re: Treating the Army team like fragile flowers is the height of disrespect

They're just people. Why do some folks deserve more consideration than others.
Just because they made a bad decision and went to West Point...
My Assistant Weapons Officer on the Submarine would joke about his decision to attend the Naval Academy. He said, "I had a Basketball Scholarship to Stanford and go to school with all those Co-Eds, like a fool I chose Annapolis". Great Guy!