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Hello all! I am new to this site and my husband just left for boot camp last Thursday. i am miserable because i miss him so much. We have never been away from each other and it has been hard! I have tons of questions! Ok so what happens now ? How long till I hear from him ? Will I be able to move with him when he goes to school he's AECF ? Also how long till his graduation? what does PIR stand for? Also what will be a good time to have our wedding ceremony? Thank you !
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Permalink Reply by bear123 on
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Hello , That is great then that means that more than likely our husbands have met and will graduate together . I was told that to but i was told that i wouldn't be living with him. I did get the call and i also received his box this morning . Thank you , prayers for you! :)
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Aww , bless your heart ! These days have been real hard haven't they ? I feel so alone without him here .I can't wait for that letter or phone call! That's what I heard as well , a lot of people have told me different things . I wish also I still don't know much yet like will he be able to send money home and if they do move me what all do we have to do? I guess we will find all that out in the letter or phone call .
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Dogmama: he's is ship 3 div 34 , that'd be awesome if they were ! :)) .. Yes I will be in also making a center piece :) . My husband said he made lots of friends and some that were AECF so maybe they have met or are friends ! That's be so cool if they were !
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Awww ! I wonder if they still have met . Do you know if they are around other divisions? Cause I know my hubby said he made friends with AECF guys lol . I will see you there as well! :)
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Permalink Reply by IsaacsPROUDWife on
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My husband left last Wednesday also! Im sure they have met by now. Have you received the form letter yet? I have also had a very hard time with him being gone but each day it gets a little easier. My husband will be in IT with A school in Pensacola, Fl for 6 months. Im being told mixed things about if they pay for me to move there or not.
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Hi Issacsproudwife: I did receive form letter and personal letters ! I also received a 33 minute phone call ! My husband is AECF and in ship 03 Div 34 . What ship and div is yours in ? Everyday does get easier because it gets closer to graduation ! Hang in there prayers for you !
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Hello, dgzagm!
Thank you so much, i will check in on that. They most likely will . She should everyone seems to be very helpful! :)
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Hello all I have received the first letter . It felt great to see spac it felt great to see his handwriting . It was just a form and all but he wrote a little note around it . He graduates December 4 and I'm so excited can't wait to see him ! :)
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Permalink Reply by Jyssicarm on
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Hi,
I totally know how you are feeling. My husband just graduated last weekend. The first few weeks for me were horrible I felt like he just dropped off the face of the earth. I received my first initial phone call the third Sunday and then every other Sunday up until the 7th week. However, I did receive a phone call the 2nd week because he needed me to mail a copy of my ID and birth certificate but it was only for a few minutes . Hang in there it does get easier once the letters and calls start coming. I know my call was always from an 847 number. I know it seems forever ,but if anything this time apart really made us stronger. He just left for Aschool and I thought that goodbye was harder then the first one. Anyways Good luck !
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It is going a lot faster makes me happy ! Lol I never leave my phone either!
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That's awesome congratulations ! Thank you so much for sharing that . It does feel like it has made us stronger as well feels different though like I get more excited than I did before and just get real nervous around him lol like I did when we first met . Are you not moving with your husband to A school ? I heard you can but will have to apply for off base housing ? Thank you for the good luck ! :)
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