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**Dammj** · 26-05-2011, 23:05

I already posted this but i think i put it in the wrong place.
My question is can a Officer marry a Soldier?

**Fallschirmjager** · 26-05-2011, 23:06

No. Against Queens Regs.

**stacker1** · 26-05-2011, 23:12

Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

No. Against Queens Regs.

Outrageously, it only applies to marriage, if they were up hill gardeners or bean flickers then they could get a civil partnership.

**exbleep** · 26-05-2011, 23:15

You can if you are an ordained priest (or Rabbi, depending on religion). Getting married to a soldier, however, is a no no.

**Fallschirmjager** · 26-05-2011, 23:15

Originally Posted by stacker1

Outrageously, it only applies to marriage, if they were up hill gardeners or bean flickers then they could get a civil partnership.

That's because decency is frowned upon nowadays.

**jumpinjarhead** · 26-05-2011, 23:18

Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

That's because decency is frowned upon nowadays.

Hear hear!

**mildperil** · 26-05-2011, 23:27

It happens in the RN, didn;t think it was against regulations, as long as you're not in the same unit

**No_Duff** · 26-05-2011, 23:30

Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

That's because decency is frowned upon nowadays.

Well said..

**jumpinjarhead** · 26-05-2011, 23:36

Originally Posted by exbleep;

Getting married to a soldier, however, is a no no.

As it should be if you expect even minimal good order and discipline. One must remember that there are the occasional "overnight courtships" with an early morning "wedding," between some 19 y/o Marine and a wily indigenous woman in some 3rd world nation.

However, most marriages occur after some period of courtship, that usually in our ever so sophisticated post modern world includes all manner of sexual activity beyond the chaste kiss and held hand of simpler times. Thus there is much more to consider than a enrapt couple suddenly appearing as man and wife or some other "nontraditional" combination. All this means profound issues as to fraternization and the usuAl negAtive effect it has on the nature of the officer--enlisted military relationship from the perspective of good order and discipline.

**Grubby Bum III** · 26-05-2011, 23:38

There was such an occurrence in the Wildenrath area in the early '70s - a young and gallant (yup!) Lt fell in love with a young (and very, very nice!) L/Cpl in the WRAC. They were both hounded out of their respective services. I really hope that things would have changed by now.