Girls und War

The special forces here have completed the first phase of their organization and establishment in accordance with Xia Shu's construction plan.

But Xia Shu didn't have the chance to take them out for actual combat testing.

The reason is simple. With the graduation of the military cadets in the first half of the year, the new students in the second half of the year will also be arranged for admission.

And Xia Shu is also one of the students who needs to enroll.

Her admission application receipt came more than half a month ago, the day when Sheng served as her correspondent.

At the same time as Xia Shu, there were two captains who were preparing to be promoted to majors.

They are Qingxian and You, two veteran lieutenants with rich combat experience.

Xia Shu has always been very supportive of officers in the special forces who also need promotion.

Because of the current internal construction of special forces, there is a large gap in middle-level officers.

Officers transferred from other places are not as trustworthy as those who grew up locally.

Therefore, Xia Shu strongly recommended the admission applications of these two people.

At the military academy, Principal Ying Ning is also familiar enough with Xia Shu.

So after a few interactions, the school did them a favor and admitted them both into the Officer Academy.

When the registration time finally arrived, Xia Shu and the other two packed their bags and prepared to go to the military academy.

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Seeing Xia Shu and two captains standing at the entrance of the camp, all members of the special forces, led by Sergeant Fafner, came here to see them off.

This was not the first time that the special forces had sent people to military academy, so the scene was very peaceful and there were no particularly sad scenes.

However, there were only three of them enrolling this time.

The other non-commissioned officers who were preparing to become officers did not enter the military academy directly from outside, so they did not have to go through the three-month training period for lieutenants.

Anyway, they would meet again at the military academy, so Xia Shu didn't say much to these team members who were preparing to become officers.

He just gave Fafna serious instructions on the management of the special forces.

Now that Xia Shu is not here, Fafna has almost become the overall person in charge of the special forces.

She was worried that Fafner might be hesitant to make the final decision in some situations, so she patiently said, "If you encounter something that cannot be resolved, it's best to communicate more with Colonel Fake Sleep. I've told her that you are the one who makes the decisions on all matters, big or small. She only handles personnel matters and won't interfere in combat operations."

Fafna nodded, stars twinkling in her eyes, as if she was very touched by Xia Shu's trust in her.

At this time, the training camp commander Doragon, who had not been seen for a long time, suddenly appeared from nowhere and said confidently, "It's okay! Xia Shu, you go! I will support your team myself, you don't have to worry."

Xia Shu glanced at her and didn't bother to say a word to her.

He just secretly glanced at Sheng playing with ants in the corner and whispered to Fafna, "And don't stop training that girl's intelligence. I think her intelligence seems to have improved recently. She can even draw on her own."

Upon hearing this, Fafna nodded seriously, apparently taking Xia Shu's words to heart. She added, "Don't worry, Captain Viper is here to help me. I'll definitely teach her to be a good person!"

Hearing this, Xia Shu nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Qingxian looked at the time and whispered in Xia Shu's ear, "Xia Shu, it's time to set off."

Seeing this, Xia Shu stopped hesitating, exchanged military salutes with the remaining team members, and boarded the special car to the military academy with Qingxian and You.

Then, the vehicle started slowly and left the special operations camp under the watchful eyes of the team members.

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About two hours later, Xia Shu and the other two, who had been traveling all the way, arrived at the gate of the Officer College of the Hua District Military School along the familiar road.

Today is the day for admissions officers to report, but there are not many cars parked at the gate.

I think the overall number of students entering the Officer Academy is an order of magnitude less than that of the Lieutenant Academy.

After all, there are very few officers who can be promoted to captain, and it is even more difficult to pass layers of selection and get excellent results from picky assessment officers.

Many times, even if a captain has obtained passing scores in all assessments, the assessment team will not allow him to pass the promotion assessment directly if he lacks experience and qualifications.

Because the promotion to colonel is a greater test of an officer's strategic vision.

