So true, but there are now a few exceptions.

One that is most troubling to me is the stress card (as in back off, I demand a time out) given to new army recruits.

These magical cards are placed in a recruit's pocket of her/his blouse.

If "sarge" has been too mean, yelled too loud, spoken too harshly, cursed at the tender dears; the recruit can whip out the card and that vile, evil, brutish "drill sergeant" must allow lil 'cruit time to sulk, brood, rest, and when lil 'cruit is ready; he/she can begin taking part in all them soldier games.

I'm alive today because of my drill sergeant in Basic, AIT, jump school, and the ranger course. Those men had been where I was headed, and their knowledge kept this lil 'cruit alive, allowing him to stay alive.

Sorry for digressing, but I find this trend distressing.

Stress isn't a broken shoelace, no empty parking spaces, stress is angry VC, NVRs, and ChiComs hunting you with the intent to kill you every day and night.