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New Navy wife
Hello ladies, I'm Alejandra :)
I am a new navy wife and I am just as confused about what's to come next as I was when my then fiance left for bootcamp haha. I have been on navyformoms since the beginning of my husbands enlistment and I have met very wonderful women who are all so eager to help and comfort when needed.
My husband and I had been dating for about a year when he enlisted and he was placed into DEP for 6 months. He has now graduated from bootcamp and BESS and we were married during his leave on August 30th, before he was to report to his duty station. Right now, he is off in a far distant land, serving his first deployment and I am patiently waiting for his return :)
Upon his arrival back to the states, my husband and I will be planning my move to Kitsap naval base in Washington state. I hope to meet other wives who are in Washington, as I will be moving to a completely new environment with no idea what to do haha.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa on
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Your story sounds similar to mine, my hubby was DEP for 11 months. We got married between a school and his first command. But then we moved across country together, now four years later he's about to go over seas alone for a year. Let me know if you have any questions. I'll see if I can help at all.
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Permalink Reply by navygf on
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Thank you for replying :)
Where are you living now and are there programs on base to help with the separation?
I have a question that has to do with housing, and hopefully you're able to answer it. I think it's a little complicated, but my husband hasn't asked any one, so I might as well lol. -
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Right now I'm living back in Cali with my family. I have a great paying job , so it's amazing. Yeah there's def resources on base I recommend first seeing if your base offers a compass class, because those courses offer so much valuable info such as... Who can I contact for what. & ask away I'll see if I know the answer or can get an answer for you.
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