Cav Wives

 25th ID Cav Wives conducting a Spur Ride in Hawaii

 

Deployed Air Cav troopers, spouses conduct joint spur ride

You Might be a Cav Wife if...

..you can unpack a house and have everything in place in 48 hours

..you string concertina wire to keep the neighbor's kids out of your flower beds

..your husband's work and dress clothes cost more than yours do

..you've changed more oil and mowed more lawns than your husband because he's never there to do it himself

.you use a crook-neck flashlight with a red lens during power outages because it's the only one you can ever find in the house

..your children say "hooah" or "roger that" instead of "ok"

..you know that it's normal to light shoe polish on fire and that the best way to spit-shine boots is with cotton balls

..your husband does a route recon and takes a GPS for a trip to the mall

..you only write in pencil because EVERYTHING is subject to change

..you need a translator to talk to your civilian friends, only! because they have no idea what DFAS, AER, TDY, ACS, NPD, PCS, and ETS mean

..you have a larger selection of curtains than Wal-Mart does

..you can remember where you kept the Scotch tape in your last house, but unfortunately, not in this one

..you mark time in duty stations, not years

..you refer to friends not only by name but by the state that they live in

..you know that "back home" doesn't mean at the house you live in now

..you tear up when you hear "Proud to Be An American," even though you've heard it 50 times by now

..you know that a 2 month separation IS short, no matter what your civilian friends say

..you ALWAYS know when payday is and get ticked off if there are more than 2 weekends during that pay period

..you know better than to go to the PX 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" or a "box" describes NTC at Ft. Irwin, not you r kid's backyard toys

..you know that "Ft. Puke" is a completely accurate description of Ft. Polk

..you find yourself explaining your husband's LES to him

..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've ever been referred to as "Household 6"

..you're the TC, not a backseat driver

..you start ripping open MREs and looking for the M&Ms when you run out of Halloween candy

..you can't remember the last time you saw a doctor who wasn't wearing BDUs

..you've ever had a pet named Scout, Ranger or Sergeant

..the local dry cleaner knows you by your first name

..it only cost you $25 to have a child

..you find that a large number of your clothes and household items are olive drab or loam, even though you never planned it that way

..you pick apart uniforms on TV and in the movies, even though you used to yell at! your husband for doing the same thing

..you know what "pogey bait" is and which kinds everyone in your husband's platoon prefers

..you wish you could go to CIF to DX your old stuff like your husband can

..you've learned to sleep through the sounds of tanks, planes, helicopters and artillery simulators

.you give your kids a hand receipt when they take your Tupperware to school

..you can hate military life but be terrified to leave it all in the same breath

..you defend your lifestyle no matter how bad things get because you know there's no other life for you!

 

 The Order of the Yellow Garter is a Cavalry tradition specifically for the Cav Wife. Sorry! No Cav husbands allowed! 

 

 

Army Wife - The toughest job in the Army - CavHooah.com

Recipe: for a Military Wife 1 ½ cups of Patience 2 tablespoons of Elbow Grease 1 Pound of Courage 1 ¼ cups of Tolerance Dash of Adventure. Marinate frequently with salty tears. Pour off excess fat and sprinkle ever so lightly with money. Knead dough until payday. Season with international spices. Baste with a lot of good memories and friendship. Bake for twenty years or longer until done. Serve with pride! 

 

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The Blue Star Service Flag and Service Lapel Button - Service flags and service lapel buttons are for use by family members of persons serving in the Armed Forces. The banner was designed in 1917 by United States Army Captain Robert L. Queisser of the Fifth Ohio Infantry, in honor of his two sons who were serving in World War I. It was quickly adopted by the public and by government officials. On September 24, 1917, an Ohio congressman read into the Congressional Record:

"The mayor of Cleveland, the Chamber of Commerce and the Governor of Ohio have adopted this service flag. The world should know of those who give so much for liberty. The dearest thing in all the world to a father and mother — their children."

Learn more about the Blue Star Service Flag at the Army Institute of Heraldry. Show your support for your deployed soldier with a blue star flag or sticker.  

 

 

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