Chapter 1304 Battalion Commander Gu!

Director Luo raised his hand to suppress the applause and continued reading:

"Wang Zhenguo, second place. Appointed as Chief of Staff of the 22nd Combined Arms Brigade of the 2nd Army Group."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp-looking colonel in his thirties stood up abruptly, his face beaming with barely suppressed excitement.

Although the 22nd Combined Arms Brigade is not as powerful as the 11th Combined Arms Brigade, it is still a heavily armed force, and the position of chief of staff is the core of brigade-level operational planning and coordination.

Snap snap snap snap snap snap snap ————

Applause started again.

"Li Weiguo, third place. Appointed as the Minister of Logistics and Equipment of the 3rd Air Assault Brigade of the 3rd Group Army."

Another colonel stood up to accept the congratulations.

Air assault brigades are emerging rapid reaction forces. Although they have different focuses from pure heavy combined arms brigades, their importance is undeniable, and the position of logistics minister is both lucrative and crucial.

The list was read out in order of comprehensive evaluation ranking, unfolding like a clear pyramid-shaped path to advancement before everyone's eyes:

Fourth place: Deputy Brigade Commander of the 1st Artillery Brigade, 1st Group Army;

Fifth place: Chief of Staff of the 45th Combined Arms Brigade, 4th Group Army;

Sixth place: Deputy Brigade Commander of the 2nd Engineering and Chemical Defense Brigade, 2nd Group Army;

Seventh, Commander of the 3rd Army Aviation Regiment directly under the Theater Command (the rank of this regimental commander is generally colonel or senior colonel).

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Every trainee whose name was called was assigned, without exception, to a core combat or key support position in one of the four major heavy-armored group armies or the main force directly under the theater command.

Deputy brigade commander, chief of staff, head of key departments... These positions not only mean a higher starting point and more important responsibilities, but also that their six months of intensive training have been highly recognized by the organization and they have been placed on the "fast track" where future battles may be the most intense and merits are the easiest to obtain.

Each announcement was accompanied by envious applause and hushed gasps of amazement.

Those trainees who had "settled down" tried to remain serious after sitting down, but the joy in their eyes and the small gesture of rubbing their new epaulets revealed their inner turmoil.

Meanwhile, the remaining trainees, whose names had not yet been called, were breathing heavily, their palms sweating, staring intently at Director Luo's mouth, as if awaiting their fate.

The atmosphere in the classroom shifted between enthusiastic congratulations and anxious waiting, growing increasingly heavy.

Gu Yun sat in the middle or back row, remaining calm on the surface, even leaning slightly against the back of his chair. However, as the impressive allocation results were announced one after another, the composure he had based on "average grades" and "special connections" began to waver slightly.

He originally thought that no matter how bad he was, he should have no problem getting a battalion-level command or regimental-level staff officer position in one of the four major army groups, which was not an elite brigade. However, as he saw his classmates who ranked lower starting to go to less "eye-catching" unit numbers (although still in the main force), he secretly calculated his own ranking and began to feel uneasy.

Finally, after reading nearly thirty names, almost arranging the future of one of the top three "top students" in the joint campaign command system into the main force, Director Luo's tone seemed to have changed slightly, and the list of units began to include more names that were not from the "four major main force army groups".

"Liu Zhiqiang, ranked thirty-second. Appointed as deputy brigade commander of the 17th Infantry Brigade of Yezhou."

When he reached this point, Director Luo paused for half a second. The classroom instantly became eerily quiet; even breathing almost disappeared.

A lieutenant colonel sitting in the middle turned pale instantly. His lips trembled, and he barely managed to stand up, his voice hoarse: "I...I will obey the assignment."

Pah, pah, pah, pah—

The applause rang out again, but it was much more subdued than before.

The position of deputy brigade commander sounds prestigious and powerful, but he's actually facing the Yezhou Infantry Brigade, which, compared to a main army group, is practically a militia force...

Moreover, their serial number is outside the top ten... they're undoubtedly a brigade of greenhorns, probably not even fully equipped yet...

In comparison, this deputy brigade commander's fart isn't even as loud as the battalion commander's fart in a combined arms brigade...

The cadets who were just overjoyed to be assigned to the main force now looked at this classmate with a mixture of relief and even a hint of indescribable sympathy.

The stark contrast sent shivers down the spines of those who had not yet been allocated jobs.

"Wang Zhigang, ranked thirty-third. Appointed as the deputy commander of the 2nd Night Market Garrison Regiment of the Yezhou Garrison Command."

This is considered to have reached the core defense zone, but the nature of the missions and promotion opportunities of the garrison troops and the field army group are obviously different.

The student whose name was called breathed a sigh of relief, but his smile was somewhat forced.

As the list continued downwards, it was as if an invisible watershed had appeared. Trainees in the middle and lower ranks began to flow into second-line combat units, fixed-area defense units, and even some newly formed experimental units whose equipment and missions were still unclear.

Each announcement was accompanied by a heavy "obey the assignment" and an increasingly stagnant atmosphere in the classroom.

Hope and despair, longing and gloom, flowed and collided silently in this small classroom.

Director Luo's voice remained steady, as if he were just mechanically reading the words on the paper, but every word he uttered determined the trajectory of a person's fate for the next few years or even longer.

Gu Yun's ranking was in the lower middle of the class. Hearing that some of his classmates with similar grades had become battalion commanders in second-line mechanized infantry brigades, while others had been assigned to newly established electronic warfare regiments as staff officers...

His fingers unconsciously twirled under the table, and the back of his neck felt a little cold. His previous blind optimism that "he wouldn't be assigned to the logistics department" now seemed somewhat pale in the face of the actual assignment list.

finally--

"Gu Yun," Director Luo read his name, and slightly raised his eyelids.

Gu Yun's heart tightened, and she sat up straight instantly.

All eyes immediately turned to them.

Everyone knows that Gu Yun's grades aren't outstanding, but they're definitely not at the bottom either. Moreover, his special identity... though not explicitly stated at the military academy, is an open secret.

Everyone wanted to see where this "connected" individual would end up in such a serious job placement process. Would they follow the rules and be assigned to a mid-tier position, or...?

Director Luo glanced at the words on the list, paused almost imperceptibly, and then announced in a clear tone:

"Appointed as Battalion Commander of the 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, Yezhou".