Would you marry someone in the military?

alum · #1 10-21-2006, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

LOL, reminds me of when I first moved to Virginia Beach and then-fiance Mr. KR and I were hanging out with some friends at the officers club at NAS Oceana (the big jet base on the east coast). I was bummed beyond belief that none of the guys walking around in flight suits looked like Maverick or Iceman. Not even a little bit.

And on that note, there's a big difference between cadets in full dress vs. 2LTs in BDUs!

KunjaPrincess · #2 10-25-2006, 12:59 PM

Would I marry someone in the military?

Of course, I did. In fact we were both active duty when we got married.
We've been married 6 years and this year was the first anniversary ever that we got to spend together with nothing military going on.

He's now a civilian but I am still in the National Guard and don't envision getting out anytime soon. He knows the deal, knows I may get deployed again and is Ok with it. That's why we have a strong support group in place for the lil ones.

However, if I was never in the military I don't know that I would have been able to really understand all the trials and tribulations of deployments and late nights. That really did help.

KSUViolet06 · #3 05-26-2008, 01:15 AM

Yes I bumped an old thread.

I've dated some military men in my life, and knowing what I know I'm not exactly sure that I would marry one.

I don't think I would mind if the guy had a more stationary position within the military (i.e. recruiting something) or if he was higher ranked (I'm an "officer" kind of girl).

It would also depend on the number of years of active duty he has left. I can do a deployment if you know it's going to be your last one, but not if you have x more years of active duty left and who knows how many deployments.