George's father, Aaron Bruce's villa, is just south of Anderson Air Force Base.Andersen Air Force Base covers a large area, and the Igo area in northeastern Guam is all part of this strategic air base.In the easternmost part of the area, there is a detached villa area, which is inhabited by high-ranking officers from Anderson Strategic Air Force Base, who must be a colonel at a minimum of rank.It's like Lieutenant Colonel Paul Adriano who came to pick up Yang Jing and his party is not qualified to live in this villa area.Aaron Bruce, 57, was promoted to Brigadier General in 2009 and Major General in 2014, having held the post of Major General for four years this year.In the United States, generals are absolutely professional soldiers, and there are only three ways for them to retire.The first is retirement due to disability, which is less common for senior U.S. military officials, especially Air Force major generals.So, in Aaron Bruce's case, if he wants to retire, there are only the latter two options.The second way to retire is voluntary retirement.The US military stipulates that officers below the rank of major general who have served for more than 20 years, and those who have served as officers for 10 years may voluntarily apply for retirement and report to the ministers of all branches of the armed services for approval.Officers who have served for more than 30 years require presidential approval upon personal application.An officer who has served for 40 years may apply for retirement without any approval.However, almost no one who can become a senior officer wants to retire in this way.Unless there is a special circumstance that has to be retired, in the US military, officers above the brigadier general level will not easily give up all the powers they have earned all their lives.As for the third way of retirement, it is compulsory retirement.The requirements for this retirement are more complicated, but one of them is mandatory, that is, colonels, brigadier generals and major generals, who have not been promoted within 5 years from the date of receiving the official rank, must be retired from active duty within 30 days after the 5th anniversary.Just like George's father, he was promoted to brigadier general in 2009, and then stuck with a five-year time limit, promoted to major general in 2014, and he served for another four years and almost five full years, which means that if he is not promoted before September 2019, then he will face a forced retirement.These were all introduced by George to Yang Jing in the car."
It's okay, if nothing happens to my father, my father's name will appear in the list of major generals promoted to lieutenant general in June this year, and this matter is almost 100% certain."
When George said this, he couldn't help but show a touch of pride on his face.Air Force Lieutenant General, that's an absolute top brass of the U.S. military.You must know that there are only 14 four-star Air Force generals and 41 three-star lieutenant generals in the entire US Air Force.And once promoted to a three-star lieutenant general, then some of the requirements for retirement do not apply.It can be said that only after becoming a three-star lieutenant general in the American army can you be regarded as a real and thoroughly professional soldier - you can work for a lifetime.Given George's father's age, if he could really be promoted to a three-star lieutenant general in June this year, he would not retire even if he turned 60 in three years.In the U.S. military, retirement at the age of 60 is only available to officers below the rank of major general.Now as a major general in the Air Force who has served for four years, George's father's monthly salary can reach $10,108, plus a series of allowances such as food allowance, personal allowance, family allowance, enemy firepower allowance, etc., George's father can get almost $220,000 a month!
That's $2.64 million in a year!
This salary level is considered a high income in the United States, and more than half of the salary received by George's father is in the nature of subsidies.This kind of military subsidy salary is not taxable in the United States.The most important thing is that as a high-ranking officer, Aaron Bruce's usual food, clothing, housing and transportation almost do not cost money, and the base is all covered.Just like the independent villa he lives in now, the two-and-a-half-story villa occupies a construction area of more than 600 square meters, although this kind of villa is not a high-end villa, but it is much stronger than the barracks where the big-headed soldiers live.And you don't need to pay for this kind of villa.In other words, George's father had the right to use the villa he now lives in, but not the ownership.But this is also very good, if you don't have ownership, you don't have to pay that damn real estate tax This villa is a supporting facility belonging to Anderson Strategic Air Base, and the IRS will not dare to come to this kind of strategic air base to find trouble, unless they want to force the officers and soldiers of this base to rebel.So, it's a beautiful thing that George's parents live here.When I arrived at the villa, George's mother was already standing at the gate and waiting.Although George has a younger sister and a younger brother, and he has been independent for a long time, he will always be a child in the eyes of his parents.This is the same for parents all over the world.George's mother, Elizabeth Bruce, was a 55-year-old white woman, but she was well maintained, and George's mother followed him in 2004 when his father was transferred as an Air Force colonel from Vandenberg Strategic Air Force Base in California to Andersen Strategic Air Force Base in Guam.But at that time, George was already an adult, and none of them came to live with him, but George's sister and brother were not yet adults, but they lived with them for several years, but now they both left their parents and went out alone, and now in this villa with a small area, only the old couple and a nanny live.Now that the eldest son is coming, the mother is naturally looking forward to it, not only preparing a large number of ingredients early, but also looking forward to it at the door of the villa.When George Bruce got out of the car, the mother and son hugged for a long time, and Elizabeth could see clear tears on her face.After a few pleasantries, everyone followed George into the villa.Elizabeth is also very curious about Yang Jing, after all, her eldest son has been living more and more comfortably since he followed this mysterious Oriental boss, and this kind of safe and profitable job makes George's parents very grateful and curious about Yang Jing.George's father was not able to greet Yang Jing in person because he had an important meeting today, but Elizabeth personally greeted him, which also gave Yang Jing enough face.Chris and the others were already familiar with the place, so they only sat down for a while after entering the house, and then went to the back garden to prepare for the barbecue dinner in the evening.In the United States, the best way to deal with this kind of gathering is barbecue.Yang Jing and George sat in the living room together, and after a while, George's mother walked in with two cups of green tea."
