Fifty years ago, Lin Junyu established an officers' academy at River Hill and reformed the Lin Clan's military system.
The military adopted a new rank system, dividing officers into junior officers, field officers, and generals.
Ranks were also established below the officer level.
There were two categories: enlisted ranks and noncommissioned officer ranks.
As the standard-bearer of the new military, the Lin Clan Navy had used this new military system ever since its formation.
All officers graduated from the officers' academy.
The academy admitted a new class every five years. To date, it had run ten classes and trained a great number of exceptionally capable officers for the Lin Clan.
Both Lin Dahai and Lin Yang had graduated from the fifth class, making them among the earlier officers to enter the academy for training.
Lin Yang had performed well at the academy. His assessments in naval warship handling, tactical deployment, and combat command had all been excellent.
After graduation, he had been assigned directly to the Third Battleship Formation as a training and operations staff officer, responsible for the formation's exercise plans.
Lin Dahai, on the other hand, lacked theoretical knowledge, and his command abilities leaned more toward naval landing operations. His practical evaluations in areas such as shooting were far more impressive than his command theory assessments.
Thus, he had been assigned to the Third Battleship Formation's landing regiment as a marine company commander.
After twenty-five years of dedicated work in naval landing operations, Lin Dahai had become the major commanding the Third Battleship Formation's landing regiment.
Lin Yang, meanwhile, had shone brilliantly in naval command, rising from training and operations staff officer to the Third Battleship Formation's main commander with the rank of colonel.
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