Clerk,
Of course everyone is in the battle and helping win the war. The argument is not with this base and its mission or the clerks and their jobs (which are essential to war fighting.)
The argument is the insane BS that permeates the Died. The "importance" of perfectly tucked in PT gear, the "essentialness" of black socks instead of white, the "criticalness" of having a chow hall-- sorry DFAC-- monitor to inform you that your glasses are not to be on your head. And if you have been there you know exactly what I am referring to. Are those important in winning the war? F*ck no. Is every ounce of energy spend enforcing those rules a waste of kinetic energy that could be placed on the heads of Hadji? Yes.
I just got back from four months in the middle of Iraq, a real combat zone. It pissed me off to hear that security forces in Qatar allowed people to put on a vest, and hold a rifle, so that they can get a picture of being in the "bush" to show their friends.
And the Died is not a combat zone, and wont become one when Iran hits the fan (i highly doubt Iran would attack Qatar...). However, even if it had the POTENTIAL to be one, it IS NOT one.
Every mission is essential to the war. Lets just quit trying to make ourselves feel more important.
Finally...giving a personnel officer a Bronze star for setting up a chow hall (I mean DFAC) in Kuwait just adds fuel to our piss-off-ness. True story