Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 329 Personnel and staffing

At the end of the training ceremony held at the Royal Caleban Army Academy on 20 May 583, Claude was again promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Ovieras Army less than six months apart in front of teachers and students throughout the Academy, and was appointed Commander of the Battalion for the Independent Strengthening of the Battalion of the Rangers.

Claude was only twenty-six years old that year, and less than eight years into the army.

On the same day, more than two hundred other officers who excelled during the training were promoted, and the military academy scored at the grass-roots level, ranked among the forerunners. McJackie, Muriel, Berklin and Diavid are all on the promotion list, while McJackie is promoted to lieutenant and the remaining three to captain rank.

The next ten days will be the days when the cadets are off and waiting to be assigned. After the completion of this training of nearly a thousand officers and soldiers, the Royal Caleban Army School, like several other Royal Military Schools in Wangdu, will also become a Juvenile Military School. All of the participants came from the minor children of civilian officers who had lost their lives in the five years of the Eastern Regional War, and since then the Royal Caleban Army School has had a separate title, known as the Legacy School.

Don't look at General Michelch giving Claude the freedom to select twenty good grass-roots officers, but the fact is that the twenty grass-roots officers are only one fifth of the base of a regular battalion, not to mention that Claude's independent reinforcement battalion is an oversized battalion, which requires at least one hundred and sixty grass-roots officers to effectively control the entire battalion.

McJackie, Big Grimes, Muriel Ed, Diaveed and Belchlin must follow Claude, and in their eyes, Claude is more secure and more promising, which is what Belchlin has the most say in. He was transferred to the newly formed 2nd Battalion of Rangers at first, but later assumed the post of battalion commander by more traditional soldiers.

Even with the new tactics described by the Grand Prince and the precise targeting and suppression of the enemies with the Obash III, they were less concerned about the lives of their soldiers and were targeted for the quickest possible completion, causing heavy casualties among the soldiers of the second battalion of the Rangers. Berlin also lost the idea of building a successful career, and the battle was focussed on preserving lives. Fortunately, he was smart enough to see the wind, so he escaped from the Kanas Plains.

McJackie was reluctant to step down and liked to stay with Claude. He was now a lieutenant rank. It was appropriate for him to be Claude's next of kin. Claude couldn't help but let Michael go. With him around, Claude didn't have to worry about the trivialities of life.

Big Gummy was scolded by Claude for not making a difference, and this guy had a good time during military school training, so much so that he was promoted to the first level last year, from a sergeant to a sergeant. With his rank alone, he could only serve as a deputy squad leader when he was delegated to the army. However, he was loyal to Claude and a close associate of Claude, and after thinking about it, Claude faked public and private, appointing Big Grimes as the captain of his own guard unit, under the authority of McJackie.

Muried, Diaved and Berkelin are all captain ranks, occupying the position of captain of the three direct battalions of the independent reinforcement battalion, with the remaining captain designated by the top. A direct combat battalion like this requires four lieutenants to serve as squadron commanders, in addition to captains, and sixteen sergeants to serve as squadron commanders. Simply put, a battalion requires basically twenty-two to twenty-three grass-roots officers, and General Michelch has filled less than one battalion of the twenty grass-roots officers freely chosen by Claude.

Claude's solution was simple: after directly appointing Muriel, Diaved and Berklin as captains, he asked them to recommend for themselves the cadets handed over during the training, four of whom were lieutenants as captains of their lieutenants' squadrons, and Mike also recommended three, so that the fighting power of at least three battalions was assured.

In just two days, Claude filled 20 grassroots officers and handed them over to General Michel for approval. As for the oversized light cavalry battalion of the independent reinforcement battalion, the artillery battalion belongs to the category of professional technicians and the required officers must be redeployed from above. In addition, Claude made a request to General Michelchi to resolve, as far as possible, the dispatch of officers in charge of the Logistics Department of the Independent Reinforcement Battalion so that Claude could complete the formation of this Independent Reinforcement Battalion in the shortest possible time.

General Michelch soon sent two Major Officers to Claude, one named Schneider and the other named Siegfried. Major Schneck, 34 years old, was also a young strong soldier in the army, but compared to Claude, he felt like he was being eaten by a dog. After all, Claude is eight years younger than him, but his rank is higher than his rank, and Claude is not yet a descendant of a powerful nobleman, he is a civilian like him, and he is able to get to this point with solid military merit.

