Three days have passed since the opening ceremony. Chen Ming finally figured out the general situation of the Bald Eagle army.

For example, military uniforms are purchased by themselves, in the Bald Eagle army. Soldiers' uniforms are issued free of charge by the state, but only once. In the future, only a clothing allowance of about 350-450 knives per year will be issued, and if the soldier does not have the need to change his clothing, then this money can be kept.

In the cafeteria, non-commissioned officers do not need money to eat, but officers have to pay for themselves. This phenomenon is rarely seen in a country that pays attention to the equality of officers and soldiers, but thinking about the salary system of the Bald Eagle army, Chen Ming feels that this arrangement has its merits.

The salary gap between officers and soldiers in the Bald Eagle army is relatively large. For example, a lieutenant's annual salary is about 50,000 to 58,000 knives, while a private's monthly salary is only about 1,500 knives. Of course, the more than 140 benefits of the Bald Eagle servicemen are all enjoyed by officers and soldiers.

And when it comes to salaries, we have to mention the military system of Bald Eagles. Each rank of the Bald Eagle's army corresponds to a rank. And this rank is linked to the tasks and responsibilities of each soldier and the salary package.

The grades are divided into three systems: E, O, and W. Soldier non-commissioned officers are of the E department.

From Private1 to PVT, the private represents the E1 level, and the task of this level of soldier is to complete 4 months of recruit training.

After completion, the soldier will be promoted to Private PV2, at which time, the soldier's rank will be changed to E2, and the salary package will increase. E2's mission is to be promoted to Private First Class in 6 months.

The rank of Private PFC is raised to E3, and the task is to pass the examination and be promoted to corporal after 8 months. And so on.

For example, a private of the second class does not pass the examination and is promoted to a private class. Even if he reaches the maximum of 26 years of service in that rank, his rank will still not be promoted, and there will be no change in salary.

Chen Ming couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly every time he thought of this. Although it seems that there is no such cruelty as the domestic army, the corporal has to retire if he does not stay in the team for three years and is promoted to sergeant. But just imagine, who can be a private for more than twenty years in the ridicule of others?

In addition, the Bald Eagle's army has a responsibility system. For example, each company will have a chemical defense sergeant. Then, when carrying out anti-chemical warfare operations or training, including the company commander, they have to listen to him.

Thinking of this, Chen Ming couldn't help but think of the black sergeant who was in charge of the discipline of their lives. Every day, he can yell at a group of officers like his grandson. But when he left the dormitory and met him outside, he would take the initiative to salute Chen Ming and them.

It was similar to the requirements of the domestic army for tofu blocks, except that the army of the bald eagle focused on leather shoes. According to the black sergeant, the shoes had to be polished so that he could see his face on them.

On the black leather shoes, the face of a black man should be illuminated, if it weren't for the fact that he saw the rest of the people looking accustomed to it, Chen Ming almost wondered if this person was making things difficult for him.

Well, let's shine our shoes honestly.

"Chen, you must have a good relationship with the instructor of the ROTC!"

After John and White went out to play basketball, when they returned to the dormitory and saw Chen Ming's shoeshine appearance, John immediately opened his mouth and laughed.

"Why, how is the matter with what I asked you to inquire about? I'm on the verge of bankruptcy. ”

Chen Ming didn't respond to John's funny, but looked at White and asked. From the day he went to the tailor's shop to dress up the army, Chen Ming found that this guy seemed to have spent a lot of time in this city, and many people knew him. So naturally, I asked him to find a part-time job.

At the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, the first year and a half was spent not touching planes at all, it was all theoretical study. And the time is about the same as most of Bald Eagle's schools, and school ends around 3 p.m. There is a lot of free time, if it weren't for the occasional physical fitness and outdoor classes that need to assemble the whole team, Chen Ming wouldn't even feel that the place he was in was a military camp.

"I've inquired, there are all the resident singers in the bar, and you are Chinese, and they are also worried that your songs will not be adaptable."

White shrugged his shoulders, as if he felt a little sorry for this Chinese brother who often gave them small stoves to make up for them.

"But if you're confident in your music, then you can go to the beach and try it. Pensacola's beaches are famous throughout Florida, so there are quite a few tourists, especially in the summer. ”

White was also a little worried about Chen Ming's concert. It's just that he wouldn't have thought that Chen Ming had a lot of native English songs in his head.

Chen Ming heard White's words and put down the leather shoes in his hand. He knew that White was talking about some of the foreign wandering singers he had seen in the video. Find a crowded place and open the case and place it on the ground. People who pass by will throw their money in if they like it.

Although White and the others took it for granted, Chen Ming didn't like this in his heart. After all, this way is very similar to domestic begging.

He also thought about contacting the embassy for help, but he really couldn't save face. I have only been out for half a month, and the little money I brought with me, the 1,500 dollars given by the embassy are all gone. Don't say what others think, anyway, Chen Ming feels that he really can't open his mouth.

"Is there a part-time job at a convenience store?"

"Shet, damn Chen. Are you an officer of Bald Eagle who doesn't know where your money is going, but you work in a convenience store? Oh my God, you're throwing the image of a bald eagle officer on the ground and spitting! ”

Chen Ming looked at White's sudden scolding with some puzzlement.

"Chen, although we are brothers. But I also have to advise you to give up thinking about a part-time job at a convenience store. Go to the beach, I'll help you with that and get your music to fit Bald Eagle. ”

John also frowned and persuaded.

Chen Ming looked at the two of them for a moment, and finally figured it out. The overreaction of the two comes from cultural differences.

At Bald Eagle, the issue of income is a matter of personal privacy. So although the two were curious that Chen Ming's salary higher than them could be so miserable, they wouldn't ask.

Also, sing on the beach and wait for a tip from the audience. It seemed to them a very natural thing, and even a bald eagle officer who could play music was a very romantic thing in their eyes. If there's one more encounter, it's the beautiful story of guns and roses.

In the case of low-tech jobs at convenience stores, they think only work-study high school students or middle-aged women can do it. Such work would insult the image of the Bald Eagle officer.

Chen Ming was completely opposite to what they thought. In his view, as long as it is the income created by his own labor, there is no distinction between high and low. On the contrary, it will be humiliating to sing on the beach or in the crowd.

Especially when I think of the picture of myself singing, the piano case in front of me slowly turns into a broken bowl.

Chen Ming couldn't help but shudder.