I stole this off of someones MySpace account. But I found it to be awful true and slightly humorous.
You know you're a submariner's wife if....
1. You use the words poopiesuit, duty, head, and cover in a non perverse way on a daily basis.
2. You lost count of the number of times you've been on board "The world's most powerful warship"
3. You know what time the mid watch is.
4. You've stayed awake during the mid watch to talk to your husband on the phone.
5. You've eaten on the mess deck and you know that pizza night is the only good night.
6. You've super glued, ironed on, or velcroed a patch onto a uniform.
7. You've lived in any or all of the following cities;Kingsland, GA, Groton, CT, Bangor, WA, Saratoga, NY
8. You think day after duty is a special holiday.
9. You know the difference between a mini day-so and a fast cruise.
10. You're husband has ever uttered the words "I'm not at liberty to say"
11. You can pack a sea bag in under 10 minutes.
12. You know what a TLD, LES, and TVQ are, but you don't know what the letters stand for.
13. You've stood on the beach despite snow, rain, or sand gnats to watch the boat pull in.
14. Anything less than 30 days doesn't really count as a patrol.
15. The other crew always get the better deal.
16. You know at least 10 guys you would consider friends of the family and yet you still don't know their first name.
17. You send emails religiously to a system you know is broken.
18. You expect an email everyday from a system you know is broken.
19. You've spent more months of your marriage apart than you have together.
20. You've actually grown to like sleeping alone.
21. You use a phone tree.
22. You have your ombudsman's number programed into your phone.
23. You know what "boat smell" is.
24. You know what month it changes from dress whites to dress blues and back again.
25. You give him a kiss and a smile when you drop him off at the turn styles
Wow ~ that sounds like an interesting life. And, may I say, kind of scary?
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