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Today is not a good day.
I am not a happy camper today. It's been 13 days since he went to bc and 23 days since I last saw him. Being in a long distance relationship prior to to bc is sooo difficult. And to top it all off, we're recently engaged and I have no idea when to start planning for a wedding. I miss him very much and being emotional makes it worse. I just need to vent and let off some steam.. :(
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Permalink Reply by navygf on
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When is his PIR date, it must be soon if he left in January. Girl, we can vent together!! There really is not enough time..my parents suggest a courthouse wedding but I'm not to keen on the idea. Have you thought about just going to the courthouse?
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@ELiana Nights are definitley the hardest!! It's what really gets me. Are you going to his graduation?
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Permalink Reply by TamE on
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I thought I was the only one who knew the exact days and mins lol!! I don't feel crazy anymore
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@Dallis I need to get a countdown on my phone too lol!! I think the best option is to wait until after bc to begin talking about the wedding. The first year will be the hardest, in terms of getting situated and finding time to be with each other. My SR graduates on 4/12/13. I'm not sure if he'll go straight to A school or not. I keep hearing he'll go to Connecticut for 8 weeks or that he might just stay in Great Lakes.
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@Dallis I hope he doesn't!! I'm really looking forward to being able to talk to him during A school. Do you know if it's possible to visit during A school?
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24 weeks sounds too long :( But at least you get to see him after he ranks up :)))
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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A school graduates usually get a week or two of leave after A school. Sometimes some ratings will be on hold after graduation, waiting for orders, this most often applies to those in the AECF program. But they do get to go home after that.
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Permalink Reply by Mrs.Rackley on
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Hey girls im n the same boat. My sr pir is 4/12/13 and we wanna get married. We decided to hav a courthouse wedding and pay the extra $10 to get married at the chicage culural center (so its not as bad) since his a school is in great lakes an then we're goin to have a fancy reception . I agree nights definitely suck!
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@Futurenavywife Our SR's graduate the same date :-) what is his division? Also what information do you have about getting a marriage license in Illinois?
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Ship 11 div 150. In chicago which is cook county a marriage license is only good in cook county but u hav 60 days from the day u get the license to get married. The only thing about the license is u cant use it for 24hrs after u get it. Basically u cnt get the license and get married the same day. We are gettin our license the day of pir and tryna get married may 18th but that date will depend on if he can leave the base
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One detail, they are told not to marry on PIR weekend. Just so you know. Just getting the license should be alright, but I don't know if they have enough time on Friday after they have checked into TSC (A school side of the base). The county clerk does have extended hours that day, but it will be hectic.
Also, until he checks into his A school and learns what duty section he is in, he won't know which weekends he will have open. If he has duty, he cannot leave the base. Keep your plans flexible!
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