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Military Generals Fraternizing With Soldiers

Military Generals Fraternizing With Soldiers

If a commanding officer fraternizes with a subordinate is that a good or bad thing? Why?

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Rules against such fraternization are there for a reason. If people with unequal levels of authority in the same command structure are in a romantic relationship, abuse of some kind is far more likely to occur than not.

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Even a command ranked officer or NCO should not be in a relationship with a lower rank that is not in their chain of command sometimes as it can place many people in a awkward position.

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It's a bad thing… always. First, it's often the case that the person with seniority is using that seniority for favors. Second, it puts everyone in a bad situation. As KN said, this is true even if the person isn't directly in the chain of command. Suppose the lower ranking person does something wrong and has to be reprimanded, will the officer in charge of that person think twice or perhaps reduce the punishment because he/she doesn't want to upset the higher ranking person?

Yes, as Daishain said, the rules are there for a reason. They should be followed. And this comes from a guy with an SF background. I'm not a huge rule follower and I will bend rules to accomplish the mission… but this is one rule that there is no logical reason to bend or break.