Army Regulation 600-20. Army Command
Policy. March 18, 2008. 134 p.
Includes Rapid Action Revision (RAR)
issued April 27, 2010. See Paragraph 4-16, Fraternization.
Available online at: http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/r600_20.pdf
Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-35.
Relationships Between Soldiers of Different Rank.
February 21, 2000. 18 p.
Provides guidance and examples about relationships
between soldiers of different rank in the United States Army.
Available
online at: http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/P600_35.PDF
Manual for Courts Martial (2008 Edition).
Available online at: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/law/mcm.pdf
See Part IV: Punitive Articles for full-text of Article 133,
Conduct Unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman, and Article 134, General Article
(Fraternization).
OPNAV Instruction 5370.2C. Navy
Fraternization Policy. April 26, 2007.
Available
online at: http://doni.daps.dla.mil
U.S. Department of Defense: Services
Fraternization Policies.
Available online at: http://www.defense.gov/specials/fraternization
Official
Department of Defense site contains a breakdown of the individual service
fraternization policies, including each services' definition of fraternization
and examples of prohibited relationships.
Books
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed
Services. Title 10, United States Code: Armed Forces (as
amended through December 31, 1998). Washington, U.S. G.P.O., 1999. 1882 p.
Chapter 47, Uniform Code of Military Justice,
Sections 801-940 (Articles 1-140), pp. 260-336.
Book
call no.: R 345.2 U58t 1998
Documents (Student
Research)
Matusak, George J., III. Analysis of
Factors Influencing Tolerance of Fraternization. Wright-Patterson
AFB, OH, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2001. 79 p.
This thesis
explores several factors that might explain discrepancies in the tolerance level
of fraternization among company grade officers within the Air Force, including
the nature of the relationship, the sex of the participants, whether the
incident occurred between people in the same chain of command, and whether the
survey respondent was ever stationed at a remote location.
Also available
online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA390778
Doc.
call no.: M-U 39567-5 M445a
Russell, Jeffrey C. An History of the
Development of Fraternization Policies. Wright-Patterson AFB, OH,
Air Force Institute of Technology, 1998. 50 p.
Also available online
at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA354245
Doc.
call no.: M-U 39567-4 R964h
Urdzik, Christopher J. Sexual Ethics,
Organizational Climate, and the Air Expeditionary Force. Maxwell
AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff College, 2005. 32 p.
"In the last 10
years, three major factors have combined to make sexual misconduct an increasing
topic of concern for the USAF--the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) rotation cycle,
the steadily increasing gender mix serving on active duty, and additional combat
roles that have opened to women." - Article.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA476183
Doc.
call no.: M-U 43122 U74s
Periodicals
Bacon, Lance M. CNO: Peers Must Keep Eye
Out. Navy Times 59:22 April 5, 2010.
The article
focuses on the message from US Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Gary
Roughead issued on March 23, 2010, regarding the issue of fraternization in the
US Navy, calling sailors and officers to look out for one another and report any
inappropriate relationship found.
Also available online at: NewsBank
Butts, Peter W. Contract Oversight on the
Battlefield. Army Sustainment 42:34-37
November-December 2010.
"The article offers information on the creation of
the team-effort relationship of the Government employee and the contractor...It
adds that the failure of the mission can be contributed to by complacency and
fraternization." - Abstract.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=55619012&site=ehost-live
Cavallaro, Gina. Sex, Lies and Basic
Training: Leonard Wood Cases Top List of Trainee Abuse by Instructors.
Army Times 69:8-10 December 15, 2008.
The article reports on
the 12 drill sergeants and advanced individual training instructors at Fort
Leonard Wood, Missouri that were involved in forbidden sexual and social
relationships with trainees.
Also available online at: NewsBank
Ewing, Philip. 13th Skipper Fired.
Navy Times 59:18 September 6, 2010.
The Navy fired its 13th
skipper of the year when yet another CO was found guilty of 'inappropriate
relationships' with people in her command.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
Fontaine, Scott. Facebook: Fraternization or
Useful Communication? Air Force Times 71:28-29
November 15, 2010.
The article considers whether the use of Facebook may be
thought of as a form of fraternization, an act of socializing with superiors or
subordinates which is prohibited under US military law.
Also available
online at:
NewsBank
Fraternization Policy Update Reflects Current
Operational Tempo. All Hands No. 1083:6 July
2007.
The article presents information on the update of the US Navy's
fraternization policy, clarifying what relationships are appropriate for
Sailors.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=25922340&site=ehost-live
Fuentes, Gidget. Maj. Faces Assault,
Fraternization Charges. Marine Corps Times 12:20
August 16, 2010.
