Just maybe ...
it proves either 1) you didn’t read and understand the story, and/or 2) you’ve never been in the Military, or if so never out of the country.
LtCol’s do not search houses, they monitor the enlisted members doing that.
The house search referred to occurred at a different time than the dressing down.
So yeah, I can *prove* it!
Actually I did serve 22 years in the Military, and (gasp) overseas even. Even carried a real live weapon and everything.
LtCols DO search homes (See - M Yon photo Galley) and even lead from the front. The same COL, it would seem, is also smart enough to praise in public and correct in private (tho maybe not private enough).
As a SNCO I fully understood (still do FTM) that not paying attention to the mission - ie playing with kids - can get people killed.
Puppets for medics, super idea. Puppets for Civil action teams - good-o, it IS their job for the hearts and minds thing.
Puppets for door kickers? Not such a good idea.
Just maybe.
Being civil on the board, good idea, using Freep mail if you take umbrage with a post to sort out differences, maybe better.
Just maybe.