my absolute best friend wants to go away to the canadian military. i didnt even know him until september but weve been practically inseperable since then. we even dated for a while, and managed to hang on to our awesome friendship through it. he had a rough past, he has a criminal record... ive been the only person to really look past the s*** hes done in the past and see the awesome guy he is now. he pulled his life out of the crapper at an early age and im really proud of him for it.

but this news that hes leaving, especially where hes leaving (about 95% sure) im not taking it well at all. im gonna miss him so so much, and not only that, what if he died while in war or something :( i just dont know what to do. hes like the best person in my life.

:( :( :( :(

Wow, I'd be proud of him too :grin:

I know how it is to move away from people because of military. My best friend, my crush, it's all happened to me before. I know how it is.

I have managed to stay in contact with my best friend. For that matter, she's coming here from Japan this summer to go to the Idols concert with me. My crush, I never spoke with again, though I did catch a glimpse of him at Disney in Feb.

It all depends. Are you close enough to stay in contact? Do you WANT to stay in contact? I didn't with my crush, and I did with my best friend. My advice to you is to continue supporting him. If you are the only one to look past his hard previous life, then he still may need your support.

I know it's gunna hurt for him to leave. But just look to the bright side. He may come back sometime, and he just may save somebody's life one day.

yeah i know. im just worried about his life. it just doesnt seem rite 4 him 2 come this far just to die... :sad:

but he is my best friend... i just doubt well afford long distance calls...

I know it's hard, but it's life. :hug:

im going 2 tell him (hopefully 2morrow, but soon) everything im feeling. if anything should happen (i really really REALLY hope not *knocks on wood*) ill have no guilts/regrets

i just dont know how im going to manage... im this bad & hes not even gone yet :tears:

Awwww...:hug: It'll be alright.

im kinda crossing my fingers that they wont accept him because of his criminal record... :unsure:

Aw hehe. Maybe, never know. That would be one of those, 'it's good, but it's bad' things.

thats what im hoping

Aw, Mel........ :hug: :hug: :hug:

it's going to hurt for a while, but you just should pray for the best, and hope that he will be alright, and nothing bad happens to him.
*gives hug* :hug:

:yes:

That friend ish me! :grin:

Now, I know I'm just a newbie and don't know anyone ('sides Kat) but I can try to help you if you want it. I have moved all my life, been seperated from my best friends, my family, and now from my country. I have numerous buddies in the war right now and miss them very much. My dad thankfully hasn't gone yet (though he says he wants to :shifty: ) but he also knows a lot of Marines there. I know how hard it is to have a close friend leave you and have their life endangered. Its hard, but I've learned you must stay strong for them - and for yourself.

But then again, you pretty much know what you're doing. Buuuut, if you ever need advice or someone to talk to about the military and moving, I'd be glad to listen or help or whatever. Or you could just ignore this thing 'cause I'm just a stranger. O.o

^^; I hope everything turns out okay!

Heck yea ish you. :glasses:

I hope it's not too late to reply, I've been busy lately, but I know every bit can help :smile:

I know what your going through. Just this past March, my brother went into the United States Marine Corpse. It's a really hard thing to deal with, especially considering all of the crap that's going on in Iraq, but there really isn't anything that you can do but pray. I know that everybody says that, and it doesn't seem like that would do much help, but again, there isn't anything you can do. Yes, you can try to talk him out of it, but if it's what he wants to do, then I don't think he'll back out. My parents tried almost everyday up until his leave to talk him out of it, but his heart was set on it. You just should give him your blessings. I hoped that helps a little. If you need someone to talk to, feel free to come to me :smile:

i just thot id give a little update, i feel alot better hten i did. hes not going now (not yet anyway) hes going to stay here still if/when things fall apart here (like when tehres nothing left here)

and, were kinda sorta together rite now

Yer together? Awesomeness! Congrats :smile:

:lol: yep we are... thx

So how's it going now? :smile: