Would you or have you dated someone from the army (or ex army) ?

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Are there any pros and cons apart from the obvious.

Do they all have ptsd? Are they more rigid?

Married to an army captain, wonderful husband.

Honest, caring, loving, hardworking - but then that's because of who he is not because of what his job is.

Sure there can be some hard times because of the position work puts him in, but then I'm pretty sure there are some hard times for any relationship with a partner in a stressful job.

If he's worth it stick with it, don't judge him based on his job.

DP is ex-military (stayed on after military service in his country). Our house is always nice and tidy and I have been demoted from ironing :-). On a more serious note, he has strong values of discipline, loyalty and hard work. He doesn't give up in the face of adversity and is a real team player (leave no man behind). He is much less bothered by violent scenes in film than I am (I hate them), but he is nevertheless sensitive definitely has a soft side to him too.

cunt I've just started dating an ex army man who did tours in Afghanistan at camp bastille. I'm just interested in whether stuff I've read in shitlit novels has any truth to it really.

I know it's completely generalising to expect every army man has the same mentality. I'm just interested in if the stereotypes have more then a semblance of truth.

This is all very interesting thanks everyone!

DH is ex-Army - we got married while he was still in. I too have been demoted from ironing paap1975 :-), but aside from that he really doesn't have any stereotypical ex-forces quirks; he's totally laid back and messy as you like. No PTSD despite having served in just about every conflict zone you can name in the last 20 years. There are definitely some traits that seem quite common among serving soldiers (and different traits among serving officers) but I'm not sure how much you can generalise about them once they are out!

Do you mean Bastion? I'm guessing autocorrect....

Weevil, the ironing thing is great isn't it? Except that currently he is letting it pile up... He's got too much on at work

J0ker my dh has been in the army for 11 years all together. He did 9 years, then had a 6 year break and is now back in. He has been to Afghanistan, Iraq and the Falklands. He is a wonderful father and husband, very good at tidying, ironing and organising. Sometimes the day to day passes him by but I wouldn't change him for the world.