A few comments here if I may...
1 - Respect. We have lots of people on here, with different and varying degree's of experience. Some operational, some from Cold War times. Some from our current op's. Some from the FRY. But its all experience, and, IMHO, something worthy bringing to the table. Would anyone on here sit with a vet of WWII or Korea and tell them "that was then, this is now, so what you did doesn't matter". Would that same vet say anything of the same to our current serving members home from a TFA rotation today? I think perhaps, if we think about that, we can see that ANYONE who has their experience appear "brushed aside" as phooey will not take to that kindly. Respect the experience of all. Operational, or otherwise. Peacetime, wartime, who cares. All of us, regardless, volunteered to serve and should be respected for that alone.
2 - The 10 second rule. If you are pi$$ed, whether a Mod, Subscriber, user, or guest. When you are furiously typing back at a post from someone who just doubled your blood pressure. Count to 10.
3 - Read #1 again please.
Thats my 2 cents folks.
MRM