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In a world where the military operates with precision and authority, one remarkable incident stands out as an inspiring tale of a civilian who dared to challenge the status quo. This story takes us back to a time when the rules seemed rigid and the chain of command inviolable. Set against the backdrop of an overseas military base, a story of defiance and determination unfolds, shedding light on the power of standing up for one’s convictions.
It was a time of impending deployment, a period filled with uncertainty and emotional turbulence for military families. As husbands and wives faced the prospect of months apart, the spouses gathered for a pre-deployment meeting, orchestrated by the chaplain. This assembly aimed to ease the impending separations, offering insights into the challenges that lay ahead. Letters, sporadic phone calls, and limited communication were the norms, and spouses clung to any support they could find.
Among this backdrop, a civilian spouse found herself at a crossroads. With prior experience and a resilient demeanor, she opted to forgo the pre-deployment meeting. A confident decision, perhaps, but one that would lead to an unexpected confrontation.
1. OP says that this was years ago when her husband was in the army on his second enlistment
2. OP says that her husband’s unit was getting ready to deploy for six months so they were in the thick of all that
3. A couple of days later OP’s husband showed up at OP’s workplace and told her that he’s been ordered by his lieutenant to bring his wife to the spouse meeting
4. The OP was highly peeved but she didn’t blame her husband not for one moment
5. OP says that the school was set to let out soon and they needed her there because of adult/child ratio requirements
6. So OP left with her husband but instead of going to the chaplain’s meeting, OP told her husband to take her to his building where the 2nd lieutenant was!
7. OP knocked on the lieutenant’s office and knocked and went in while OP’s husband stood in the hall
8. OP told him that he had no authority whatsoever to order her to do anything
9. OP went on to say that he cannot force her to do anything and neither can he
10. OP says that they could hear what was going on and that she is sure that they enjoyed it
11. OP left and OP’s husband took her back to her job
12. For a few weeks OP was concerned that there might be fallout for her husband because of what she did
13. OP says this was one of the most satisfying moments of her life
14. Here’s a TL DR for those who are too lazy to read the full post
15. This is what this Redditor’s father said when he first got command of a radar station in Korea
16. This Redditor asks OP a question about ranks
17. OP explains the whole thing to him
18. Here’s what a Senior NCO has to say
19. This Redditor’s chain of command had a policy and this is what it was
20. This is what a fellow army wife has to say
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