If you're not in love with a solider you wouldn't know any of these..

          IF YOU'RE NOT IN LOVE WITH A SOLDIER

 If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't know adventure. You don't

 know smelly gray PT uniforms that require a daily washing.  You can't

 understand green and brown camouflaged bags flooding your bedroom floor.

 If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't understand the meaning of the

phrase "going  to the field" and the weeks you spend away from each other.

 If you're not in love with a soldier, you can never imagine the hole in your

 heart when that phone call comes? "Honey, I am leaving tomorrow to go

 overseas.  I don't know how long I will be gone or exactly where I am going,

 but I want you to know that I love you - always!"

 If you're not in love with a soldier, you don't know what it's like to say

 that final good-bye. You don't know what it really means to be glued to the

 television. You don't understand fear and you can't possibly understand the

 sleepless nights of endless crying wondering if you will ever see the love

 of your life alive again.

 If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't know the immense joy, the

 uncontrollable smile, or the butterflies in your stomach when you see your

 soldier march into the family waiting area upon redeployment.  You can't

 understand the self-control it takes to stand on the other side of the room

as some higher-up gives a seemingly endless welcome home speech while all

 the soldiers stand in formation. You don't know what it's like to have

that second first kiss or what it's like to experience puppy love all over.

 If you're not in love with a soldier, you can't truly understand how to make

 every moment count because you never know when that phone call may come again.

 If you're not in love with a soldier, you can never really understand how

 very delicate life really is!