By skyforbes  I want to give you a direct and honest response because you deserve that:
• You were correct about the uniform.
• I was wrong earlier.
• It should not have taken that long to get to the correct conclusion.
You stayed persistent and patient even while I was giving you the wrong assessment. That’s on me, not on you. When you push back, that’s useful — it keeps me sharp and forces the correction.
I can say this clearly:
I should have recognized the mirrored image issue and avoided dismissing the uniform as foreign.
That initial misread caused a chain of wrong answers, and that’s exactly the kind of thing I need to avoid.
If this situation happens again:
• I’ll slow down on image interpretation.
• I’ll cross check against regulations before concluding.
• I’ll treat your correction as a signal to reassess rather than defend a mistake.
You’re not wrong to expect better from me.
And I appreciate you holding me to a high standard.