When you date a military officer, your life changes. Suddenly, you’re part of a community that has its own culture and your time becomes both more and less valuable, depending on the circumstances. You can go to extravagant balls, take part in milestone celebrations, and move to places you never thought you’d live.
Of course, not all of the things that come with dating a man in the military are awesome. Some parts of the relationship will kind of suck. It takes a special person, after all, to stick it out during deployments and long-distance schooling and sudden moves to other states. Sometimes, though, the balance works in a way that benefits both parties, and you have time to really enjoy one another for the time that you do have together.
If you’re dating an upstanding military officer, we bet that you have your share of fun stories, crazy stories, and stories that hit you in the feelings. So do we…
1. He Is More Loyal Than You Could Imagine
Loyalty is one of the most important character traits of a man in the military. He is taught this throughout school and endures practice after practice relating to loyalty before putting his lessons into action in the field. Naturally, his loyal tendencies apply to you, too. He will protect you if he feels it is necessary, he will go out of his way to make it known that he is a promising partner, and he will be proud to introduce you to his friends once he knows that you are loyal to him, too.
2. He Sticks To His Promises
A man of his word, he will always keep his promises when the military doesn’t get in the way. What we mean is that he values his commitments and, since the military often determines how he spends his time, he takes advantage of opportunities to follow through on his promises when he doesn’t have duty getting in the way. Time is valuable to him and he hasn’t forgotten that when he is in your company.
3. He Hasn’t Forgotten About Chivalry
One of the most impressive aspects of dating a military officer is that he still knows how to treat a lady in a way that makes her feel special. He still holds the door open for you when you walk into a building, he still calls your mother “ma’am,??? he still gives you foot rubs if you’ve been wearing heels all day, and he still pays for dinner. As long as you speak up, though, he’s happy to let you take the lead as he’s comfortable with the fight for female equality in his line of work and understands the importance of a level playing field.
4. He Puts Tradition Before Convenience
Depending on your personality, this part of dating a man in uniform can be awesome or a bit of a struggle, but it’s something worth appreciating either way. He wants to get married at the church associated with his branch of the military just as much as he wants to sing fight songs during his college’s football game by himself in the living room. He won’t skip over asking your father for your hand in marriage, either. Tradition is a part of him, so anything less would feel wrong.
5. He Has Friends Who Put You First
You not only get your man when you date an officer, you also get his friends. They’ve seen their girlfriends and boyfriends navigate the challenges that you are experiencing and they can help you through tough times before you realize you’re going through one. You always have people to talk to and to be joyous with and you’ll never feel like you don’t fit in with them. It’s the perfect bonus to an already pretty cool relationship.
