You know you’re a UPT wife when…

• When you wake up to the sound of Velcro ripping as they change patches from one flight suit to the other.
• When you hear the phrase “so to speak” and your mind automatically starts trying to figure out the innuendo.
• When you criticize the “dogfighting” scenes in Top Gun.
• When you call the other pilots by their last name and sometime get confused when someone mentions a first name.
• When you know which way the planes will be landing on the runway based on the direction that your flag is flying each morning.
• When you recognize the plane by the sound it makes.
• When anyone says, “So your husband is like Top Gun,” you try to hide your distaste because they don’t know that’s the Navy.
• When you immediately recognize the distinct smell of a flight suit.
• When you recognize jalapeño popcorn when walking through the buildings.
• When there are a million ear plugs everywhere.
• When all your snapchats are of planes or the inside of planes
• When you know what penguins on an iceberg means.
• When your pilot runs a checklist when buckling your son into the car seat. “Two legs, lap, seat kit, shoulders, harness…”
• When you use CRM when driving. “Clear left?”
• When you have flown a flight simulator.
• When your husband ask you to read the TAF instead of looking at weather.com.
• When your husband says “Roger” instead of responding with “okay” or “got it.”
• When everyone is surprised to see him at family functions.
• When you actually have to buy an airline ticket and it makes you mad, even though you’ve saved thousands flying for free.
• When you start to use their lingo. “That checks”, instead of “that makes sense.”
• When you can list the majority of the Air Force Inventory with little to no hesitation.
• When drop night is practically a holiday.
• When you know the pilot is home by the smell when they take off their boots
• When they say “Can you help me study?” Then they get mad at you for not knowing what anything means.
• When your children answer “Negative” instead of “No.”
• When conversations with family take twice as long because you have to explain all of the UPT lingo.
• When you realize they need an acronym for all the acronyms.
• When you go over the checklist in the car while doing quick trips into town.
• When you know the checklist because you’ve recited it so many times.
• When you know bold face and ops limits better than some classmates.
• When your husband responds to you by repeating what you said…(Me) Is the front door closed?….(him) front door is closed…(Me) I have the keys….(him) you have the keys
• When you’re ready to leave and you give the ole “pull chocks” hand signal.

(Warning: Video does contain innuendo, so if you don’t want to hear it….you might want to pass on this one. 🙂 )