A Marine major once featured in officer recruiting videos is
accused of punching two women.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
Fuentes, Gidget. Skipper-XO Fraternization
Gets Both Fired. Navy Times 60:16 December 20,
2010.
The article reports on the announcement issued by the US Navy that it
has dismissed Lieutenant Commanders James Rushton and Anne Laird of the ship
Chief on December 8, for violation of the fraternization policy of the
service.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
Fuentes, Gidget. Star in Recruiting Videos
Kicked Out of Corps. Marine Corps Times 13:25 January
17, 2011.
A Major once featured in Marine Corps officer recruiting videos
will be separated from the service after admitting he took "semi-nude"
photographs of an enlisted subordinate.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
Gaudiano, Nicole. Illegal Affairs: The
Services Top Lawyer Didn't Follow His Own Rules. Air Force
Times 65:16-17 January 3, 2005.
Major General Thomas Fiscus, known
for harsh punishment for fraternization, is himself charged. Includes
comparison of officer and enlisted punishments for fraternization.
Also
available online at:
NewsBank
Jackson, Jon S. Improper Superior
Subordinate Relationships and Fraternization: Marriage and Change in
Status. The Army Lawyer No. 397:70-73 June
2006.
The article offers advice to military judge advocates (JA) in the US
regarding improper superior subordinate relationships.
Also available online
at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=22600713&site=ehost-live
McMichael, William H. Amphib's Top Sailor
Fired for Fraternization. Navy Times 60:21 November
1, 2010.
The article reports that US Command Master Chief (SW) Robert
Stocklin was relieved on October 21, 2010, after he was found guilty of
violating Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which prohibits
fraternization with a female shipmate.
Also available online
at:
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McMichael, William H. Former CPO Maintains
His Innocence after "Frat" Ruling. Navy Times
55:15-16 January 30, 2006.
The article focuses on the sentence imposed on US
Information Systems Technician 1st Class Jeff McSweeney in relation to the
fraternization and adultery charges filed against him.
Also available online
at:
NewsBank
Palomino, Jeffrey G. Kelly Who?
Refreshing the JAG Recollection of the Media, the Air Force, and the First
Court-Martial of Public Opinion. The Reporter
37:22-25 Spring 2010.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=52466386&site=ehost-live
Rolfsen, Bruce. Favoritism to Subordinate
got Wing Commander Fired. Air Force Times 70:20 May
31, 2010.
"A wing commander lost his job because he not only played favorites
but hid unfavorable information from his bosses about a female lieutenant
colonel, and recommended her for promotion, according to an Air Force
investigation." - Article.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
Rose, Charles H., III. Rank Relationship:
Charging Offenses Arising from Improper Superior-Subordinate
Relationships. Army Lawyer 341:86-92 April
2001.
Focuses on United States Army policy on improper superior-subordinate
relationships.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=4766981&site=ehost-live
Scutro, Andrew. Chaplain Faces
Accusers--Officer Charged with Rape, Harassment, Adultery.
Navy Times 57:8-10 August 4, 2008.
The article reports that
US Navy Lieutenant Shane R. Dillman is facing five charges with multiple
specifications, including rape, harassment, adultery, fraternization, making
threats and indecent exposure.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
Scutro, Andrew. Chaplain Gets 10 Years in
Brig for Assault, Adultery. Navy Times 58:22 June 15,
2009.
The article reports on the confinement of 10 years and dismissal
imposed on US Navy Lieutenant Shane Dillman after being found guilty of sexual
assault, fraternization and adultery with female sailors.
Also available
online at:
NewsBank
Tilghman, Andrew. 7 Sacked in DDG
Scandal. Navy Times 59:16 December 14, 2009.
This
article focuses on fraternization and a sexual assault allegation on the US
destroyer James W. Williams, which resulted in the dismissal of Commander Paul
Marquis and Command Master Chief Timothy Youell. The two leaders were not
involved in the scandal but were blamed for the poor climate on the
destroyer.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
Tilghman, Andrew. Amphib CO, XO Sacked in
Fraternization Case. Navy Times 59:21 December 21,
2009.
The article reports that US Navy Commander Christopher Stopyra of the
dock landing ship Fort McHenry was fired for fraternizing with his executive
officer (XO) Lieutenant Commander Brian P. Goldschmidt.
Also available online
at:
NewsBank
Tilghman, Andrew. Hammer Falls on
Fraternizing: Spate of Firings Reflects Cultural Shift, Tougher Climate for
Leaders, Many Say. Navy Times 59:22-24 April 5,
2010.
The article focuses on a string of fraternization-related punishments
in the US Navy since December 2009.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
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