St. Jose was the only one among the nine instructors in this military exercise who was appointed as a staff member. This is related to St. Jose's low academic qualifications, and he has few prospects for advancement in the future.
However, Saint Jose is now favored by Commander Thomas Jr., and as the City Guards have been reorganized in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Defense and a new staff department has been established, Commander Thomas Jr. simply transfers Saint Jose. .
Functionally, it is quite suitable for Saint Jose's job. After all, one of the very important tasks of the General Staff Department is to prepare military training plans. Saint Jose can be regarded as a "experienced". After all, his training plan beats those who have conducted scientific training. of the Defense Forces.
The other eight instructors all have at least a college degree or a military academy graduate. Unless people in the staff department can be promoted to the position of chief of staff, most of them will just go through the motions. Those with ideas will still become actual officers and be promoted. Promotion will be relatively faster, and most of these civilian personnel will not be favored by these future officers with real power. The staff department is very suitable for people who have no ambitions and occasionally fish in daily life. This is also the current situation in Argentina.
Being promoted to the staff department was regarded as an over-promotion for St. Jose. St. Jose had not even graduated from high school. This promotion was entirely at the initiative of Colonel Thomas Jr. and was headed by the newly established Infantry Brigade Headquarters. The appointment is given.
Under the instructions of President Bilon, the Argentine Ministry of National Defense is preparing to reorganize the national army. Among them, the City Guards of Cordoba are officially reorganized into the Eighth Infantry Brigade of the Argentine Army, which has two jurisdictions. An infantry regiment with a total military strength of 6,000 people. The 1,000 people originally transferred from the National Defense Force were divided into 500 people, who were broken up and merged into the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments.
This is also an attempt at military reform by the Argentine army, the first step towards modernization, which seems to have both good and bad consequences.
Let’s talk about the bad things first. This military reform has caused the Argentine army to expand a lot. The number of first-level military units has increased from 80,000 to more than 100,000. Military expenditures have to increase a lot. Originally, the city guard was a source of local finance.
Most of the local city guards across the country have been incorporated. In addition to the Cordoba City Guards, there are also army armed forces in the northern border provinces. The total number of the army exceeds 100,000.
There are some benefits, that is, taking the opportunity to add a wave of centralization, reducing local pressure, allowing local military power to be fully integrated into the national military system, and conducting integration work, which is also conducive to long-term domestic stability and disperses separatist forces. Although Argentina is in We have done a good job in this regard, including not classifying races, classifying all people as white, and banning black immigrants. The only bad thing about the immigration policy is that although the country is relatively stable, the population growth is too slow. Not as good as Brazil next door and Mexico to the north.
But after the Bilon government stepped down, this policy was abused for encirclement and suppression. Argentina's military-political integration was not very reliable.
This time the new staff was established, and Saint Jose was favored by Colonel Thomas Jr., and the Argentine combat army was more interested in officers' background, so Colonel Thomas Jr. considered it more and specially brought Saint Jose. The newly formed General Staff.
One of the reform regulations of the Ministry of National Defense is that Argentina's military service has also been changed from a conscription system to a compulsory military service. This can greatly expand the source of military personnel. Those who want to "grab strong men" to join the army, such as Saint Jose, will become fewer and fewer until they disappear. A huge progress for society.
But there is also a problem. The quality of all the compulsory soldiers is uneven. They are not screened and are sent to the army. Moreover, it only takes one year for the new conscripts to serve.
The management of the army is still lax, the military ideology is backward, and the training intensity is very low. In fact, most soldiers may not be as good as the original system. After all, the physical fitness and service performance of the Gauchos on the grassland are considered to be relatively good.
However, the one-year service period is too short. The formal training time is estimated to be seven or eight months a year. The training results are not very high and it is impossible to form combat effectiveness.
The British in later generations during the Falklands War were one of the top five gangsters in the world, and they had Americans as their backers. That is to say, the Argentine military government at that time was too stupid and wanted to provoke the British.
The United Kingdom implements a voluntary military service system with a minimum service period of three years. It is also one of the bridgeheads of the Cold War. It has the world's four major intelligence agencies and a powerful navy that cannot be compared with Argentina. To fight a war, it also requires strong logistics.
Maybe Mrs. Thatcher was confused when she heard that the Argentine army occupied the Falklands. After all, the negotiations were going well, and the British were ready to let go. The first war would bring Argentina back to its original shape. Just like an old proverb, the Guizhou donkey has no skills. .
Of course, although the British won this battle, their status dropped a lot. They could be considered undefeated and defeated. They could safely be the younger brothers of the Yankees.
"I thought about it for three days and three nights, but I still couldn't figure out why he came to beat us."
"Instead of surrendering, the enemy tried to resist," and so on.
Under the guidance of the young lady at the military front desk, St. Jose arrived at his work station. Located in the second row of the staff department, there was a partition with the sign of St. Jose Cohen already hanging on it.
Saint Jose glanced at it. There are currently seven or eight people in the staff, most of whom hold the rank of second lieutenant and lieutenant. There seems to be a captain who is old enough to be Saint Jose's father. Most of the others are around thirty years old. , San Jose seems to be the youngest.
These people seemed to be from civilian positions in the army. If you want to say why, Saint Jose could tell it. For no other reason, just because of their thin bodies, Saint Jose, a man with a rather strong and well-proportioned body, felt like he was beaten by five. Not a problem.
Most of the people in the staff department didn't know each other. They sat at their desks and acted as small staff advisors.
