those offenses are shear crap!

They tend to be stricter then civilian prisons.

Military prisons are notorious for keeping order and not allowing any infractions, they're usually much stricter than civilian prisons.
When was the last time you heard of a riot at a US military prison?

It's strict, you have to be where you are supposed to be when you are supposed to be there, but compared to a federal prison it is paradise, and the food is entirely acceptable.

The inmates learn quickly to just keep things easy, to not get too excited or to cause kerfluffles. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down. There is a pecking order and it's best to just find your place in the line.

I know that Manning is on hormones now. I am not an expert on this process, but I have heard/read/'seen on TV' that sometimes it takes awhile to get the dosage right, and that adjustments in the medication protocol are not uncommon. I have to wonder if that didn't play a role in her difficulties with the guard. Perhaps she might be able to appeal the black mark on her record.


Some reading material on life inside the disciplinary barracks:

https://captainincarcerated.wordpress.com/about/

The story is about what a bummer this is, and the headline is a sweet lemons rationalization.

I wish her well. Heard about this on Amy Goodman's Democracy Now this morning, glad she isn't going into solitary confinement.