Just before our first long deployment, two Navy buddies and I were talking about the stress of leaving our families.

A senior officer, a veteran of many deployments, overheard our conversation and offered the following advice: "You must be sensitive to your wives' emotional needs," he said. "Never, ever, whistle while you pack!"

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