Why would I join the army if I can’t drive a Gundam!

Chapter 295 Trainees, Behave Yourselves, Assign Yourselves to Mobile Suit Units One by One!

After touring the mecha, Norris took the opportunity to announce the selection plan for the GP01 pilot.

Even though they already knew the details, the trainees were still incredibly excited after receiving confirmation. Young people are at the age when they are full of ambition and drive. Becoming a Gundam pilot might mean facing even more difficult tasks, but how can one prove oneself as a Mobile Suit pilot without challenging oneself?

In the weeks that followed, all the trainees were incredibly focused, as if they had been injected with adrenaline, whether in exercises or during training.

So much so that when Markarius was driving the Gilai and fighting against these guys, he was even forced to turn back dozens of kilometers before he could take down all the trainees. There was no other way; as soon as Markarius appeared, these guys rushed at him shouting about friendship and bonds.

Moreover, their coordination was extremely tight. The students responsible for drawing Makarius's attacks stepped forward without hesitation to take up arms, while those responsible for suppressing fire pressed forward relentlessly. The coordinated advances and retreats of each attack group were so orderly that an outsider might think they were being mind-controlled.

Although the final result was still a failure, Makarius still gave it a very high evaluation.

"Any Zeon ace might have fallen to you. It's an excellent tactic that plays to our strengths and avoids our weaknesses, fully utilizing our combat advantages. My rating is: full marks!"

Looking at the trainees receiving his instructions, Makarius could clearly sense their changes, which was no surprise that he had adopted the four words "unity, tension, seriousness, and liveliness" as the training philosophy of the combat skills center.

After leaving the training ground, he hoped to see the pilots' lively side, but once they were on the training ground, they had to switch gears and immediately become a reliable combat force.

The old tradition of the Federal Army's poor weaponry came to an end with him!
Then came the moment to announce the players based on their training scores. Looking at the names on the data board, Markarius wasn't too surprised; it was still Hiroshi Uraki!
However, he did not give the other party any preferential treatment at all. This was entirely earned by himself. If he and Amuro relied on 70% hard work and 93% talent, then Uraki Hiroshi relied on 90% sweat, 1% luck, and 9% talent.

While it wouldn't be to say that one should train hard in the coldest winter and hottest summer, mastering the five elements (water, fire, wood, metal, metal) every month is no problem. Even in regular studies, he is the most studious, and he even went to the toilet to ambush Macarius in order to inquire about mobile suit ambush tactics in ground warfare.

When he, a dignified brigadier, had already taken off his pants to prepare to defecate, Uraki Hiroshi was standing outside with his laptop, leaving Makarius speechless. Although he had said that Makarius could ask him anytime he didn't understand something, even when he was sleeping at night, he hadn't said that he could ask him while he was in the toilet!

After all, it's understandable to ask questions while sleeping at night. Just like when he was doing his first live-fire shooting at military school, he woke up suddenly at three in the morning because he missed two rings in the daytime target practice. He then beat his chest and stamped his feet, reflecting on how he should have raised the muzzle of the gun two millimeters higher during the day!
So it's normal for students to come to their teachers for a talk because they can't sleep at night due to mistakes they made during the day. And it would be even better if they encountered someone like Dozru who could find a beautiful wife through a midnight talk!

Of course, regarding the latter point, Makarius was referring to Char. Even though he had changed his identity, his dazzling golden slicked-back hair still made many female soldiers in the base fall in love. Some female soldiers even came to boldly express their love. Makarius had written it all down in his little notebook and was just waiting to tell Lala on it!
Of course, saying that Uraki Hiroshi is diligent does not mean that others are lazy. In fact, under Uraki Hiroshi's leadership, none of the trainees in this group are not hardworking. Therefore, Makarius did not neglect one thing and only gave the first place a Gundam. That is because Anaheim Electronics only built this one, while Makarius did not have any extra Gundams, but he had plenty of other mobile suits.

