Ron sat at his desk with a stack of applications in front of him. These are applications sent by pilots who intend to leave the "reverse cross". The development space that the "reverse cross" can provide is quite limited. Although it is rumored that Ron will be transferred to a certain combat wing to be the captain of the wing after completing the adjustment of the "reverse cross". The position he left behind was attractive to most pilots. But most pilots also understand that this position is not their turn. In contrast, if you go elsewhere, you will have a much better chance of promotion. Therefore, many senior pilots have applied for transfer.

However, the most critical people, such as the original two squadron leaders Bunge and McGaa, had no intention of being transferred. Ron knew that they were now presumably eyeing the position of Captain of the Flying Group, which would also offer a higher rank, and that they would have a chance to compete for the position that Ron had left for if he had been transferred after completing the expansion of the "Reverse Cross" as rumored. For them, staying at the "reverse cross" is the best option.

There are also some pilots who know that the position of captain will definitely not be their turn, but Bunge and McGay will definitely have a place. Moreover, don't squadron leaders be needed for those newly formed flying squadrons? General Ron wouldn't let a rookie squadron leader who doesn't know anything about the operation of the "Reverse Cross", right?

Fifteen pilots had applied for transfers, but Ron wasn't going to approve the 'one' reading of the 'novel' as much as ybdu. Because, this number is already more than a third of the existing pilots of the "reverse cross". The transfer of so many people at one time will have a certain impact on the operation of the "reverse cross" and will not be conducive to the stability of the "reverse cross." Ron was only going to send 10 people away at most, and the others would have to be retained. Now Ron had to weigh who he should keep.

"I think we should give priority to their applications on the basis of age." Ron said to several squadron leaders, squad leaders, and other officers in attendance, "This way the older ones can get higher positions earlier." What do you guys think? ”

"Those who plan to go to other aviation schools can follow this principle, but those who want to become test pilots should not adopt this principle, right?"

"I think those who are willing to be test pilots should give priority to older people and longer flight times." "The people who applied for this role were people who really loved flying. The youth of a pilot is so precious, and young people can wait. ”

"Okay then." "We're going to pick out the people who can't leave this time by age and flight time, and then I'll talk to the brothers." Now, let's talk about the people we're going to add in. Scott, send the relevant documents to everyone. ”

Ron's staff officer, Scott, distributed some of the documents to the officers in attendance.

"This is the basic situation of the newly emerged ace pilots of the Army Aviation during this period, let's take a look, and then we will work together to determine the candidates for the replenishment of the fighter unit." Ron said.

The room fell silent, and everyone looked down at the materials.

"Yo, this John?? c?? Maia is very interesting. McGay said, "You see you've eliminated eight ground targets." Such talents must be brought in. And this, this one called Harry, a total of 12 shootdowns, 8 shootdowns were obtained on safaris, well, 5 of them were jets. He's a safari expert. ”

"This guy seems to have been trained from us, right?" Bunge said.

"Yes, and later on in the US-Soviet Combined Air Force under my command." "He was brilliant when I was still around. ”

"It turned out to be the general's old subordinates. This person is also going to be pulled in. McGaia then said, "This is called George??" Rawls's is also a strange one. There are only 5 shot down, which is just enough to qualify for an ace, but if you look at this buddy's ground performance, tsk, a whole 25 ground targets, there are cars, there are trains, there are planes, there are anti-aircraft guns, and there are tanks. Such a person should be retrieved immediately. Well, ground attacks are dangerous. If you start slowly, it will be miserable if you are shot down! ”

"What kind of fighter pilot is this guy! Get it and stuff it directly into the proposed squadron of attack aircraft! ”

"Attention, don't keep staring at the results on the ground! What we are picking today are the pilots who will be added to the fighter unit. Yes, don't deviate from the main goal. Ron said.

"That's good, Francis?? s?? Gableski, the achievement of 30 planes, all achieved in escort operations. He's a great guy. "And this-George??" said Bunger. e?? Brody also has 22 flights, including 6 on safari and 5 on the ground. It's quite an all-rounder. It's really nice to have a new person popping up now. Hurry up and get it, if it's too late, these guys will shoot down too much more than us. ”

"Hahaha......" The crowd, including Ron, laughed.

……

The fighter unit of the "Reverse Cross" is only a readjustment, but the attack aircraft unit is completely new. This involves a series of issues, starting with the question of the commanders of the two forces. The officers in the "Reverse Cross" are all fighters, and although they have also dabbled in ground attacks, they are probably not proficient. However, the new recruits are not familiar with the operation of the "reverse cross", and it is better for the two types of personnel to cooperate with each other.

