by
Mrs. Jean Ebbert
B is for Basic, as in Basic Allowance for Quarters and Basic Allowance for Subsistence. (See "L")
C is for Cost of living which is always going up and for Commissary which I therefore need more than ever.
D is for Dependant, which is what the Navy says I am, even though everybody knows you can't survive Navy life unless you're extremly independant.
E is for Empty, which is what my wallet is at the End of Each pay period.
F is for Fabulous Foreign ports I hope he'll bring me back Fabulous bargains From.
G is for Goverment and Goldbraid and "Good Grief Charlie Brown, who in Washington thought that one up!"
H is for Housing "on the economy", which so often seems (a) too small, (b) too expensive, (c) too close to base, (d) too far from base, (e) 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 which Kinda Konfuse 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 mmmmm-er-um- (gosh I can't think of anything for this one.)\
O is for Orders to Outer Transvania and Other places I 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 boo-boo, 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.
