I am interested in becoming a military doctor, but say I fell for a fellow doctor. I know in the regular military, you have to wait until you serve your term to marry or you'll be forced to serve in different places. Is this true about medical personel as well?
2007-03-15 13:55:35 · 4 answers · asked by HoTbOd sWiMmeR 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The question was intended to read "Do military doctors have the same rules about not being able to marry people they work with?"
2007-03-15 13:56:58 · update #1
I am a military P.A. in the past I have dated other military P.A.s/ Dr.s this is not considered fraternization, you can't fraternize with your peers. As, long as the person that you are dating isn't in your direct chain-of-command or an enlisted medical personnel then you will be fine.
2007-03-15 15:33:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctors can marry other Doctors. The fact they are officers is not a factor. The issue is "chain of command" and "reporting official" and even that can be worked around.
For example. If one doctor is a surgeon and the other doctor is an internist, they would be in different chains of command. Neither would be the reporting official or commander of the other. There would be no problems. Enjoy married life.
Another example. Two doctors are both surgeons. Even if one is senior in rank to the other, a third doctor senior to both of them would be their reporting official and commander. Since neither is again over the other, there would be no problems. Enjoy married life.
Now, an example where there is a problem. An older male surgeon who is a Major is the chief of surgery. A younger female surgeon who is a Captain is assigned to his duty section. They date and want to get married. OPPS. Dating someone in your chain of command is fraternization. The Major is in big trouble.
Moral of the story: Do not date someone in your chain of command.
As long as you do not do that, AND do not date an enlisted person if an officer and vice versa, there is no problem.
2007-03-16 18:03:52 · answer #2 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well there is always the possibility of "issues" arising in the work place if you become romantically involved w/a co-worker...but really it's the whole fraternization thing... officers are not allowed to be "romantically" involved w/enlisted...or w/junior officers that may fall under their direct line of supervision...
2007-03-15 21:13:54 · answer #3 · answered by i_love_my_mp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctors are Officers & they can marry. Enlisted or a suborbinate can not marry their leader.
I would think that Doctors could marry.
2007-03-15 21:00:17 · answer #4 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