Two week soldier bf eloping in Italy

I am 23 soon this year. I have been in many life changing and lesson learning relationships and have been single for a while since. I have been slowly and unsuccessfully working on a degree in design and just found out last year that I have MS. I met an Army man Joel over this winter break through friends, we had a great time and I immediately found that he is the man that I would be happiest with and vise versa. He left back to Italy until May and then moves to Louisiana. We began joking about how wonderful we are and should get married. I began taking it in thought and then he actually asked. I said yes, then we began to plan for it in March of this year. I felt anxious and spoke to my parents about the eloping, and they said give it time. I am ready to start my new life with him. We have only been dating for two weeks. I have had a million pros and cons listed out, but the only one that I cant stop focusing on is how wonderful of a man he is for me and how I want to be a wonderful wife for him. Knowing how hard the distance is I feel its all or nothing at times, especially when his career is with the Army Airborn. Our marriage could provide schooling for me, and medical benifits. I have been struggling with structuring my life and he could provide that for us both. I can work and go to school, and get my own career. Why not now. Why not go to Italy! I understand I should get to know him more, but from my point of view I know his weaknesses, his time of temper, his pitfalls, his past, and his family, and he mine. Should I elope in May?