Administrator here – I once authorized the purchase of a chair with arms (it was cheaper), not knowing in that department only certain rank had chairs with arms. The meetings and memos that ensued…At the end, the chair was returned & the more expensive armless chair was bought.

— Benita Lee 🌺 (@Benita_Lee) August 12, 2021

People in academia do not realize it, but academia and the military have so very much in common.