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My boyfriend just left yesterday it was hard I could not sleep. Does this get easier? Does the days go by faster? What all do i need to know about boot camp and school? He is going to be a medic.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Boot camp... when you get his address, write lots of positive and supportive letters. What sort of questions do you have about it? Will you be going to graduation?
Corpsman school is in Texas, so he will likely fly out on Saturday morning after he graduates from boot camp. He can have a cellphone there, although when and where he can use it will be restricted. The school is long, and there is a wait to start. He can't take leave to go home until after school, unless he is there for the Christmas holiday. They get two weeks or so around Christmas at school commands.
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Permalink Reply by meagan5220 on
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It doesnt really get easier.. It still sucks but you learn how to deal with it better. IMO I still never sleep but never did before anyways (my hubs is currently deployed) You learn how to cope better. You stay busy, you learn how to plan with the Navy which isnt really planning its more haphazzardly throwing ideas together and saying its a plan. you learn to be independent in a way you never have before, you learn how to remember someone loves you even if you dont see them everyday or they cant tell you everyday. You learn to have your own life but one that he fits into when he comes back. You learn how to research and get information by yourself bc he surely isnt going to have heard it or remember enough to explain it right.
what kinds of questions do you have? we could all just start rambling on and on about bootcamp and school and things you may need to know but it will be easier to tell you things that are specific to you lol! I agree write lots of letters! Start now! I wrote one every night for my husband! :)
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Also take BC and A school as a training period. As much as it sucks believe me deployments are harder. but if you develop good coping skills now then it will be a lot easier during deployments and other trainings. Do not let yourself wallow. It will create a bad habbit and make the time go beyond slow. Time flies when you are happy. Also realize that just bc you are happy when he is gone doesnt make you a bad person or mean you dont miss him it just means you are living your life. Dont waste your life or the time you have been given. find a healthy outlet for being sad, being angry, etc. I let it out only while takin a shower. then I let it all out let it wash down the drain and move on. I always feel better.
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Permalink Reply by missa_m on
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Meagan's right. When my then boyfriend left for bootcamp (Feb 2011), that pit-in-the-stomach-hallowness-in-your-heart feeling never went away. I never knew I could miss someone so much! All of a sudden, every little thing- from the commercials on the television to some random license plate on a car- reminded me of him. Stay busy and active- go to the gym, hang out with family/friends, learn a new skill (I took up cooking lessons), join a class. Learn about what's up ahead- join his PIR group on NFM and swap stories, learn about the in's and out's of PIR and graduation weekend, find information about what his A school is going to be like, read up on what he may be tackling/studying in the future. He'll love the fact that you are making an effort to educate yourself about this new adventure! Heck, before my husband even went to A school in Goose Creek, S.C., I was already reading up on the fun things we can do in Charleston if/when I visited (trip planning = a great distraction!).
One more thing. Try to surround yourself with a good support system -- that helped me a lot. Even now, I am still grateful for my family and friends for all they did to help me through those two months.
Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by sandm14 on
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Thank you Ladies for the replies!! It's harder today...EVERYTHING reminds me of him!!!! I am able to go to his graduation...is that correct? How long does boot camp usually last? He told me two months. After he gets back from school we want to get married for the 2weeks he is home....Is that a smart thing to do? Because when he gets stationed somewhere i want to be able to go with him. With him being a medic he can still be stationed out of the country even though he wants to work in the clinic on shore in San Diego? I may have questions everyday...just because i'm trying to get use to this.
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LOL, first, call him a corpsman or HM, because the Army has medics, and the Navy has corpsmen. Hey, it's a Navy thing not to do things the Army way (which is really funny because he'll train at Ft. Sam Houston....) But really, if you want to find groups about his rate, searching by "corpsman" or HM (hospitalman) will get you the best results.
He will get orders to his first duty station before his A school ends. If he is single, he will get orders as a single sailor, meaning you won't be on them to be moved by the Navy. This is why you see so many ladies planning flying down to marry during A school. Discuss this with your sailor after he gets out of boot camp. Otherwise, getting married while he's home on leave is just fine. If he'll be home for Christmas, consider that as a window for marriage also.
As for where they are stationed, yes, it is up to the Navy and not according to the wishes of the sailor. He can request San Diego, but if there isn't an open job for him at the time they cut his orders, he won't go there. If they need him overseas, that's where he will go. That's so far in advance you shouldn't worry too much about it yet.
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LOL ok thank you corpsman...got it! Thanks for answering my questions i just had a cry moment again he just got on the plane so emotionally!
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Hey, crying is okay. You'll do less and less of it, but everyone has a time and a trigger for tears. You just have a lot of both right now.
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