Thanks for the write-up! Am also ex-11B, and this really takes me back. A lot of things I don't miss about the army. Having a new officer come in and make some shitty changes, seemingly just to stroke their ego and put a bullet on their OER—that's definitely on the list.
Oh, and you can forget about wearing any kind of wrap-around shades! Might as well put on a red hat. I feel your pain.