A fiber optic cable assembly, comprising: a fiber optic cable having at least one optical fiber, a cable jacket surrounding the at least one optical fiber, and aramid fibers between the cable jacket and the at least one optical fiber; and a fiber optic connector installed on an end of the fiber optic cable, the fiber optic connector including: a connector body having a back-end portion, wherein the at least one optical fiber extends through the back-end portion of the connector body; the cable jacket includes a jacket end portion defining an end of the cable jacket that is spaced from the back-end portion of the connector body; and at least some of the aramid fibers extend beyond the end of the cable jacket and over the back-end portion of the connector body; a tube having a first portion positioned over the back-end portion of the connector body and a second portion positioned over the jacket end portion of the cable jacket, wherein the at least some of the aramid fibers extend between the first portion of the tube and the back-end portion of the connector body; and a boot molded over the back-end portion of the connector body and the jacket end portion of the cable jacket such that the boot is also molded over the tube, wherein the tube is configured to prevent material of the boot from entering into space between the end of the cable jacket and the back-end portion of the connector body. a fiber optic cable having at least one optical fiber, a cable jacket surrounding the at least one optical fiber, and aramid fibers between the cable jacket and the at least one optical fiber; and a fiber optic connector installed on an end of the fiber optic cable, the fiber optic connector including: a connector body having a back-end portion, wherein the at least one optical fiber extends through the back-end portion of the connector body; the cable jacket includes a jacket end portion defining an end of the cable jacket that is spaced from the back-end portion of the connector body; and at least some of the aramid fibers extend beyond the end of the cable jacket and over the back-end portion of the connector body; a connector body having a back-end portion, wherein the at least one optical fiber extends through the back-end portion of the connector body; the cable jacket includes a jacket end portion defining an end of the cable jacket that is spaced from the back-end portion of the connector body; and at least some of the aramid fibers extend beyond the end of the cable jacket and over the back-end portion of the connector body; a tube having a first portion positioned over the back-end portion of the connector body and a second portion positioned over the jacket end portion of the cable jacket, wherein the at least some of the aramid fibers extend between the first portion of the tube and the back-end portion of the connector body; and a boot molded over the back-end portion of the connector body and the jacket end portion of the cable jacket such that the boot is also molded over the tube, wherein the tube is configured to prevent material of the boot from entering into space between the end of the cable jacket and the back-end portion of the connector body.