>Am happier now doing my own thing. It's not that I don't feel for our soldiers, I do, it's that my work was not appreciated when my help was asked for.<
Seems to me that the problem isn't the soldiers, but the OCD "helpers" stateside - My suggestion is to find a group who appreciates what we do, not one who wants it to be "perfect". From reading the posts, I get the feeling that the troops don't care if it's perfect or not!