wife to another. What one piece of advice would you give a new Marine wife? 

Careful who you trust 

Make quality friends.

Also, those that you gossip to, will gossip about you. 

Get used to them being gone quite a bit... 

Careful who you trust

NICE!

careful who yo let into your lives.

believe 10% of what you hear and 90% what you see 

Just because our men are home from deployment, doesn't mean they're actually home. If it's not one training op, it's another. So don't take your time together for granted. :) 

Support your husband. Always have a cold beer and a warm meal waiting for him :) 

a warm meal waiting for him :)

Disagree with that one, especially if he is with 3/4 LOL!!!! They never get off when they are suppose to it would be a cold MEAL at my house!!! 

Great advice ya'll... 

SAVE SAVE SAVE $$$ 

Always have a cold beer and a warm meal waiting for him

Aww, this one is sweet! :) 

Be very flexible with plans as things in the Marine Corp ALWAYS CHANGE 

SAVE SAVE SAVE $$$

Ooh yeah!!! Good one! 

SAVE SAVE SAVE $$$ 

Super important!! 

Learn to change a tire. 

They never get off when they are suppose to it would be a cold MEAL at my house!!!

NEVER.. I would heat it up in the mike...He cant help it they kept him late I ate a warm meal he deserves the same. 

Learn to change a tire.


or get AAA lol. 

or get AAA
That was one of our wedding presents from my Dad! LOL! 

Disagree with that one, especially if he is with 3/4 LOL!!!!

So true. One night they're off by 4, and the next they're off at 8. So unpredictable! lol 

I don't cook until he gets home unless i know it will be a late night, if he isn't home by 630 i start cooking. 

They may call you a dependent, but you will need to learn to be successfully INdependent to make it in this lifestyle. 

Learn to change a tire.


or get AAA lol. 

Or OnStar. LOL. I've tried getting rid of it to save money, and the husband won't let me. Ha! 

Hope for the best, expect the worst. Story of my life. :- ) 

You married a Marine! Nothing is ever normal or what they say. Take it like a Marine wife when it doesn't and appreciate when it does 

Or OnStar
Aww, OnStar is a standard in our truck and I've always wanted to activate it, but it's way too expensive. 

Hope for the best, expect the worst.

This is a very good one!! 

ALWAYS keep all of your addresses in the front of your address book for easy access. Handy to have for security clearances.

You peeps DO KNOW what an actual address "book" is....right? 

Handy to have for security clearances. 

And background checks should you ever work for MCCS. lol 

ALWAYS keep all of your addresses in the front of your address book for easy access. Handy to have for security clearances.

You peeps DO KNOW what an actual address "book" is....right? 

Haha! And always write your military friends addresses in pencil. They change way too often! ;) 

You peeps DO KNOW what an actual address "book" is....right?

Isn't it a book you write addresses in?