I wrote a post long enough to break the Internet.....and wasn't watching the battery power on my IPad.....and lost the whoooooole thing. I'll have to muster up the energy to make another stab, but it will have to be tomorrow. I thought you did better, but you still feel you have to accommodate her.....and give her a precise answer when she's drilling you.
I wish you would have told her, "I think you must be confused. You are the one in the military, not me. You are not my commanding officer.....nor, my mother". Then turn and walked away from her. I could think of so many comebacks! But, I'll post tomorrow.
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!