Major Schneck was appointed deputy battalion commander for the independent reinforcement battalion, the deputy commander of Claude. From the archives, he was characterized by very meticulous work, diligence and dedication, but by order. General Michelch thinks he can serve as Claude's deputy, working with Claude on his battle battalion assignment, while at the same time filling Claude's legacy. Because one of Claude's problems is that when the big picture is set, he doesn't pay much attention to the details at the end, and just mess with the past and it's over.

That was the most unsatisfactory thing about Claude for General Michelch, who had a strict personality, who wanted Claude to be a soldier and do what he had to do. The end part should not go unnoticed and be random when the outcome of the victory has been decided.

After the field exercise, for example, he hoped that Claude's combat reports would be accurate enough to capture several guns, how many gunpowders, how many enemies had been killed and how many injured, all of which required clear statistics for post-war assessments and summaries. Instead of what Claude wrote in his battle report, he captured countless bullets and destroyed most of his enemies...

But Claude never changed, whether it was a sandbox or a field drill, and after the victory he wrote a rough battle report, leaving the rest behind. Whoever is interested in counting for himself finds it boring to waste time on these things. It's not a real battle anyway, it's just sandbox projections and field exercises.

General Michelch had to blame Claude for not attending a proper military school and not being able to develop a rigorous military character. But General Michelch loved Claude's tactical thinking that day and that strange way of fighting. Without being able to make Claude a good soldier's habit, General Michelch thought it would be a good idea to send Claude a deputy with a simple personality and meticulous work.

Unlike Major Schnecker, Major Siegfried's life was worse than that of Major Schnecker, and all he had to do was report to us honestly and obeying orders. Major Siegfried, on the other hand, had a choice, and he could go to another motorized field regiment of the Rangers to serve as the logistics chief. The captain of the mobile field regiment is also a friend of his and has always had a better relationship. With the help of the Colonel's friend, the logistics of the mission he is responsible for should be very smooth and no one will bother him.

Major Zigfitt was, however, given another appointment to the post of Chief Logistics Officer in the independent reinforcement battalion. Like Lieutenant Colonel Ledfank and Lieutenant Colonel Skerry, he is a logistics officer and is good at statistics, auditing and distribution management. Unlike others, Major Siegfried has no strong ambition to climb up, is more satisfied with his rank and treatment and is responsible for his work diligently and diligently.

One was an invitation from a friend, and one was an appointment from the top, which Major Siegfried found somewhat embarrassing. He wanted to accept the good intentions of the Colonel's friend and feared that he would become the logistics director of the mobile field regiment because he was being talked about behind his back. The appointments made above made him uncomfortable and unfamiliar, and he wondered whether it would be difficult to take up his duties. Especially a younger boss than himself, he must be arrogant, it feels very difficult to get along if he wants to...

As a precaution, Major Siegfried deliberately went to inquire about Claude's whereabouts, surprisingly discovering that he was a close friend to his window at the military academy and that Lieutenant Colonel Scully had been the boss of this Claude. So Major Siegfried went back to Colonel Skerry and asked if he should accept the invitation of his friends or the appointment of his superiors.

Lieutenant Colonel Skerry told him to stop thinking about it and report directly to the independent reinforcement battalion. He assured Major Sigfitt not only that he would not suffer, but that he would soon be awarded credit under Claude, going further in the ranks.

Lieutenant Colonel Skerry told Major Siegfried that Claude was not only a difficult man to get along with, but, on the contrary, he had great respect for men of skill. Logistical and technical officers such as Major Siegfried could soon gain the trust and support of Claude as battalion commander if they worked diligently to accomplish their duties. When he went to the Ranger Battalion, he thought of himself as Claude's logistics chief, and it was such a pleasure to work with Claude.

“Unfortunately, I am now the head of the logistics department of the division, and if not, I would rather work with Claude instead of you to independently reinforce the battalion.” Lieutenant Colonel Skerry lamented and wrote Major Siegfried a letter of recommendation to Claude and stuffed him in his arms. Lieutenant Colonel Skerry is well aware of the character of his fellow window friend and is resolute and straightforward in his duties, but very soft in his future choices about his own future.

