Im getting close to finishing up with Alpha. The only real chance we had for leave was 2 weeks over Christmas, but it wasnt basket leave with our company ... they forced all of us to take. You will get 96's over 4 day weekends and you can always request out of bounds on any weekend. You really have no time during the POI for leave. You are going to be very busy. She is going to have to understand that those 6 months are going to be about TBS and thats really it. Don't get too caught up on trying to see her. You might find yourself stressed out and broke. You will have most weekends to yourself, but you are going to want them to get your trash squared away, drink, and forget about TBS for a few days. Like phrogdriver said, if shes the real deal it wont be a problem. This will give her (and you) a taste of relationships with women while you are living with the "greedy mistress". Everything that was said above is right on. Good luck, Ive been doing this with my wife away in Washington state for almost 9 months now (IFS...), so ask any questions you got. Ill try to help. Good luck.
s/f