oh she sounds adorable and i would love that if you think he works for it. he works as a paramedic now and isn't too "military serious" or anything, he's responded to war trauma by being a thrill seeker and covering it up by being sunshine in human form etc. but is also a big burly bro dude who probably looks a bit surly sometimes so definitely could at least fill the 'unlikely on the surface' part? while he was getting himself set up back in town he definitely could have done that odd job so they could meet that way