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My love just left for bootcamp last week.
It has been sooo much harder then I thought it would be. :/
Anyone else have a Sailor in bootcamp that left 10-14-11?
Lets chat. I'm in desperate need for a friend that's going through what I am. Mine don't seem to understand nor care much.
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Permalink Reply by Mama Bearr293 on
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My boyfriend left 8/14 as well. And his graduation is 10/14! What ship and division is he?
So we're completely on the same boat here! Left same day graduate same day. You'll have to keep me updated when you get your first letter and call! I finally got my boyfriends address on wednesday. I sent out an 11 page letter. I've written everyday! And started writing wednesday 8/14 an hour after he called to say the bus was coming for them. :/
It has been extremely hard for me. But writing helps alot! And I have his bear I made him for Christmas that I take EVERYWHERE with me. It's like I have a peice of him.
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Permalink Reply by northface23 on
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My boyfriend left the same day and has the same graduation date. 04/820, I hear that 820 and 821 work closely. I got my first phone call today and it was SO good to hear his voice.
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Permalink Reply by ForeverSailorGirl on
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Hello Ladies! My fiance left July 11, and his PIR is in 3 days! Everyone has the moments where it's going to be more diffilicult for them. Of course saying goodbye was a heart breaker but once the first letter comes I promise you will be grinning from ear to ear, letters do mean everything during this time so make sure to write them any chance you get they love reading novels from their signinficant other. Whatever you do say positive in the letters, I always told myself that its harder for them than us theyre cut off from everyone in their lives so we dont need to make it any harder with negative letters. And keep yourself busy, trust me it helps! I work mostly everyday and go to cosmetolgoy school, the weeks started flying by. The days seem slow, but before you know it it'll be the start of another week. Have your phone by you at all times, they usually get calls the 4th week in and before battleship but you never know. This website has helped me so much, I hope I helped a little!
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Permalink Reply by Ksteele11 on
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Mama Bearr, our guys are in the same group. 04/821
Oct can not come soon enough! We should be hopefully receiving a letter from our guys this wednesday. Yesterday should have been the first day they've been allowed to write home. We'll see though!
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My boyfriend is 04/820, I hear that they work closely and train together with 821. I got my first phone call today!
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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Then you should start finding a bunch of people in your boyfriend's division or at least training group! It has been really helpful to me and then you get to meet them all at PIR too! Plus it's nice because once you start receiving letters you can share information your SR's are sending, like today one of the mom's posted that my boyfriend's division has been nicknamed "Bio-Hazard" because so many of them have been sick! Also they may get answers from their SR's about questions you have too!
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Permalink Reply by JENN 226 on
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Hey! So I was in your place a year ago my (now husband) graduated June 25th 2010, but I still remeber the hard times I had .. I cried for the first three weeks he was gone until I finally got a letter once the letters started coming it was like heaven.. some days i get 4 or 5 or 6 letters- then he got to call a few times. The letters were always sweet and in some ways greatful for being so strong for him while he was gone. Now I look back at bootcamp and sometimes miss those days going to my mail box and waiting but I will tell you pepople used to tell me that " oh u wil miss bootcamp when it s over" and i never believed them i was like yah right... but i do.. i miss the sweet lettters hehe! After bootcamp it does get easier- he will go to a school and you can visit and talk as often as you would like. If you want to chat feel free to add me. I remember one girl who helped me out when my sailor was in school letting me know what the next steps were and what not:! keep ur head up because i promise you the best feeling in the world will be at his bootcamp graduation when they call liberty you willl be so proud of him... and of yourself!
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