Can Enlisted Marine Marry Army Officer?
There are rules against fraternization. However, I don’t believe the intent of the rules is to prevent people from dating or marrying. I believe it’s to prevent the senior influencing the duty and assignments of the junior. I was an E-5 in the Navy. I dated an O-2. We made no secret of our relationship. She even visited me at the Pentagon. I accompanied her to officer parties. I often met officers in the Pentagon who I had met at the parties. The officers with whom I stood duty were boot Ensigns (O-1), and worried what they would do if my girlfriend tried to spring me early. I told them she would never do that, but if she did, they should ask her to clear it with the Admiral first. I cannot believe that the watch officers know about our relationship and the Admiral didn’t But she was not in my chain of command. Furthermore we were not demonstrative in public and NEVER in uniform. We were both 4.0 sailors, and never allowed our relationship to interfere with out work. We didn’t even cal
