"The Ten Commandments of a Military Wife"
1.Thou shalt not write in ink in thy address book.
2.Thou shalt not covet choice assignments of other uniformed braches of service.
3.Love thy neighbor.
4. Honor thy Commissary and Exchange as long as they both shall live.
5.Thou shalt not ridicule a local politician, for mighty senators from local politicians grow.
6.Thou shall look for the best in every assignment, even though the best may be. "The most childhood diseases in one year," or "Record snow in one months time."
7. Thou shall remember all thy friends from all thy assignments, with greeting cards at Christmas, for thou never knowest when thou may wish to spendeth a night with them while enroute to a new post/base.
8.Be kind and gentle to retired, white-haired Exchange and Commissary customers, because thou too will be a retiree someday.
9.Thou shalt not curse thy husband when he's on TDY on moving day.
10.Thou must never arrive at a new post/base and constantly brag about how everything was much better at the last post/base.
2007-08-26 18:43:31 · 14 answers · asked by jewellzmdotholla 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Haha - take if from a military brat AND wife!!
100 % the honest truth.
Except no. 8 : some of those white-haired Exchange and Commissary employees and customers are extemely rude and malicious!! Especially when it comes to women with small children.
For them, politeness did not come with the wisdom of old age.
2007-08-26 19:12:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-17 02:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This list is nothing to me but cute. I see why people agree and follow these but I don't carry the same ideas. My husband's job is his job, and nothing more. His job may affect our relationship more than an average job would but he nor I will let it change our personalities or how we do things.
I will always write in ink. I will covet highly desired posts as will he, doesn't mean we'll get them but we'll try. We don't care about neighbors, and the people we meet will be left where we met them and then its time to move on. The best part of any assignment is being together, other than that we can both hate it with a passion and know it's what has to be done. If my husband decides to be a moron on moving day, I will swear at him and vice versa. When going to a new post I wouldn't brag, they are all the same anyway.
It's part of our life but we don't immerse ourselves in every facet of it. Whatever makes the life easiest should be done for that particular family, but doing it our way works for us.
*yes I knew I'd get thumbs down for thinking that a cute, void set of words didn't agree with me. blasphemous I tell ya!
2007-08-27 00:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by mrsNO 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Been there...live those!! I think number 8 should be higher up the list though. We live on a base where there is a huge retiree community in the area and people are constantly complaining about how they "clog the system" at the hospital, pharmacy and commisary. These are the people who have already dedicated their lives to this country...they deserve respect.
2007-08-27 00:54:55 · answer #4 · answered by Annie 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
WOW! lol as an EX Military wife, I STILL agree with this. Even though we have been divorced 7 years, I still keep in touch with people that I have met at other bases. But I am guilty of number 9 though. lol
But who would have thought remembering someone else's social security number was easier than remembering your own? lol
2007-08-26 18:58:36 · answer #5 · answered by Kimbo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Eeehhh..some of it. However; those white haired retirees need not yell at wild eyed mothers of three small children in the midst of a melt down because she didn't "follow the arrows!" painted on the floor of the Commissary because she was desperately trying to get out of there as quickly as possible!
2007-08-26 19:00:16 · answer #6 · answered by april 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
they are pretty good however i dont under stand # 1 mabe im just dense i think you should add one like thou shalt honor family and husband with the most respect and be kind to them and wait on them or something like that
2007-08-27 10:13:12 · answer #7 · answered by Honey Badger Doesnt give a Shat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love them!! We have something similar to this printed up and in our goodie bag for new spouses in our squadron. Gives them something to chuckle about!
#6 is sooo important! I keep telling people look at things in context.
But I do tend to break #9.... it happens... he irritates me and I have to yell at him. Or he complains about not getting to the free movie while deployed and I'm at home with 2 sick toddlers.
And for those of you getting all up tight... it's all in fun!! No one says you have to live by these...... it's just a chuckle!
2007-08-27 01:07:52 · answer #8 · answered by usafbrat64 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would never be a military wife. For 1 I am a man and for 2 that sort of lifestyle I would never accept. If I was involved with anyone I would want to be able to see them at least a couple times a week. I also am not in favor of fighting for what the government claims is a good cause. In most cases I'm sure that I would disagree.
2007-08-26 19:22:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 8⤋
Very cute; but, since I am not a military wife, I can't relate to your diatribe. As the wife of an attorney, a physician, a teacher, I am sure one could develop ten commandments for each of those professions.
My oldest daughter was married to a military man. She kept every commandment, yet he divorced her. My youngest was a military wife, who enlisted, divorced, and married her Sargent, Yes, these commandments do exist, and I am sure many military wives feel bound by them; but, these commandments are demoralizing and denigrate the importance of the "military" wife. Fear of retribution is not allegiance, not does it verify loyalty.
Unfortunately, there is a "pecking order" in the United States Military--no matter what branch. Hopefully, you are in the "upper pecking order".
2007-08-26 19:20:11 · answer #10 · answered by Baby Poots 6 · 1⤊ 6⤋