Chapter 92 – Episode 092 Recruitment of the Battalion Commander’s Officer.

Episode 92 Recruitment of the battalion commander’s officer.

A week has passed since Lee Min-woo returned to the unit. As his leave was short, he was able to easily adjust to his resumed military life. And Taekwondo was added to the weekday routine.

In order to participate in the soon-to-be Taekwondo screening, all personnel without Dan certificates gathered. Also, Minwoo and Kyungsoo, who are new to Taekwondo training, also participated. Ha Ji-seung came forward and looked at everyone gathered before opening his mouth.

“Out of the people gathered right now, raise your hands if you have Dan certificate.”

Taekwondo screening is held once a year, and most of the corporals and above had Dan certificate. And even if there was no Danjeung, all the people who became jjambab were excluded, so there was no senior corporal higher than Ji-seung, who became jjambab among the corporals here.

Minwoo, who is a 4th dan in Taekwondo, naturally raised his hand. And besides Minwoo, one more person raised his hand. Kyungsoo stayed still, as if he had no symptoms. Ji-seung looked at one or two of the giants and spoke.

“How many steps?”

“I’m in 1st dan.”

“I’m in 4th dan.”

“Ohh. Minwoo is 4th Dan? Come forward.”

“Yes. Corporal Ha Ji-seung.”

As Minwu stepped forward, Jiseung instructed Minwu to do some basic movements, such as forward kicks and round kicks. And he also ordered a few poomsae. After checking everything, Ji-seung spoke with a satisfied expression.

“The movements are precise and powerful, so it seems like a good example. I saw a lot of people who were clumsy at the same 4th level, but Minwoo seems to have learned it properly. Minwoo, you teach taekwondo.”

“I mean?”

“Okay.”

Min-woo was embarrassed. Minwoo had a lot of experience teaching interns at Tekken Taekwondo, but this is the military. There, the situation was completely different between teaching an inmate from a slightly higher position as an equal, or temporary instructor, and teaching a senior as a low-level private.

“I’ll be by my side to help you, so Minwoo, all you have to do is demonstrate your movements and show your respect.”

“Yes. All right.”

Of course, Ji-seung knew that fact all too well. So, in order to lighten Min-wu’s burden, he didn’t completely entrust it to Min-wu and helped him by his side. He was also his father’s military number.

Since then, Taekwondo has been the main part of my daily routine for a while. And Minwoo became a Taekwondo teaching assistant with Jiseung. In the meantime, Lieutenant Jang In-seop, the platoon leader of Min-wu’s platoon, also visited and visited several times.

And in the Taekwondo screening, all of Minwoo’s squad were able to earn a Dan certificate. After the Taekwondo screening, Min-woo was called by In-seop.

“Minwoo. The battalion commander is looking for you. Let’s go together.”

“Is the battalion commander talking?”

Minwoo was surprised. Minwoo had never even spoken directly to the battalion commander he belonged to. He only saw his face from afar. Why is he looking for himself? He thought it might be, but it probably isn’t.

Minwoo and Inseop moved to the building where the battalion commander works to meet the battalion commander. And as he entered the battalion commander’s room, Min-woo felt nervous. The highest rank among those whom Minwoo met directly was a lieutenant of Jang In-seop, the platoon commander. So, I couldn’t help but be nervous.

Min-wu faced the battalion commander behind In-seop. The battalion commander’s name was Park Yoo-hwan, and his rank was lieutenant colonel. He is 52 years old this year. His hair was half bald, making him look older than his actual age.

“Are you Minwoo?”

“Yes. This is Private Lee Min-woo.”

“I heard you learned Taekwondo from Director Park Byeong-cheol?”

“..Yes. That’s right.”

As Min-woo expected, he did not find himself because of his father, Lee Tae-seong. There was no way Taeseong would interfere with Minwoo’s unit with his power, and Minwoo didn’t want that either. However, the fact that Byeong-cheol’s name appeared here was completely unexpected.

In fact, Yoohwan knew that Minwoo was the son of Brigadier General Lee Taeseong from the time he was assigned to his battalion. However, he had been directly told by Taeseong not to take care of his son for himself.

