Are you the Wife of a Chief Petty Officer or an E-7?

So, while on Facebook I stumbled across a video the Hawaii Navy Region 2010 CPO Selectees made titled, "Like A Chief" Unlike the previous spoof on the Chief, this video and song puts a positive spin on being the Chief. If you'd like to see it, you will have to access my Facebook page. Towards the end of the song, I heard something that made me stop and say, "Ah ha! That will be my blog title for today! The line of today's inspiration asks the difference between a Chief Petty Officer and an E-7. So my question today is...will you be the wife of a Chief Petty Officer or an E7? Those of you who have to ask the difference are already heading in the wrong direction... The wife of a Chief Petty Officer does not enjoy Sea Duty , but she has a game plan to make deployments successful, she sets goals and she makes plans. She bites her tongue and only gives out positive vibes. The wife of an E-7 walks around talking about how much she hates sea duty. The wife of a Chief Petty Officer does all that she can to ensure that he is ready to go when the brow is lifted. The wife of an E7 looks for ways to get her husband out of going underway, The wife of a Chief Petty Officer does not complain when he comes home four hours later than anticipated, she just keeps his dinner warm and remains flexible. The wife of an E-7 shows everybody whose in charge, by calling the command ranting and raving, and putting her frustration all over Facebook. The wife of a Chief Petty Officer understands when the ships schedule changes or the 100th time in one week, and keeps her plan flexible, remaining calm. The wife of an E-7 insists that the command stick to their previous schedule because she has plans, and proceeds to run her mouth up the chain of command making a fool of herself...embarrassing her husband (his words, not, mine) and herself. The wife of a Chief Petty Officer is able to step in and make peace, guiding those who may not know better, advising them to avoid gossip and the rumors than can pose as a distraction to the real mission...the NAVY!!! The wife of an E-7 spends all her time texting and posting on Facebook all the gossip and rumors that come her way. The wife of a Chief Petty Officer understands that while a situation may appear one way, she doesn't have all the information, so she should reserve judgment. The wife of an E-7 takes any tidbit of information, blows it out of proportion and spreads it like wild fire. So, let me ask you again...Are you the wife of a Chief Petty Officer or an E-7? Some people may tell you what you do does not affect your husbands career...well I'm here to tell you that it's a crock. Should you chose the noble road of being the wife of a Chief Petty Officer, your mentoring, guidance and support of the spouses around you will make a positive impact on his career. However, should you chose the low road of being the wife of an E-7 you will have a negative impact on his career...TRUTH! What's it going to be? HONORCOURAGECOMMITTMENT