Girlfriend leaving tomorrow for Navy Basic Training?

[Doug]

My girlfriend was sworn into the Navy in June 2012. I've been dreading this day but it's finally time for her to ship out to basic training. After about 2 months she'll be home briefly then right back off to A-school for 3 months to be a hospital coresman. Thankfully when she's finished all this training she won't be stationed far from where we live, maybe about a 30 minute drive away. But until June we will pretty much be in a temporary long distance relationship. Over the next 2 months we won't even be able to communicate via facebook, twitter, e-mail, texting... nothing electronic because of the strict military policies of training. So we will have to do the old fashioned hand written letters for a while. It'll be tough.

I was just wondering if anyone has been in a long distance relationship and can help. My girlfriend started crying yesterday because she was scared I would lose interest in her because it would be so much more difficult to communicate. I assured her I love her and it won't be that bad. Just looking for tips. Thanks!

[Michael]

She will be a Corpsman, not a "coresman." Show enough respect for her to get it right.

[The Rebel]

write her all the time...i remember when i was in boot...getting a letter was the one thing i always looked forward to...

[LEATHRHEARTE]

Make sure u write letters to her, ask her to write back to u as much as possible. Girls in navy are really... Limited. So be sure to be active. Do not od on the letter, write letter n when possible ask her to call u. Tell her u love n miss her in different ways including poems n such. Make sure u not to be her burden but her "home", her peace at heart.

[NWIP]

It is Corpsman not coresman, as in Hospital Corpsman - HM. There is NO guarantee she will be stationed at the base 30 minutes away from you unless she is a Reservist. If she is Active duty Navy then she will go wherever she is assigned. It could be close by you but then again it could be in Bahrain or Japan or Virginia or California or who knows where.

She will also NOT be home after going to Boot, she will go right to A School and do her schooling/training. Then she might do C School depending on the area of HM she is in. She will get leave between A School and reporting to her first command.

Write to each other, it is a good way to test your relationship and where it is going to be going. You do have to be prepared for separation and this is a good way to do it.

[deafeningboundary089]

partaaaay!!!

or at least she will. I've got some sad news for you, she's gonna be bangtrained and she going to ask for it again. Sorry, it happens. Boredom, opportunity and lack of self control added in the assured ability that she will get away with it.

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[Francis M]

Nah, shell get over it and dump you anyway. Sailors will try to hit on her, and theres nothing you can do. Also she cried? I question her competency becoming a soldier.

[mgan]

Yes, I've been in several long distance relationships, and they don't work!

BTW, do her a favor and lay off the analsex the night before she leaves!