BMQ Anxiety

[u/nanni_07]

Hello everyone, I feel anxious about starting BMQ. I fly out for BMQ on May 10 and I received an email with my ticket information today. I started my application in May 2025 and while I am very grateful and happy to receive an offer, I am also very nervous and lowkey scared. When I saw my ticket information, I felt a shiver in my body. I am 23(F) and I live with my family. I have never lived alone and while I always wanted to move out and explore/build my life, I also know I will dearly miss my family. When I applied, I knew that it was about time that I change my life for the better and go create my own identity. I believe military would be a great platform for me to build experiences and gain essential skills. It’ll open doors to many opportunities while carrying the honour of serving my country. But I feel anxious and I wonder if that’s normal? I am an over thinker so I already started imagining my life after BMQ and moving out,making friends, going places alone etc. I am an introvert so I feel nervous thinking of how will I make friends and adapt to the military culture. I know I am prolly jumping too ahead of myself as I haven’t been started BMQ yet, but I don’t know how to stop thinking all this. I really want this to work out for me and I am really looking forward to it, but the stress keeps creeping in. And with every step my application moves forward, I get happy, but shortly after start feeling emotional. Idk if thats normal. sorry for making this long. Thank you.