When Derek Dodd came to Pretoria, Roque had officially taken over as Minister of Defense.
There was no flower dinner as imagined, and there was no traditional handover ceremony. Hopkins returned to the Cape early before Rock took office, so Ade only had a letter of appointment, sent by Sidney Milner. After becoming the Minister of Defense, Roque's military rank was finally promoted to general, only one step away from the marshal.
"General, congratulations." Derek Dodd is really happy for Roque. Roque's appointment as Secretary of Defense is also expected by everyone.
"Thank you Derek, I also want to congratulate you. You will become the only deputy secretary of defense and take office immediately." Roque has prepared a military rank for Derek Dodd, who will serve as
The deputy minister will also be promoted to lieutenant general.
"Ha--" Derek Dodd was confused, and he was obviously more frightened than happy.
There is no way, Rock's appointment came too casually, and there was not even a spectator. At the very least, Derek Dodd's wife and children should be invited to attend the ceremony, so as to share Derek Dodd's joy. p>
"This is Pretoria, not London, keep everything simple." Roque also doesn't like formalism. If this were to be done in the UK, and the deputy minister of war was appointed, the king would have to come forward to confer the honor, and the ceremony would be very grand. p>
There are no red tapes in southern Africa. If the king actually awards Roque a medal, Roque is still unwilling.
If it is a medal award, the king will tap Rock on the shoulder with his long sword.
Although this is just a symbolic meaning, Rock still doesn't want to have a knife put to his neck, and he doesn't even think about kneeling down on one knee.
"Is this the deputy minister? Lord, I need some time -" Derek Dodd couldn't laugh or cry. If everything is simple, it won't be so simple.
"Don't worry, your office is at the other end of the corridor. You have enough time." Roque is not in a hurry. When Roque is the deputy minister, it is best for the minister to not care about anything. Roque has the final say on everything.
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Now that Roque is the minister, he still doesn’t care about anything, otherwise why would he need a deputy minister?
Derek Dodd still has some abilities. He entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst right after graduation and worked for twenty years. He has rich theoretical experience but lacks practical management experience.
Since arriving in southern Africa, Derek Dodd has been serving as the dean of the Army Academy. Over the years, his experience can be described as rich, so Rock is really not worried.
Even if Derek Dodd makes a mistake, Rock can still correct it.
"What is my main job?" Derek Dodd gradually calmed down, and then felt like Alexander.
"The Ministry of National Defense has six divisions, each responsible for different tasks. The first division I am in charge of is in charge of active duty, and the second division is in charge of reserves. The other divisions are your job. You should already know that something happened just now in the Ministry of National Defense.
A scandal, I want you to come up with a practical plan in the shortest possible time, change the current logistics management, and strictly prohibit similar incidents from happening again." Roque has high requirements, and this kind of thing is actually difficult to avoid, even if
It is inevitable in the 21st century.
"Okay, I'll try my best - what's going on with the 101st Division?" Derek Dodd was curious. So far, this incident has not had much impact. The family scandal cannot be made public. Scripps was sentenced to death by a military court.
It will be implemented in the near future.
Although Scripps escaped capture by the Department of Defense, he could not escape Brad's dragnet.
Scripps was quite smart, knowing that the matter was about to be exposed, and tried to escape from Southwest Africa to the United States. As a result, he was captured in Bechuanaland, and all the money he earned from selling military supplies was recovered. Scripps originally wanted to transfer the money to
Yes, but Scripps was really setting itself up for a trap by depositing the money at Rand Bank.
"The specific information is in the file. You can go back to the office and read it slowly." Rock directly handed the file to Derek Dodd. To the outside world, the file must be confidential, and it is not necessary for Derek Dodd.
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"I'll look at it after I go back in the evening - by the way, where do I live?" Derek Dodd has a headache. He now lives in Nyasaland with his family, but he has to go to Pretoria to serve as Deputy Minister of Defense.
At work, Derek Dodd’s wife also works at the Army Academy, his eldest child has graduated and is working in the British War Department, and his youngest child is still in primary school.
People's reproductive ability is really strong. Derek Dodd has a total of six children in his family.
"Of course it's Pretoria. There is a villa left for you in the family compound. It has been cleaned up and can be moved in at any time. If Lydia wants to come over, the children can go to Ziwei Public School and come back by train every week.
." Roque's arrangements are still very thoughtful. The deputy minister is a senior official, and his salary is similar to Roque's, except that his salary is a little less.
After Roque became minister, his salary rose to R5,000 a year.
Derek Dodd’s salary is about two thousand rand, but if Derek Dodd continues to serve as the director of the Army Academy, he can still receive another salary.
