Do you think Officers and NCO's should be allowed to date or get married as long as they are not in the same Chain of Command?

Of course it could be a problem from 3 standpoints. 1. the officer tried to use his/her authority in their private life or 2. Favoritism was granted because of the relationship and 3. others believed this was happening.

In reality it can and does work and those I know who have been in marriage have been very careful to assure that the marriage did not influence the work place.

For those saying it should not be, where do you draw the line? An E-2 can not marry an E-1? How about and E-8 and E-9? etc etc.

No they shouldn't. There are readons for not allowing it. This could stem from a breakdown i saw happening while I was in. If you're a Sgt that goes beyond your chain of command. I was a Sgt of the MC. So even though I wasn't directly above a certain LCpl, in his shop, Im still above him as a Sgt. My point is officers are privy to info that isn't meant for enlisted ears and we wouldn't want a bunch of rumors getting spread around before it actually happens. An officer is still an officer no matter the CoC. Fraternization is not allowed for a reason

Sure, why not?

Yes, I agree that they should be allowed this right, but the problem then arises - How much time will they actually be able to serve at the same location together? Say, a SSgt (male) meets a Captain (female) and they are in different fields and she goes to Hawaii and he goes to Germany. This would not only stress the relationship, but their finances as well. Just a thought.

I think they should be able to. No different than them them getting married prior to joining. I currently have a Junior enlisted Soldier who's wife is currently in OCS. Does that mean he should get out? Or should she not be allowed to get her commission?

I've always thought that anyone should be able to date whomever regardless of rank but not everyone can handle that their lower ranking significant other gets yelled at or punished by their chain of command without stepping in. If you're at different commands I don't see the issue. Within the same command but different departments it won't work. Especially with the E7-E9 community, that is a very small and tight community and it seems like everyone knows each other or knows someone who knows them. Things will happen and then it goes bad.

Yes it matters. This is straight forward and simple. Unduly familiar relationships between officers and enlisted service members of any branch of service is contrary to good order and discipline.

I think I'm in the minority. But I say no. But if you're wife became an officer after you were married. Then this all would be moot.