I Am a Military Girlfriend Forum & Chat Board | New Army Girlfriend...

Hey everyone, 

I'm new to this site and I thought it might help me cope. My boyfriend just recently decided to join the army. He gets sworn in on Monday. I'm a wreck. My brother was in the Marines, so I know how devastating this is going to be on me. If not worse. 

Like I said, he gets sworn in Monday. And I feel terrible. I don't know if I'll be able to attend the ceremony because of my class schedule. I really want to be a part of this. I want to show him that I support him (even though it scares me)
 
He leaves for basic October 15. I know that's 6 months, 2 weeks, and 4 days away (yes, I've counted) but it seems like such a short time. Ever since he told me that he's joining, which was Monday, when we're together I just cling to him. He's my best friend. And I know it's just basic, but that's 11 weeks and 4 days. 

I just don't know how to cope with all my feelings. I'm proud, scared, sad, happy that he's doing what he wants, angry. I'm just emotionally drained.  

I know my thoughts are all over the place, but I just can't think straight.

Any advice?

 

Hey! My name is Sarah and my boyfriend just left yesterday for the Navy and is now stationed in Oceana, VA. This is the 3rd time he has been away from me. The first time was boot camp and that was about 60+ days, A-school was about 30ish days and now he is officially stationed in VA, awaiting his deployment of 9months. He will be deployed in 2014.

Honestly when I was around 12 thru 15 years old I thought military relationships were a joke, and that I would never do that. The longer I dated him (Dallas), the more I knew I had to stay with him, I loved him. I also love his family more than anything in this world, and I have been living with them for a couple months now.

I also want to find some support from other women out there who have their boyfriends away too.

 

I'm actually a new Army girlfriend too, as well as new to this site;
My boyfriend just left for Fort Benning, in Georgia yesterday. I don't know what to do with myself either, but the advice I can give before he ships to basic, is spend as much time with him as you can, and don't fight over tiny things. My boyfriend and I let the stress get to us every once and awhile, but we realized really soon that we didn't have time to argue over stupid things. He signed up for the Army about a month after we started dating ( it'll be nine months on the 9th) and I knew for a fact that it was going to be hard, but when the time for him to leave came it was so much harder than I thought. But as long as you keep your head up, and remind yourself that he's doing something that he's always wanted, and that he's doing it for you and our country it's really worth it. I'm still coping with him leaving, as it's only been three days. (he left for MEPS on the first) but he was able to use his cellphone until he got on the bus to go to base.

Just keep your head up, and spend time with him. It goes by really fast, and remember that it's completely okay to be sad and cry, but don't let that get in your way.  It takes a lot to be a military girlfriend, and I know that for a fact. 

If you ever need to talk, feel free to message me on here.  <3

 

My boyfriend left today for basic training. We've been together for a year and a half, and let me tell you, it been the the bet year and half of my life. I realized I can't hold my boyfriend back from his dreams and goals. At first I didn't like the idea of the military. I'm about the graduate college and after that get a job broadcasting. That''s my dream, and he supports me through and through. I realized that since I adore this man, I must do the same for him even if it means not seeing him for long periods of time, or communicating on a regular basis. Hopefully on this site I am able to find ladies that help me and give me advice?