553: Chapter 548: Terrifying 553: Chapter 548: Terrifying Eileen’s face was filled with seriousness and anticipation; she seemed extremely eager to join Satan Mercenary Corps.
As they say, there’s always something suspicious when someone acts out of the ordinary, and Eileen’s shift from haughtiness to deference greatly satisfied Gao Yang’s vanity.
However, he was curious about the substantial change in Eileen’s attitude, but first, he needed to know her qualifications.
“Very well, tell me about your experiences, specifically your military experiences.”
Eileen immediately responded, “Yes, sir, reporting, sir, Eileen Zepp Alleporg, enlisted in the German Federal Armed Forces Army in April 2005.
In June of the same year, I applied to join KSK and was approved in May 2006 to enter the International Reconnaissance School KSK Training Squadron.
After 18 months of training and passing the assessment, I officially joined KSK.
I was then deployed to train with the United States Delta Force for two years.
After returning to Germany, I served until the beginning of 2012 when I was injured and discharged from active service, retiring with the rank of Sergeant Major, report complete, sir!”
Eileen slipped into her role quickly, her repeated addressing of ‘sir’ brought great pleasure to Gao Yang, and what pleased him even more was Eileen’s impressive record.
Gao Yang coughed lightly and said, “Without violating the confidentiality regulations of your original unit, tell me specifically which part of KSK you served in and what you specialized in.”
KSK is divided into four main sections: assault teams, support squadrons, training and trial centers, and reconnaissance platoons, each with different responsibilities and specialties, so Gao Yang needed to ask clearly.
“Reporting, sir, I initially served as a Fire Assault Specialist in KSK First Assault Team, then transferred to the support squadron to take on certain air duty responsibilities, and later moved to the training and trial center to work as a training instructor for new combat techniques.
Feeling unsuited for this responsibility, I requested transfers several times, which were denied.
After being seriously injured during a training session, I was approved for discharge from active service, report complete, sir!”
Eileen’s answer surprised Gao Yang, as it was quite unusual and no easy feat to have served in all three main departments of KSK.
In KSK, the First Assault Team specializes in terrestrial infiltration, and many are sent to the United States for training in this area.
The Second Assault Team belongs to the airborne special forces, primarily using fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters for airborne operations.
Most of these soldiers are trained by the British SAS.
The Third Assault Team specializes in amphibious operations, and their members train with both the British SBS and American SEALs, some even receive training in both the United Kingdom and America.
The Fourth Assault Team is adept at operating in special environments, such as mountainous and polar terrains, and which international forces they train with is selected based on the terrain.
Soldiers in KSK must have solid basic military skills, including expertise in weapons, communications, demolitions, medical aid, and reconnaissance.
This characteristic is also common among the world’s leading special forces, so it goes without saying that members of the four elite assault teams in KSK are among the top cream.
As for the support battalion, not only is it the KSK’s logistics unit responsible for the soldiers’ material supplies and medical support tasks, but it also needs to handle battlefield rescue and a variety of other tasks such as maintenance, intelligence, rescue, transportation, communication, medical care, and supplies which are all to be completed by the support battalion.
The pride of Eileen’s credentials lies in the fact that she had not only served in the assault team but also had experience in the support battalion.
In most cases, the combat power of a Special Forces’ directly affiliated support battalion is not only expected to match that of the assault team but indeed should be stronger than that of the ordinary members.
It could be said that only the elite of the Special Forces are qualified to enter the units responsible for logistics and support, not just in the KSK, but in other forces as well.
The reason is simple: those who are already the elite of the elite need rescue, so could those who rescue them be just ordinary people?
For example, the core support and search and rescue group of the SAS is an even more powerful and more mysterious entity than its assault teams.
People only know that such a group seems to exist, and indeed, should exist, but specific details remain unknown.
Regarding the Training and Testing Center, it’s even more incredible.
Think about it, responsible for selecting and training soldiers, researching and experimenting with new training methods, studying new command concepts, and formulating new tactics—all done by this department.
Its members also need to play the role of special combat engineers, a department that trains, assesses, and decisively impacts the future of the KSK, imagine what kind of people would serve in this department.
As a military enthusiast, before becoming a mercenary, Gao Yang had already acquired substantial knowledge about the KSK, course, only limited to what ordinary people could know.
However, since the Angel Mercenary Corps included several former KSK members and having interacted with the KSK multiple times, Gao Yang had gained a deeper and more intuitive understanding of the KSK.
With Gao Yang’s understanding of the KSK, upon learning about Eileen’s credentials, he began to hold her in high esteem, not at all an exaggeration, but truly awe-imposing.
Gao Yang seriously asked, “Eileen, how old are you this year?”
“Reporting to the commander, 26 years old, commander!”
Gao Yang took a breath and glanced at Cui Bo, both displaying faces of astonishment.
Only 26 and already experienced in three of the KSK’s four major departments.
Such credentials weren’t just impressive, they were terrifying.
Among those they had seen from the Angels, many were well into their thirties and still none could match her.
Cui Bo sincerely said, “You’re incredible, you, you aren’t fooling us, right?”
Eileen’s expression turned slightly unpleasant.
She hesitated and then said, “Everything I have said is true.
However, I must clarify that my short-term inter-departmental service in the KSK was for a reason.
At least in my own opinion, I had the capability to serve in both the assault team and the support battalion, but not quite enough for the Training and Testing Center.
I didn’t like that, so I simply chose to retire from active duty.
As for the reasons, they involve my privacy, and I can’t tell you.”
It was then that Gao Yang was reassured.
That made sense, if Eileen had really been able to enter the Training and Testing Center in just a few years of joining the force, he would also suspect that Eileen was boasting.
Even if you remove her service record at the Training and Testing Center, Eileen’s credentials were still impressive.
Gao Yang absolutely wouldn’t want to let go of such a treasure, and with Eileen respectfully addressing him as ‘commander,’ the only remaining question now was for her to join Satan.
“One last question, why were you immediately willing to join the Satan Mercenary Corps as soon as you heard about it?
Is there a particular reason?” (To be continued.
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