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my boyfriend plans on going in the Air Force..
Hello everyone! I'm a sophomore in high school and my boyfriend is a senior. We have been dating for almost 6 months. We've talked about it a few times, but my boyfriend said he wants to go into the Air Force and it scares me because I don't know what to expect (I honestly don't want him joining because he'll be so far from his friends and I , but you know, I can't control that)... If he joins I want him and i's relationship to work if he does join. He graduates in May and I'm going to be a junior in high school next year. I love this boy with my heart and he means a lot to me. Can anyone give me advice as to what to expect in the air force, how I can make my relationship last, and what I can do? Thanks guys.. ):
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I don't wanna scare you or anything, but a lot (Not all) of the times long distance relationships don't always work out because you're so far apart and it can be overwhelming sometimes. It's already really hard for adults to maintain a healthy long-distance relationship let alone teenagers. Going to the airforce is his decision and not yours. My advice to you both is to try to keep in contact every day (Facetime, Skype, text etc). Sometimes people can even feel sad that their significant other is so far away, and they sometimes get distracted. If you find yourself in that place spend time with friends, or go out to take your mind off of it for a while. Anyways best wishes for the both of you, and I hope this helps!
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For the first 16 weeks he will be in Lackland, Texas for Basic Training. The depending on what Career the Air Force chooses for him he will be sent to AIT School for training in his Air Force Career. Those schools can last from 12 to 50 weeks depending on the career training. While in training he will have little time off base so he will have little time to women who are not in his training squadron.
During basic training do not expect him to write or call much if at all during the first few weeks. Upon arrival the Drill Instructors will have him and the others write a letter home to mom. They are not given a lot of time to do this. If I remember correctly it was just enough time to write what they told us. Which is I was fine and what my mailing address and maybe a few more lines. Then they collected the envelopes and mailed them for us.
No one outside the military scares more than a mom who has not heard form her son in training. My letter got lost in the mail. My mom called the recruiter, who called someone else. Her call to the recruiter went up the chain of command and back down to me in a matter of hours. I was summoned to the commander's office and made to write another letter. I was given 10 minutes to return to my barracks. Along the way I spotted a phone called home and told my mother never to do that again. So don't get upset if you don't hear from him in a few weeks as they keep them very busy to ward off homesickness.
After he finishes advanced training he will be given leave. If he is in training over Christmas he will be given leave for that usually 14 days. If his advanced training is one of the longer training classed he will have limited time off base.
Once he finishes his training he will be sent to his first permanent party base and assigned to a Squadron needing his career or AFSC as it is called. Once he is at his permanent party base he can leave base anytime he wants and you can visit him anytime you want.
During basic training I seem to remember we were asked to fill out a questionnaire which asked what bases we would like to be stations at. We were given three choices. I put down Andrews to be near some cousins, a base on Florida and one in England. In true military fashion I was assigned to a base in California and then to a base in the Philippines when I asked for a transfer to England.
In a nutshell while in training you will have very limited access to him. Letters and occasional phone calls from him. When he is finished with training and assigned to a base you can visit him as much as you want depending on where he is stations and the cost involved in visiting him. You will not be allowed to stay with him in his room.
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