After hearing what Lieutenant Alberto Dill said, Colonel Waldo Granma said with disdain:
"You are just a lieutenant, and you want to be my adjutant. What are you thinking?
I have my own adjutant and don't need anyone else to arrange one for me.
Take us back to our residence."
Lieutenant Albert Dill did not dare to say anything more, and could only nod repeatedly:
"Yes, sir. Please follow me. The car is just ahead."
Colonel Waldo Granma said nothing more, turned to the beautiful woman and said:
“These damn navy fishermen are so ungrateful and have no sense of etiquette at all.
When I was the head of the army regiment, that navy colonel named Fang Lang was just an infantry cannon fodder!
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"It's really uncultured of you to not even come to greet your old superior when he takes office."
The exquisite beauty wore a small white hat on her hair, and a white fishing net-like decoration hung from the brim of the hat.
She looks very elegant.
After hearing what her man said, she covered her nose and frowned slightly:
“No wonder I smelled a faint fishy smell, it turns out they are all fishermen.
You'd better arrange for someone to clean our house. If I have to smell this fishy smell every day, I will vomit."
Colonel Waldo Granma smiled and said:
"Don't worry! Tomorrow I will organize everyone to clean up the surrounding area.
Let these damn fishermen enter civilized society early and experience it for themselves."
After hearing his words, the lady smiled with satisfaction, then turned to look at the soldiers carrying luggage behind her and scolded:
"Be careful, these suitcases are very valuable.
You, you, I'm talking about you, how could you put the suitcase on the ground?
If it gets dirty, you just lick it clean for me."
The soldiers behind him were so frightened that they kept silent and hurriedly raised the suitcase, which was not on the ground to begin with, a little higher.
The couple didn't notice that the people who came to greet them started to look unhappy.
The leading Lieutenant Albert Dill had a cold light flashing in his eyes and looked at several soldiers carrying luggage with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Under the guidance of Lieutenant Albert Dill, everyone came to a row of Willys Jeeps parked next to the runway.
Before inviting everyone to get on the bus, Colonel Waldo Granma frowned and said:
"Why are there only military jeeps? Aren't there any cars for senior officers?"
Lieutenant Albert Dill quickly stepped forward to explain:
"Sir, the only vehicles at our naval base are jeeps and trucks. There are no sedans for senior officers."
"My dear, this won't do. You have to hurry up and ask the logistics department to buy two cars.
Otherwise, it would be very inconvenient for me and the kids to go out.
This jeep is leaking air everywhere, I wonder how much dust it will collect!"
Mrs. Grama's delicate voice sounded from behind.
Colonel Waldo Granma said with a smile on his face:
"Don't worry! When I apply to purchase tanks, I will also purchase two cars at the same time. I guarantee that you and the children will be protected from the wind and rain.
Now, dear, please bear with me for a moment and take this broken jeep back to your residence first, and we will talk later."
After saying that, he looked at the back seat of the jeep and felt that it was obviously not very sanitary. He then turned to Lieutenant Albert Dill and said:
"Don't you guys maintain your vehicles? Look how dirty the seats are. Hurry up and find something to pad them."
Lieutenant Albert Dill was stunned when he heard this. It didn't make sense!
How could it be so dirty when I just cleaned it before the reception? Could it be that my subordinates were lazy?
You should know that Fang Lang has very strict requirements on the military's hygiene standards. Whether it is warships, the environment within the base, or the maintenance requirements of military equipment are very strict.
All places must be cleaned at least twice a day, and the gendarmes will check every sanitary blind spot every day if the gendarmes' white gloves have been stained with dirt in that place.
The consequences would be very serious. Not only would the person in charge of this sanitary area be in trouble, but his direct superiors three levels above him would also have to review their actions.
And, it will affect everyone's allowances.
It cannot be blamed on Fang Lang's abnormal request. It is just that with so many people living together in an army, infectious diseases may be caused if one is not careful.
Therefore, Fang Lang had no choice but to be cautious.
In addition to strict requirements on hygiene, Fang Lang also has very strict requirements on the appearance of the military. He remembered that in his previous life, when he was studying and participating in military training, the instructor taught everyone how to fold tofu blocks.
Fang Lang also wanted to promote it in the First Fleet, but because his fleet was stationed in the tropics for a long time, there was no chance to use quilts at all, so he could only ask everyone to keep the beds tidy.
It looked very pleasing to the eye. At first, the officers and soldiers of the First Fleet complained a lot, but after a while, everyone discovered its benefits.
In addition, Fang Lang established a strict reward and punishment system, and everyone gradually developed good hygiene habits for their own honor and their own allowances.
So, when Lieutenant Albert Dill heard that his subordinates did not meet the hygiene standards, his face changed, and the soldiers around him also changed color.
The driver of the car quickly turned around and looked at the place where Colonel Waldo Granma was pointing.
But no matter how they looked, they couldn't find any dirt anywhere!
Lieutenant Albert Dill even reached out and touched the seat and the floor, but didn't see a trace of dust anywhere!
