I agree...don't let a short term thing get in your way. I almost want to thank the military for helping me out of a couple of close calls. In retrospect none of them would've been a good thing. A good long deployment was always there to help me make a better decision. I wouldn't even think of going against your aspirations...especially early on...you might hate her for it later. The problem will then be that you can't do anything about it. There's plenty of "big haired" townies to ease the pain along the way. The training cycle would probably be much easier as a single person...then you get the full "experience." Good luck on your future.