All the above answers are right. Location matters. The type of women you meet matter.
But there's more. These things go in cycles.
The general public's perception of military peaked in the years after Sept. 11, 2001, when everyone needed to feel safe. People were picking up tabs on military dinners left and right, I remember.
The military stopped being in fashion sometime after Obama got elected. First, people got tired of endless wars that weren't defending anything but the very rich's money. They began to see soldiers more as pawns than heroes. Second, the constant reports of cops and federal agents "cracking down" on ordinary citizens made people weary, not welcoming, of authority figures. While the military didn't do this per se, they're being seen as part and parcel of an gov't that more and more oppressive.
The same thing happened in the 1960s. At the beginning of the decade, the soldier was an heroic figure. By 1970, he was a symbol of American imperialism.
You can either learn to game outside of your uniform, find military groupies (try Craigslist), or wait for the next "incident" when everyone loves soldiers again.
But there's more. These things go in cycles.
The general public's perception of military peaked in the years after Sept. 11, 2001, when everyone needed to feel safe. People were picking up tabs on military dinners left and right, I remember.
The military stopped being in fashion sometime after Obama got elected. First, people got tired of endless wars that weren't defending anything but the very rich's money. They began to see soldiers more as pawns than heroes. Second, the constant reports of cops and federal agents "cracking down" on ordinary citizens made people weary, not welcoming, of authority figures. While the military didn't do this per se, they're being seen as part and parcel of an gov't that more and more oppressive.
The same thing happened in the 1960s. At the beginning of the decade, the soldier was an heroic figure. By 1970, he was a symbol of American imperialism.
You can either learn to game outside of your uniform, find military groupies (try Craigslist), or wait for the next "incident" when everyone loves soldiers again.