It stands to reason that this kind of jeep without doors should have some dust after driving for a while. But Natal is a coastal city.
In addition, there is no industrial base nearby that can pollute the environment, so the air quality is still very good. As long as you don't drive your car onto the muddy road outside the military camp, the car will basically not get dirty.
Seeing his clean palms, Lieutenant Albert Dill understood clearly that the other party was not just finding any hygiene blind spots, but was clearly finding fault.
He suppressed his dissatisfaction and said with a smile:
"Sir, please wait a moment. I will go find a blanket for you to use as a cushion."
But Colonel Waldo Granma shook his head with a dark face:
"The sun is so strong now, why are you still looking for blankets? Take off your military uniforms and use them as a cushion."
Lieutenant Albert Dill looked at his own navy uniform and then at the other party's army uniform, and had some vague guesses in his mind.
But no matter what the situation was, he could not accept using his military uniform as a cushion for the other party.
This is not a question of cleanliness at all, it is a question of dignity.
Therefore, the smile on Lieutenant Alberto Dill's face finally disappeared, and he put on a serious expression and said to Colonel Waldo Granma:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Colonel, the military uniform represents the honor of a soldier.
I cannot accept the request to use our military uniforms as cushions for your family."
Colonel Waldo Granma obviously did not expect that a small lieutenant would dare to refuse to carry out his orders.
And this happened in front of his family, which made him lose face.
His face, which was already very gloomy, became even darker than before.
"Mr. Lieutenant, do you understand the consequences of disobeying orders?"
"Sir, I am a soldier. I am not disobeying orders. I am defending the dignity of a soldier."
Lieutenant Albert Dill said without giving in.
Of course he wouldn't be stupid enough to admit that he was disobeying orders.
The soldiers who came over to greet this group of people also had very ugly faces at this moment.
However, the group of soldiers behind the colonel had numb expressions on their faces, and seemed indifferent to what was happening in front of them.
Colonel Waldo Granma's hand had uncontrollably reached for the pistol on his belt.
However, Lieutenant Albert Dill seemed not to have noticed the other party's action. He stood at attention with an expressionless face and looked at the other party.
As the atmosphere became increasingly tense, everyone stopped talking and watched what the colonel was going to do.
A soft and cute little girl's voice sounded:
"Mom, I'm hungry."
The little girl obviously didn't understand what was happening.
However, his voice broke the tense atmosphere.
Mrs. Grama stepped forward, took the little girl's hand and said:
"Be good, baby. I'll have someone prepare food for you when we get home."
Colonel Waldo Granma said with a livid face:
"Mr. Lieutenant, you saved your life.
Now send us back to settle down, and then you go to be detained for a week."
Lieutenant Albert Dill still said expressionlessly:
"Yes, Colonel."
It’s not that Lieutenant Alberto Dill was a coward, but in the Brazilian army of that period, ordinary soldiers had no human rights at all. When your superiors ordered you to be a slave, you had no choice but to obey orders.
Only after becoming an officer can one gradually possess certain human rights.
As an army under the command and training of the US military, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force was more Westernized in its thinking, and the slave-like subordinate relationship between officers and soldiers of the old Brazilian army had gradually disappeared.
In addition, when the First Fleet was first established, Fang Lang attached great importance to the construction of military honor and corrected many bad habits in the Brazilian army.
Not to mention that there is equality between officers and soldiers of the First Fleet, but it is definitely an outlier in the entire Brazilian army.
Take the case of corruption and bribery in the military, for example. This is a basic operation in other Brazilian military units and a widespread unspoken rule.
The First Fleet clearly stipulated that it was not allowed to accept bribes from junior officers, and it was forbidden for juniors to bribe their superiors. If both parties were found guilty, they would be expelled from the military.
This made many officers and soldiers who were transferred from other units to the First Fleet very uncomfortable.
Coupled with the allowances paid by the commander-in-chief of the First Fleet to the entire army, it was even more unbelievable for most people.
After all, the current First Fleet is not just the two or three kittens of the past. The full staff of one aircraft carrier alone has reached more than 3,400 people, and the number of marines has reached more than 2,500.
Including the crew members of other warships and base logistics personnel, the total number of personnel of the First Fleet actually exceeds 10,000.
For such a large army, the amount of allowances that Fang Lang has to pay out every month is nearly 800,000 US dollars.
The amount of the allowance is, in fact, much higher than the military salary paid by the Brazilian government.
This also caused many officers and soldiers of the First Fleet to call Fang Lang "boss" or "boss" instead of "senior".
This is because many people believe that Fang Lang is their boss, because Fang Lang pays them.
Everyone in the First Fleet was told that this allowance was distributed to everyone personally by Fang Lang.
If someone leaks this matter, then all employees will stop receiving this allowance; if you perform poorly, your allowance will be deducted; if you disobey orders or disobey Fang Lang's leadership, your allowance will be suspended.
A large part of the function of the Second Section of the Logistics Department is to monitor the dissemination of this information.
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