If your in the army and you can handle being shot at, then a little snake bite is nothing. Bites from ball pythons are near painless...

What you need to do is man up and start holding him on a daily basis. Depending on his size, this method works great - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7DQssbM0uk

Just get in there, show no fear of being bit and start handling him. After the first couple minutes he will calm down and start slow. If you show fear he will feed on that...