Well, I certainly don’t question your work ethic. And I never believed in purgatory until hearing of your proximity to military while wearing the cement boots of bureaucracy.
But I hope, if nothing else, your experience informs you WHY Freedom does not want govt, in particular the feds who are the least responsible and least approachable level of govt, running anything more than absolutely necessary.
I hear ya, and I totally agree! Other than providing for a national defense and currency, the gubermint shouldn't have their hands in anything else!