I'm still serving, and even though I have plans to leave, courses lined up etc, it scares the poop out of me lol.
I haven't been a civvie for almost 15 years, and it's different.
It takes a different type of person to wear a uniform, and be that uniform (if that makes sense?) I respect ans understand there are vets from all conflicts on here, and some, perhaps many were drafted however; those that Have posted here (well most) all have the same mind set, same train of thought, humour, sense of humour, you get the drift.
Even though the beast found him through uniform, we all rely on uniform as a form of 'self defence' cest moi perhaps that's why he craved it, the same as many vets do.
Sorry to here he split with you, wish you and him the best for the future.
Sorry if that's rambling, but one of those days, brains at Mach 10!