What are your views on two soldiers getting married? Pros? Cons?

I was married to another active duty Marine.

Pros: She understood what it was like.

Cons: When it came time for me to get orders, I got flagged for recruiting duty. This put me in the awkward position of not knowing where I was going next, or being able to coordinate orders for her. I had to choose between family and career. I chose family.

Choose early what is important to you. Talk it over with your spouse. Have a plan.

In my (admittedly non-scientific) observation, they very seldom work out. There is a lot of stress on dual-service couples.

SPC(P) (Join to see) It would depend on when the children will come into the picture...