Звездный десант

           "There—"

           OnewasaletterfromSilvatoCap’nBlackie,recommendingBrumbyforsergeant;itwasdatedoveramonthago.

           TheotherwasBrumby’swarrantforsergeantdatedthedayafterweleftSanctuary.

           "Thatsuityou?"heasked.

           "Huh?Oh,yesindeed!"

           "I’vebeenwaitingforyoutospottheweakplaceinyourteam,andtellmewhathadtobedone.I’mpleasedthatyoufigureditout—butonlymiddlin’pleasedbecauseanexperiencedofficerwouldhaveanalyzeditatoncefromtheT.O.andtheservicerecords.Nevermind,that’showyougainexperience.Nowhere’swhatyoudo.WritemealetterlikeSilva’s;dateityesterday.TellyourplatoonsergeanttotellBrumbythatyouhaveputhimupforathirdstripe--anddon’tmentionthatSilvadidso.Youdidn’tknowthatwhenyoumadetherecommendation,sowe’llkeepitthatway.WhenIswearBrumbyin,I’lllethimknowthatbothhisofficersrecommendedhimindependently—whichwillmakehimfeelgood.Okay,anythingmore?"

           "Uh...notinorganization—unlessLieutenantSilvaplannedtopromoteNaidi,viceBrumby.InwhichcasewecouldpromoteonePFCtolance...andthatwouldallowustopromotefourprivatestoPFC,includingthreevacanciesnowexisting.Idon’tknowwhetherit’syourpolicytokeeptheT.O.