Who doesn't want to lose his hair? For the Japanese, too, who wants to be a colonel if he can be a major general? Is it sweet to be a major general?
But for many Japanese officers, Major General is an obstacle, an insurmountable obstacle.
During World War II, the Japanese army was hierarchical. To become an army general, there is one condition that must be met, and that is high flyers of the Army University.
At that time, there were two military schools in Japan, one called the Army NCO School and the other called the Army University.
Only the top graduates of the Army NCO School have the opportunity to enter the university for further study. Army University can be called the cradle of general officers, and its graduates have a bright future. Each one is held in the hands of the Japanese War Department, afraid of the wind, afraid of being contained in the mouth, and regarded as a treasure.
And those graduates of the Army NCO School who did not enter the Army University for further study, their destination is to fight hard on the battlefield, and they are fortunate to be under the general, the biggest official colonel.
It is almost impossible to be promoted to the general. It should be said that the colonel is the glass ceiling of these students.
From its opening to its closure, the Japanese Army NCO School has trained 36,900 middle and senior officers for the Japanese army.
However, this school has also trained many military generals for our country. It is this school that the man called Commander Tang graduated. Commander Tang has a bad reputation, but he has made great achievements in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. He defeated his seniors many times in the war and made great contributions to the territorial integrity of China.
China students who can enter the Army NCO School are all excellent. When Commissioner Jiang was anxious to get in, he couldn't get in.
As the highest institution of learning in the Army, the Army University was established eight years later than the Army NCO School. During his 60-year career, he only trained 3,485 graduates, and the number of alumni was only 10% of that of the Army NCO School. On average, there are only over 50 graduates each year.
No wonder the War Department regards these graduates from army universities as treasures. They are really the elite of the elite, and their gold content is extremely high.
There are few study places in Luda University, and the competition is fierce. Its threshold is very high. First of all, you must be a top graduate of the Army NCO School, and you must have experienced the baptism of war, have actual combat experience, and avoid Zhao Guo-style boastful talents. Finally, you have to have the officers of your own army to recommend them, all of which are indispensable.
Therefore, those who enter the Army University are elites, and it is not too much for them to take over the post of Japanese general. However, there are also special cases in the Japanese army. Some people broke through the encirclement of students from army universities and were successfully promoted to generals.
An example is the flower of the famous soldier Abe who was killed by our army. However, after reading his resume, I want to bring despair to the second batch of foreign students in the Army NCO School instead of confidence.
Because he is a graduate of an overseas military academy and high flyers, he can successfully break through and become a Japanese general. Therefore, for most second-rate students in the Army NCO School, becoming a colonel is a realistic goal.
Actually, it's really nice to have a colonel. In the Japanese army in World War II, a colonel was equivalent to the colonel of our army. Generally, he can be the captain of an infantry regiment under a military sub-division, or he can form a sub-captain to perform special tasks, and he can command 3000 to 5000 people. These people are not in the minority.
During War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression 14, the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in China killed 83 Japanese captains and captured 1 person alive. They also paid the price of their lives for their aggression.
As for which Japanese officers would rather be colonels than major generals, we can directly take up the challenge with one ear and ask loudly, did you graduate from Luda University? Are you qualified to be a general?