I volunteered (no draft at that time) for the US Army back in 1975.
One day we were about to do something particularly stupid and uncomfortable and I asked the Team Leader, an E5/Sgt. why? He told me that was the best way to do it. I disagreed and outlined a way that was quicker and required less effort.
He looked at med, in front of the rest of the fire team, and asked me if I thought my suggestion made good sense. I replied that it did or I wouldn't have suggested it. He smiled and said, "Well, in that case, we're not going to do it your way." We proceeded to take longer, get dirtier, and end up with a less satisfactory result.
It was along about that time that I knew when my 4 years was up, I was saying good bye to the US Army.
The above was a way to say that sometimes, no matter how good an idea is, there are folks out there who just won't let you do it. They've got to throw obstacles in the way and cause problems, or they're just not happy.
Good luck with it. I agree completely.