AR 600-20
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NCOs playing on-line games with their Soldiers = Fraternization?
<p>Current AR 600-20 prohibits personal relationships between officers and enlisted personnel and gives specific examples (dating, business, gambling and etc) and for enlisted it identifies: recruiter and recruit & trainees and Soldiers as prohibited relationships. There will be new r...
In your opinion about corrective training, do you believe that essays as punishment are effective?
I had two soldiers be late twice this month and writing there counseling and was pondering their corrective trying. I was wondering if making them write a hand written essay is punishment? Also was wondering if they where effective deterrents.
What is the Army's open-door policy on retaliation? How do I proceed if someone is trying to block my promotion?
I have been having issues with my S6 shop on how work is being divided in our BN. I have been doing all the computer admin work, resolving all the computer issues, and all the missions that come up to our company. Mind you, the shop consists of 3 NCOs and 5 Jr. Enlisted.
I have used my PSG open door...
I have used my PSG open door...
Should a SSG assume PSG responsibilities over an E-5(P) if the SSG will only hold the position for 30 days?
Leaders, I am currently in the middle of in-processing into my gaming unit.
My gaining PLT currently has a E5 (P) holding the PSG position. They do have a SFC arrives to the unit which will be in about 30 days.
Should I assume the PSG duties and responsibilities for the short duration, or let opera...
My gaining PLT currently has a E5 (P) holding the PSG position. They do have a SFC arrives to the unit which will be in about 30 days.
Should I assume the PSG duties and responsibilities for the short duration, or let opera...
Could this be considered retaliation to the open door policy?

I recently had to go to my PLT Sgt about the toxic behavior of my current team leader, not just to myself but to my co-workers, with text proof of a hostile attitude and an unwillingness to listen to any form of reasoning, this resulted in her getting a counseling from the SSG in charge of the two s...
How does one go about changing their religion?
Asking for a fellow SM. How does one go about changing their religion? He came in with no preference but now wants to acknowledge his Norse Pagan beliefs. How would he do this?
Is the new Fraternization policy nothing more than a force shaping tool?
According to the new Fraternization policy, an NCO of any rank cannot have a personal relationship with anyone of the Jr. Enslited ranks (E4 and below), to include cross-branches. Please help me to understand how it is okay for a Sergeant Major (E9) to date a Sergeant (E5) from seperate Commands or ...
What advice do you have for someone being accused of having an improper relationship? What is the worst that can happen to me?
So I definitely screwed the pooch on this one long story short I'm in a situation where I am being considered for a UCMJ for an improper relationship with a soldier.
I am a promotable E5 who just got to Germany four months ago because of Covid I haven't been able to really meet a lot of people in t...
Is it considered fraternization for an AD E-5 and a Reserve E-3 to be in a relationship that pre-dates the E-3 joining?
Long story short, I'm an E-5 in the active duty army component. I'm seeing someone who is an E-3 in the reserves, BUT the relationship was pre-existing prior to SM enlistment and we do not work within the same organization. Is this considered fraternization according to the updated AR 600-20, Thi...
What regulation addresses if one service member in a dual-military couple can directly supervise the other?
I have a question about dual military Soldiers working together. I work with a couple, one SFC one SSG. The SFC is assigned as my supervisor as the Logistics/RM section NCOIC and the SSG is the budget-procurement analyst and is supposed to report to him. They are both outstanding NCOs and are hig...
Can an NCO “smoke you” during a PT session?
I already looked/read AR 600-20 and couldn’t find anything regarding the matter but was told previously by a different NCO that they are not allowed and wanted to back it up with the regulation.
Is it fraternization to go shooting with an NCO after getting off work (shift work) to practice shooting a pistol?
I asked one of the NCOs in the platoon if he wanted to go shooting and he said it would be fraternization. So I’m curious as to how it would be fraternization when it doesn’t violate any of the listed bullets in AR 600-20.
Can I recieve a negitive counseling for not answering my phone?
Recently my nco try getting a hold of me at 2am called and texted my 8 of more times till he showed up at my house
Granted when we got off the day before they said keep your ringers on(in which I forgot to do)this happened Thursday, on Monday I was counseled for failure to follow instructions, and h...
Granted when we got off the day before they said keep your ringers on(in which I forgot to do)this happened Thursday, on Monday I was counseled for failure to follow instructions, and h...