Military Singles Connection Review

Being in the armed forces has a way of changing your outlook on life. This is one of the main reasons why men and women who are serving or have served in the military welcome dating resources which specifically cater to their needs. One such site which has witnessed huge popularity in recent times is Military Singles Connection.

Anyone who has served in the armed forces knows the complexities related to reintegrating with regular civilian practices which includes dating and relationships. At Military Singles Connection men and women who have been or are still part of this unique way of life can find a comfortable and safe online environment for meeting partners. So whether you are/were part of the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines, this site welcomes members from all arms and services. best of all, you can become part of this community even if you are not and never have been a service personnel but are interested in getting to know someone from the armed forces. On the whole Military Singles Connection appears to target users from United States and other places in North America even though the options of international locations while signing up is proof that users from any part of the world can join the site. Here users can look for partners for companionship, dating, romance and even marriage. However the site seems to encourage straight relationships only as evident from the options between ‘man seeking woman’ and ‘woman seeking man’ during the registration process. The site was launched in 2002 and within a decade, it has become one of the most popular sites for military dating.

You don’t need to pay anything to register at Military Singles Connection. Moreover the process is simple and can be completed by just replying to few multiple choice questions which ask you about your gender, physical appearance, educational background, occupation, marital status and your take on having a family. The process is completed by information on the city, state and country you come from, a valid email address as well as the username and password with which you would like to log in at the site. The username has to be unique since this is how you will be known to other members at the site. Once you are registered, you can move ahead with creating your dating profile. This section includes options to come with a quick self-introduction and an accompanying headline or to go through a more detailed process. If you choose the latter, you will be asked to write mini-essays telling others a bit about yourself, your interests and values in life as well as something about the kind of partner you are looking for. In fact the site also invites you to reveal some fun facts about yourself like your favorite bands, movies, your idea of a first date and so on. Finally you need to upload your photos to complete the process of profile creation and then you are all set to start looking.

Among the features that set apart Military Singles Connection from other dating sites is the high degree of importance given to safety issues. Owing to the security concerns of military personnel, Military Singles Connection claims to take special care while gathering personal details of its members. Apart from assuring members that their personal information will never be disclosed, the site also allows its members to be fully in control of their actions. As a member you can decide if, who and when to give out your home phone number, home address, email address and cell phone number. Other than that you can also block members from whom you don’t wish to receive mail, messages or any form of communication.

Other than this, Military Singles Connection offers a couple of interesting matchmaking tools on its site. One is called Ideal Matching which builds a profile of your perfect match on the basis of your answers in a test and then sends you notifications about members who come closest to your ideal partner. Yet another is the Color Coded Personality Profiling which you can not only use to understand your own motivations in a relationship but which you can also see against a profile and thus consider whether that member’s personality is compatible with yours. Finally the site offers you a Think You’d Click option as you are viewing search results. This feature allows you to find out discreetly whether the member is also interested in you. While none of these features are unique to Military Singles Connection their very presence is an advantage to users who may be rejoining the dating scene after a long deployment or who may be hesitant on taking a chance with a stranger.

Members of Military Singles Connection can make use of a variety of viewing, searching and communication options to meet the kind of people they want. Viewing of profiles, photos and photo galleries is open to all. You can also see which profiles have viewed you.

While browsing for profiles you can conduct basic searches by gender, age, location and anyone who is online. On the other hand, advanced searching will bring up matches by username, marital status, education, occupation, physical criteria or any other part of the profile. Other than these, you can also search by new members, recently updated profiles and by photos.

Once you have found a match you would like to know better, you would probably need to subscribe to a membership plan since communication options are open only to paid members. Once you become one, you can send and read mail, messages as well as chat in real time with anyone on the site. however free members can still send ‘smiles’, ‘winks’ or e-cards in order to reach out to another member.

As soon as you sign up with Military Singles Connection you are already a guest member. This is free and allows you to create a profile, post photos as well as browse for other profiles. Best of all you can retain your guest membership as long as you want and upgrade only when it suits you.

Paid membership is known as Premium Membership and starts at $14.99 for one month with options for quarterly and half-yearly plans too. Overall Military Singles Connection scores with its high quality of profiles and a variety of interesting site features. So whether you are in uniform yourself or attracted to one, this is a good site to look for your ideal partner.