pragmaticjuju

A lot of military servicemembers get married quickly while in the military because there are a lot of special privileges for married couples (financial, housing, ability to see each other). I think he was alluding to being able to have his girlfriend stay with him if they got married. My impression is that it’s someone he cared a lot about, probably thought he loved her, but that he got married way earlier than he would have otherwise and probably realized later on that it was a mistake.