He said specifically, you (get) on the wife’s good side at the outset.
I always thought that was funny. That boy will go far. He has sense enough to know that wives have a lot of pull with their husbandsl and generals are not a damned bit different from lieutenants, in that respect. They may wear the bigger pants -- but wifey wears the prettiest ones. One forgets that at his peril.
Bump to that!