Would you willingly date a man who continuously risks his life?

So we are all going to die. It's a given. But would you be willing to date a cop, a soldier - any man in a job that has a much higher likelihood of dying young?

I just had a great - and I mean great - conversation with a new guy. He is very fit, so of course, all those insecurities come into play. But he did make some reference to a tall woman who he thinks decided not to date him because of their height difference. He is only 5'7". And he made some comment about being shallow, but everyone having their "thing". So we shall see if he is as shallow as GMan.

So besides all the basic things, there is the issue that he was a Marine, then in the Navy Reserves, now in the National Guard. His enlistment is almost up. And he hurt his back in Bagdad 2 years ago, but if he gets that fixed, he is seriously considering going to Officer School (or what have you). While I respect and admire those who chose to serve, and I cannot begin to understand the level of commitment that they feel; I have to question the sense of a man who wants to start a family also wanting to put himself back into a line of work that has so much risk. He did mention that there are many other considerations that would cause him to make a different decision, which I inferred meant starting a family.

Obviously thoughts to put on the back burner for now, but it is a good question.

PS. This dating thing is screwing with my sleep schedule!