Loving someone in the military is hard. It's not sunshine and roses. People who romanticize military relationships are people who have never been in one. There's a lot of time you won't get to see or talk to them. I know when It comes to our military-men leaving, us women act strong. We put on an act that says, "We are not phased by this." But we are it's inevitable. I didn't realize what it meant to be in a hard relationship until I started dating my current boyfriend. Cody is an infantryman in the United States Army; he is a man who loves serving his country (even when he complains on Twitter), which is the most inspiring thing I have ever seen

Usually an infantry soldiers morning starts around five a.m. as he wakes up for morning PT, or physical training if you will. This can consist of anything such as a five mile run, push-up and sit up drill, or an extremely long March with a 60 pound (or heavier) ruck sack. PT is mission critical to the Army.. They use a training structure referred to as PRT, or, physical readiness training. This is just a load of stretches and movements to prepare them for the workout.After PT is finished up and the sweat is rolling the infantry soldier is released for 'chow' or as us civilians call it, breakfast! They will go shower and head to the dining facility. But no one calls it that, they all call it the DFAC. Work for a soldier can be anything and everything. Sometimes they clean weapons, sometimes they shoot weapons, sometimes they clean vehicles and more often than not they are usually doing 'area beautification', that means you're going to be cutting grass, sweeping sidewalks, police call (pick up trash), and a whole lot of other mundane tasks. Usually it is used to keep soldiers busy during slow days when there is not much happening. There you have it, a very summarized version of how the normal day for the Infantry soldier. Much more goes into each day, but you can go speak to your local recruiter to find out more about that. You go murica'. *eagle noise in the background*

There's not really time to make a relationship work, it takes effort. It's a lot of hard work. Distance in a relationship is a tough adversity to overcome, but it shows you what you really want. I know for me it means that I will have the best protection around. We both still need each other, even for simple things like math, turning off a PS3, or even opening a jar of bread and butter pickles. Loving someone in the military is knowing you have a good thing, even if you don't see each other nearly enough.