Chapter 29: Find yourself a boss
After returning William Lee, Willis, and Gavin to the hotel, John wandered around the campus alone. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn three weeks' time, he would leave Fort Leavenworth to report to the 82nd Infantry Division, and he would have to sort out his next steps.
Ever since he learned that he was going to serve in the 82nd Division, John began to consider his place in the history of this legendary unit.
Whether as a time-traveler or as a member of the Vanderbilt family, John has his own pride and self-confidence. Now that he is involved, he will not be willing to leave a simple name in the battle history records of the 82nd Division.
I remember that in the TV series "Band of Brothers" in my previous life, Major Winters had a classic line: "When my grandson asks me, grandpa, are you a hero in battle?" My answer is: I'm not, but I serve with the heroes. ”
John was much more ambitious than Major Winters. Even if he can't be the leading actor in this historical drama, he will not be willing to be a dispensable trick. Unfortunately, when the 82nd Division was mentioned in later generations, his name should also appear in the ranks of Bradley, Ridgway, and Gavin.
At this point, John's mentality is very different from that of the beginning of 1937. Making money is no longer all he is looking for for John, who is stepping into the ranks of billionaires.
Sometimes, John himself feels like he's playing a long role-playing game. In the current World War dungeon, he has set himself the goal of "leaving a name in history" and becoming a true "hero" in the hearts of little Ella, Eric, and their descendants.
John has been quietly preparing for this goal. The helicopter and 107 rocket artillery programs revealed to William Lee today are only part of it. The "surprises" he had prepared for his future robes were much more than that.
Of course, apart from the above two items and the T10 parachute, which is related to some of his future plans, the other "little surprises" John does not plan to participate in himself. When the time comes, he just needs to put forward those "wonderful ideas", and there is no need to make any money. It wasn't worth it to make it look too ugly for a small amount of money, and neither the Army nor any other supplier would allow him to eat alone.
A year ago, John might have considered trading these things for some other benefit. But after this period of military life, his way of thinking has become closer and closer to that of an army commander. It must be said that the influence of the environment on a person is so magical. Unconsciously, he put the consideration of improving the combat effectiveness of the troops in front of earning personal benefits when considering problems.
John had his next plan in mind, but his body was instinctively driving him to the door of the military academy service club. It wasn't until the aroma wafting from the service cafeteria made his stomach gurt that he realized it was nine o'clock and he hadn't eaten dinner yet.
Looking at the handwritten menu on the small blackboard at the door of the restaurant, tonight's main course is the restaurant's chef Dali's father's favorite smoked sausage. It's the most popular delicacy in the academy, and John decides to fill his stomach with a serving.
Pushing open the door of the restaurant, there were not many customers inside. Only the innermost row of seats sat a dozen big men in sportswear, who seemed to be having a dinner.
"John, here." John was about to find a window seat when one of the big men stood up and shouted hello to him.
"Hi Albert!" John warmly stepped forward and hugged Lieutenant Colonel Wittmey: "What are you?" ”
"These are all members of the school rugby team. The boys won the School of Management (Army Management College Fort Leavenworth, a school that trains civilian and managerial talent for the military) in the afternoon game, and I took them to celebrate. Wittmeyer said with a smile.
"Well done! Congratulations! John took a glass of beer from Wittmeyer and raised his glass to the crowd.
After a beer, John realized that there was no Van Vliet in the group. Wasn't this guy being sent by Wittmeira to be the team's interim head coach recently? Curious, John whispered to Weitmai, "Didn't James come?" ”
He sat for a while and left, saying he was going back to revise his thesis. Why did you come to dinner so late today? Wittmeer said as he pulled John aside.
In John's impression, Van Vliet had always been a good student who was diligent and studious, so he didn't care about Wittmey's actions, and replied casually: "Didn't I be sent to a seminar by President McNair today, and I talked to people more after the meeting." ”
When they reached an empty corner of the restaurant, Wittmayer whispered, "Did you hear that?" James may not be able to return to the Red-Devils (U.S. Army's 5th Infantry Division). Van Vliet served as deputy commander of the division before coming to the training). ”
"Really?" John thought that Van Vliet was going to be promoted, and he was quite happy for him: "If you want me to say, James should have been promoted to colonel a long time ago?" ”
"It would be nice if I was promoted." Wittmeyer sighed for his friend.
"What's the matter, isn't it a flat tone?" John asked curiously.
"Someone from their army came to the meeting yesterday on the reform of the establishment, and I heard him say that James's position as deputy head of the regiment has been taken over." Now it was not only Wittmeyer who was there to cry out for Van Vliet, but John was also a little indignant about it.
It's also too bullying. When others come to participate in the training, they will not be promoted and reused immediately, but at least they will be a key training object. Van Vliet was good, he worked hard in the military school for several months, and when he went back, he even the original deputy commander was masturbated. Although John knew that this guy would have a few years of bad luck, it wouldn't be so bad.
"Does James know it himself?" John asked.
"Can you not know. The staff officer who came to the meeting used to be colleagues with James and me when we were at Fort Benning. I know all about it, how could James himself not know. ”
John admired Van Vliet more and more, and at this time he could still concentrate on revising his thesis. Just with this "Mount Tai collapsed in front and the color remained unchanged", he was convinced.
During the New Year's Day holiday, John and Bradley mentioned Van Vliet when they were partying. I remember that Bradley commented on his old classmate as "pure at heart", thinking that he was a pure professional officer who had no worries and only focused on studying how to fight.
In an instant, a thought suddenly popped into John's heart, why don't he just get Van Vliet to the 82nd Division. Isn't Bradley still worried about the lack of qualified officers at the division headquarters, and he shouldn't disagree. He was even a little hesitant to find out if Marshall had made a mistake. In this way, Van Vliet may be directly promoted to colonel and appointed chief of staff of the 82nd Division.
Anyway, after this period of contact, John still recognizes Van Vliet's character. With such a top boss, you don't have to worry about any messy and shabby things falling on your head. The more he thought about it, the more excited John immediately decided to call Bradley tomorrow and ask for his opinion.