An open note to any Soldiers that are “uncomfortable” being yelled at:

I am not scared of you; if you’re uncomfortable, I‘m doing my job - so either fix yourself, or quit. I will not fall for your games, and your tears do nothing but piss me off.

This is why I’m not scared:

I am a four-time combat veteran.

I have been shot at, knocked around by IEDs, and looked in the eyes of the most dangerous men in Iraq.

I have sat with Generals, Sergeants Major, Department of State officials, and have personally briefed both General Petraeus and General Casey.

I have been interviewed by CMT, CNN, and the AP, and frankly, the media scares me more than bullets.

Finally:

I have dealt fairly with all Soldiers, male and female, for the past 18 years, and have never received a complaint from any of them - not one.

Any implication you might make that I am sexist is laughable - my ex-MP/JAG/combat veteran Mother would kick my ass.

So deal with it - Soldier on, cowboy (or girl) up, embrace the suck, and do what the hell you’re told, when you’re told, and shut the hell up.