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Comment by plutoniannight on March 19, 2014 at 10:16pm

Today, I saw my sailor swear in. I feel so lucky and blessed. He flew to basic as well. I locked myself in my room and fell asleep. I was so mad and sad and confused and happy all at the same time!  Fortunately, I made plans already in advance to have one of my dear friends come over and just do what dear friends do. :) I am so lucky to be in love with my sailor. I am so proud! I eagerly await seeing him in a few months. 

Comment by Nicole_66 on March 19, 2014 at 11:39am

Hey Navyswccgirlfriend!

I completely understand where you are coming from! My boyfriend has been in for a little over a month now but let me tell you it does get easier! The first week is ALWAYS the hardest so keep your chin up, it does get easier I promise! My boyfriend arrived at boot camp on February 10. The box with his stuff came a week on the 17th and then the form letter came the next day. I didn't hear from him until I got a phone call and that was on February 22nd. I didn't receive a letter from him until the Thursday following that, which was the 27th. It varies for everyone but overall, you shouldn't expect to hear from him for another week to two. You won't get a letter from him for about two weeks. So just be prepared for that. I know it's hard and the waiting is miserable but it does get better especially once you get through the first week! Hang in there and start writing him as soon as you can, he will love it and it will help you too!

Comment by Lizzie_Corpsmanwife on March 19, 2014 at 11:21am

Hey Navyswcc well it all is different for each of us. I cried and I had the greatest friend there for me when I needed to bawl my eyes out. Every time someone asked me at church how my husband was doing and if I'd heard from him I would get teary eyed. My husbands been gone over 3 weeks and we had never missed days of not texting or talking for almost four years. Each of us are going to handle it differently but rest assure that we are all going through it together. STAY BUSY girl!!!! I come home to an empty apartment and two dogs, I LOVE having my cal king bed all to myself lol. Enjoy this time and work on yourself :)

Comment by Sammy on March 19, 2014 at 10:53am

I can definitely empathize - my husband and I have been together since college (9.5 years!) and got married 7 months ago, and the first week or so it was just hard coming home to an empty apartment when I was so used to him being there every time I came home. But I've learned to embrace this alone time to reorganize our place and do some things on my own for a change. I've also reached out to friends more and have enjoyed hanging out with my girlfriends lately. No matter how much you think you're ready for it before they leave, it's so much different once they are actually gone. But the good thing is you're not alone, a lot of us are going through it with you!!

Comment by Sammy on March 19, 2014 at 10:37am

Hey Navyswcc - my husband arrived on Wed. Feb. 19 and I received a phone call on that following Saturday. I also received a phone call the Saturday after that and last Thursday, but nothing since. I believe they are guaranteed 3 phone calls, but they can also earn additional ones by passing inspections, etc. It's up to the RDC so he can give phone privileges as well as take them away. I promise you it does get easier, just try to keep yourself busy and write a lot of letters!!

Comment by Lizzie_Corpsmanwife on March 18, 2014 at 10:47pm

Hey Cheyenne, btw I love your name :)
Not gonna sugar coat it girl but the first 1-2 weeks are the toughest. My husbands been gone over 3 weeks, almost 4, and I have to remind myself that he is doing this for us. My friends all told me "it's going to be hard at first but it gets easier not easy". They were right even though I felt I could handle it. You have a group of wives/gf/SO who are going through this. You are not alone. I made good friends already. I got the call at 9pm (California time) and missed it. Girl I bawled and called my friend but I got over it with the help of ladies. Hang in there girl and message me if you want. I can be horrible at responding right away but we are all here for you.

Comment by wifeofasailor1( LS A school) on March 18, 2014 at 9:28pm

Cheyenne...I was in your shoes last tuesday and only got a letter yesterday which my husband graduates on may 02 b/c he is in a push division!! But you should get the im here call before 2am depends on what time he gets there..my hubby called me last tuesday around 10pm and i havent heard his voice since..welcome and it is hard but being on this website helps plenty.

Comment by Sammy on March 18, 2014 at 9:28pm

Hey Cheyenne! My husband has been at BC for almost 4 weeks now so I can tell you from experience, it does get better! I write him a letter every night before I go to bed telling him about my day so that helps. I just try to stay busy and have been reaching out to friends more now. Chatting with people on this site and on the PIR Facebook page has helped a lot too. As for the phone call, it probably won't come until late tonight when they all get to RTC. It will also be a very short, scripted phone call so be ready for that. You should get a box with his clothes/phone (if he took one)/etc. in a few days, and a form letter with his address and PIR date shortly after that.

Comment by Cheyenne on March 18, 2014 at 9:18pm

Hi y'all! My sailor just left earlier today for boot camp and I'm having a really hard time keeping busy. I'm obviously a new navy wife haha. Work kept me busy for the 5 hours I was there, but now that I'm home and the house is empty and everything reminds me of him I feel worse. Also I was told that he got a 30 second phone call when he got there and I've been waiting all day and I haven't gotten one? Is there any advice y'all have to making it through these two month's ? And could anyone clear up the question on the phone call or around what day he'll call?

Comment by meagan5220 on March 11, 2014 at 3:44pm

You are welcome :) I am the same way! We actually just got our tax return back and since we saved so well last year we both just decided to splurge and each get a good chunk of money to spend on ourselves for whatever we want. lol I am sort of lost as to what I am going to get with it. I hate spending money lol! $250 per port is actually really good! You also got to remember some of them are way more expensive than here. Like Dubai/Bahrain are superrrr expensive. My husband bought a little mini personal pizza and it was $20. It was like one of those mini 4 inch pizzas. My husband spent about $300 in each port approximately. Ports like Thailand that money went really far. My husband sent me home like 20 gifts from Thailand because a lot of stuff was so cheap there. I would suggest maybe every month set aside a certain amount of money so that he has that when he goes into port. So it wont seem so much like he is taking $250 in one day but over the course of two months. :) I know sailors that will drop $1-2 grand in port with having a family back home that needs the money. I always count myself lucky that my husband doesn't spend like crazy even though I stay on him about how much money we spend lol.

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