The Persian Gulf Territory was an extremely important region of Australasia. It held most of Australasia's oil reserves and was unquestionably the country's energy center for the next century of development.
The garrison in the Persian Gulf Territory had grown from the two divisions stationed there at the very beginning into an entire army.
After the latest rotation, the troops stationed in the Persian Gulf Territory were the newly formed Eighth Army. Its commander was Major General Eric, a young officer who had graduated from the Australasian Royal Academy and possessed considerable military talent.
Among all of Australasia's senior officers at the army-commander level, Eric was considered one of the generals with the greatest potential.
Major General Eric was only thirty-seven years old, all told. Even if he advanced solely by seniority, he could easily reach the rank of Lieutenant General.
Once war broke out, the accumulation of military achievements would give these men in the armed forces opportunities for rapid promotion.
Perhaps after this war ended, Australasia would have several more Lieutenant Generals. It was even possible that there would be several more senior generals and marshals.
After all, in the thirty-six years since the Australasian Army had been established, the number of senior generals and marshals could be counted on one hand.
As the highest-ranking figure in the Australasian military, the Defense Minister's standard rank was currently that of senior general. The current Defense Minister, Minister Thomas, had been promoted to senior general four years earlier on the strength of his seniority.
The ranks in the Staff Department under the Ministry of Defense and in the Navy, Army, and Air Force headquarters were uniformly set at the Lieutenant General level.
The Chief of Staff of the Staff Department, the commanders of the Navy, Army, and Air Force, and