No Fly Boy!

Having never been assigned to an Air Force Base while on active duty, being now assigned to serve airmen is a new experience. There is a new language and I've begun to work with a "translator" (a person who is helping me translate my army language and understanding to air force language and understanding. I know all planes have wings and Moody Air Force Base has more than one "wing commander." But does that mean every plan with two wings has two "wing commanders?" NOT! There is a difference and I have to understand it. Hey! That sounds like what we do in relationships. We try to communicate but sometimes don't get the idea that what we say does not have the same meaning to the other person. Sometimes there are cultural differences (I'm from Ohio, my wife is from Alabama!), or language (parts of the US or the world), or gender; maybe even age, as parents and children try to understand one another. (Ever try to communicate clearly with a teenager? Very challenging.) The idea I've learned here is that if I keep talking "army" pretty soon no one will talk with me. I can't have that, so I learn the language of the other person. Cool idea I think for couples and families. Dr. D.