An officer without any strategic thinking will only be a nuisance to the grassroots troops even if he is promoted to colonel.

Therefore, professional qualifications-lacking officers like Doragon and officers with resumes based solely on combat achievements like Chunxiang often do not receive strategic importance.

Even if they gain recognition from the assessment team through years of combat, their subsequent promotion path will still be full of twists and turns.

The only people who can truly have a smooth path to promotion are those like Xia Shu, who have outstanding strategic and management abilities.

Because of this, Xia Shu's promotion speed has become a myth that cannot be replicated.

A threshold like the promotion from captain to major, which could hold Doragon back for years, was like a soap bubble that burst at the touch of a button in front of Xia Shu.

This is just like those geniuses in cultivation novels.

For others, the extremely difficult promotion bottleneck is as easy as eating and drinking water for them.

Look at Xia Shu. After serving in the army for a year, he entered the military academy as a sergeant and became an officer.

In another year, he jumped three levels and was ready to cross the second hurdle and become a sought-after special forces commander.

Just looking at her promotion record, people who don’t know her would think she is the illegitimate daughter of Princess Zhao.

But anyone who knows him a little knows that Xia Shu's personal resume is an oversized flash bomb that shines like a star.

She has reached her current position entirely through her own personal abilities.

Xia Shu's military experience is completely unrepeatable because objectively speaking, she is completely worthy of this resume.

Even if she wasn't in the Flower District, she could have achieved her current position in any war zone.

But in many cases, people are always willing to believe what they see.

There are so many girls who thought they were the next Xia Shu, so they jumped into the army without hesitation, only to end up with their heads smashed.

So from Xia Shu's perspective, we still have to advise these young people to think twice before acting.

Although judging from her age, she is also a young and inexperienced person.

Putting aside these idle talks for now, Xia Shu soon arrived at the registration point for the Officer Academy with two subordinates of the same rank.

Sitting here are several responsible officers and sergeants of the military academy.

Seeing Xia Shu coming over, several people immediately smiled at her.

932. The First Day at Officer Academy

Several officers and non-commissioned officers sitting at the registration point of the Academy were chatting in their seats.

But when they saw Xia Shu walking towards them, they immediately greeted him with a smile.

At the same time, out of courtesy, they all stood up from their seats.

Because Xia Shu had previously worked as a teacher at the Lieutenant Officer Academy, he was familiar with many people in the academy.

At this registration point, Xia Shu saw several familiar faces.

Like Major Du Yun, the secretary of the Military Registration Management Department.

There was also the lop-eared sergeant major who remained at the military academy, was later promoted and transferred to the school officer's office.

After Xia Shu greeted them with a smile, he introduced Qingxian and You to them.

Because the special forces have a great reputation now, when they are promoted to colonels in the future, there is a great possibility that they will become colleagues with the officers present.

Therefore, the officers at the military academy were very enthusiastic and did not look down on the two women at all because of their captain rank.

After the introduction, Xia Shu signed his name at the registration desk.

Then he casually asked, "What is Team Leader Pigeon doing now? Is he still teaching the new recruits at the Lieutenant Academy?"

The new recruits that Xia Shu mentioned were naturally not privates, but the new lieutenants who were about to be promoted to warrant officers.

It’s just that their teachers were used to calling the recruits “eggheads”, so this name has been used ever since.

Upon hearing this, the lop-eared cat replied to Natsuki, "Yes, she is still the leader of the non-commissioned officer group. However, her teaching reputation has been very good in the past two years, and I heard that she is going to be promoted to sergeant major."

"That's great." Xia Shu casually picked up a candy from the table and asked, "What about the person in charge of the lieutenant cadets? Is she still Sister Dongliang now?"

"Yes, and Sister Dongliang is going to be promoted to major general. I heard that after the promotion, she will be transferred to the headquarters." The lop-eared cat said, suddenly looking around and whispered, "There is something else I want to tell you. It seems that the instructor group leader of your school officer academy is wheat ears this year."

