Boyfriend going to airforce? ways to cope?

[LyssaY4075]

My boyfriend of 6 months now is starting to talk about the air force and college. I know that the AF is something he wants to be involved in, and he enjoys it(he's been in JROTC for 3 years now). After high school he has mentioned going to basic training, and afterwards the two of us getting engaged before they send him off for the actual airforce training so they will keep him close to home so we can be together. I'm worried about him being sent over seas as soon as basic is over, could this happen? I think he is pretty sure about wanting to work on the planes, but he has mentioned being a pilot (i dont know if he is qualified though). Is his plan of basic training, engagement then AF training feasible? (ps i'm not sure how the AF/military works, so could someone tell me if they are paying for his college, would they take him out to be sent over seas or to do something else needed?)any help is greatly appreciated!

[EricP]

yea the military will pay for his education in exchange for his service of 4 years and yes they can send him anywhere around the word to be stationed... especially now... but the airforce is weak its like a 4 yr vacation! you ride around and see the world... you never really do much hell be fine.if hes maried he gets paid more by the military... thats the only reason he wants to marry you... just know that!

[mariemichellel]

yeah they will pay for his education,and they will send him abroad,what a sad story what if he never comes back

[Steph5937]

ok, here i go. one possible plan is for him to join the af right after high school. in this case, he would be shipped off to basic and then probably advanced training. it wont matter if ur engaged when they choose where to send him for training, cuz u wont get to see him at all. after that, he will very likely be shipped off somewhere. it definitely could happen and is very likely in this circumstance. however, if college is very important to him, he may consider going to college first and doing rotc while in college. they will pay for most of his education this way. (alternatively, if he joins the af or air guard, they will pay for college). he wont get shipped off anywhere while still in college. but if he joins active duty air force, he could be stationed and deployed anywhere, regardless of if he's engaged. i think its great that ur bf wants to join the af, but uve only been dating for 6 months, so i think talking about marriage is a little premature. let me tell u, dating someone in the military is tough, but they're great guys. just be sure u r willing and able to stay faithful while he's away from u for long periods of time. if u have any more questions, let me know.