units generally cannot see them.

Xia Shu had considered continuing down this path. After all, the pinnacle of NCO rank—Senior Sergeant Major—was a prestigious rank that even generals had to treat with respect.

But this kind of thing is not something she can do just by wanting to.

Unlike the promotion assessment for Sergeant Major, there is no external registration window for military ranks above Senior Sergeant Major.

Unlike ordinary grassroots non-commissioned officers - corporal, sergeant, staff sergeant, and even sergeant major promotions, as long as you are willing, one day you can pass the test through hard work and eventually reach these levels.

However, senior sergeants, major sergeants, and senior master sergeants all need approval and invitation from above to be eligible for the assessment.

Because this level of sergeant is responsible for the entire war zone front, and the number is extremely rare.

Therefore, before every promotion, extremely detailed investigation and research must be carried out.

Even relying on an excellent resume alone is not enough; qualifications and achievements are also required.

Even if a "newcomer" like Xia Shu, who has just been promoted to sergeant major, applies for a promotion, the military will definitely not approve it.

Only when the time is right and the military feels that she is qualified, will the assessment team set up specifically for sergeants invite Xia Shu individually and conduct an individual assessment for her.

The time required to accumulate this qualification may vary from a few years to forever.

Xia Shu was too lazy to work up the experience, and there was really no need to do so.

At the same time, she rose directly through the officer path, wouldn't it be good?

Perhaps giving up the existing rank of Master Sergeant and starting over from the rank of Second Lieutenant might seem wasteful to many, but the upper limit of an officer's rank is not something a non-commissioned officer can reach.

Xia Shu had never considered being a private for life. His current NCO status was merely a transitional period for those who didn't meet the age requirement for admission to the military academy.

Besides, her current identity as a sergeant is not a complete waste.

After she finishes her studies at the military academy and becomes an officer, the military will consider the rank of sergeant major she held before joining the army and promote her rank in advance.

So in this case, giving up on entering the military academy and choosing to continue serving as a sergeant major would be a waste.

-

During this time, everyone in the squadron knew that Xia Shu was preparing for the exam, so they didn't dare to disturb him.

As for Xia Shu, besides preparing for the exam, he was actually doing another thing.

She did not forget her previous promise to Mi Yu, so whenever she had free time, she would open her address book and chat with Miss Xiao Jue.

Xiao Jue was quite considerate and didn't show her vicious and terrifying side when chatting with Xia Shu.

To the point that Xia Shu even began to doubt whether what Miyu said about her scratching another little girl's face was true.

But you can't know a person's heart by just looking at his face, so Xia Shu doesn't dare to gamble.

If it is true, if Xiao Jue is left alone, there is no guarantee that this girl will become a terrifying antisocial element in the future.

Xia Shu believes that as a socialist three-good youth, it is necessary for him to help those children whose values ​​need to be corrected and guide them to their good side.

After all, protecting the social development of Blue Planet is everyone's responsibility.

So, with Xia Shu working hard at studying and serving as a spiritual mentor, the Blue Star Admiral Meeting finally proceeded normally.

A total of seventeen bills were passed at the meeting, one of which was to amend the admission age for military academies, lowering it from twenty to eighteen.

As soon as the news came out, the Blue Star was shocked.

Many young men and women who were originally under the age limit took advantage of the amendment to the bill to sign up for the military academy entrance examination.

However, most of them are just trying to take advantage of the popularity. In fact, many of them are silly girls who did not even read the registration requirements carefully and clicked to apply in a fit of excitement.

And the threshold of first-level bachelor alone has stopped countless people.

Xia Shu knew the news in advance. As soon as the bill came out, she quickly submitted an application to the conscription department to take the exam early.

After receiving the application, the conscription department did not dare to neglect it and immediately forwarded the application to the person in charge of the flower district.

The matter of Xia Shu taking the unified examination was personally inquired about and supervised by the young commander of Hua District. No one dared to deliberately block Xia Shu's application form.

Even if the Eagle District is unhappy with the young commander, the Recruiting Department is not the Eagle District's Recruiting Department. They are responsible to the entire Generals' Council.

No one would choose to offend a general just for one person.

So Xia Shu's application form went through almost no setbacks and was directly approved.

However, it takes time for the review to be passed, and Xia Shu has not received the receipt notice so quickly.

Before Xia Shu received the notice, another matter came to her.

The place she was looking for happened to be the Military Academy in Hua District.

But it was not for the purpose of enrolling her, but for something Xia Shu had never thought of.

696. Xia Shu calls the training team an expert when recruiting

When Lieutenant Hua came to see Xia Shu, Xia Shu was sitting in the library reviewing.

Tingchao is thinking hard about how to expand his poetry collection.

Doragon took a photo while standing by the bed with a book in his hand, and then added a caption to the photo - "A different literary official."

The scene was a bit exaggerated, so Lieutenant Hua could only pretend not to see it, and then shouted to Xia Shu, "Xia Shu, someone is looking for you."

Natsuki looked up from his exercise book and asked Hana, "Who's looking for you? Are you taking a nap?"

Lieutenant Hua shook his head and replied, "He's not pretending to sleep. It's an officer from the military academy who wants to see you about something."

"From a military academy? My application for the unified exam has been approved?" Xia Shu said as he put away his homework. "That shouldn't mean he's from a military academy, right?"

Lieutenant Hua didn't know why, so he just said, "It must be something else."

Hearing this, Xia Shu had no choice but to nod. As he followed Hua out, he said, "If you have anything to say, just send me a message. Why come to me in person..."

"They say coming in person shows sincerity..."

"Then why doesn't she come over?"

"This...the leader's sincerity, of course, must be carried out by us."

"Yeah...too."

With that, the two of them left the library.

When Doragon saw Xia Shu leave, he asked Tingchao curiously, "What do you think the military academy wants to see Xia Shu about?"

Tingchao was just thinking of a good word when he was interrupted by Doragon. He turned his head and said viciously, "None of your business!"