u/Odd_Raccoon_9684

So my husband went to bmt last week and I have a lot of questions for anyone who can answer.

How do holidays work if my s/o is in tech for thanksgiving and christmas?

How long did it take your s/o to be able to leave base on weekends in tech? And did they have to stay in the area of their base? (i live 9 hours from where he will be in tech)

Do any af military spouses here have a s/o going into PMEL? If so how long was tech (we’re thinking atleast 6 months) and what’s the work schedule like?

When does insurance kick in? I’m assuming when we get to his duty station but I’m not 100% sure.

Did anybody’s s/o do the 2 week program after tech where they help out their recruiter? Mine plans on doing that so we will have more time to find a place to live.

I think that’s it for now. Thank you for all your responses and everyone who has helped out with my other posts. I appreciate you all.

So my husband is currently in bmt but i am wondering, once he goes to tech school, when he will be able to have weekends off and also have his phone. i know it doesn’t happen instantly but based on your experience, when did that begin to be allowed?

I just have plans to see him anytime i can and i hope that’s allowed sooner than later.

so as i already posted about, my husband left for bmt last week. tomorrow is officially week 1 for him which is pretty exciting and i hope he’s having a good time.

anyways, when we talked last it was the call of him giving me his address. he said he’d talk to me again in 48 hours and that was 2 days ago so i guess im expecting a call from him?

does anyone know why? do they just let them call occasionally? i saw most people say you talk once in week 0 for the info call then not again til 3-4.

was this anyone else’s experience? just wondering if i this is going to be more info i need to write down or a casual call. thanks :)

My husband called me today and i’m almost 100% sure he gave me the wrong flight number. based on the info i found online about graduation dates, his flight does not match his graduation date. also when i look at lackland photos website the number that he sent me has pictures dating back to before he went. He is not one to mess up with numbers so there is no way he read the number wrong and i confirmed it with him a few times. Im thinking they must have given him the wrong number. I’m not sure how. He told me he’d be calling me in the next 48 hours so i’ll ask him then.

Has this happened to anyone before? I’m so confused, how could he receive the wrong number? Also is there a reason why he’d be calling me in the next 48 hours after the information call?

Thanks guys. Everything is stressing me out right now lol

My husband called me today and i’m almost 100% sure he gave me the wrong flight number. based on the info i found online about graduation dates, his flight does not match his graduation date. also when i look at lackland photos website the number that he sent me has pictures dating back to before he went. He is not one to mess up with numbers so there is no way he read the number wrong and i confirmed it with him a few times. Im thinking they must have given him the wrong number. I’m not sure how. He told me he’d be calling me in the next 48 hours so i’ll ask him then.

Has this happened to anyone before? I’m so confused, how could he receive the wrong number? Also is there a reason why he’d be calling me in the next 48 hours after the information call?

Thanks guys. Everything is stressing me out right now lol

I posted about my husband going to bmt yesterday. It completely slipped my mind that it is our one month wedding anniversary today. That’s not usually the kind of thing we would celebrate or even think about but I’m thinking about it a lot since he’s not here.

I wish we could have gotten married a while before he left but we had a lot of push back from his parents to try and get married right before he left instead since we didn’t have a place to live on our own together. Which I don’t feel is that crazy when we knew he was about to leave for bmt and we already lived together at my parents house. Why would we waste money on rent when I don’t even want to live alone while he’s gone? (idk if i explained that in a good way, also we are 22 if that makes it make more sense) regardless, we spent a lot of our last month together having to plan and set up for a wedding, then having to do all that comes after which wasn’t ideal for me personally.

Anyways, I’m just feeling lonely today and it’s weird to think about how happy I was just one month ago.

Well. Happy anniversary to me. One month of being married to the best man ever!

My husband left for basic training today. I am not doing well. We have been together coming up on 6 years and have never been apart for more than a couple days and we’ve been able to at least call and text when we have been away from each other.

leaving him at meps this morning was so hard. I sat in the car and cried for 30 minutes before I could leave because i couldn’t even see. i am proud of him and im glad he’s taking these steps for our future but it hurts so bad.

everyone keeps telling me it’s gonna fly by and get easier as the days go on but i just feel so alone. he’s my main supporter and the person i talk to about everything everyday. it makes me feel physically sick thinking about not being able to hug and kiss him until graduation.

i never thought we would be apart for an extended period so we have never had to prepare. we have seen each other everyday for years and have been living together for over a year now. it’s just going to be so hard doing it without him.

i know he will be out in 2 months but then there’s 6 more months of long distance. the good part just feels so far.

i guess this isn’t really me asking for advice, i think i just needed to let it all out. i’m going to try to keep myself occupied and earn money and study. this is just one of the hardest thing i have ever had to do.

if you read this thanks for listening. and if you do have any advice besides “get a hobby” it is welcomed.