Is pulling rank ever permitted? What if you don’t even have rank?

Imagine an Army wife thinking she has as much power as her husband just because they’re married. That’s the situation with the Army wife in this story.

Read how one Redditor retells a story about this very persistent Army wife who found out just how much power she (or didn’t) have.

See the story below for all the details.

You Want Me To Get The Attention Of Your Husband’s CO? It’s Your Funeral!

So over the past few days, I’ve become friends with a retired Army officer that I’ll call Belle.

She’s been delighting me with stories of her service and she shared this wonderful story that I think you all will enjoy.

Names and some details have been changed to protect the innocent.

Belle was pretty young, but she learned fast.

Belle was a young 2nd LT at her first posting.

As she put it, “my college diploma hadn’t even arrived in the mail, and I was scared as heck.”

Fortunately, she got on the NCOs’ good side and settled in pretty nicely.

There was one day where she got some real life experience through an unexpected character.

One afternoon, she was at work, when in storms an officer’s wife, “looking like she was in the mood to cause trouble”.

Belle keeps her head down, trying to stay busy when she hears the dreaded words. “I’m talking to you, soldier.”

Belle looked up and saw the woman (let’s call her “Karen” because, why not), standing in front of her.

“Can I help you, ma’am?” Belle asked.

“Yeah. I’m Major McImSOImportant’s wife, and I need to speak to Colonel Stone.”

Belle knew the protocol, but Karen wasn’t interested in that.

“Do you have an appointment? He’s busy.” Belle asked.

“Just go get him. I’ll stand right here until you do.”

Belle looks around, wondering what the heck she’s supposed to do. She didn’t want to risk her job because Colonel Stone was known around the base for having a fierce temper.

Now, this is where things get wild.

“I’ll have you knocked back down to Private if you don’t do as I say!” Karen shouts. “Now, move!”

Wanting to get away, Belle got up and walked towards the Colonel’s office, intending to get away for a long enough coffee break that Karen will forget.

When she looked back, she sees Karen is watching her like a hawk, so there goes that plan.

Colonel Stone’s door is closed and Belle knocks on the door.

“Yes?!” Colonel Stone barked.

“Sir. It’s 2nd LT Belle Smith.” She said.

“Come in.” Belle opens the door, does the customary salute and he immediately notices how nervous she is. “What is it?”

“Major McImSoImportant’s wife is here and she wants to speak to you.” Belle said, her voice squeaking.

Of course, the colonel asked the same question Belle did.

“Does she have an appointment?”

“She just said to go get you, and she wouldn’t leave until you saw her.”

But, Colonel Stone was familiar with this ol’ song and dance…

“I see. Did she threaten to knock you down to Private?”

“She did.”

Colonel Stone nodded and then said in a voice that scared Belle. “Send her in.”

Belle salutes and then goes back to Karen. Karen looks absolutely smug.

“He’ll see you now.” Belle said.

“See? Now that wasn’t so hard, was it?” Karen said, strolling over to the Colonel’s office.

But, that’s when things got really intense.

It’s at this point that a First Sergeant named Sanders comes in. He just sits down and as the office door closes, he counts down in a low voice “Three…Two…One…”

“WHAT THE HECK WERE YOU THINKING?!” Colonel Stone shouted. For a good five minutes, he proceeded to tear Karen a new butthole, telling her that she *isn’t* permitted to wear her husband’s rank and that if she tries pulling anything like that ever again, HER husband will be busted down to Private faster than he could sneeze.

Oh, and the aftermath was brutal.

Karen left the office “like a bat out of ****”, white as a sheet and quaking.

Belle never saw her again but she and the Major got divorced shortly afterwards.

According to Belle, “he realized what a liability she’d be to his career.”

What does Reddit think of this behavior? Have they experienced anything like this before in their respective industries? Let’s read the comments below for more insight.

People were very aware of this type of person.

They even reminisced on the fun nicknames the wives were given.

Others had a totally different experience.

And finally, one Redditor had to share their funny quip.

This wife had no right to act like this in her husband’s workplace.Thought that was satisfying? Check out what this employee did when their manager refused to pay for their time while they were traveling for business.