Some Rejoice, Some Grieve (Part 2)

In reality, a considerable number of American students studying abroad still wished to return to the United States to carry out military reforms, as they had witnessed the disparity and felt that the US Army had to change to keep pace with the trends of the times.

However, what these people did not know was that their career paths were mostly severed; even if they returned to the United States Army, it would be difficult for them to be entrusted with important positions again.

This was, of course, not only due to Franz's interference and James Polk's suspicious nature, but also because the US Army at this time was a place where one had to endure for seniority.

In short, to get ahead, one first needed years of service. Since this group had gone abroad to study, they naturally suffered from a severe lack of seniority, and thus were destined to miss out on high-ranking official positions.

In fact, besides this group of American students, Berit and Ulrich Salis, the two students from the Swiss League of Orthodoxy, were also very troubled. The longer they stayed in Austria, the more they felt that their own country's military was unfit for use.

In reality, the evaluation given by the Austrian Imperial military was much the same; they felt that these students were all unfit for use and did not believe these individuals possessed the potential to become excellent commanders.

But what these arrogant old Austrian professors did not know was that the Austrian Empire would fall into a shortage of generals in the future.

Historically, after the old generals of the Austrian Empire from the Napoleon era retired, military talent withered rapidly, and in the later stages, they were even forced to use officers from military bands as generals.

Such desperate