Opnavinst 5370.2, Navy Fraternization Policy

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What document governs the Navy's fraternization policy?

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OPNAVINST 5370.2, NAVY FRATERNIZATION POLICY

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What article of the U.S. Navy Regulations prohibits fraternization?

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Article 1165

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What is fraternization?

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Identifies personal relationships that contravene the customary bounds of acceptable senior-subordinate relationships. Refers to officer-enlisted as well as officer-officer and enlisted-enlisted.

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T/F Fraternization is a gender-neutral concept?

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True

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What relationships are prohibited?

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Unduly personal relationships between officer and enlisted; between chief petty officer and junior personnel who belong to the same command; relationships betwen staff/instructor and student personnel; recruiters and recruits/applicants.

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What circumstances are prejudicial to good order and discipline or can bring discredit to Naval service?

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Any circumstance that:
1. calls into question a senior's objectivity
2. results in actual or apparent preferential treatment
3. undermine the authority of a senior
4 compromise the chain of command

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T/F Personal relationships between officers and enlisted from different services are acceptable.

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False. Even from different services, officers and enlisted are not authorized to have unduly familar relationships.

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Name some activities that may constitute fraternization if committed by a senior/subordinate or officer/enlisted.

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Dating, shared living accommodations, intimate or sexual relations, commercial solicitations, private business partnerships, gambling and borrowing money between officers and enlisted members.

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T/F An E-7 has a personal relationship with an E-5 and they are not in the same chain of command. There is no chance of fraternization.

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False. Fraternization occurs when the senior member's objectivity is called into questionable.

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T/F Conduct which constitutes fraternization is not excused or mitigated by a subsequent marriage between offending parties.

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True

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Can married members be assigned to the same chain of command?

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Compatible with sea/shore roation policy and the needs of the service, service members married to each other will not be assigned to the same chain of command.

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Between two individuals, who holds the primary responsibility for preventing inappropriate relationships?

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The senior individual, though the policy is applicable to all individuals in question, and all are accountable for their own conduct.

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When must training on fraternization occur?

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During indoctrination and annually.