And thank you for your service as well sir. There is a certain brotherhood with those who have served in our armed forces, (and they're spouses), reguardless of the service they chose, or when they served, or the rank they obtained, or the duty they pulled and got "stuck with" at one time or another. IMO we're all "brothers under the skin". I like civilians and all that, but they just don't get it sometimes. A "lack of training" if you will. ;)
Shoulder to shoulder, backs against the wall.