...The story of my life right now.
One rank wants this, and another rank sees my rank and it's just not high enough for them to care.

On another note:
...
Slides soapbox over and clears throat:
.....
If females want more respect in the military, and more equality, then by God, step up. Stop being little girls. Be soldiers! Stop hiding behind the males waiting for them to carry you and your baggage. Stop crying and complaining when someone speaks firmly to you.
You are not the center of the universe. You are not a special snowflake . Get over yourself.

Ahem..</i>kicks soapbox back under the cot</i>
Yeah, just drama, I love it.
_{^{Related: This deployment is a million times better than my last, but that could be because I've matured immensely from that last one.... and now I"m the mean one.}}

..s'yeahh..s'good tiems

Oh yeah, oh yeah!!
I'm in Kuwait. It's flat, sandy, windy, and cold.
We are all staying in 50 man, 100ft tents. There's wireless everywhere, but I'm cheap and don't want to pay for it (plus, it keeps me from hanging out online when I ought to be doing something more constructive)
We don't know what the future here holds, which adds an undercurrent of excitement, very subtly, at least, as boredom and BS maintain our attentions during the day.
The food is good, the PX quickly runs out, but is decently sized, and we get a lot of walking into our days. My calves will be cows when I'm done here