I. Thou shalt not write in ink in thy address book.
II.
Thou shalt not covet choice assignments
of other
uniformed branches of service.
III. Love thy neighbor. (Tis easier if thou
buyest a house
on a corner)
IV. Honor thy Commissary and Exchange for
as long as
they both shall live.
V. Thou shalt not ridicule a local politician,
for mighty
Senators from local politicians grow.
VI. Thou shalt look for the best in every
assignment, even
though the best may be The World's Biggest Cockroaches
or Record Snow in One Month's Time or Most Childhood
Diseases Experienced in One Year.
VII. Thou shalt remember all thy friends from
all thy
assignments with greetings at Christmas, for thou never
knowest when thou might like to spendeth the night with
them while enroute to a new duty station.
VIII. Be kind
and gentle to retired, white-haired Exchange
and Commissary customers, because thou too will be a
retiree someday.
IX. Thou shalt not curse thy active duty spouse
who is off
TAD on Moving Day.
X.
Thou must
never arrive at a new assignment and
constantly brag about how everything was much better at
thy last assignment.