That reminds me of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, where the saying was “You will get one of the three D’s: dog, divorce or dependent.” Since it’s often the first shore tour after operational/sea duty, “starter marriages” founder when the couple lives together without deployments, officers get married or have a child, or finally get a dog.
Great duty station as a student - San Francisco/Napa/Sonoma a few hours to the north, great produce from Salinas and the valley, Pacific Coast Highway, Monterey itself, decent climate, never too hot.