Any navy wife's on here?

Just wondering. J just finally passed everything he needed to be in the navy and goes to boot camp soon. I'm gonna go nuts without him here. It'll be just O and myself. What do you all do when your SO is gone?

My husband was in the Navy when we met, he was stationed over in Japan and I was in Las Vegas. I worked and tired to keep myself busy.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Danu♥2:</b>" My husband was in the Navy when we met, he was stationed over in Japan and I was in Las Vegas. I worked and tired to keep myself busy. "</blockquote>


Oh yikes. Japan? Does that happen often? They have us a list of places that we would possibly move to. (Not sure if I can say them I know some stuff is confidential) but they didn't say Japan. Also-- did you have children together? If so was it hard for them to adjust?

Enjoy some alone time. Hang out with my friends more. Make a point to do girly things like get my hair done, get manicures, pedicures, and have girls nights. Get to know some of the other wives/girlfriends who have their men gone too.

Make a countdown and plan what you're going to do the next time you see him.

Lean on your friends and family. Call people you haven't called in a while. Strengthen your relationships. They will be your rock.

He's out now. At the time no we didn't but I got pregnant when he came home from a visit (lol bound to happen) and our daughter was born while he was over there. We weren't together when he went over there. We got together about 6ish months after.

I'm not sure how often or why they pick who they do to go over there but he was picked for various reasons. One was because of the fact at the time he wasn't married or had children.

I'm a Marine wife. But all you can do to help pass the time is keep going. Don't sleep, eat and mope around all day. Well of course you can sleep and eat but you know what I mean lol.. I also found that counting down the days on a regular calendar makes time drag.. print out a week calendar to stick on the fridge each week.. at least that helped me. Before the Corps, me and my husband were inseparable and happy.. we even worked together, so it wasn't easy to get used to him being gone. But if you're meant for each other, the separation really helps the relationship to become stronger.. you cherish every word exchanged between you and him, and every second you're able to spend together. Its NOT easy, but you just have to be strong. Idk what Navy bootcamp is like, but the MC bootcamp is 13 weeks, and tthe only communication is through letters which take almost or exactly a month to even start going through and then about 4 days to get from one place to the other. They have very little time so.letters are short and sweet. But there's nothing like the first hug after a separation! Always be supportive of him and never tell him anything that will worry him or cause him to lose focus.. that can be dangerous. Good luck with your Navy wife life!

Thanks ladies. I really appreciate the input. I definitely will keep the letters cheerful too. That's a very good point. His boot camp is only 8 weeks.