He had prepared graduation gifts from the Combat Skills Center for the trainees who had completed the ground training phase. Of course, it couldn't be said that he prepared them personally, since the Federation had paid for them, but the Combat Skills Center was the one who provided them.

As for the prepared mecha, it is naturally still GM, but this GM is slightly different from the other GMs.

In terms of lineage, it is the son of the Special GM and the mother of the MK2 Gundam, because the technology of the MK2 Gundam was first tested on it. This mobile suit, Macarius named it RGM-79Q Riot GM.

Unlike the original timeline, where the Federation first built the Special GM, then the upgraded Riot Control Gundam, and only then did the MK2 Gundam appear, now, Macarius instructed the Naval Strategic Research Institute to build the Special GM. Then, by continuously piling up technology and equipment on the Special GM test machine, they used the experimental machine, which cost a fortune, to create the MK2. Now, that experimental machine, which cost a fortune and was filled with a bunch of technology and concepts, has become the prototype that the Naval Strategic Research Institute is preparing for the Federation's next generation of mass-produced mobile suits.

Char just happened to bring in a brand new Gundam Nim alloy formula, and thus, a brand new GM that did not exist in the original timeline was born!

Compared to the Riot GM in another timeline, this Riot GM, designed under the guidance of Makarius and crafted by the technical team at the Naval Strategic Research Institute, is superior in performance. After all, the Federation in this timeline has a stronger economy and more advanced technology at the same time, so achieving full military modernization is not such a distant dream.

Just thinking about the countless blue-black mechs flying in space made Macarius feel happy. After all, the original design purpose of this mech was, just like its name, to suppress rebellions!
However, given that the new fiscal year has not yet begun, this type of machine has only received a small-scale production approval from the Gabro headquarters. However, there is no specific instruction on the quantity, and it depends on how much spare capacity the Combat Technology Center has to make the purchase.

While the Combat Technology Center wasn't exactly destitute, it did have some money, because in addition to federal funding, Tsunami Heavy Industries and Matsunaga Group were also providing assistance to the center in the spirit of reducing the burden on the country and supporting military development.

If that doesn't work, they can get some from Side 3. After all, since they no longer need to maintain a large-scale army, Side 3's finances are in surplus every year. They've already started replacing the Island 3 colony satellites, and the new city of Zim will be ready to move in by the end of the year. So, it wouldn't be a problem for Makarius to ask Zeon for help!
As a result, the Combat Technology Center purchased nearly one hundred riot control GMs in one go. Half of them will be used to replace the special GMs of the guard force of the Naval Strategic Research Institute, while the other half will be distributed to these new military personnel as trial products.

As for maintenance, needless to say, any machine that Macarius approves of is easy to maintain. Even Timre has privately complained that Macarius has an almost pathological insistence on ease of maintenance.

So when the results were announced, the trainee teams were all laughing, but the Anaheim team's technical team couldn't laugh at all.

"Who are these people at the Naval Strategic Research Institute? Why are new mobile suits popping up like they're free?!"

Mora asked, puzzled.

"Emmm, I guess so, because we paid for it!"

Looking at the neatly arranged riot police at the Garkuri station, Nina replied.

Now that she's a mid-level manager, she's naturally heard about the deal between Anaheim Electronics and Tsunami Heavy Industries. After receiving an astronomical sum of money, Tsunami Heavy Industries neither expanded its production lines nor went on a spending spree. So where did that money go? Now everyone knows!
All I can say is that Markarius made a brilliant move. The new alloy formula is indeed great for Anaheim's future, but it's a nightmare for projects with slow progress, because they have to start all over again to use entirely new materials.

What upset Nina even more was that there was also Hiroshi Uraki, who, after seeing the other people's riot control GMs, actually had the audacity to come over and ask Nina if she could change the color scheme of the GP01 to blue and black as well.

She had only just begun to develop a slight liking for this hardworking, dark-skinned blockhead!

