... you even salute officers in civilian clothes
... you think head is the bathroom
... GO NAVY sticker is in your car window
... you think that twenty years in the Navy is for those that DON'T like it
... you get excited when the CO announces something
... people call you chief but you're only a first class
... your wife thinks the navy is good for your family and she wants you to stay in
... you think the navy is good for your family
... you have a subscription to the Navy Times
... you make your kids have a room inspection before they can go out and play
... you use your yearly clothing allowance for uniforms
... you can't wait to be a chief
... you hang your keys from your belt loop
... getting off work on time is early to you
... you would jump out in front of a train to prevent someone from walking around with a uniform violation
... you're happy to be at work...even on your own birthday
... you think people like you because you wear cool uniforms
... you think you're doing something for your country
... you would shoot yourself in the gut if navy people thought you were dishonorable
... field day is when you clean, not when you go outside and play games
... you stay in past your retirement date because you think, your people need you
... you call food chow when you're at home
... you wake up at 6:00 a.m. (0600 for the military type) whether you have to or not
... you miss the water so much, you sit in the tub all day after work
... you think the Master-at-Arms force is a useful division of the ship