Vice Admiral Seyo thought, Here we go. You lot are only ever this sharp and decisive when it comes to matters like this. Even so, their decisiveness still caught him somewhat off guard this time, and for a moment, he didn't know how to respond.
"Indeed, the Thirty-Eighth Division has already proven its combat effectiveness. Once it reaches the front lines, it will surely become the sharpest dagger we have for ripping out the plunderers' throats," said the aide Director Pecker had brought along. "We really should settle on a division commander as soon as possible. That's part of your job, too."
Vice Admiral Seyo didn't know the man, but judging by his slick, polished air, he was either a senior bureaucrat or a member of parliament.
Director Pecker tilted his head and pretended to think it over. Then he said, "Well, let's appoint Brigadier General Brandon Whitaker, then. Given his seniority and record, he should be suitable, shouldn't he?"
Vice Admiral Seyo quickly reviewed the brigadier general's record and found that he truly couldn't pick out any problems. The man had just turned forty that year and had indeed started as a ground combat officer. His highest post in the Eighth Division had been deputy commander of a mechanized combined-arms regiment, after which he had transferred to the space fleet's assault corps and earned a few commendations. All in all, whether by seniority, record, or age, he was indeed a good candidate.
But merely good didn't make him the best candidate in Vice Admiral Seyo's eyes.
More importantly, he was a member of the Whitaker family. If Seyo remembered correctly, Brandon's elder brother, Stephen Whitaker, was the new chairman of Blue Mark Group and one of Commissioner Nihita's greatest allies in the business world.
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