I hope it helps someone out there. My problem wasn't that I was fired... it's just that the department fought me so tooth and nail on *everything* that I finally just walked out. If I could have kept my temper and my temperament down to a low boil, it might have turned out differently. But handicapped AND a female fighting for rights in a military environment just wasn't going to gather many supporters.,... other than the soldiers I worked with overseas. They were appreciative of me; and, despite the bitterness I still fight, I am grateful to have been able to work with them for 20 years. They needed me, and I tried to never let them down. Just too bad the DoD let ME down when I needed them most.