Party Question

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• MangoMama2

  February 2012

  Killer Cupcake:

  SweetHurricane:

  I would wait to have the going away party until after AIT. If you do the party now and then he goes away for a while and comes back for a while, everyone's going to want to see him again for yet another last time.

  Like PPs said, you get 10 days for travel, plus the 10 days for house hunting once he in processes. You can also have your husband ask his recruiter if he'd be eligible for HRAP (hometown recruiting). My husband and I stayed in our hometown for two weeks while he worked half days at the recruiting office. He will have to work, but it could buy you some more time with friends and family.

  This is another option.

  H did RA after boot camp and once more during Christmas leave so we could go visit his family and he wouldn't be charged leave.

  
  yup! DH did RA as well. His recruiter was super lenient though and he only had to go in once and call before he left. Plenty of time for a party!

  My vote is for LO's party before he leaves and a "farewell" party after AIT. You are going to want to say bye to people too!
  

  
  

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• Amaristella

  February 2012

  Heyhey Hilly:

  Yeah, please don't do back to back parties.  I would focus on your kid's second birthday, and then maybe have a cake for your husband at the end?  No reason for people to get all partied up twice for the same family.
  

  I really agree with the other posters. If you throw two separate parties in the same month people are going to feel like you're monopolizing their time even if they come to both and even if they won't admit it to you.
  

  
  

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• smiles325 member

  February 2012

  If I were in your situation, I would celebrate LO's birthday at the end of June and everyone there I'm sure will give YH a "good luck" and "we'll miss you" kind of deal. Then when he comes back, you guys can have a BBQ at your house, because I'm sure everyone will want to hear about all that he did and see his shaved head.  
  
  I met/married MH after he had already been in the AF for over a year. I didn't get to experience all of the emotions of saying good-bye. 
  
  Good luck with everything! Just remember to breathe. It's all going to work out, no matter how it looks.  

  ~~~Jan 31st, 2010. Back together again.~~~

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• gumby22c

  February 2012

  ericandmarie:

  We had a 'open house' for when H left, people stopped by if they wanted to and H grilled. It was perfect. Nothing over the top and not shoving the fact he's leaving for BMT in everyones face. 

  10 days is actually a lot of time. Why not do a open house/party Saturday night between basic and AIT? If you have TMO (the military) move you then you will sit there, watch them pack and feed them. H had 10 days and by the last couple days we were SO ready to leave and be at his first duty station. The 'big moving day' took about 4 hours one Tuesday morning.

  Late to the party, but 10 days is totally enough time to do a going away party. Last year, my H got home from TDY/training on the afternoon of Dec 3rd, we had a get together/going away party with family and close friends that night, and left the morning of the 4th for our new home 3,000+ miles away. All done in less that 24hrs. Not ideal, but it can be done.
  

  
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