Chen Ming returned to the dormitory in a daze, ready to ask his roommate for help.

I can buy clothes myself, but when I buy military uniforms, where can I buy this thing?

"Chen, you can buy it on the Shop Exchange website. Three days, well, if you urge the store to hurry up and expedite it today, it may be too late. After all, Federal Express should simply be renamed Slow Express. ”

Hearing Chen Ming's request for help, the two roommates were very enthusiastic and willing to help. Black Ensign John was the first to speak.

"Damn, are you going to let our handsome Chen go to the bar in that low-fabricized military uniform and be laughed at by the girls?"

After Ensign White slapped John, he leaned over to Chen Ming and spoke.

"Chen, I suggest you shop at Marlow White. You can be casual in training clothes, but you have to listen to me in regular clothes and formal dresses. Trust me, a handsome dress will make you the center of the whole bar. ”

"Damn it, not everyone has a vampire dad on Wall Street like you."

Hearing White's words, John rolled his eyes and expressed extreme contempt in his heart.

"It's not show-off, John. You have to know that this is the most basic demeanor and image that a bald eagle officer should maintain. ”

Chen Ming saw that the two began to fight each other on a daily basis again, and silently left the battlefield and opened his laptop to inquire about the store that the two had just mentioned.

As the webpage opened, Chen Ming's jaw dropped suddenly.

Different websites and sellers actually sell officer uniforms in five different price ranges.

The public version is still the cheapest one, but this one costs 125 dollars, and the most expensive one costs 285 dollars, which is just a top.

Even insignia such as rank epaulettes have different prices, and expensive epaulette emblems are sewn with brighter gold thread. There are also hanging ties for lazy people.

Thinking about the cumbersome accessories and so on, Chen Ming had to interrupt the argument between the two.

"Hey, buddy. I have to say that the price is still too high for me. In addition, it should be too late to make name tags and name tags. ”

Chen Ming thought that the only 1,700 dollars left in his pocket were a bit big, and this also included his living expenses for this month. Thinking of Conn's cold old face, Chen Ming seemed to be able to think of the way he might mock himself in the office now.

If there is no targeting, Chen Ming will not believe it. These precautions can be told in advance, but they are stuck at this time to be notified, although I don't understand what the purpose is, but I certainly don't have any good intentions.

"Chen, don't you have a name tag? If you are financially difficult, you can choose to take your OCS uniform to a tailor's shop, as I did, and find someone to change it into an officer's uniform. ”

When John heard Chen Ming's words, he responded very intimately. His family conditions are not good, so he can understand Chen Ming's predicament.

White sneered at changing the soldier's uniform to the officer's uniform, but he was able to understand it and didn't say anything cool.

"I lost my name tag and then I didn't have a uniform."

Chen Ming coped with some embarrassment, he really didn't know how to explain his problem to his two enthusiastic roommates. The identity of his foreign student could not be revealed.

"Shet, then you should blame the ROTC who slammed the door. It is unreasonable that the uniforms that have been worn for several years should be taken back. Is a set of military uniforms also a waste of taxpayers' money? ”

After John heard Chen Ming's words, he spread his hands helplessly.

"Guys, but now I really don't know what to do?"

Chen Ming didn't know what the ROTC was in John's mouth, but now he really had to rely on these two local natives to solve the problem. Otherwise, he might even wear the wrong accessories on his uniform.

"Tell me how much budget you have?"

White asked, holding his hands and thinking for a moment.

"I only have $1,700."

"It seems that this is the only way to go. Chen, I'm taking you to the home of a veteran I know, who is a friend of my brother's and a former Navy captain. He's about the same size as you, maybe you can try to convince him to buy his second-hand uniform, and find a tailor to make your accessories and name tags. Oh, and a pair of combat boots. Chen, you can't buy second-hand this one. ”

White also looked very helpless when he heard the figures given by Chen Ming, and even John was a little incredulous. Their second lieutenant's basic salary is 3,000 dollars per month, plus all kinds of subsidies or something. Chen Ming is a lieutenant They know it, so where did all his money go?

Several people did not dwell too much on this issue. The three of them got into Chen Ming's small pickup truck and drove out of the barracks and headed towards the city.

With White's help, Chen Ming bought a second-hand full set of uniforms from the old captain. Then I went to the mall and bought a brand new pair of Belleville 800ST combat boots.

This pair of combat boots for naval pilots in White's mouth almost made Chen Ming go berserk. Maybe there are some excellent things about this pair of shoes that look similar to domestic combat boots, but the price of more than 300 knives made Chen Ming's heart bleed.

I finally walked out of the mall and found the tailor's shop, only to be told that they didn't have the camouflage fabric on the training uniform. Several people had to go back to the place that made Chen Ming sad and buy fabrics again.

After tossing for almost a day, I finally straightened everything out. After paying an expedited fee and agreeing to pick up the goods tomorrow, Chen Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the two roommates who had been running with him for a day, Chen Ming wanted to invite them to a meal, but the only more than 200 knives left in his pocket made Chen Ming unable to open his mouth.

"Hey, Chen. There's nothing to be embarrassed about, I'm sure you'll get better, you Chinese have always been very hardworking. When we have a chance to go to the bar later, just invite us to have a drink. Also, maybe we'll have to borrow your notes to copy them in the future. ”

Seeing Chen Ming's embarrassed face, White took the initiative to speak. John stretched out a swarthy slap in the back row of the pickup, Chen Ming was a little moved when he saw this, and slapped the two of them heavily.

"Hey, I'm here, I have a little bit of a cigarette from my family in China. It's one of our specialties, you can try it. White, please help me get it from the co-pilot's storage compartment. ”

Chen Ming suddenly thought that he still had a special cigarette that Lu Huaicheng gave him when he was leaving. Chen Ming was reluctant to score this cigarette, and it was always hidden in the co-pilot's drawer. But what happened today made Chen Ming feel very lucky to be able to meet these two brothers of different colors in front of him in this foreign country.

"Hey, that's good. It feels better than my daddy's cigars! ”

After lighting a cigarette, White's eyes lit up after taking a puff.

Seeing that the two happily accepted their gifts, Chen Ming also happily drove the car to the outside of the barracks canteen and stopped.

After all, there is no money in the pocket, so I can only eat in the canteen to save money. I'm sure the two brothers can understand.

Chen Ming looked at the puzzled gazes of White and John, and thought as he stopped.

It's just that after eating, a private standing at the table with a tray made Chen Ming stunned for a moment.

Seeing that John and White naturally took out fifteen knives and put them on the tray, Chen Ming had no choice but to pull out the ticket and put it on in pain.

He now understood the bewildered glances they had looked at him as they stopped.

Capitalism, what a cheat!

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PS: Shop Exchange is an army merchandise purchase site, and here it has been changed to a uniform merchandise purchase site for all units.

The other thing is the exchange rate, and I really don't bother to refer to the specific inflation rate or something. Let's just look at it like this, as long as it doesn't affect the actual understanding~

I was so busy today that I was dizzy, and in the afternoon I read book reviews to find abuse and made some small problems with my mentality. I've fixed a lot of typos in this chapter, so if you have any other questions, you are welcome to point them out.

From this chapter onwards, I'll be more detailed, and the Bald Eagle paragraph may seem a bit long. If you're patient, just read it slowly, and if you don't like it, you don't have to read this skip and wait for the next chapters.