<human>: We have been together for a little over three years and just moved in together this past summer.  She wants to leave for bootcamp at the end of our lease and I think all together she will be gone for about four months before she comes home for Idk how long and then will be stationed somewhere.  She tells me if we get married we can live together on base rent free and since I have a degree the Navy will help me find a job.  I wanted to know other people's experience with this and what I can expect to come from all this.  I'm selfish and don't want her away from me for that long simply because I know distance can put a strain on relationships.  So, other's who've experienced this what's it like being away from your SO for a long period of time and what could I expect dating a servicewoman?

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<bot>: my gf of 3 years is joining the navy and was looking for people with similar experiences to shed some light on what I should expect and how they dealt with being away from them for so long.