[bigbob]

Are we talking “wife” in the Buttigig sense?

[treetopsandroofs]

“Are we talking “wife” in the Buttigig sense?”

I think Big Media would have used “husband” if so.

[Perseverando]

Are we talking “wife” in the Buttigig sense?

Exactly. This is the "new" US Navy.

The article doesn't say anything about a wife, only a spouse. It could have been the spouse of a female or male enlisted member who could have been "married" in either case to a member of the same or opposite sex. Or for that matter, the spouse could be "non-binary" or whatever?

The US Navy is a reflection of the culture rot permeating America and the world.