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 . <EOS>