Chapter 579: Arrogance

The room is nice, it is really nice, with two separate bathrooms, a living room, two bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, and a large balcony. Although you can only see the mountains at night, the starry sky is really super beautiful.

The dormitory with two bedrooms and two living rooms at least completely shocked Gao Guang.

"Is the treatment of your Phantom Force so luxurious?"

In response to Gao Guang's shock, Lei just shrugged his shoulders easily, spread his hands, and said calmly: "You live in one of the best dormitories in this base. This was originally the house of No. 2, but he applied for transfer, so you can move in. Why do you live here? Because only the four senior commanders in the base have the right to contact the outside world."

Only four commanders can contact the outside world, and Gao Guang occupies a house with a telephone. This treatment is good.

Why this phenomenon occurs must be related to the US military system.

The highest rank of the US military is a five-star general, but this is only awarded during a total war, so the current highest rank of the US military is a four-star general.

There is nothing much to say about the rank of general. It is general, lieutenant general, major general, and then brigadier general. However, at the level of brigadier general, it is a one-size-fits-all job, and if you want to get promoted, you must get the approval of the president.

Then the problem comes. The promotion from colonel to brigadier general can be said to be the biggest hurdle for professional soldiers in the US military. There are service time requirements, service experience requirements, and joint command experience requirements. That is, you must have commanded at least two branches of the military in actual combat before you can cross the hurdle from colonel to general.

For special forces of other branches of the military, if the rank is particularly high, their commanders are often airborne. It is possible for a major general to be the chief officer, or even a lieutenant general to be the chief officer of a team of just a few dozen people. However, in the Phantom Force, the commander of the top-level special operations command is only a major general, which locks the ceiling of this force.

For pure special forces, grassroots officers are promoted very quickly, but it is more difficult for senior officers to be promoted than in ordinary forces. If the highest commander of the Phantom Force is stuck at the colonel level and has no hope of promotion, then this force will not be able to attract the best talents.

If there is a problem with the top building of the Phantom Force and it becomes lifeless, then there will definitely be problems with this force.

But what does this have to do with Gao Guang? The answer is of course that it has nothing to do with it.

Gao Guang made a name for himself with his excellent marksmanship, and he came here to go through the motions, so he should just get by during this period of time. Could it be that he has to solve problems for the Phantom Force?

The problem of the Phantom is the problem of the US military system, which is unsolvable. Even if everyone knows where the problem lies, if the military system cannot be changed, then the structural problems of this team cannot be solved.

Gao Guang saw several framed photos on the wall of the living room. There were no people in them, but photos of US warships, photos of the sea, and photos of the Navy's recruitment propaganda.

The imprint of the Navy is so obvious and strong that the photos have to be left behind even after the person leaves. It seems that the second-in-command of the base who left is in the Phantom, but his heart is in the Navy.

Pointing to the photos on the wall, Gao Guang casually said, "Is the No. 2 in office from the Navy?"

"Yes, a colonel in the Navy SEALs, with extremely rich combat experience and participated in many operations. He applied for transfer, and the Navy finally transferred him back."

Lei sighed, and then he said helplessly, "Our problem is that everyone is selected from various services, both officers and soldiers, and the Joint Special Operations Command is just a command organization, not a...wait, do you know this?"

Gao Guang was also shocked. He had to maintain his reckless personality in front of Lei. Is it a bit too high-end to talk about these with him now?

Be careful, it's actually very difficult to play a fool, and you must always pay attention.

Gao Guang said carelessly, "This is something that even a fool can understand. Do you think I'm a fool?"

Lei almost said yes.

Gao Guang continued to say with a nonchalant look: "No. 2 is a colonel, Magnus is also a colonel, uh, which branch of the military did Magnus come from? What about you? What is your rank?"

Gao Guang was unscrupulously asking about the secret that should have been top secret, and he seemed to be unaware of it.

But Lei hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I am a lieutenant now. Colonel Magnus and I are both from the Army, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment of the Army. When he came, he was the colonel commander, and I was a second lieutenant. When the colonel came, he brought six people, and I was one of them."

Gao Guang looked at Lei, and then he said with a puzzled look: "Army? Uh... okay."

Lei looked at Gao Guang, Gao Guang looked at Lei, and after a while, Lei finally couldn't help but said: "You have nothing to ask?"

"What does the 160th Aviation Regiment do? Why was it transferred to the Mirage? Does the Mirage have bombers?"