Yang, I've heard George mention you many times on the phone, and George's father and I are very grateful to you for taking care of George."
After two sips of tea, George's mother began to talk, as a professor of philosophy at the University of Guam, Elizabeth had the grace she deserved."
Hehe, Mrs.
Bruce, you're too awarded.George has been very helpful to me, and I'm almost inseparable from this guy now. ”Yang Jing joked with a smile."
Boss, don't let Connie hear this, I'm going to propose to Connie on Valentine's Day, if you let Connie know this, I'm afraid Connie will see me as gay" Yang Jing and Elizabeth both laughed.George Bruce, 34, is finally proposing to his lover Connie, and the two have been together for more than five years, and now George is able to propose to Connie, which is a great joy for the team.George announced this when the team regrouped from Port Moresby, so Chris and the others have made fun of George about it for a long time."
So, George, have you chosen your house?"
Although George has long been separated from his parents, the mother still cares about her children at all times."
Mom, the house has been chosen, and it's in San Francisco.However, the house I chose was not as big as the one you and your father lived in, and the price of prices in San Francisco had skyrocketed a bit lately, but Connie and I decided to buy from there.Of course, I was able to afford a villa in the Bay Area, thanks to the generosity of the boss, otherwise Connie and I would have had to live in an apartment. ”As George spoke, he gave Yang Jing a small hand.Yang Jing smiled and waved his hand and said, "George, you don't need to say such words of gratitude, you and Chris are worthy of your salary and rewards for their work, this is the reward you deserve."
But I hope you don't leave me alone when you get married, otherwise I'll be left with Chris and John as the only pilots in my aircraft, and I'd rather have the most professional pilots on my team. ”"Haha, don't worry, boss, I won't leave this team.I am very comfortable in this team, I can use the skills I learned in the army before, and I don't want to quit this kind of happy and profitable job. ”Elizabeth also had a smile on her face.The young man in front of him doesn't look young, but he really does things without leakage.When George returned, he called her and told her about his boss's split in the North Pole.Although the son did not say it clearly, Elizabeth still knew that the young rich man in front of her had rewarded them with five or six million dollars just in the North Pole.As for his son, he received a reward of seven million dollars - two million dollars for Allert and another five million for Siberia.The son only followed the young man out to sea for a few months, and the reward alone was seven million dollars, which was more than the two of them had earned in twenty years.Although money is not everything, the fact that this young boss can give so many rewards to the bodyguards around him is enough to prove that this young man attaches great importance to George, which is what Elizabeth is most at ease.As a rule, the more you get, the more you give.Especially for a bodyguard like the eldest son, if he were to be another boss, seven million dollars would be enough for the bodyguard to die.But the young man did not do this, and his son was still alive, which is enough to show that there is no great danger in working with this young man.Although Elizabeth is very reluctant for her son to work in the extremely dangerous profession of bodyguarding, her sons are in their thirties, he has his own ideas, and his personality is like his father, he is naturally suitable for this profession, so Elizabeth has no choice.Now that her son can follow a good boss, this has somewhat relieved Elizabeth."
Hey, don't talk about it anymore, it's almost ready outside, Madame has prepared so many ingredients and drinks, we can have a hearty meal tonight."
Let's go, let's have some fun outside," as he spoke, Clark McCann's head poked in through the window and loudly beckoned the three of them to go out together