Hi ladies. Like the title says, my boyfriend is going to be leaving for bootcamp soon and then immediately after for A school, which he will be going through one of toughest schools in the Navy (nuclear engineering). Although I've been a military brat for all my life, my father did 30 years in the military; it's completely something new because it will be the father of my child. When he does leave, I will be going to stay with my parents so that I'm not alone. But I'm so scared that my boyfriend will not be able to come home for the birth of our child. I know he's doing this for us and so that we can have the best for our child down the road, but I'm so scared to be without him. We've been together for 5 years and have known each other for close to 8-9 years. I haven't spent more than a week apart from him in the last 5 years. How do you ladies who have already been through this cope with the loneliness? I'm so thankful for my parents and how much they have been here for me and continue to help me always, but I know I'm shouldn't get my hopes up that my boyfriend will be here to see the birth of our child. I've been trying to not let it get to me, but the closer it gets to him getting his enlistment date, the more I think about it. I just needed somewhere to vent and I hope some ladies on here have been through what I'm feeling and will have some advice for me..