Everyone was just sitting there, in line with the principle of saying less and making less mistakes. Saint Jose didn't say anything and just sat there quietly. The table was clean and there was nothing else.
"If I had a computer, it would be very similar to when I was working in my previous life." Somehow, this idea came to Saint Jose. It would probably take forty or fifty years before such conditions would become common.
At about 9 o'clock, the commander, Colonel Thomas Jr., arrived belatedly, followed by a man in his thirties, with the rank of major in the badge on his shoulder.
This man looked ruthless at first glance. He had a small scar on the lower left corner of his face, and his expression looked more feminine.
When the colonel saw Saint Jose standing upright, he made a gesture with his eyes. Saint Jose still didn't understand what it meant, and then he took the lead in applauding, showing the self-cultivation of his subordinates.
"Pa bang bang, bang bang bang,..." Everyone also started to applaud along with Saint Jose.
Commander Tomps pressed his hands down, and the applause immediately stopped.
"Hello everyone, I am very happy that you can join the newly established staff. The person next to me now is your future chief of staff, Major Eureka Guilla. Everyone applauds and welcomes..." Commander Tomps also applauded. .
"Pa bang bang... bang bang..." There was another burst of applause.
"Hello everyone, my name is Eureka. You can call me sir from now on. I used to be a staff officer in the Ministry of National Defense and served in the Marine Corps for three years." Eureka said with a faint smile on her face. Sai seems a bit fake.
But he still seemed to be quite capable. He was able to become a major at a young age and was promoted in the Ministry of Defense. Later, when he thought about it, he felt that his smile was fake. The commander of the National Defense Forces stationed in Cordoba seemed to smile like this.
Before leaving, Tomps patted Sanjesé on the shoulder without saying a word, making other colleagues a little jealous. This was the uncrowned king of Cordoba.
After Commander Thomas Jr. left, the general staff became silent. Chief of Staff Eureka returned to the staff and began to speak again.
"Hello, fellow comrades, the current main tasks of our staff are to promote the transformation of the urban defense force into an infantry brigade. This is also a change from a paramilitary force to a first-level combat force." It makes sense, and is similar to what Saint Jose thought.
"At present, our city guards actually have multiple roles. They are both military and police, and they are also responsible for patrolling. The responsibilities are not clear." Eureka paused and continued. Saint Jose also nodded. The guards have almost become the urban management brigade, with all kinds of functions, and some of them have guest roles in the underworld and other messy things.
"We need to formulate a new training plan. This is one of our important tasks. At the same time, we must also firmly grasp domestic and foreign intelligence, especially the espionage work in our province. Doing intelligence is also an important daily task of our staff."
"When formulating a training plan, we have a professional here, that is, Warrant Officer St. Jose Cohen, the former instructor of the Ninth Group of the City Guards. The Ninth Group under the command of Warrant Officer St. Jose won first place, surpassing all teams. This is also why we The City Guard has become an important factor in becoming a new brigade among the two local armies in the country. When formulating training plans, you can communicate more with Warrant Officer Saint Jose." Others looked at Saint Jose, making Saint Jose feel a little embarrassed. .
"Thank you everyone, please take care of me in the future. I just did a small job." Saint Jose gave a standard military salute.
"The intelligence acquisition is handled by Captain Carmen Claude. Captain Carmen has rich experience and has done a good job in intelligence work. He has made great achievements in the past and is very good at intelligence acquisition and analysis."
"Thank you, sir. Comrades, please support me in the future." The captain, who was in his forties and had a standard military cut, also saluted seriously.
"Other work is to assist the Logistics Department to improve logistics. I hope that under the leadership of Commander Tomps, we can improve the combat effectiveness of our army, clarify responsibilities, and create greater glory!" Eureka encouraged the big guys.
The staff department not only has ten people in this position, but there is also another room with staff members. Most of these people are fresh graduates from military schools who do not serve in combat units and assist the chief of staff.
St. Hesse also briefly got to know other staff in the office, including Second Lieutenant Erikson Macca, who came from the Logistics Department of the City Guards. A man about the same height as Saint Jose, he looked very capable.
We were not busy with other things in the morning. We got to know each other and other members of the staff.
At 12 noon, go to the canteen on time to eat.
The meal at noon was much better than the one in the previous military camp. It was not a big pot dish in terms of ingredients or texture. It had three dishes and one soup. Saint Jose ordered a braised chicken leg, a lamb chop with stewed peas, and beef. There are fried kale and soup options such as oyster soup and seaweed and egg drop soup. It turns out that those in the military camp are not for human consumption.
Saint Jose was not too isolated, and of course he didn't talk too much. He sat at a table with the staff and listened to them talk about things.
The food at the headquarters is so good. No wonder the Afghan army’s combat effectiveness is low, but the logistics are still not strong enough. We can obviously make delicious food, but is it because we are afraid that it will be too delicious and make the soldiers fat? It’s not that there is no possibility. Now They don't train very much. If they eat more and eat well, they might become fat.
I don’t know how much the military budget can be increased after it is converted into a military force. This is also a big problem. The country’s economy has grown a lot in recent years, but agriculture has declined a lot. The logistics of the war thirty years later are really terrible, with tens of thousands The logistical support provided by Dai Ying, both inside and outside, far exceeds that of Argentina.
Of course, this matter is not actually something that Saint Jose should worry about. Now Saint Jose is just a small consultant. At most, he can put forward his own opinions and opinions, and it will be good if they can be adopted.
