Army help. please answer?

Question

So, my boyfriend is planning to join the army. He's looking into being an Information Technology Specialist or something similar. He's most likely to do it. My question is.. How often will I see him? What is he going to go through? What do the next few years look like? Please, only serious answer. If you have any way of letting me know please do. Also, if you can provide any advice as to how your close ones dealt with your absence or if you're a close person to someone who left, how did you do it?

Answer 1

don't worry hun listen my brother just came back from Iraq n he was doing information technology specialist 2 n wen he 1st left he left on august n came back in June n of course i was sad n worry bout him but what u should do is since u have a computer u can talk 2 him everyday just like i did wit my brother n in the room his in he has roommates, a phone so he can call u, n a web cam so u can see him while he talks 2 u on the phone me n my older brother did tyhat everyday n wen he comes back i mean your b.f lol n don't worry he will return safely b-cuz its very safe were he'll b b-cuz he'll b in a hospital...wen he comes back there givr him 2yrs or more wit u well 2yrs is the limit den they can call him back but again he'll b rite in the hospital n he can talk 2 u n u can c him n if u get a web cam 2 he can c u...so don't worry n god bless him!!!

Answer 2

SexyArmyWife-

What Army basic are you talking about that is 12 weeks long?

Army basic is from what i heard 8 or 9 weeks. I know plenty of soldiers and went to MOS school on Ft Leonard wood.

Marines Corps Boot Camp is the longest at 13 weeks and I know for a fact that Army boot camp is not one week shorter than ours.

Now to answer the question.

Nobody on here can answer as to when you will so your boyfriend. It is honestly up to him and when he takes his leave, and when he has leave available.

The next couple years of your relationship are going to be long separations and most woman cannot hang with that. You are going to have to understand that his job comes first prior to anybody or anything, his family , you, kids whatever it may be.

Smart Military wives and or girlfriends know that when a partner is gone you learn that you must keep yourself busy. Busy meaning, working, going to school, volunteering you get what I mean.

Hanging by the phone while he is gone making yourself depressed is not healthy and  no relationship or marriage with a woman who does that will not last.

I knew so many young wives who did that, and even neglected their children because they obsessed with the emotions of their husband being gone. And not one of those marriages lasted.

When my husband was in Iraq I worked 2 jobs and volunteered my weekend with the Young Marines.

I kept this in my mind always,

He is busy so i should be busy as well,

He is working so i should work too.

Good luck hun, stay positive

Answer 3

MIlitary life isn't easy on dependents and it really sucks for those of us (fiances & girlfriends/boyfriends) who don't "count" in the eyes of the military. Part of being a military girlfriend is being Extremely independent.

He will be gone for 10 weeks for basic training. Once he graduates he'll have 10 days of leave (its usually more like a week when you include travel time). Then he'll go to AIT (Advanced Infantry Training) or his MOS school. The schools go any where from 8 weeks to 1 year. Then there are deployments which are 12-15 months long.

How much you see him will really depend on you and him, where his first duty station is, and when he takes his leave (They get 2.5 days of leave a month).

As far as dealing with the time that he'll be gone... just keep yourself busy. Get a 2nd job, take classes at your local community college (cooking, dancing, yoga, language, writing, etc), go out with friends, hang out with your family (or his if you're close to them). When he's in basic training you write lots of letters and at AIT you write letters and talk on the phone any chance you have (they usually still have to earn phone privileges).

There are tons of us who have been where you will be and made it through just fine. Just be supportive and encouraging.

Answer 4

Ok, my dad did this so i know a fair amount. When he went away at first we only saw him once or twice a month. but after he "ranked up" (as he used to say" we started to see him more frequently. Until that day that Chris Hansen came to his work station and found all that lolita on his hard drive. He actually had enough that he could summon pedobear to fight for him. insueing battle was EPIC!  As soon as Chris came into the room pedobear burst forth from the monitor and hit chris hansen with a 16 year old girl. Then chris kicked pedobear in the nads. The battle raged for atleast 100 years until dad was dead and pedobear had retreated into the internets. Sadly it turns out chris hansen was only there in the first place to ask dad to "Have a seat over there"

Answer 5

well, you will have basic training, which is 12weeks. everyone goes thru. then depending on his job, he can go from 8wks to a yr for AIT _advanced individual training. You probably wont see him very often for these two times. It also depends on what basic training facility he goes to. ft.benning GA, is all male, so it will be HARD. then ft.jackson, sc. is referred to 'relaxion jackson', as it has females and they aren't as HARD on soldiers. there aremany other posts. He won't get yelled at, cause then he can say that he is stressed out.etc... the army is getting whimpy there. I can tell you from experience, the first deployment was the hardest, the 'notknowing' what will happen next is the worse. the rest get easier, as in you know what to expect. we are on our 4th deployment in june. i can say that having a GREAT friend that you can call or go to at 3,4,5am is the best thing for you!!!!!