Warning, huge rant!!!
I'm so f*cking pissed off right now, I can hardly type. A little while ago, I had to write congress and others because of something that was happening at the tiny FOB where my husband is in Afghanistan because his chain of command was content to pretend there wasn't a problem. Well, I made enough of a fuss and made enough people aware, that things began to change. In order to do this, I had to make a point, in doing so, I stated some general facts about location and number of soldiers and such (all the stats I got from the Army in a newsletter and FRG meeting given by Hubby's chain of command), so it was all general, easily obtainable knowledge. Well, his chain of command looked like idiots when they got in trouble for not taking care of this issue (that endangered soldiers) so they tried to pin him with opsec violation, couldn't (I showed them where I got all the info. . .from THEM), then they hold a tele conference to address the concerns of the wives. I couldn't go because I had to work. It turns out, it was a bitch about ME conference and the other wives there were told I gave out information that could have costs lives?!?!?!?! AND that it was also my husband's fault for telling me too much. What?!?!?!?! That pisses me off. I did not! And he doesn't stray from the rules at all. He's annoyingly obedient. And now, every single member of the FRG (the group of wives and families of the soldiers) thinks I'm a total careless bitch who tried to get soldiers killed. I am so mad. Sooooo mad. I was trying to save soldiers, and damnit, I did. I didn't know that this had happened in the FRG with the teleconference with the commanding officer until I went to befriend a wife new to our company, and she said, "Oh, you're the one." Then she told me all what was said. I nearly exploded. Nothing I say at this point will matter. But I am just so mad, and hurt. I would be pissed enough if it was just me, but they dare to say that Hubby told me stuff he shouldn't. That is such BS. If I had been at that teleconference, none of this would have happened because I could have defended my husband and myself, and called the CO for totally neglecting a group of soldiers. But he KNEW I wouldn't be there, I had emailed him and told him I couldn't because I had to work and asked him some questions about his lack of action in this unfortunate situation.
Oh damn, damn, damn. I'm just sooooooo mad. I'm so f*cking mad.