This appears to be the author's first blog post for Cloudflare, Cloudflare being the author's first post-military employer. For his sake and Cloudflare's, this

This appears to be the author's first blog post for Cloudflare, Cloudflare being the author's first post-military employer. For his sake and Cloudflare's, this deserves an AAR that I hope becomes a teachable moment for both.