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having a hard time
My husband left for bootcamp yesterday. I miss him so much my heart literally hurts. And I feel so overwhelmed with all these things i should know. *sigh*
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Permalink Reply by fierssej on
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I know exactly how you feel. My boyfriend (soon to be fiance) shipped June 19th, but he left my apartment a day before he went to the hotel to be with his best friend. I completely fell apart, and I called him and said that it hurt worse than any break-up I've ever experienced. He was able to talk me down, and I met him at the hotel the night before he shipped. He held me for about two hours before his curfew and just let me cry. It helped so much!
My best advice is spend time with your friends. I was in my best friend's wedding three days after he left, so I went and helped her get ready as soon as he was gone. Without them, I know I would have been so much worse. I'm not so sure that it gets any easier, you just adjust. Write to him every day, even if there's no real news to share. You'll get his box and feel overjoyed, even better when the letter comes! I'm still waiting for my first call and letters, but I'm learning to be patient and that they will come when they come.
I hope this helps!
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Permalink Reply by baylee ship 14 div 323 on
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It definitely hurts worse than any breakup! I just moved so I don't really have any friends around :( I have some family and my sister but she is 18. I'm 23 with a 3 month old.... so not really too many options. my MIL is taking me to get a pedicure tomorrow lol
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That really sucks!! I just moved about 2 weeks before my SR shipped. Its only an hour away from where I was, but I still don't have any friends right close either. Plus my immediate family (mostly my mom) isn't too thrilled that I decided to stay with him since he's left. I have my first real job since graduating college taking up my time, but that's it. I can't wait to see finally hear from him!! What's your husband's rate?
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rate is his job right?? he's going to be a nuke
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just realized i named this the same as another discussion. oops!!
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ahh i left my phone earlier when i took my dog for a walk and i came back and there was a missed call. from a random number. i was having a heart attack until i found out it wasn't him. i got his i'm alive call last night at 1am. took me forever to remember what he said when i woke up at 5 to feed my daughter lol
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Permalink Reply by lovemysailor on
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i am with you on the missing my husband. He went through boot camp in december so i do know that it will get easier. Looking back now I have no idea how I have made it this far with him. Each step you feel like your not going to make it and you just want it all to end. I was so upset with the idea of him going to the navy and now I love it so much I want him to make it his life job. There are days when you feel like the world is coming to an end and nothing is going right. Everything just goes wrong and all you want is to be with him. Then you have days where everything just goes perfect and you feel on top of the world. Hang in there and things will pick up. Take it day by day and before you know it your making plans to see him graduate. You can do this!!!! Talk to people on here that are going through the same things as you get on pinterst and read quotes becasue some of them are so funny you laugh and others are just so true it makes you cry. Stay busy and have a goal set for when he graduates and comes back weather that is to redo something with the house loose weight. Finish a project you started or even just to not cry everyday. It will help you pass the time focusing on your challenge for yourself and not make the time seem so long.
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oooooo pinterest good idea!!!
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Permalink Reply by ohwhere on
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@ lovemysailor
Just curious what you love about the Navy now? Where are you and your husband stationed at? I'm still working it out with my husband in A school in Pensacola, FL and then he has another 6 months after that for C school. His base Corry Station is very strict and has a MILLION rules so seeing him is very difficult. So far these extra unnecessary rules have really soured me on the "Go Navy" routine at this point. It would be nice to hear some positives from a wife. I'm having trouble feeling the positive aspects.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Training commands are always stricter than the rest of the Navy. C school should not be as bad as A school, although I don't know about Corry 100%. Once he's in the fleet, there will still be annoying things, such as duty on days you'd rather have him home, and dealing with pay is always a pain. However, in A school, there's not much in the way of a community for the families, because they're mostly living in other areas. It gets better when you two are living together full time, and you can get involved with other spouses, explore a new home, and use the base facilities... which will depend on what base, where... in San Diego, we hardly went to the base at all because there was so much in the area.
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As of right now my husband is stationed overseas in Cuba and i am still in our home state. If all goes well I will be with him at the end of the month but with military nothing is ever set. Yes training areas are always harder with rules that are crazy strict but once all that is over its almost like a paid vacation according to my husband. I would have to say the things I love the most about the navy is all the benifets and getting to travel around the world with the person I love the most. When I first met my husband and he told me he had joined the navy i cried for weeks thinking that the first 8 years (how long he is signed up for) of our life would be horrible. I never wanted to leave my home town let alone my home state. I am a big family person and didnt want to leave them. After flying to texas every other weekend to go see him I knew this was something I wanted for my future. Distance is hard and goodby wont get easier (from what I was told) but its something I am willing to get use to. I am sorry as there is no real answer as to why I all of a sudden love the navy but i guess I just do. Maybe its just getting use to all the adjustments and realizing its not so bad after all and seeing all the good things besides just the bad. I hope this helped a little bit more and that soon you will enjoy the navy as well. Not sure where you are in your life right now but one thing that really helped me is the fact that i am newly married and getting ready to start a family and dont have to worry about bills and finding a house or anything like that has been nice. The military is cold sometimes but also very helpful at others. Just remember Duty comes first but you will always be the one they will be thinking about.
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Thanks, Anti M & lovemysailor, it's good to hear. Both my husband and I are pretty frustrated lately. I know I'm lucky enough to even be out here in FL and see him at all. Many others don't even have that. I just hope I can cool it and not get so irritated with A & C school rules and remind myself things will get better. I really can't wait to get to our duty station and for things to be more set up with resources and be able to feel that community feeling with other spouses. Right now I feel like my status in the Navy is dirt. A year is a LONG time to feel like "dirt". I'm going to need an attitude adjustment if I'm going to last that long. Thanks again, ladies :-)
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