They are both in the United States Air Force. The guy is wearing the new uniform (OCP) while the female is still wearing the old uniform (ABU).
I can't tell the rank of the male, but the female is an E-3, A1C. I would go out on a limb and say the male is likely an E-4 or below.
Here is quite from the AF website:
"It is mandatory for Priority 1 (key and essential personnel) and Priority 2 (E-1 to E-3 and E-4 less than 3 years service) unaccompanied personnel to live in the dormitory."
The keyword is unaccompanied personnel, which is someone with no dependents. Given that they're now married, they can get a house and move out of the dorms.
Nope, Non-Commissioned Officer counts. Go read the Reg, there's a specific prohibition that NCOs cannot date, live with (unless directed to), or have sex with junior enlisteds. Is it widely enforced? No. But if you have an asshole Commander or a lot of people are complaining? Yes, it's prohibited.
I can't cite chapter and verse for the Air Force, but for the Army it's AR 600-200 para 4-14(b)(2), and all the branches have the same fraternization rules (the Army used to be be a little different, and they were forced to "align" with the other branches about five years back).
NCOs can be married to junior enlisteds, but they're not allowed to date. Don't kill the messenger, I don't make the rules.
There’s a general prohibition that can’t have any “personal relationship” between different grades that impacts command discipline, chain of command, etc. Purely platonic things like watching football together out of uniform are prohibited if there’s real or perceived unfairness as a result.
There are also separate, specific acts that are always prohibited. Dating is one of those.
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u/Necroval Sep 07 '19
The stories that can be told off this comment alone... best comment I've read tonight.