- “I promise not to yell, cuss, or scream when I realize that you are the one who tries to dye your own ODU’s and have Navy Blue Rite Dye powder all over the laundry room.”
- “I promise to understand sentences with more unique military acronyms than actual words and to learn what MOS means as well as what yours is.”
- “I promise not to butcher your hair the night before an inspection, because it’s the one day the barber shop closed early.”
- “I vow to remember which ZIP codes/phone numbers are attached to which credit cards and accounts so they don’t get locked for fraud.”
- “I promise not to sneak any candy into your rucksack when you have a layout right after.”
- “I swear I’ll remember what your commander’s wife looks like and not crack a joke about the commander to her.”
- “I promise to keep all appointments so you don’t have to get an email about them.”
- “I promise to guard my military ID with my life. I will not lose it or forget it on the counter so that you have to meet me at the gate with it.”
- “I promise not to freak out, while waiting for PCS orders, when others have received their new orders and we still have two months to wait.”
- “I vow to always listen intently when you are telling me about the most recent battalion PME regarding junior Marines weekend liberty safety.”
- “I promise that I will learn the closest MTF or ER to our new location, because without fail someone will end up bleeding or will break something within the first 24 hours of a PCS.”
- “I promise that I will not risk my safety to visit the commissary on payday.”
- “I vow not to give you grief when you are so good at your job that someone wants to borrow you.”
- “I promise to study and memorize all rank insignia so as not to humiliate you in any situation warranting an introduction of any kind.”
- “I promise to practice patience over and over and over again!”
- “I promise to always Hurry up and Wait and also Adapt and Overcome.”
- “I promise to never buy a Coach purse on payday. I’ll wait AT LEAST 72 hours.”
- “I vow to ensure we have budgeted sufficiently to cover all eating out you will do during TDYs.”
- “I promise not to rant at you when we are less than 30 days from a PCS and still don’t have orders.”
- “I think I know what I’m getting into, but just in case I don’t:
- I promise to be patient (even when it seems impossible)
- I promise never blame you for what you CAN’T control (even if it means accepting that your service might change you)
- I promise to do the best I can (but be okay with not getting it all right)
- I promise to try to see the silver lining (but embrace the suck if I have to)
- I promise to welcome you home with open arms (even though reintegration might be the hardest part)
- I promise to miss you fiercely when your service separates us (but continue to live my life and hope you are living yours to the fullest as well)
- I promise, most of all, to love and cherish you throughout this crazy journey called military life, because it will be a we will be retiring from the military before we both know it.”
What are some vows that YOU should have taken? Tell us!
Contributors: Michelle A., Alexandra B., Lindsay B., Stacey B., Randi C., Katie F., Brittany H., Mona H., Natasha H., Rebecca H., Kimmy J., Cara L., Anna R., Heather S., Nicole S., Erin W.
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