Yuhwan owed Taeseong, and he wanted to take care of his son, Minwu. However, if you directly touch it, Taeseong’s construction and construction division will fall on you.

But there are good numbers. Min-woo is teaching Taekwondo and all his squads have achieved the feat of promotion. And he also found out that Min-woo learned Taekwondo from Byeong-cheol, with whom he once ate rice.

Yuhwan and Byeongcheol once served in the military together, had the same rider, and were the same age. So at the time, we were like close friends. Yuhwan also knew the relationship between Taeseong and Byeongcheol, and also knew that the current residences of the two coincided. When he contacted Byeong-cheol, he even heard that he taught Min-woo Taekwondo himself.

Yuhwan married late and now has a seven-year-old son. And the officer in charge of his official residence was soon to be discharged. In many ways, the situation was perfect.

Yuhwan intended to make Minu the official who manages his official residence, and his son’s Taekwondo instructor. That way, he can keep Min-woo by his side and take care of him, or he can teach his son how to properly learn Taekwondo from Byeong-cheol.

Of course, Yoo-hwan’s self-interest was a little involved, but it would be difficult for Tae-sung to say anything out of the blue. Yoo-hwan believes in Min-woo’s performance as a taekwondo instructor and his taekwondo skills connected to Byeong-cheol, and gives him another mission, so he was able to get out of the position of favoring Min-woo because of Tae-seong.

“From now on, I will serve as an officer in charge of the official residence where I am staying. Now that the official is discharged soon, if you think about the handover, go to the official residence tomorrow. You take care of it and take care of it.”

“Yes. All right.”

In the end, Yuhwan entrusted Inseop to finish the work. After Yu-hwan finished talking, Min-wu and In-seop came out of the battalion commander’s room.

Minwoo was confused about something. Minwoo did not know in detail what an official official was, let alone an official soldier. Returning to the unit, In-seop gave a rough explanation.

“The official residence is a house within the unit site where the battalion commander lives. And it’s the officer’s job to manage it. You can hear the details from the sergeant tomorrow.”

“Yes. All right.”

“More than that, they say that being a Taekwondo teaching assistant and then being drafted as an officer is amazing. That’s why the battalion commander called me by name. Minwoo, is it because you graduated from a prestigious university?”

Since In-seop did not know the existence of Tae-seong, Min-woo’s father, or Byeong-cheol, the director of Cheol-kwon Taekwondo, he had no choice but to guess. It was the same that Minwoo didn’t know what was going on.

Returning to the dormitory, Min-woo had to go through a commotion. It was because all the seniors who heard the news of Min-woo’s recruitment of officers were surprised.

“They say there is no case where a private is in charge of an officer’s rank.”

“As expected, did the battalion commander’s attention catch the attention of the battalion commander that he achieved success while serving as a Taekwondo teaching assistant this time?”

“Minwoo will be fine.”

“That’s right, the officer’s job is dangbo.”

“The battalion commander’s wife is also beautiful…”

“Hey. Doesn’t that matter?”

Minwoo was released only after being harassed by his seniors for a while. And when he was alone, this time his motive, Kyung-soo, approached. And he spoke quietly.

“I’m really envious…”

“Is the official soldier that good?”

“I did not know?”

“I didn’t even know there was such a position.”

“Well, we don’t need a lot of people, and it’s not like we can provide support.”

“How do you know modern times?”

“When I was in society, I found out what kind of job was available. If there is a chance, I will try it.”

“I should have picked up a testimonial at that time.”

“It’s okay. You got it now.”

A somewhat tumultuous day passed and the next day came. After breakfast, Minwoo moved to the battalion commander’s residence. Although he is within the unit grounds, he is on the outskirts and has to walk quite a bit.

The battalion commander’s residence was located on a flat area surrounded by low hills and trees. There was a one-story house for the battalion commander’s family, an annex for military officers, and a separate garage and warehouse.

Minwoo first met the current officer. His name was Cho Seok-hyun, and his rank was about to be discharged, so he was of course a sergeant. He is 23 years old, and he has a kind and gentle impression.

