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Hello,
I am new to all this navy stuff, but is learning everyday. My husband is in RTC and I miss him so much. Is there anyone that has any good advice on how to get through the next 6 weeks I would love to hear about it or just chat. I would love to meet other spouses that are going through the same thing as me!!!
Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by AlwaysReady on
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RTC is good prep for deployment :) Keep your head up and stay positive. Its not forever so remember that even more so when you are in the middle of an OMG WHY moment. Things are hardly ever as bad as they seem in the moment. There are also many many good books out there :)
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Keeping yourself busy is always the standard answer, Sometimes that is easer said then done. This is practice for deployment. It is also helpful to write him often. Once he gets the letter he can read it over and over again. It will help him with morale and such. You can print pictures on the paper you use to write to him that way it is not really adding much for him to keep track of. Another thing to think about is planning when you get to see him. Those reunions never really get old.
Keep positive thoughts. My husband I have a good portion of the letters we exchaged when he was deployed. We will come across them from time to time and just laugh someday our kids will find them and wonder what they will think about their parents from years ago.
My husband would keep kind of a diary of what he did each day. That helped him keep track of things and let me know a bit of how his day went. I would try to do the same. He said it made him feel about of the action back at home.
Good luck to you and your husband enjoy the ride.
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Permalink Reply by Eskimokiss3s on
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My fiance just left last Wednesday. Just helping to stay busy, writing him 2-3 times a day and getting into support groups like here is helping me too. This is just the beginning and I already miss him like crazy. They do have good points, this is just prepping us for when they get deployed.
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Permalink Reply by MidwestMom on
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My husband was assigned to a ship the first 3 years of our marriage (a LONG time ago). I did a lot of reading in the evenings while he was gone, but with today's technology, I'd recommend signing up for on-line courses. It will help fill your evenings and further your education/employment opportunities. Once he's stationed for a couple years in the same location, you may want to look into night classes at a local college. It is hard, but very do-able! Many women have traveled this road before you; you'll make it and be a stronger couple because of it! :)
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Permalink Reply by Emily on
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Hey Proudwife. I am a proud wife too - obviously from the name :) You can send me a friend request if you'd like and we can chat. My husband just finished basic in April so we are pretty similar in situations. I would love to meet other wives too b/c my friends aren't military so while they are wonderful with listening, finding someone who understands exactly is so comforting!
Emily
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