Boyfriend leaving for Boot Camp in January! Anyone else?

[DevynJ]

My boyfriend is leaving for Boot Camp on January 10th, 2011. I am very anxious as well as excited for him to begin on this life changing career, but I am also very nervous! I do not know very much about how things go within the Navy, but am learning as I go I guess. I understand how long he will be gone and that he can write to me and everything, but I am pretty much just in the fog about everything else.

 

Is anyone else's boyfriend/husband leaving for boot camp in January? I have no doubt in my mind that everything will go great for us during this time apart, but is anyone else feeling the anxiety as the holidays approach and it's getting closer to the day he will leave?!

[arossi ship 07/ div 110 <3]

hey there! my boyfriend is leaving in jan. also. i am def. started to feel the anxiety and stress about everything. i feel like he just signed up for dep and now he is leavin in about 2 months. i agree with u i hate to say i am in the fog, And to make matters slightly worse we are wanting to get married while he is in A school (and i have no idea how) haha. I am just kinda taking this all day by day and seeing what happens.
Do you plan on moving all around with your BF? what job is he going into? My bf is going to be a MA (master at arms).
Also is it confusing to you sometimes what all these abbreviations means. some i understand others im just lost on.
Well i hope all goes well for u 2 and def keep in touch!! and spend as much time with him as possible in a few months we will always wish we spent more!
take care :)

[DevynJ]

Hey arossi! If you don't mind me asking how long have you guys been together? My boyfriend and I will have only been together 5 months when he leaves! :( Like we care about each other soo much, but we haven't even reached the "I love you" part yet (but I am feeling love for him as the days go by...I've even caught myself almost saying it but stopped because I wasn't sure if he was ready for that yet! lol) I'm glad that you and your guy have talked about getting married and know what you want to do. Trust me, I am SUPER worried that since we haven't been together as long as some couples whose guys are going off, something will happen and he will think it is too hard for him to stay in this relationship (even though I have told him I am here to stay through everything). But I do wish to support him through all of his training; I will still be in college getting my bachelors for about another 2 years, and would love to move around and be with him after all of that!

My bf is going to be a Rescue Swimmer and will be in Pensacola, FL after boot camp! Where is your bf going to be for A-school? I'm sure that you guys getting married while he is in A-school will be a new challenge (or so I've read thus far on this site lol), but it is possible so you will just have to make sure you do everything you have to do to get through the red tape and it shouldn't be a problem! :) But yes, I hope all is well with you as well! And definitely keep in touch! Oh, also..do you know exactly what day your bf is leaving?

[arossi ship 07/ div 110 <3]

Awww well we have been together about 3 and 1/2 years. We were best friends before we started dating so i have known him about 10 yrs. Someone i spoke to once gave me this advice and i really think it will work so ima tell you. Sit down with your bf and discuss everything. where do you want to be in 2 yrs 5,10,20. Talk about how often you will speak to eachother. ask him what his fears and concerns are and tell him yours. If he is going to be in any way financially help you discuss exactly how much if any. This is the US military and 99.9% of what happens will be on their terms and with their permission. so keep a handle on what you have control over. Know exactly where you 2 stand before he leaves and such. It will help andcut down on some of the stress.
So in any case he leaves for BC on jan 25. and then he will be going to Texas.
if you guys love and trust eachother you will be ok, just remember not to let the anxiety and stress of missing him consume your life!
keep in touch!

[DevynJ]

Thank you so much! I know I do need to talk to him about everything. He said we have a lot to talk about but doesn't wanna stress over it too much right now (considering he has 50 something days until he leaves & he's not really a "planning" type of guy..he just goes with the flow lol). Which is understandable because I know he's wanting to enjoy his freedom now more than ever! But I want all of this off of my chest. I have no doubt in my mind that I can stand behind and support him through it all, but I'm the kinda person who likes to somewhat know what's going on. I mean I'm learning that is hard with the military, but I don't wanna have doubts as he leaves. So maybe he will want to get it all off of his chest before January too.

And at least you have about 2 months with your man before he leaves! Are you going to see him off when he leaves? or are you just going to graduation?!

[JessicaB-Sailor Mom]

here is a good group for you guys http://www.navyformoms.com/group/leavinforbootcampinjanuary

[Valarie26]

Hi! My hubby is leaving january 12th so we are going to be going through everything at the same time. He joined back in june so it just seemed like a distant dream then, but now we only have 3 weeks left and I am starting to panic. lol I feel like I'm in the dark too about everything. I am constantly searching for info on the internet but all of it says different things. My husband is going to A school in Pensacola too, but he's going for Air school.

[DevynJ]

Valarie...well our guys would have prolly been at boot camp at the same time then! BUT my boyfriend's date got pushed back til March 7th! He is SO upset..he just wanted to get it over with and get back to Pensacola! But maybe once he arrives back down he will meet your husband around somewhere. My boyfriend already has several friends he grew up with stationed at Pensacola, so he knows and hangs out with alot of the guys when they have some time off now..But, keep your head up girl! & I know it is hard, but be happy of the fact that you don't have much longer to anticipate and the sooner he leaves is just one day close til he gets back! :) If you ever need anything I am here! :) Good luck to you both!

[Valarie26]

Wow I can't believe that! My hubby was so worried about that happening to him. He put in a request when he joined to leave sooner, but that didn't happen. Well at least this way you guys will get extra time with each other. That sucks that its a whole 2 months, but now he has more time to prepare. My hubby has been going crazy working out and learning his general orders. lol    Well enjoy the extra time you have and i hope you had a great Christmas! And the same goes for you, if you ever need anything just email me :)