this whole thread is stupid. OP seems to think that being an enlisted man somehow makes up for the fact that he completely refuses to even listen to reason.
a humble person who serves his country deserves respect. agreed, and i would be the first to thank you for it.
a person who believes hes entitled to respect simply because he enlists, is mistaken. its easy to confuse the two when people blow smoke up your ass every time you put on a uniform, but they are distinctly different.
threatening physical violence because someone called you a name on the internet doesnt make you look any more rational, either, by the way.
you do also realize that its common practice for governement agencies to try and catch companies skirting the no-export rules by ordering exactly as you did. call a place and ask to ship it internationally, or to a military address, and if they refuse ask to have the same exact order shipped locally "to a friend"...? if they had accepted, they could be fined or shut down, if you were actually working on behalf of the government. you already identified yourself as being an employee of the governement, so they had every reason to be cautious.
back on topic- ive ordered many times from mcmaster and, while ive never had or needed any real customer service, i have zero complaints about them.