Posted By Blacklabel on 05-06-2010 9:25 PM
Funniest one I saw was in Sasebo when the bar girl was threatening a young sailor that if he didnt pay his inflated bar tab, that her husband who was an officer on the base would get him in trouble with the base CO. Ummmm, wouldnt her HUSBAND be the one who is in trouble for having his command sponsored wife working in a buy me drinkie bar? I think that would be more of a problem than some young kid not paying after getting charged $100 for 3 beers he drank? (they added 3 rounds at ladies drink prices for every girl in the bar to his drink bill hoping they could threaten him into paying it).

DUDE! That is a TOTAL VIOLATION of the SOFA agreement!

Posted By tulipsonly on 05-12-2010 2:52 AM

"My father and my husband both are servicemembers.  One is enlisted, one is an officer. Which is which, is none of your business, nor is it relevant."  

OK, so why bother posting it, if it's irrelevant? 

Posted By sdb1970 on 12-11-2010 7:57 AM

Easy fix. Take away the reason for becoming a gold digging snob which is stature. Take away rank structured housing. Take away perk parking. Take away exclusive clubs like the Officers Wives Club. Make everyone equal except for the pay of course as that adequately compensates them for their rank. 

lol, hilarious.  Yeah, that's an easy fix.

Me: Dear Pentagon, some of the wives here aren't nice.  Please get rid of the rank structure that has been used in every military organization since the days of the Roman Legion.  This is bound to make everyone in Yokosuka get along better.

Pentagon: Dear sir, thank you for your letter. This is exactly the kind of innovative thinking we are looking for as we continue to right-size our forces.  We'll get right on this, and you can expect to see some changes by the spring.  We are deeply indebted for your suggestion.
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Yeah, it'll happen

Posted By Elizabeth on 05-06-2010 8:59 PM

Some wives never learn that they should stay out of Military business. Nor should they contact the Chain of Command directly to go over their spouses head. 

Some commanders never learn they should stay out of the wives business.  Best is to turn a blind eye and let the spouses sort it out. Pretty soon it will be clear that "pulling rank" gets you nowhere.

Posted By sdb1970 on 12-11-2010 7:57 AM
Ok. Since everyone seems to see that there is a problem. Easy fix. Take away the reason for becoming a gold digging snob which is stature. Take away rank structured housing. Take away perk parking. Take away exclusive clubs like the Officers Wives Club. Make everyone equal except for the pay of course as that adequately compensates them for their rank. They do not need the other perks.

Ummmm this is a bit of a stretch to reality...Even in the so called "real world" higher executives get assigned parking spaces, company vehicles, company credit priveleges, special corner offices, secretaries they don't pay for......so what you are suggesting is an unrealistic option for any business including the military. Just as in the outside world they have earned their "perks" as you call them.
However, that does not give them or their wives the right to treat anyone in a disrespectful way or to act like they are better than anyone else. I think though that we may be stereotyping here, b/c I know of a lot of officer wives who are very humble and accepting of anyone no matter their situation. Again there are always the bad ones, but that exists in every situation you will ever encounter. My opinion get over it, stop letting it bother you, and be the bigger person by flashing them a pretty smile and going on your merry way.......

What???????? You think my easy fix is absurd? I can't believe it.

Your'e right, and my lol easy fix makes about as much sense as an Officer/Enlisted's wife thinking that she has any power or clout, but their still gold diggers. LOL

My wife wears my rank all the time. In fact, I sometimes I wear her rank as well. We do the same thing with the name tags and the US Army. One of the advantages of the ACU velcro. Nothing like putting on your uniform in the morning and noticing that your rank is missing and finding that your spouse is wearing your rank.

HAHA Zama Guy! =)

I'm so glad I'm not military, I don't have to worry about this garbage. Everyone warned me before coming here people would be all snooty until they found out my husband wasn't competing for their husbands job. Luckily I've never really noticed any of it. I just treat everyone the same, I don't really care what rank their husband is. It makes to difference to me.

I admit that during the times I had to fight with the military, if my husband's rank was a tool I could have used, I would have done it. Make no mistake. My issues aren't about a commissary spat or parking. I found myself having to go outside the military to get the Americans with Disabilities Act complied with. When a Navy lawyer tells the hospital and me that they don't have to provide a sign language interpreter for my childbirth, then I use any means necessary to get what I need. In my case, I have called a state senator, medical boards and so forth (more than one incidence). If pulling rank would have gotten the job done, I would have used it. As it was I did cause problems for my husband but he gladly gave me hidden permission to do so because the situation were so absurd and difficult to get through. Now my husband is a civilian and we continue doing whatever we need to do to ensure our special needs family gets whatever is within the base's capability to provide. If this makes me snotty, I accept it. I have had incidences on base that were discriminatory but did not require hired services and those I settled privately and discreetly or I let them go. After all this, I find most squabbles not important enough to waste my breath on much less go through that much drama.

wow, that's quite a story. Did you win the battle about the interpreter?

Yes I did on three separate accounts on two bases where this type of situation occurred. Different scenarios and the same need for an interpreter. I only ask for an interpreter for certain types of things: college, lawyers, childbirth and surgery. The rest I can handle on my own. Surgery is usually not as crucial as the first three simply because I can arrange one-on-one if necessary but it is preferred due to the critical nature of it and the fact that I need to ensure I understood everything to make the best informed decision.