Of course, if Nina knew that Timre had even pulled out the MSA-005 Metas as a demonstrator for the transformable Gundam at the Naval Strategic Research Institute, she would probably be even more heartbroken. This is because several key technical personnel from Anaheim Electronics who were involved in transformable mobile suits had already been poached by Takeshi Matsunaga. In other words, on another timeline, the Anaheim technical team that developed the MSZ-006 Gundam had now all gathered at the Naval Strategic Research Institute.

Although the salary is not as high as in Anaheim, the Naval Institute for Strategic Studies makes up for it with other benefits, including paid vacations to Earth. In addition, the atmosphere at the Naval Institute for Strategic Studies is much better than in Anaheim; there is less competition and less backstabbing.

Of course, this is not to say that the Naval Institute for Strategic Studies is devoid of political maneuvering, but rather that everyone is no match for a veteran like Timre. If you want to engage in political maneuvering, you have to surpass him in terms of technology first!
Besides the transformable Gundam, the design team at Tsunami Heavy Industries, led by Genesis, has also basically completed the framework design for the ordinary transformable mobile suit. They have also applied a magnetic coating to the frame to ensure the speed of the mobile suit's attitude transformation. The final mobile suit design will be completed around the end of the year! In other words, the Federation Forces will be able to obtain their first mass-produced transformable mobile suit in 0085!

Moreover, it is more stable and reliable, far superior to the GT-FOUR Gundam developed by the Federation during the One Year War. However, the GT-FOUR's forward-thinking design was not without merit; its technological accumulation and design team later entered the Naval Strategic Research Institute, contributing to later designs.

"Before we knew it, the New Year was almost here!"

Looking at the students celebrating over there, Xia glanced at the sky and then said quietly.

"What's wrong? Missing your wife?"

Markarius, holding a cup of hot tea, asked with a smile.

"Yes, unlike some people, who are quite lucky with women!"

"It's okay, we'll bring them all to Earth after the New Year. Besides, we're not going to stay here forever. After the New Year, we'll move to Side 7 for the second phase of space training. Only then will these guys truly graduate!"

"And Amuro, bring your dad over too. If your old friends want to come, they're all welcome. My house is quite big, it'll be lively if everyone comes!"

"This... I'm afraid there's something wrong with it!"

Amuro shook his head. His father didn't actually like Earth because his mother was there. Amuro had visited her, but they couldn't see eye to eye. His mother seemed somewhat dissatisfied with Amuro now, and even disliked his military identity. So, Amuro reduced the frequency of his visits and eventually resorted to writing letters, since phone calls inevitably led to lectures.

"What about the other kids?"

"They've all gone their separate ways. Florber and Kobayashi got married, and Kobayashi is now working for the One Year War Committee. As for Casein, the last time I heard from him was that he apparently became a reporter!"

"Wow, that's great! Everyone has a bright future ahead of them! Our efforts have finally paid off!"

"Yeah, speaking of which, I had a dream that Long Zhan died, and it scared me so much that I couldn't sleep all night. I even called that guy before dawn, and guess what happened?"

"what happened?"

"That guy yelled at me on the phone!"

The dragon Amuro mentioned is Long Hexi, who has now been promoted to lieutenant and is serving in the Federation Army's South Asian garrison. His mech is still the same Gilai.

"It's so nice that it's a dream!"

"Yes, these peaceful days are truly wonderful!"

Char also unusually shared the same view as the two, after all, at this moment, both the Federation and Zeon were gradually developing in a positive direction. As a result, Char suddenly thought that when he was hiding his identity, he should have come to the Federation instead of Zeon. If he had come to the Federation, what would have been the point of Makarius and Amuro?

"I got it!"

"What did you guess?"

When Char heard Makarius say that, he suddenly became nervous.

"You're probably thinking about Harman right now!"

"No, why would I think about her!"

"Because she's a queen, and you're a repressed pervert, you two are a match made in heaven!"

"She's a damn queen, a conceited, self-important brat who's always talking about revival!"

"If she comes and we fight each other, do you have the courage to draw your sword against her?"

Makarius suddenly asked.

Char was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"I don't know. Maybe I'll only know when that day comes!"

he said.

(End of this chapter)