[u]2022, 19 December 2020, UNXIPU[/u]

"I prefer my officers to stand by my side." Captain Da Jun, perhaps looking more aristocratic than he really is, said in English after sizing up Hyun-Seong, who was to be his second-in-command, inviting her to be at ease and come to him. His voice was cold and calculated, his face nearly vacant except for the obvious determination and professionalism sparkling in his eyes. He'd made the decision on the spot. Originally, James, the other Korean officer in the squad, was to be the squad's executive officer, but the way he was scrambling into parade from his bunk did little to boost his first impressions. Besides, the Captain had wanted an excuse all along to reduce the importance of the Americanised Korean for the sake of the squad, and now he'd gotten it. While he had little trust for South Koreans, he cared even less for Americans. Much to his chagrin, there were quite a number of them in his squad. Turning to his squad's Sergeant Major, he ordered gently in Chinese, waving a hand absent-mindedly at the general vicinity, "Fall in the rest of the squad."

"You dog-shits! You heard the commander! Get over here before you get it!" The heavily scarred sergeant major, as if something had finally exploded in him, yelled past those who were already on parade. Then, in his sudden fit of frenzy, he turned his dark gaze at the men and women who were already standing at attention, but for a moment, was distracted by the British man who was, in his view, disrupting the parade. He didn't take too kindly to that either. Brushing aside his earlier remarks towards his scars, the sergeant major marched up to him, angry boots stomping the ground, and quite curtly told him off: "What the hell you doing!? You piece of-! Stand in a corner and the Captain will deal with you later!"

By then he was having a facial tic, clearly pissed off by the rather lax discipline in Echo squad. Ruven, with his rather poor form, had caught his attention immediately, and he was next in the line of fire. "You filthy Yankee! What is this! Stand properly! Or I give you a week's guard duty outside!" He bared his teeth like a wolf, and if he was any fiercer he would have grown fangs and ate the airman's face. "Bunch of good-for-nothings!" Once he was done with the airman, his attention had shifted quickly to the woman beside him, "And you!" For a moment, he had little to say, and was instead looking her over from head to toe, almost as if disappointed that the lance corporal wasn't flawed. "Better keep this up or you join him outside!"

Just as quickly, the sergeant major's attention shifted again, this time to the entire bunk, and he noticed something that took the cake, "WHERE IN BUDDHA'S BUTTCRACK IS SHAO ZU!!!" Looking around, his face boiling, he was almost ready to storm out and drag the missing soldier in himself when the captain reined him in a little.

"Leave it to the new AI, Yong Feng." The Captain said calmly as he surveyed his squad, a miliion considerations going through his mind. Mumbling even more curses under his breath, the sergeant major pulled a wireless headphone out of his pocket, wore it and pressed the intercom button on it, ordering the AI to give out a repeated announcement for all Echo Squad members to fall in.

That was Class 3 Chief Sergeant Yong Feng in a nutshell. While the ignorant would no doubt compare him to a mad dog, the more knowledgeable would soon fall in awe of him. The sergeant major was a decorated war hero, very well known for being quite literally impossible to kill. He had survived numerous ambushes by Xinjiang extremists, sometimes coming out alive as the sole survivor. He had survived border skirmishes with multiple nations, on land and off, not all of which were favourable to his side. He was peppered with bullets by the enemy to no avail. In fact, he had gotten so used to it that he hardly flinch from the pain at all, and could even identify the calibre of the bullets shot into him. For numerous times, the 'Bulletproof Monk' as he was known internationally, was featured on the media in and outside of China, with him telling stories of one cluster of scar or another. Legends and myths were even constructed around him - the village he had come from was particularly fond of doing that.

Even as the squad was scrambling to fall in, the Captain was already beginning to brief them, "Now, as you lot may already know, you have been assigned to Echo Squad. We represent the 5th and newest unit under the military branch of UNXIPU. This is a civilian organisation, and we are here to provide enhanced security on the field as the civilians make their... investigations." From his tone, it was obvious that even the Captain could not believe what UNXIPU was supposed to do, "We do what the security detail we follow couldn't. In the event of a firefight, current standing orders are to reinforce field security and evacuate any civilians brought along for the investigation."

"Delta Squad is finishing their shift soon so we'll need to get things into order quickly. 2nd Lieutenant Hyun-Seong, your appointment will be second commanding officer. You will commandeer fire team 2, which consists of everyone in the squad but me, the sergeant major, Staff Sergeant Lam and Corporal Otgonbaya. Your fire team will be the sledgehammer, and mine the directing hand. fire team 1 is command squad. I need you to get your fire team organised."

"The bags we brought here contains everything you need for the duration of this mission. In them you will find your PDA, UN headdresses, helmet and armbands, among other less important things. The PDA contains your organisation email, and inside it SOPs, organisation intel, mission briefing, posting details, everything."

"And as soon as you done dragging your feet, you will collect your weapons at the armoury! It is standard protocol to keep your weapons close at all times!" The Sergeant Major cuts in as soon as the Captain was done, "There will be no training regimes, but you will be tested monthly, so no slacking!"

"Now, unless any of you have any questions, I am due to attend a meeting with the HODs."