I wouldn't normally leave a reply like this, but I would like to say that your comment took me by surprise. In my personal community, I'm used to knee-jerk responses to the military that feel both hostile and uninformed. Your reply was neither and I want to thank you for that.

I can get a bit defensive about this sort of thing, but that's not an excuse for implying that you were being "cavalier". I apologize for doing so. You seem to be thinking carefully about what you want to do and how to go about doing it.

I sincerely appreciate that you are approaching your work and your words with thoughtfulness. Good luck with your project.