That is just it Colonel I thought they were not allowed to “fraternize”. Would you clarify the rules on this please? Something is very wrong here.
Fraternization actually was an offense under the Articles of War (pre-Uniform Code of Military Justice) and was aimed much more at officers gambling, drinking and loaning to/borrowing from enlisted men, long before the Kelly Flynn era of having sex with the husbands of enlisted members. It’s currently Article 134, conduct detrimental to good order and discipline.
Hanging out with junior members, whether it’s Chiefs and airmen or Colonels and sergeants, just isn’t okay, because it creates an impression of favoritism, whether justified or not. And, of course, this kind of stuff happens, too.
Colonel, USAFR