Your safety is the mission. Read this before your first message — and before your first meetup.
Meeting someone from an app for the first time carries real risk. Treat it like a tactical operation: brief your team, plan your exit, and stay alert.
First meetings belong in coffee shops, restaurants, or parks — never at home or a private location.
Tell a trusted friend or family member who you're meeting, where, and when you expect to be back.
Drive yourself or use rideshare. Don't accept rides from someone you haven't met in person before.
Full battery, location sharing on with a friend, and a plan to check in mid-date.
You can leave at any time, for any reason. Have a pre-planned excuse ready if you need one.
Never leave your drink unattended. Order your own and watch it be poured.
Protect your personal information until you've built real trust. The early stages of any connection are when you're most exposed.
Romance Scam Warning: Active-duty service members stationed overseas are one of the most impersonated identities in romance scams. If someone claims to be deployed and can't video call, asks for financial help, or is escalating too fast — trust your gut. Report them immediately.
You already know operational security. Apply it here. The person you're talking to hasn't been vetted — keep sensitive information compartmentalized.
Reminder: Sharing operational details about deployments, unit locations, or mission timelines — even casually, even to someone you trust — can create real security risks for you and your fellow service members.
⚠️ YOUR CAREER IS ON THE LINE — READ THIS
This warning applies equally to Active Duty, Reserves, National Guard, and Veterans, including all branches and commands (NGB, ARNG, ANG, all Reserve Components).
Screenshots & Investigations: Anything you send on BattleBuddies — messages, photos, profile content — can be screenshotted and used in military disciplinary proceedings, DoD criminal investigations (CID, NCIS, OSI, CGIS, NGB), courts-martial, or civilian criminal cases. Nothing you share here is guaranteed to stay private. Assume your command, investigators, or a court could see it. This applies to Active Duty, Reserve Component, and National Guard members equally.
Criminal & Career-Ending Conduct: Any attempt to pursue relationships involving minors, non-consensual conduct, or harassment through this platform is both a crime and a career-ending UCMJ violation. It will result in immediate account termination, mandatory referral to DoD investigative authorities (CID, NCIS, OSI, CGIS, National Guard Bureau, JAG Corps), and civilian law enforcement. No exceptions.
Verify Before You Connect: Take responsibility for your own due diligence. Independently verify a match's age, marital status, and rank before pursuing a relationship. Avoid relationships that create a perceived abuse of rank, position, or authority — even if both parties appear willing. When in doubt, talk to your chain of command or a JAG attorney before engaging. It's easier to ask than to explain.
If something feels wrong, it probably is. You've been trained to read situations — use that instinct here too.
BattleBuddies takes safety reports seriously. Every report is reviewed.
To report a profile: Go to the user's profile → tap the flag or "Report" button → describe what happened. Include screenshots if possible.
For urgent safety concerns: Contact us directly at safety@battlebuddies.com. We prioritize all safety-related messages.
For emergencies: Contact local law enforcement. BattleBuddies is not a substitute for emergency services.
We act on every report. Consequences range from warnings to permanent bans. We have zero tolerance for behavior that puts members at risk. See our Community Guidelines for the full policy.