How does one prepare to be an Airforce Officer’s Wife? Shankuntala Lamba, from her home in New Delhi, in a conversation with Sonika, her niece, reminisces about her life from her days as Mrs. Flying Officer Lamba at 19 years of age all the way to retirement as Mrs. Air Vice Marshal Lamba. So, what does it take to be a military spouse? One must be flexible. One must be resilient. And one must be extroverted. One must be willing to make sacrifices to one’s career because fulfilling military spouse proof jobs don’t exist. All through, her aunt not only adjusted to a life on the move, but she also made the best of every opportunity that came her way at every new posting. Growing up, Sonika was always in awe of her aunt and the awe continues to this day.