Major Siegfried just arrived and brought a letter of recommendation from Lieutenant Colonel Skerry to him. Claude was pleased that Major Schneck and Major Siegfried had arrived just in time to solve his eyebrow rush. As can be seen from the files of the two and from the letter of recommendation that Lieutenant Colonel Skerry wrote to Major Siegfried, both men were honest and diligent and had no ambition to compete against the Claude Chamber and were able to help him greatly.

“It is a pleasure for both of you to join the extended family of independent reinforcement battalions.” Claude stood up and shook the hands of the two Major Officers who had come to report to him to welcome him: "Well, let's divide our responsibilities today, we're running out of time, and in a few days we're going to the Castle Cristo camp to officially set up a battle battalion, so it's best that we give the size of the battalion. ”

“Major Schneck, as deputy battalion commander of the battalion, you are responsible for the formation of the various units of the battalion, the Security Service, the Military Justice Service, the Personnel Service, the Communications Service, the Staff Office and the Archives Office, under your authority, the Guard Squadron and the Gendarmerie Squadron. In addition, communication teams and medical teams need to apply for redeployment from the above as soon as possible, complete communication contacts between battalions and divisions, and conduct medical examinations of all incoming officers and soldiers. ”

Major Schneck opened his eyes in surprise. He had no idea that Claude would give him such a decentralization. The Security Service, the Military Justice Service, the Personnel Service and the Communications Service had always called the four major airline departments in the battalion. It was the key to the battalion's commander's firm command. I had no idea that Claude would leave it to him to prepare. This gave Major Schneeder a sense of dying for those who knew.

The Security Service, under the command of the guard squadron, is responsible for the guarding of the battalion headquarters, while the personnel of the officers in the battalion, the guards and the personal deputies, are all under the responsibility of the Security Service. Guard squadrons, such as those belonging to the commander of the battalion, Claude, who protect the personal safety of senior officers in battalion headquarters, are also under the authority of the Security Service.

Claude, however, did not hand this squadron over to Major Schneck, but appointed McJackie as squadron leader and personal deputy to the squadron. Apart from the battalion commander Claude, who has a small unit of guards, senior officers from other battalions can only go out with a group of guards, that is, three to four, designated by the commander of the guard squadron or temporarily dispatched.

The Military Justice Division is concerned with regulating military law and discipline for officers and soldiers. It goes without saying that a gendarmerie squadron is a law enforcement officer and is responsible not only for military justice and punishment, but also for checking military mail, guarding detention cells, surveillance and management of offenders, etc.

The Personnel Service checks personal status, manages promotional rewards for officers and soldiers in battalions, lists of salary and welfare allowances, and sacrifices of generals' pensions.

The Communications Office is responsible for the issuance of superior orders, the liaison of subordinate combat units, and the main means of communication is the use of hawks to communicate with pigeons and human horses.

It doesn't matter if the staff and archives are ready later.

After discussing the affairs and responsibilities of Major Schneck, the logistics of Major Siegfried is next, which goes without saying that Major Siegfried is better than Clodney. With regard to the relocation of logistics personnel from the independent reinforcement battalion, the allocation of financial costs, the collection of weapons and equipment and the stockpiling of armaments, all these matters were handled by Major Sigfitt, who was instructed by Claude to refrain from treating the Safeguard Squadron's craftsmen as free labourers for their own personal gain.

Apart from that, Claude thought about handing over to Major Schneck and Major Zigfitt the logistics brigade, which was under the responsibility of the Department of Logistics. This significant logistical unit is not a caravan of handymen and vehicles, but, seriously speaking, an armed escort and warehouse guard, as well as a soldier in formal uniform.

Claude felt that the logistics unit was somewhat unjustified, with the general battalion being a squadron responsible for guarding the battalion warehouse and escorting logistics. But I don't know what they think, giving the battalion an independent reinforcement of a brigade, which makes the Department of Logistics more under its authority than the battalion's guard force and seems to have an upside down feeling.

But the compilation has been finalized, and Claude will have to do the same. However, he had decided to take back the jurisdiction of the logistics brigade from the Department of Logistics, so that Major Sigfitt could easily respond to Claude's request without paying much attention to his men's military power.