Conceiving Self-Propelled Artillery

Because National Day was fast approaching, the cabinet quickly approved the resolution to expand the army and decided to announce it publicly on National Day itself, officially beginning recruitment.

As with the previous recruitment drives, the requirements this time were still fairly strict. Applicants had to pass physical evaluations as well as ideological and political assessments, and they had to have lived in Australasia for more than five years before they could pass the recruitment test.

After all, compared with immigrants who had nearly been assimilated, the loyalty to the country of immigrants who had arrived in Australasia within the past five years could not be guaranteed.

This was also the best way to distinguish new immigrants from old immigrants. It would neither make the new immigrants dissatisfied with the regulation nor prevent old immigrants from easily joining the military, a high-paying line of work.

Joining the military was absolutely one of the most popular jobs in Australasia. In fact, most of the time, "one of" could even be omitted.

The military's pay was not only far higher than the average wage, but its meals were also among the best in Australasia.

There were all kinds of benefits and subsidies as well, allowing an ordinary soldier's income to rival that of a skilled technician.

As soon as the recruitment announcement was made public on January 10, 1927, recruitment offices in cities throughout Australasia were immediately surrounded by crowds eager to enlist.

Even though the country was still in the midst of an economic crisis, and even though it was currently the National Day holiday, nothing could stop these people from rushing to join the army.

The Ministry of Public Security even had to urgently deploy additional personnel. The huge crowds eager to enlist caused congestion on some streets and nearly