In my book “Yanks in the Outback: A story of Woomera, South Australia, the Joint Defense Facility Nurrugar and the First Gulf War,” I tackle the subject of Fraternization. A touchy subject in the military. At least it used to be when I was in many years ago. Anyway, I’ll bet anyone who’s been in the service has either first hand or otherwise “F” word experience.
Here’s the excerpt from my book where I share my feeling about the “F” word …
Being a single officer in town can be a bit awkward sometimes; especially, when it comes to socializing with the single enlisted ladies. There are a few enlisted gals in town who are — shall we say — nicely put together. And, they can be very friendly and I wouldn’t mind getting to know them better — a lot better.
Technically, the female enlisted gals are off limits to officers. We even had a briefing recently where the DO — Lt Col French — gathered us all into a room and delivered his best General Patton imitation speech about the f-word — fraternization.
“It’s come to my attention that some enlisted and officers are developing unprofessional relationships. I’ve heard enlisted personnel call officers by their first name … doesn’t matter if you’re out of uniform — you don’t do it…
