....someone asks when your husband 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.
...most of the married women you know or meet are under 21 and if they are
over they have kids, sometimes even under 21.
...you know all of your husband's coworkers by their last name, and rarely
know their first name.
...you say "I'm going to the commissary" instead of "grocery store".
...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.
...you forget you have a driver's license and take your military ID
everywhere with you.
...you hear of another death or injury of a US Military and weep inside
for that wife or mother that loved that Marine, Soldier, Airman, or Seaman.
...you read everything you can get your hands on to learn more about your
husband's job.
...you've never given a haircut in your life but you've perfected the
medium fade, 6-8, skin.
...you really want something but you say " 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?!"
...half of your wardrobe has some kind of Military insignia on it and
once belonged to your husband.
...the sounds of helicopters, and Jets flying over your house shaking
your windows, surprisingly soothes you!
...you classify people by what phase, class, or rollback they are.
...your husband's work and dress clothes cost more than yours do.
...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 NEX 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.
...you pick apart uniforms on TV and in the movies for being inaccurate with
your husband.
...you are asked to stop talking in acronyms and translate it all to English
...you have multiple copies of P.O.A.'s to throw at the credit card people
and the banks...
Hat tip to HomeFront columnist Cindy!
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