http://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2019/11/19/how-did-vets-and-enlisted-people-react-to-lt-col-alexander-vindmans-dont-call-me-maam-moment/
... However, there was one moment that seemed to strike a chord with veterans, and that was when Rep. Devin Nunes referred to Vindman as "Mr. Vindman." "It's Lt. Col. Vindman, please," he was corrected. That reminded a lot of people of Sen. Barbara Boxer's "Don't call me ma'am" moment, and veteran and Richochet editor-in-chief Jon Gabriel imagined it reminded a lot of enlisted people of officers they don't really care for. ...
Various Twitter comments:
"All enlisted people just rolled their eyes. We've all had to report to this guy."
"Even officers rolled their eyes at this guy."
"A good many officers as well, trust me. This is Frank Burns level."
"Had a Lt. on our sub like this. His senior officers would regularly humiliate him in front of enlisted to take him down a notch. No one likes these guys."
"I was an officer and I rolled my eyes. One's rank isn't an honorific. It's a job. Scolding civilians for not referring to you by your rank is the opposite of what that job entails."
"Officers expecting civilians to address them by their titles are wrong. Notice that when Rep. Maloney called him Mr. Vindman that he was silent."
"This moment is a pretty big insight into this guy
Jim Jordan had repeatedly referred to him as 'Lt. Col. Vindman' and the one time that accidentally he referred to him as 'Mr. Vindman' it pisses him off
Good grief."
"The person who always pulled rank when it was unnecessary was always the person who refused to admit wrongdoing. It was a sign of zero self-confidence but a massive ego. Saw it A LOT in young LTs who didn't want to listen to the experienced NCO. A sign of bad leadership training.
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