Xia Shu was stunned when she heard this. She had heard of this wheat ear.

She holds the rank of Sergeant Major and holds a high level of experience. As a veteran instructor at a military academy, she possesses extensive experience in combat with cadets. However, she is best known for her harsh words, sometimes leaving even officers and instructors completely bewildered.

I heard that before Pigeon came here, Mai Sui was the head teacher of the Lieutenant Academy.

Xia Shu could imagine the painful six months that followed when such a vicious guy came to the Officer Academy.

Thinking of this, the candy in her mouth no longer tasted good.

Seeing Xia Shu's bitter face, the lop-eared cat tried to comfort her, "It's okay, Xia Shu, you're a rising star in the army. We all say you're the young commander's chosen successor. She can't possibly say such mean things to the Crown Prince, right?"

Hearing this, Xia Shu smiled bitterly and said, "That's good."

Then, seeing that Qingxian and You had signed, he said hello to the other people at the registration office and left.

Afterwards, he took the two of them to the dormitory to collect the equipment needed for their studies.

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Later, after Xia Shu and the other two received their equipment, they found their dormitories according to their student numbers.

Like other students, Xia Shu lives in a double dormitory.

She and Qingxian are in the same dormitory, and You is in another.

After the three of them settled in a bit, they chatted with other captains who had arrived earlier in the building and got to know each other a little.

Many officers from other units had heard of the Special Operations Unit and Xia Shu. Now that they had met him in person, they were filled with admiration.

Later, when they talked about the fact that this year's instructor group leader was the notorious Sergeant Major Wheat Ear, they all felt a little uneasy.

Everyone chatted in the dormitory for a long time until the reporting day passed and it was time for dinner.

Then a whistle was heard outside, and all the officers came out of the dormitory and gathered outside.

The leading officer was a major general, who seemed to be the officer in charge of the Officer Academy this year.

Xia Shu remembered that her name was Sasa, and she was a person of few words.

But everyone's attention was not on the person in charge, but on the capable girl with the rank of sergeant major next to him.

The girl had thin lips and a pair of almond-shaped eyes, and at first glance she looked extremely mean.

Without a doubt, that is this year's instructor team leader, Sergeant Major Wheat Ear.

Although she didn't say a word, the way she stared at everyone made people feel very uneasy.

Fortunately, it was still Major General Shasa's home court, and Mai Sui did not take over the responsibility of giving a speech.

Sasa simply told everyone about some of the rules and regulations during their time at the academy.

After confirming that all the personnel were present, she ordered Mai Sui to lead the team and led a group of captains to the cafeteria to have their first meal here.

In addition, today is the first day of enrollment for lieutenant officers. From here, you can hear the noise coming from the lieutenant academy just across the wall.

Xia Shu and the others have all been through this stage, so they are not surprised.

After they finished dinner, Sasa arranged for the students to go to the classroom to study the rules and regulations of the Military Academy, and briefly talked about the courses they needed to study this semester. Then she let the students go back to the dormitory and go to bed to rest.

The next day, after the whistle blew to wake them up, the students did morning exercises and had breakfast. Then Shasa took them to the auditorium and held a ceremony to confer the title of quasi-captain for them.

This rank is only used when studying in the academy. Like warrant officer and brigadier general, it is a transitional rank.

After they graduate from the Officer Academy, their military ranks will be directly increased to the rank of major.

However, if they do not achieve the required credits for all subjects, they will be held back until the next semester, just like Doragon.

Such a military academy record would naturally be considered a shame on one's resume.

It is even very likely that you will never be reused from now on.

Therefore, students will try their best to avoid this situation from happening.

After the rank was promoted to quasi-colonel, the students' studies for this semester officially began.

In the conference hall, Major General Shasa first gave them an open class on the essential differences between colonels and lieutenants.