The founding of the Marine Elite Training Camp was a historic moment for the Marines.
Training camps had existed before. Marine Branches even gave new recruits basic training.
Marine Headquarters also had the Marine Military Academy.
Fleet Admiral "Steel Bone" Kong had once gathered a group of promising young Marines to train together.
That had been the earliest version of the Marine Elite Training Camp.
The camp's central purpose was to develop strong officers with advanced military skills and a sense of justice.
Its instruction would go beyond improving combat strength. Trainees would also need to build a broad base of knowledge.
They would develop their political, military, and administrative abilities.
That was what elite training meant.
Kong gave Zephyr one month to establish the entire Marine Elite Training Camp system and promised him whatever support he needed.
This was only the first intake, so there was no need to rush. They could make adjustments whenever problems arose.
Kong gave Zephyr enough authority to put his plans into action.
Zephyr immediately began assembling a corps of Marine instructors.
Training young officers required enough teachers.
Zephyr's main task was to improve their strength. Outstanding officers from within the Marines would teach the other subjects.
Meanwhile, news of the Elite Training Camp spread throughout Marine Headquarters in no time.
The Marine Fortresses received the news as well.
Each Marine Branch base commander would conduct an initial selection and had the authority to recommend candidates for the Elite Training Camp.
The number of spots was limited to a set range.
Once selected, the candidates would be sent to a Marine Fortress for a second round of selection.
Those who passed would then be sent to Marine Headquarters.
For the sake of the Marines' future, Headquarters made a large number of spots available, hoping