{"id":38514,"date":"2018-09-21T13:29:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T13:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/21\/fraternizing-women-in-infantry-units-should-be-treated-fairly\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:14:35","slug":"fraternizing-women-in-infantry-units-should-be-treated-fairly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/opinion\/editorials\/2018\/09\/21\/fraternizing-women-in-infantry-units-should-be-treated-fairly\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraternizing women in infantry units should be treated fairly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fraternization happens all the time in the military. But there is something unusual about \u201cimproper relationships\u201d between men and women in combat arms units, where there were no women until the Pentagon formally eliminated gender restrictions in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September, we heard about two separate incidents, one in the Army<\/a> and one in the Marine Corps<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Army\u2019s storied 82nd Airborne Division, a company first sergeant was disciplined for having an affair with a private first class who had just arrived at the unit. She was among the first enlisted female soldiers to graduate from the Army\u2019s infantry basic training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both soldiers were disciplined. The Army did not disclose specifics, but neither lost their rank, and it appears both remain in the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\t