"No, Lydia and the children still stay in Nyasaland. The children have to go to school. I would rather trust the affiliated primary school." It's not that Derek Dodd doesn't trust Ziwei Public School, but it is obvious that the software and hardware facilities of the affiliated primary school are not good.
Better.
"Whatever you want -" Rock didn't forget to ask Angel to take Derek Dodd to the office. Joey was queuing up outside waiting for Rock to meet him.
Rock's time is now managed by Barton, and his daily work content is arranged by Barton.
Barton is still very considerate and only gives Rock one morning to work every day, leaving him free to make arrangements in the afternoon.
However, as a result, the work time in the morning is fully arranged, whether it is meetings or official business, there is no leisure time.
Joey was also promoted. After Scripps was captured, Congreve resigned on his own initiative. Rock arranged for Congreve to work in the newly established Navy. He believed that Congreve had learned a lesson from this time and would be better in the future.
Be more serious and responsible.
Joy succeeds Congreve as Director of the Third Division.
"I have appointed General Dodd as Deputy Secretary of Defense. During the recent period, you must cooperate with General Dodd to re-formulate a set of combat readiness warehouse management methods. There will never be a second Scripps -" Rock said sharply.
, one Scripps is enough. If a second one appears, Rock will not be able to explain it.
It’s not that I have to explain to the citizens of southern Africa, but I can’t explain to Ade.
In the political system of Southern Africa, Roque's position was appointed by Ade, so Roque is only responsible to Ade, and Ade is responsible to the Congress. The members of the Congress are elected by the voters. The prime minister has nothing to do with the voters. In this way, the impact of elections on the people is minimized. Otherwise, there would be too many elections in Southern Africa. Not only does the country have a parliament, but each state has its state assembly, each city has its city council, and even small towns.
All have management committees.
The Congress of Southern Africa holds re-elections every two years, with one-third of the seats re-elected each time. The term of each member is six years, the term of the prime minister is five years, and there is no limit on the terms of ministers. For example, Roque is estimated to be
Having served as Defense Minister for a long time, Roque was the first choice for Defense Minister no matter who was the Prime Minister of Southern Africa.
"Okay Minister, I will fully cooperate with General Dodd." Joey did not dare to neglect. The new officer took office with three talents. Rock has only been in office for three days and has already replaced the directors of three departments, showing his strongman style.
, which is completely different from the former Marshal Hopkins.
Compared with Rock, Marshal Hopkins is a good old man who has never changed.
Of course, this "good guy" image only exists within the Ministry of Defense. To the outside world, Hopkins is an old man who hates cats and dogs. He is always competitive, never willing to suffer losses, and will rely on three points even if there is no reason.<
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Rock and Hopkins can be considered to be of the same line in this regard.
It's just that Roque is also strict internally. In the past, Roque spent most of his time in Nyasaland and rarely returned to Pretoria.
From now on, Roque should be in Pretoria most of the time, so the staff of the Ministry of National Defense no longer have the freedom and laxity they used to have. Everyone is in danger and their work efficiency is very high.
Rock didn't talk nonsense, waved his hand to let Joey help himself, and then motioned for Barton to pour him a cup of coffee.
"What are the next work arrangements?" Rock was very worried. He didn't know when this day would end. He hoped that Derek Dodd could get into work as soon as possible.
"Next, General Bridges will discuss the naval budget with you. You have fifteen minutes to rest now." Patton didn't want to arrange too much work for Rock, but it would be impossible if he didn't arrange it. Some things must be decided by Rock.
People have no right to decide.
For example, the Navy's budget.
There was no navy in southern Africa before, and the First Division in charge of active service did not have a navy. In order to better develop the navy, Rock just ordered the establishment of the Seventh Division yesterday. The director, General Bridges, has experience in serving in the British Navy.
However, the British navy was launched twenty years ago and came to work in southern Africa. They were also soldiers left over from the colonial period.
If possible, Roque would rather use new people. This is the case with the Eighth Division in charge of the Air Force, which is under preparation. However, the Navy is different from the Air Force. No country in the world has an Air Force. Southern Africa is the first to establish an independent Air Force as an army.
It’s a country, so everything must move forward through exploration.
That's not the case with the navy. The UK originally relied on its navy, and its naval strength still dominates the world. Germany has been building warships for more than ten years, but its fleet strength is still incomparable to the British Royal Navy. Of course, it must take advantage of such good conditions, Bridge
Si's greatest advantage is that he can listen to opinions with an open mind, and does not pretend to be senior or accept new things.
The route of developing the navy in southern Africa is definitely different from that of the British Royal Navy.