Did Anyboy"s Sailor Leave for Bootcamp on Tuesday??

[briana&isaiah forever]

Hello,

My name is Briana and my boyfriend just left for Bootcamp 2 days ago, July 24th. Im hoping to connect with some girls whose Sailors also left on this day! I already miss him like crazy so just wanna find out as much info as possible! Thanks :)

[JLH]

Once your letters start to come, everything gets so much better. I loved being surprised with one today, I thought they had all come on Wednesday but I guess I was wrong!! My SR and I did discuss marriage before he left, but we decided to wait for the right time instead of rushing into things. We both know that if we really want to spend the rest of our lives together, then we will wait for the right time to plan and have a wedding. He said in his first few letters, that he learned so much more about himself than the actual Navy. I feel like this experience has helped him discover who he is, and help guide what he wants to do with his life. I am so proud of him! They will do great, he said that it still sucks and is really hard, but it will be worth it.

[briana&isaiah forever]

 Awww, well thats great that he is learning a lot about himself, I think it will be a great lifechanging experience for our SRs and Im so proud of him. Do you guys hope to get married in the near future?  But anyway yeah, thats how me and my boyfriend felt also. A lot of people that we knew would be like "why dont you guys just get married before he goes in?" but we knew it would be rushed. We just dont wanna feel rushed. He needs to take this time to focus on doing his absolute best while he's there. We always had a joke where I would ask him "Are we gonna get married?" and he'd say "Yes, tomorrow" and when the next day came I would ask him the same thing and always get the same response lol. But the morning that he left, I told him he's all out of tomorrows. He laughed and then he looked me in my eyes with a seriousness that I had never seen before in him and said "I"m going to marry you soon enough, I promise". :) And I know that when the time is right for both of us, he's going to do just that.

[JLH]

He got to have a phone call home on Wednesday, and we did talk about when the best time to get married would be. I have two years of pre req's then I can apply for a program that will be 3 years wherever I attend school at, and by the time I am done with my two years, he should be finishing up his schooling. We talked about getting married next summer, or waiting until his contract is up to plan everything together. The only thing we looked at that we are not sure about is waiting 6 years, then I wouldn't be able to live with him and would have to stay off base when I would go to visit him. I know we will figure it out though, there is no time limit, and it will happen when the time is right. After we dropped him off at the airport, the first thing my mom asked me was 'where is the ring?', then she said the same thing when I got my first letters from him. My SR knows that I will always be by his side supporting him, whether we are married or not. I know the Navy is really important to him, and it is important for me to be there for him every step of the way, so I know when the time is right, it will happen.

[briana&isaiah forever]

Yeah thats definitely true. The best thing is to wait til a time that is gonna be fit for the both of you. Im not sure if I understood the six years thing though...could you explain in more detail lol?  With our men in the military, finding a perfect time can be a little tricky. But the way I see it, God will show us when the right time is for us to start planning a wedding and everything. The best thing we can do is stand by them and support them either way, just like you said. And Im sure that the rest will fall into place. What are you going to school for?

[JLH]

Oh my boyfriends contract is for 6 years, so he won't be done with the Navy until he is 24. His training and schooling will last anywhere from a year to a year and a half, and then he will get stationed somewhere for the remainder of his contract, but everything can be subject to change!! I completely agree with you, when the time is right, we will start planning. I am attending school to be a Dental Hygienist, and you?

[briana&isaiah forever]

Oh ok, I get you now. I think my boyfriend's contract is for 4 or 5 or something. I think thats what he said. I wish I had asked more questions, even though I asked a lot. Lol thats what I'll do in the letters I guess. But my major is political science. I eventually want to go to law school to obtain my law degree. I used to want to be a lawyer but not so sure about that anymore. There are other things I can do with it if I want. I think I would maybe like to teach law or something. We'll see what happens. How much school is required for a dental hygienist?

[JLH]

When you asked questions, make a question page and write them all out on that so he can answer them easier, then send it back to you. My boyfriend doesn't really have time to answer all my questions since he has to look back through my letters so I just wrote the ones I could remember down on a separate piece of paper . There is usually 1 to 2 years of pre reqs depending on the schools program that you plan to apply to, then 3 years in a program. It's a 4 year degree, but there are a lot of pre reqs to complete before being able to apply for a program.

[briana&isaiah forever]

Yeah that's a good idea, thanks :) but thats good, I was under the impression that it was more than 4 years for some reason. Best of luck on getting your degree. Ive got one year down thank goodness. But if I do end up going to law school, I got 6 more years to go! Yikes! But law has always been a passion of mine, so it'll be ok I guess. So if I do end up going that route, my SR will be (or should be) done with the Navy before I even finish school! Haha 

[JLH]

Thank you! I wish you the best of luck also!! I just recently decided to do 5 years instead of 4, and my SR was happy to hear that I changed my mind since he will be in for 6. It is a lot of schooling, but going into law would be so worth it in the end! Especially if it has been a passion of yours to do. My SR was worried about me finishing school two years before he was done, so he was supportive of my decision to go with 5 years. How is the first week going for you??

[briana&isaiah forever]

Yeah, Im glad you were able to come to a decision for your school that made both of you happy! And yeah, I feel like it would be worth it too. I dont mind school, I like it and have never had any trouble at all. I made straight A's my whole freshman year of college, and graduated secong in my class in high school, so Im not worried about the work really. But the first week has definitely been rocky so far. I think Ive probably cried a little bit everyday since I last saw him Monday. I miss him so much already. But I'm hangin in there. I go back tomorrow which is a relief lol. I took the last 2 1/2 weeks off to spend with him. We took a trip to the beach, it was really nice :) Oh and I has dinner with his family last night so that was cool. Its a major adjustment, but Im doing ok. Writing him every night and praying helps a lot. I write him an inspirational Bible quote in each of my letters also! :)

[JLH]

Yeah the first week is always the hardest, but it does get easier as time passes. My boss gave me the entire month off before he left which was really nice, but then I started working the very next day which kept me busy. My boyfriend and I didn't go on any trips before he left, we just did little things that really mattered to the both of us. My boyfriend met a youth pastor his first two weeks there who tells him about bible verses he should look up, and he said that it helps him a lot! It is so weird not talking to them every day, I'm glad that A school will be better.

[briana&isaiah forever]

Aww thats good that you got a whole month off to spend with him :) So they have like a youth pastor to come there and talk to to them and stuff? Thats really good, I know that would be really good for my boyfriend. He comes from a pretty strong Christian family so that will be the boost he needs for sure. But its already starting to get a little easier as the days pass. The days arent moving as slow as I thought they would, and going back to work tomorrow will help a lot too. It will be a relief when he's in A school and we can talk again though!