Personnel are encouraged to communicate freely with superiors regarding their careers, performance, duties, and missions. Personal relationships between members of different grades or positions in these categories can easily become unprofessional. As differences in grade increase, even without command or supervisory relationship, the risk of UPR or perceived UPR, increases.
Seniors always have authority over juniors.
An officer married to an enlisted member is not by itself fraternization. When evidence of fraternization does exist, subsequent marriage does not preclude prosecution. Regardless of how marriage came to be, members are expected to respect all customs and courtesies when on duty or in uniform in public. A personal relationship between an officer and enlisted member which violates the customary bounds of acceptable behavior in the Air Force and prejudices good order and discipline, discredits the armed services, or operates to the personal disgrace or dishonor of the officer involved. That the accused fraternized with enlisted members on terms of military equality.