“Administrative returns come after bleeding soldiers.

That’s standard operating procedure.”

“My family’s savings are being drained as we speak,” I said.

“My daughter just texted me that my wife is getting my kids ready to move.”

“I understand how serious the situation at home is,” Vance said.

“But the paperwork’s out of my hands.

It’s sitting in a digital stack in Kuwait.”

“How long is the wait in that queue?”