A fiber optic connector assembly, including a boot portion connected to a fiber optic cable, a fixed body portion connected to the boot portion, a rotatable coupler connected to the fixed body portion and configured to rotate about the fixed body portion, a ferrule connected to the rotatable coupler and configured to rotate with the rotatable coupler about the fixed body portion, and a bulkhead adapter configured to receive the rotatable coupler after the rotatable coupler has been turned in one direction and released in another direction.