After about 10 months of living nothing but the military life, I have made some interesting observations. There is a certain hierarchy to who the "bitch" or "gopher" is. It sometimes involves rank, sometimes proficiency and confidence, or sometimes you just plain get screwed over. For example, we recently had a VIP visit the base, and a driver was needed to escort the entourage and VIP around the base for various meetings and PR stuff. This task would usually fall on the lowest ran...

After about 10 months of living nothing but the military life, I have made some interesting observations. There is a certain hierarchy to who the "bitch" or "gopher" is. It sometimes involves rank, sometimes proficiency and confidence, or sometimes you just plain get screwed over. For example, we recently had a VIP visit the base, and a driver was needed to escort the entourage and VIP around the base for various meetings and PR stuff. This task would usually fall on the lowest ran...