The average age of the military wife/girlfriend is 20 years old.
She isn't old enough to buy a beer, but is old enough to manage the entire household.
She probably never saw herself loving a man who was in the military, but she loves him regardless.
She cries alot, because she misses the man she swore to love. Her life isn't complete without him.
She looks very tired, because of her many sleepless nights either waiting for a call that never came or one that did and just because she heard his voice, she is too overjoyed to sleep.
She manages a smile, even though inside she's crying.
She understands that the man she loves has to go far away.
She understands that he can be taken from her in a moments notice.
She feels a great sense of pride and probably cries whenever she hears the National Anthem, sees a flag blowing in the breeze, or watches the news
She goes weeks without a call or a letter, but she writes him whenever she gets a free moment.
She knows how to convert civilian time into military time.
Before he left she used to complain if she didn't see him for a day or two, but now she gets annoyed when she hears someone complaining about not seeing their boyfriends.
She may not have seen him for months but she remembers everything about him, every scar he has, the way he smells, the sound of him sleeping.
She has every picture of him and them out and in frames; she stares at them for hours on end and has read every letter he's written at least 40 times.
Even though her man is a half a world away, she manages to go on with her life, as he would want her to.
She's the one who's half frowning half smiling; she has at least one Support out Troops displayed on her car.
She owns at least one article of clothing that says our man's Military Branch on it and wear it at least once a week
She knows what the terms Rack, Field Day and PT mean and have no trouble using them on a daily basis
She knows the difference between a Recruit, Enlisted, Officer and know the rank structure like the back of our hand
She watches the news and cries for fallen Marines, Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors and no one seems to understand why
She just cries.... and cries... and cries… and cries for no reason at all and she's is fine with that!! (It's normal isn't it?)
She have at least one (but probably more) family member or friend that doesn't approve or understand their long distance relationship
At the ages 17, 18, 19, 20, 21; we have no problem saying YES to a marriage proposal
She smiles when she sees a soldier in public dressed in his uniform
She gets a little teary eyed when the Star Spangled Banner is sung at sporting events and watching the flag blow in the wind..
Next time you see her thank her for what her and the man she loves is doing. She will greatly appreciate it and she will smile the rest of the day!
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