“Come on. Are you my successor?”

“Yes. This is Private Lee Min-woo.”

“They say there is no case where a private becomes an officer, but that’s unusual.”

“I heard that too.”

“I was discharged after 15 days, so my successor should have come a long time ago, but now I have.”

“I heard that you have to take over.”

“Actually, there is no such thing as a takeover. Just cleaning the battalion commander’s house and doing laundry. Even if you do laundry, you can wash it in the washing machine, so all you have to do is hang it up. I sometimes taught the battalion commander’s son to study. Minwoo, where did you go to college?”

“I enlisted after finishing my freshman year at Gaon University.”

“Ohh. Then you should also teach Yeongbin to study.”

The son of battalion commander Park Yoo-hwan was 6-year-old Park Young-bin. Young-bin says that he will have to go to elementary school next year, so he and Yu-hwan’s wife will leave the official residence and move to the city. If that happened, Yoo-hwan would become a weekend couple.

“My wife has a calm personality, so she hardly interferes with the officer cadets. I, too, have never had a conversation outside of reporting while serving as an officer for a year.”

As Seok-hyeon said, there was really no takeover. Cleaning and washing was something Minwoo had always done, and the level of education for a child who hadn’t even entered elementary school was chewing gum. In addition, Taekwondo training according to Yuhwan’s special order was not difficult for Minwoo.

Min-woo had a meeting with the battalion commander’s son. When he was a 6-year-old boy, he had to go through an accident, but Young-bin took care of himself inappropriately for his age. She even looked a bit weak. Even when he listened to Seok-hyeon, he said that he listened to him well and did not complain. It was really fortunate for Minwoo, who had to teach Yeongbin.

“Minwoo hyung. He said he teaches me taekwondo.”

“Okay. Let’s do well in the future.”

“I. I really can’t exercise, will it be okay?”

“Are you okay. I will teach you well according to your fitness level.”

“Yes..”

He also greeted the battalion commander’s wife. Her name was Jang Hee-jin, and she was 40 years old. Yuhwan was 52 years old, so he was the same age as his zodiac sign. Hee-jin married Yoo-hwan at the age of 30 and gave birth to her son. Heejin said she wanted to have more children, but since Yuhwan’s age was her age, it was difficult for her any longer.

“You are Minwoo. Good luck in the future.”

“Yes. I will do my best.”

“You won’t have to work very hard. The house is also single-story, so it’s not very wide.”

You can tell by looking at Youngbin, but Heejin also has a modest personality. Her clothes looked decent, and the fact that she didn’t even wear makeup made her look naive. But, as the seniors said, she was a beauty. She felt like a beauty from the Joseon Dynasty rather than a sophisticated look from today’s generation. She was also long enough to look and she was in her early to mid 30’s.

Min-woo’s life as an officer began in earnest. Seok-hyeon, who was the senior, came out for two more days and stopped coming out after the takeover. He said he was preparing himself for discharge.

Minwoo’s daily routine was to eat breakfast and move to the official residence to clean and do laundry. And he taught Yeongbin to study and taekwondo. He ate lunch at the official residence, and after that it was similar to morning. At the end of the day, they returned, had dinner, and continued living in the dormitory.

Minwoo was not even on night shifts, so in the dormitory, he mostly did only cleaning, personal maintenance, and sleeping. The reason why he was excluded from the vigil was because sometimes, if something happened to the secretary, he had to run right away. However, if you listen to Seok-hyeon, it is said that such a thing is rare.

With the rank of Private, seniors in the squad are having a hard time, but Minwoo was a little uncomfortable being left out alone. The seniors were jealous of such Min-woo, and there had never been a single one like that. Is it because the battalion commander’s official sergeant is white?

An incident occurred in Min-woo’s life as an officer who was peaceful without anything special. No, it wasn’t something grand enough to be called an incident.

“Minwoo. The bathroom sink is broken and the water is just seeping out.”

“Yes. I’ll check right away.”

Minwoo ran to the bathroom at Heejin’s words. The faucet in the washbasin was broken, and water was gushing out like a fountain.