After the expansion, the "reverse cross" is a wing in terms of the number of planes and flight personnel, according to the establishment of the US Army Airlines. A wing in the United States is divided into four groups, but the organization of the group is completely different from the current Chinese People's Air Force. The Americans' brigades were divided according to their functions. A wing consisting of an operations brigade, a maintenance brigade, a mission support brigade (ground support), and a medical brigade.

There are no problems with the maintenance team and the mission support team and the medical team, the personnel of these departments are easy to solve, Arnold has them. But the problem of the combat brigade is troublesome. According to the general custom of the United States, there are only four squadrons at most under a combat brigade. But here there is a problem with the "reverse cross". Under the "Reverse Cross", in addition to two squadrons of fighters, there will be two squadrons of attack aircraft \ light bombers, in addition to which, there will be a larger force simulating the enemy's low-altitude air defense forces. In this way, it seems that there will be 5 squadrons under the combat brigade of the "reverse cross".

And this is not the most fatal, in general, the combat mission of all combat squadrons is the same. If a certain wing is a fighter wing, all the combat squadrons use fighters; If it's a bomber wing, all the squadrons are also equipped with bombers. However, inside the "reverse cross" there are fighters, bombers, and ground air defense. Such a hodgepodge of a country is really difficult to deal with. In this way, the position of captain of the combat brigade becomes extremely important.

There are two candidates for this position, Bunge and McGaa. Who will be the captain of this brigade, Ron has not yet decided.

The next question is the attack aircraft \ light bomber pilot. In this regard, the United States does not have too many very prominent figures, so it has to choose from among the guys who have the most combat missions.

……

"What's wrong with you today, you seem to have something on your mind." Ron said to Nadya. Since going out today, Nadya has been keeping her head down, although she still holds Ron's arm and snuggles up to him as usual, but compared to the non-stop chattering situation a few days ago, Nadya is too quiet today.

"Well," Nadya paused, looking up at Ron, "a ballet company in San Francisco has proposed a program to our troupe for an exchange of trained actors. They send a group of actors to work in our troupe for a period of time -- about two or three years, and we will send some of them to stay with them for a while. ”

"Isn't that a good thing?" Ron immediately understood, "So you have a chance to stay in the United States!" He happily grabbed Nadya's shoulders with both hands.

"What's good about America." Nadya said, "There are a lot of people in the American audience who doze off watching ballet. And......" Nadya slowed down, "the regiment hasn't decided who to stay." There are a lot of people who want to stay, and it may not be my turn...... Besides, I can't bear to give up Teacher Ulanova, in the United States, I can never find such a good teacher as Teacher Ulanova. ”

"Why is there nothing good about the United States? I admit that in traditional arts, especially ballet, there is a big gap between the level of the United States and Europe, especially the Soviet Union. However, the level of modern art and modern dance in the United States is also very good. And these days, Mr. Nadya, you have made up so much ballet knowledge for me. I've also watched several of your performances. I found out that there was a problem with your performance. Ron looked down and looked at Nadya with a smile.

"What's the problem?" Nadya's eyes widened. When it comes to the art of dance, she has always been quite serious.

"Nadya, you're so cute." Ron smiled, "Some people say that serious men are particularly attractive, but I think serious women are also very attractive." ”

"Hurry up and get down to business!" Nadya's big eyes flowed, and she seemed to be a little annoyed and a little happy.

"Okay, okay." Ron said, "I've watched some of your performances, and I think some of your moves are too much like Ulanova, some of your moves are almost exactly like hers. I'm afraid it's not good. I've heard that each dancer has different conditions, so the style and movement that best suits them are also different. Having a good teacher is of course the best, but have you ever seen an artist who is exactly the same as his teacher in style? Is Ulanova's style exactly the same as her teacher's? I think you should stay in the United States now, and pay attention to other art styles that are completely different from the United States, so that you can form the style that suits you best. And...... There is one of the biggest benefits of staying in the U.S. for you. Ron dragged out.

"What's the benefit?" Nadya asked.

"You see me often." Ron said.

"Phew, what do you have to look at!" Nadya said, "But there's a little bit of truth to the things you mentioned earlier. Nadya hung her head as she ran her fingers around her little flaxen braids, and said in a low voice, "I'll talk to Teacher Ulanova when I get back." ”