by Mrs. Jean Ebbert
A is for Adaptable, which is supposed to be my middle name. Also for Absent, which my husband is A lot, especially when the Anchor's Aweigh.
B is for Basic, as in Basic Allowance for Quarters and Basic Allowance for Sustinence. (See "L".)
C is for Cost of living which is always going up and for Commissary which I therefore I need more than ever
D is for Dependent, which is what the Navy says I am, even though everybody knows you can't survive Navy life unless you're extremely independent.
E is for Empty, which is what my wallet is at the End of Each pay period.
F if for Fabulous Foreign ports I hope he'll bring me back Fabulous bargains From.
G is for Government and Goldbraid and "Good Grief Charlie Brown, who in Washington thought that one up!"
H is for housing which so often seems (a) too small, (b) too expensive, (c) too close to the Base, (d) too far from Base, (c) all of the above.
I is for ID card on which my picture looks Idiotic,
J is for Jack of all trades, which it would be Just dandy if I were one.
K is for Kilometers and Knots, both of which Kinda confuse me.
L is for Lavish, which is what I wish allowances were, instead of Basic. (see "B".)
M is for Mail from the ship, which is sometimes a Maybe thing.
N is for mmmm - er - uh - (gosh, can't think of anything for this one.)
O is for Orders to places I've never heard Of
P is for Personal Property lost and damaged in our last Permanent Change of Station, for which I will Positively be reimbursed (Perhaps).
Q is for Qualified, which I am getting to be at practically everything.
R is for his Return from deployment, which is Really Romantic.
S is for Starboard, which Sailors on Ships Say when they mean "right."
T is for Trips To The Tailor, when his uniform mysteriously Tightens across his Tummy.
U is for Unexpected changes in the ship's schedule, which I Understand are Unavoidable but which I'm often Unprepared for and so they Usually make me Upset, or even Uptight.
V is for Volunteer work, which I know is a Very fine thing, but sometimes I get too Vound up in it.
W is for Navy Wives, Who are Wonderful, Witty, Wise, Warm and Winsome. Whoever Would argue With this is no longer Welcome aboard.
X is for Navy X-change, which I am very glad
Y is for Yards and Yeoman and Yo-bo-bo-, all of which sound very nautical, don't You think?
Z is for ''zulu," which is what the Navy calls the last letter of the alphabet, which I think is a Zany thing to do
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