Lei Qing He sighed and said, "The main delivery method of the Mirage is helicopter landing, and the 160th Aviation Regiment mainly studies this. Also, we are the Army Aviation, not the Air Force, so how can we have bombers?"

"Oh, where are we going to eat?"

Lei was dazzled by the high light, and he said in surprise, "Eat? Well, it's time to eat, but you changed the subject too quickly."

With a bitter smile, Lei said helplessly, "We have to wear uniforms here. I have to go back and change my clothes, and then I have to get you a pass. Wait for me, uh, you can make a phone call now."

Gao Guang nodded, and then he suddenly said: "Didn't you say that someone needs to supervise when contacting the outside world? Can I make a phone call after you leave? Is that okay?"

Lei smiled, shook his head helplessly, and then he whispered: "I'll go get my clothes and pass, and then we'll go to eat, it'll be quick, don't go out, wait for me."

Lei went out and closed the door. Gao Guang exhaled, and then he looked at his room again.

It's unlikely that there is a surveillance camera in the room. As for the phone, it goes without saying that it must be monitored.

Gao Guang went over and picked up the phone receiver. He hadn't used a landline phone for many years, and the phone also had a number written on it, which was quite considerate. After thinking about it, he dialed John's mobile number.

While waiting for the call to be connected, Gao Guang said calmly: "Hi, Bottle Cap, I'm Mad Dog, remember this number, if there is anything particularly important, call me on this number, don't ask me where I am, don't ask me what I'm doing, in short, don't call me if it's not important, you understand what I mean?"

Directly saying the nickname instead of the name, this is not a hint but an explicit indication, plus Gao Guang's words are clear enough, but John still asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"

Thinking that the smartest person under him is Mike who has been taking psychiatric drugs for a long time, Gao Guang also feels that he has failed as a boss.

"It means that my cell phone and satellite phone are not working. If you need to find me, you have to call this number. But don't call this number casually. You can only call this number when it's urgent. Brothers will call you if they have something to do, and you can call me, because this phone is being monitored. Do you understand now?"

"Oh, I see, okay, I know."

Gao Guang sighed and said, "Don't say things that shouldn't be said. I'm hanging up."

Gao Guang decided to quickly ask Francisco's cousin to come, but it's not convenient to say this here.

Francisco has said several times that his cousin will join the King's Defense, but his brother is still in school to get a degree, and the King's Defense has been floating outside, so this matter has been delayed, but now, Gao Guang feels that he must have a smart person to help him, and this matter suddenly becomes urgent.

After hanging up the phone, Gao Guang casually walked around the room, turned on all the lights, and then in just five minutes, Lei came again with a large luggage bag commonly used by the US military.

"(There are two sets of training uniforms inside. There are no rank insignias or regular uniforms. Everyone is the same. If you see someone wearing other clothes, they are the base logistics staff."

ACU camouflage, Gao Guang thinks it is ugly, but since everyone wears it, he certainly won't refuse.

Lei put a green tag on the clothes and said, "This is your identity card. As an outside member of the base, you must put this pass card in your chest pocket. This card is also your key to enter this room."

Gao Guang nodded and said, "Green, it's okay, as long as the hat is not green. Um, wait for me, I'll change clothes."

Find a bedroom to change clothes, hang the pass card on the chest, Gao Guang came out and said casually, "Can I make a phone call later?"

"Um, sure."

"What am I doing here?"

Lei frowned again, and he said helplessly, "Can you stop jumping around so much? I asked you to come here just to show you how to fight indoors with a pistol. Skills, frankly speaking, I am a pistol shooting instructor at this base, But I admit I’m not as good as you.”

"Oh, instructor?"

Gao Guang raised his hand casually, patted Lei's shoulder hard, then put his hand on Lei's shoulder, and said provocatively: "Let's go back and compete."

Lei helplessly pushed away Gao Guang's hand on his shoulder and said, "I didn't bring you here to do this. I wanted you to show off and see if I can learn anything from you." J.

"Then tomorrow, I will show you what it means to be invincible in close combat, tell you how powerful I am, and arrange a few opponents for me and let me defeat you."

Lei couldn't help laughing, then he shook his head and said: "We want to learn any skills that can promote the progress of Phantom, but... you are thinking too much now. With all due respect, you are a little naive."

"Am I naive?"

Lei said calmly: "You are just a good pistol shooter, but that doesn't mean you are invincible. Man, for the sake of the money, I will give you a piece of advice. If you keep being so arrogant, you will suffer."