After the meeting, John left Major Steve alone. Since Bradley wants him to find a breakthrough in logistics, then he needs to get a good look at the 82nd Division's family first.www.biquge.info

Thankfully, the situation wasn't as bad as John had imagined. Although Major Steve had been teaching logistics at Fort Benning Infantry School and did not have much practical experience in logistics work, his ability was still good. At least on paper, the 82nd Division's material readiness is quite good, and the hardware facilities such as the arsenal, supply depot, oil depot, and garage have also been completed on time.

"How many supplies are still not in place?" John asked, flipping through the books.

"12 155mm howitzers from the divisional artillery will arrive tomorrow, and now they are short of 24 105mm howitzers. Only half of the 36 37mm anti-tank guns were allocated to the regiments, and there was a shortage of 40 anti-aircraft machine guns. In addition, the pistols distributed to the medical battalion, the gendarmerie, the communications company and the engineer battalion did not arrive. Steve opened his mouth and reported a barrage of numbers.

John nodded, it seems that Steve is still very attentive to his work, and he will be able to have such a subordinate in the future. "What about vehicles and everything else?"

"According to the establishment, our division should have about 1,400 large and small vehicles, and the current gap is relatively large. Only more than 300 light vehicles arrived, mainly officers' vehicles and reconnaissance off-road vehicles. The military department said that the automobile company and the trucks of the regiments would be equipped after the arrival of the new recruits, as would the surgical equipment of the medical battalion and the large equipment of the engineer battalion. ”

"There's really no rush to do this." John also understood the above meaning, anyway, the automobile company, medical battalion, and engineer battalion directly under the 82nd Division were still empty shelves, and no one used the equipment when it came. The logistics command is responsible for the bulk transportation, and they don't need to do it themselves. "But the recruits will arrive at the end of the month, so it's better to finalize a schedule with them as soon as possible so as not to delay the training."

"Yes, sir." Then Steve added, "Then there's the issue of military tents and field kitchens. Although the above has been approved, I am worried about ......"

"I'm personally responsible for this. Go back and give me the statistics of the specific vacancies. John decisively interrupted Steve. He knows very well that the basic problems of clothing, food, housing, and transportation cannot be solved, and no matter how elite the troops are, they will not have combat effectiveness. What's more, the recruits who were assigned to the 82nd Division this time were all new recruits who left home for the first time, and it was easy to be depressed and demoralized.

In John's view, the so-called way of leading troops is nothing more than grace and power. On the one hand, it is necessary to restrain the troops with strict training and discipline, and on the other hand, it is necessary to show concern for the lives and welfare of soldiers in a rational, humane, and considerate way. In terms of "Wei", he may not be as good as Bradley and Ridgway, but the aspect of "En" is his strength. Isn't it just to be a "nanny" for these recruits, he asked himself if he could still do a good job.

It's a big deal to learn from the political work cadres of China in later generations, those touching stories of "loving soldiers like sons" John has heard a lot since he was a child in his previous life. He didn't believe it, because the US military's logistical support capabilities and China's ideological work skills would not be able to take down the eggs of these recruits. So, knowing that the problem could be tricky, John took the initiative to take it upon himself.

After asking Major Steve to go back to prepare the materials, John began to figure out where to start in the office alone, firing his first shot in the 82nd Division.

In fact, if he is still serving in the Army General Staff, these difficulties of the 82nd Division at present are not a problem. But now, he is the deputy chief of staff of the 82nd Division. If he wants to satisfactorily solve these problems within his purview, he really needs to think about it.

Before he knew it, John had missed the noon restaurant. If it weren't for Steve's reminder from the delivery material, he would still be immersed in the pile of "proposals" drafts written in "Martian".

In order not to go hungry in the afternoon, John followed Major Steve's instructions and found the officers' canteen in a row of plank rooms behind the division headquarters. It's almost two o'clock in the afternoon, and there are only a few people in the cafeteria. At a glance, John saw Ridgway, with a big, shiny shaved head.

"Hi Matthew! Why are you only here to eat now? John walked over to Ridgway with a plate.

"John, sit. I just returned from the 505th regiment. Matthew put down his fork, "The Pennsylvania and Georgia gangs are getting into trouble again, and this is the second time this week." ”

"What about Colonel Martin?" John knew that the guys from the National Guard would not be too honest, and it was inevitable to form a group of interests based on geographical connections. But how long have these people been here, how can they make such a fuss that even the regimental commander, Colonel Martin (a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard), can't be suppressed?

"That guy isn't here, I'm taking a leave of absence to go back to Philadelphia." Li Qiwei said angrily: "I heard that his fourth wife is about to give birth." ”

Good guy, this old playboy is in good health enough, and he is still in his 50s. I don't know if his little property will be enough for so many children and illegitimate children in the future.

"What the hell is going on, is the situation serious?" John asked curiously.

"It's all trivial." Li Qi sighed slightly: "Last time, it was the people of the 3rd Battalion who said that the 1st Battalion robbed the two off-road vehicles assigned to them, and several non-commissioned officers fought. This time, the group of Georgians said that their cigarette quota had been deducted, and ran to the regiment headquarters to make trouble. ”

What is this called, John was speechless. After being stunned for a while, he said, "This also requires you, the deputy division commander, to come forward?" Let the gendarmerie detain them and the confinement will soon be over. ”

"The problem is that there is no one in the gendarmerie now." Li Qi said slightly depressedly: "Who knew that in just eight or nine days, those people would make trouble." It's also to blame us for being in a hurry. ”

John listened in confusion for a long time before he figured out the situation. It turned out that Bradley, Ridgway, and Swain were going to clean up the discipline of the 82nd Division before the recruits moved in, so they first attacked the law enforcement department of the Gendarmerie.

Bradley got a number of places from Fort Benning and sent most of the gendarmerie to training. Of course, it is difficult to say whether these people can return to the 82nd Division after the training. Brigadier General Swing, a military prosecutor, has recruited a new group of gendarmes through his connections with the Judge Advocate General's Office, ready to fill these positions.

I didn't expect a good thing, but there was a time difference in operation, the original gendarme was gone, and the Xindi gendarme was not yet in place. Now there is only one lieutenant and a few non-commissioned officers left in the entire 82nd division gendarmerie, and they are simply too busy. At this time, the Pennsylvania Gang and the Georgia Gang had a quarrel again, and as a result, Li Qiwei, the deputy division commander (the gendarmerie was under his control).

John glanced sympathetically at Ridgway, and then an idea popped into his mind. Maybe while implementing his own plan, he also helped Li Qiwei by the way. So, he suggested: "I think the main reason is that the recruits didn't come, and the gang was too idle." There's been a lot of work going on in the logistics lately, and I just need a group of people. Why don't you pick twenty or thirty of those thorns for me? Okay, as long as the major is below. ”

Ridgway didn't know what John wanted the gang to do, but it was always a good thing for him. So he nodded very happily, "No problem, I'll arrange it in a while, so that they can report to you tomorrow." ”