Chapter 37 "General Scheisskopf" Summary

General Peckem, having just settled into General Dreedle's office, learns that Scheisskopf has been promoted to Lieutenant General. Now, Scheisskopf wants Peckem to clear all orders through him. Peckem believes that he is outside of Scheisskopf's chain of command, until the attending sergeant explains that combat operations is now under the jurisdiction of Special Services. A frantic phone call to ex-Sergeant Wintergreen reveals that it was Peckem's memorandums which caused the change in infrastructure and that Peckem himself didn't get the grade promotion, because he left Special Services for combat operations. Colonel Cargill, at Peckem's insistence, speaks to General Scheisskopf on the phone, finally announcing to everyone that the new Lieutenant General wants everyone to march.

Chapter 37 "General Scheisskopf" Analysis

The bureaucracy is not to be taken lightly. You never know when the winds will change. General...