My husband attacked me in his sleep

Sense I've known my husband he's always had, what I believed to be, night terrors. He's done some weird stuff at night such as jump out of bed, talk to an imaginary person, turn on the light etc. creepy, but harmless for the most part.

Once we got married I was worried at first about him not knowing who I was during one of these episodes. I quickly discovered 9/10 times if you calmly tell him it's ok, make physical contact and let him know who you are then he'll go back to sleep. I've become so used to doing it I did it in my sleep (literally).

However, tonight was different. I woke up to him on top of me, pinning me down, his eyes were wide open and filled with fear. My guess is, he woke up and while I was trying to calm him down he didn't know who I was. As soon as I realized what was going on I yelled "it's me" "I'm your wife" and panic struck, I started to hit him to try and wake him up because I had no idea what he was capable of.

Eventually, he got off, and walked to the bathroom like nothing happened. When he came back, he asked what was wrong. I was shaking and crying, trying to explain to him what happened but he was half asleep.

I decided it would be best to sleep in the guest bedroom.

About an hour later I hear "no...NO" and I heard him spring out of bed. To say I was scared is an understatement. I couldn't move or breathe and my heart was pounding. He started to look around the house for me, and when he found me I thought he was going to attack me again. Then I heard him say "love, why are you in here" and he was clearly awake. I was so shaken up I couldn't form a sentence.

Once I told him what happened, he explained that he only remembers having a bad dream but had absolutely no memory of being on top of me. Now he's so scared to go to sleep he has to hold my hand the whole time.

We can't go to the doctor because he is active duty military and this could get him kicked out for good. Idk what to do, but I haven't slept all night. I'm just waiting for something to happen again.