Did your SO change after bootcamp?

[oneandonlyval]

so, i wasnt really prepared for db to change as much as he has. i talked to him on the phone tonight and he just seemed like something was really wrong...but he doesnt realize what it is, cause hes brainwashed. he told me himself, he just doesnt know in what way. he doesnt even laugh anymore, its like his personality has been sucked out of him.and i just want to talk and its like he has nothing to say. it sucks, but I was just wondering if any of you ladies noticed a change in your SO after bootcamp, and if he stayed like that or got back to normal when he came home..db comes back on the 23rd..i just hope he turns back into the funny enthusiastic guy i love..

[~Stephie~]

I think they just get so tired that it's a lot of it. My DH grew up more than anything. It made him more responsible, he took pride in things more and just became a more well rounded guy. He hadn't ever been on his own so it really made him more independent which gave him more confidence.

[instant_oatmeal]

DH changed a little but he's gotten back to being himself again.

[Purplekittie]

DB changed a lot, especially when it comes to our relationship. I used to be the one to call the shots, but now he takes charge and he wears the pants in our relationship. It wasnt necessarily a bad change, but its definitely different.
PM me if you need to talk, Ive been there.

[Heather]

John was the same old John after boot camp. A few months into A school was a different story. He'd been staying in the barracks with all the young single guys and once the kids the kids and got moved and settled I noticed John was different. not a good different. He was acting like an ass. He wanted a tatoo and hes deathly afraid of needles(he'll tell ya differently but I know the truth) He told me I need to buy him beer to keep in the fridge and he doesn't like beer and he started to drink coffee. I whooped him in shape and things got back to normal in about 2 weeks.

Your guy is probably just tired. John was tired in boot camp. He said its really hard to sleep in a big room with so many people all around. Plus if hes just finished battlestations hes been up for something like 36 hours I think. When John called me after battle stations he was groggy and sluring his words.

[Sam*]

df just became for of a gentlemen, and he stayed as funny if not funnier then before. he just became more of a better person, in my eyes

[=Mrs.AiNokeA=]

Not that I remember I think my DH stayed pretty much the same.... maybe he grew up a lil but overall he was the same to me.

[missinghim]

Nah, Nick stayed the same. He's much more serious in our relationship now...but I think that's more because he's 400 miles away and wants me to 'be good' ....I will say he's a *little* more polite now, as in he'll open a door for me now and then

[Crystal520]

DF was like that when he 1st got out of bootcamp....he was all serious and stuff but by the end of his leave....he was back to his goofy self. I guess they just got use to being like that 24/7....don't worry.....he is still the same.

[Kelsey]

DH didn't change in that way..he changed completely for the better. He was more respectful and took more pride in himself. Definitely all good changes. He retained his sense of humor, which I think kept him sane through it all. Then again, DH is one of the most solid people I know...he never changes for anything or anybody.