Sunday, February 17, 2008

You know your military when...

I snagged this from a friend and the only thing that I haven't gotten down is the military time..

-When someone asks when your spouse will be home, you say July or August instead of 5 or 6pm...
-You live on your own and by yourself more after you're married than before you were married....
-You know all of your husband's coworkers by their last name, and rarely know their first name and you don't recognize them when they are in civvies....
-You say "I'm going to the commissary" instead of "grocery store"....
-When you need I.D. to buy groceries...
-You are called "Ma'am" at the age of 18 by every MP or SF that comes into contact with you....
-When you forget you have a driver's license and take your military ID everywhere with you....
-When you hear of another death or injury of a US Military and weep inside for that wife or mother that loved that Soldier.
-You read everything you can get your hands on to learn more about your husband's job....
-You really want something but you say "damn, well I'm going to have to wait for the 1st... or 15th for it"
-You ask someone "what's your rank?" instead of "what's your job?!"...
-When half of your wardrobe has some kind of Military insignia on it and once belonged to your spouse....
-When the sounds of helicopters, and Jets flying over your house shaking your windows, surprisingly soothes you!...
-You only write in pencil because EVERYTHING is subject to change....
-You know that a 2 month separation IS short, no matter what your civilian friends say....
-You know better than to go to the Px/Bx or commissary between 11:30 and 1:30 unless it's a life or death emergency....
-You show your military ID to the greeter at Wal-Mart....
-You know that any reference to "sand box" describes a deployment to Iraq/Kuwait, not your kid's backyard toys....
-You have enough camouflage in your house to wallpaper the White House....
-You don't have to think about what time 21:30 is....
-You can't remember the last time you saw a doctor who wasn't wearing BDUs/ACUs....
-You pick apart uniforms on TV and in the movies for being inaccurate with your spouse....
-You are asked to stop talking in acronyms and translate it all to English

glossary:
MP military Police
BDU: battle dress uniform
ACU: Army combat uniform

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