Can officers and enlisted be roommates?

Officers and NCO's cannot cohabitate, NCO's and junior enlisted Soldiers cannot cohabitate. I have included some information on from AR 600-20 for your review. This is only a portion of the information. I encourage you to read the complete information in AR 600-20.
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Can officers and enlisted live together?

US NAVY REGULATIONS 1165: Prohibits personal relationships between officers and enlisted personnel that are unduly familiar and do not respect the differences in grade or rank. Such relationships are prejudicial to good order and discipline and violative of service tradition.
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Can an officer be married to enlisted?

Military Marriage Rules

A set of rules also govern "military fraternization." Among other prohibitions, those rules generally say that an enlisted member and an officer cannot marry. However, there are many exceptions to this policy.
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Can an enlisted member date an officer in a different branch?

Those engaging in fraternization can be brought up on Uniform Code Military Justice (UCMJ) charges. A relationship is considered fraternization even if the parties are in different units, different commands, or even different branches of service.
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Why can officers Date enlisted?

This relationship could undermine the impartiality (or the perception of impartiality) of that officer or enlisted service member. Since military superiors have the authority to send troops into battle and can make or break an enlisted person's career, this specific type of fraternization is strictly prohibited.
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Can a sergeant date a private?

Dating & intimate relationships between NCOs and junior enlisted soldiers is prohibited. Marriage will not prevent command action for the fraternization prior to the marriage.
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Why are officers and enlisted separated?

The fundamental divide between an officer and an enlisted member deals with Responsibility, Authority, and Accountability. Simply, an officer is given more, and more is expected from him/her.
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Can a captain date a lieutenant?

All the services prohibit personal and business relationships between officers and enlisted members, calling them prejudicial to good order and discipline. Personal relationships include dating, cohabitation, and any sexual relationship.
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Can a cadet date an officer?

A cadet is neither enlisted, nor an officer. Dating, close friendships, and sexual relationships between cadets and officers or between cadets and enlisted personnel are prohibited.
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Can NCO hanging out with soldiers?

Certain types of personal relationships between officers and enlisted Soldiers, or NCOs and junior enlisted Soldiers, are prohibited.
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Do officers eat with enlisted?

Officers Eat Last is a phrase used by U.S. Marines that effectively means servant leadership. It's also an action used by Marine leaders. The most senior leaders of the organization actually eat last when the unit has a meal together during field training and in certain combat environments.
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Why do military couples marry so fast?

"Marriage is deliberately made to be compatible with military life because this is an important way to retain personnel. The conditions of military employment also lead naturally to marriage. There's stable employment, comprehensive family benefits, and economic mobility in an entry-level job.
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Can you date within the military?

Yes, soldiers are allowed to date civilians, as well as other soldiers in the military. However, there are some limitations. Officers and enlisted are not allowed to date. There are some exceptions if they were dating prior to joining the service, but you'll want to check the regs for the details.
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Why can't officers and enlisted be friends?

The applicable military “rule” in your situation is Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), which prohibits relations between officers and enlisted that undermine good order and discipline, display partiality on the part of the officer, or bring discredit upon the service.
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Can officers rent to enlisted?

Although the business relationship falls under fraternization (borrowing money, business partnership) not every cases of "relationship" between enlisted and officers are illegal. Military law prohibit inappropriate relationship if such relationship undermine the chain of command or good order.
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Can an enlisted airman date an officer?

Relationships between enlisted personnel or between officers are generally allowed, unless one is a direct subordinate of the other.
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Can officers be friends with enlisted on Facebook?

Officers and enlisted cannot get too familiar because that could lead to fraternization, and that never ends well. The Air Force allows officers and enlisted airmen to be Facebook friends, as long as they remain professional at all times, said Air Force spokeswoman Maj. Jennifer Spires.
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Can enlisted guards date Active Duty officers?

Yes, this relationship is acceptable under Army policy. While intimate relationships between officer and enlisted personnel are prohibited, team-building associations are exempt from this prohibition.
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Can I date in ROTC?

IMHO, dating within a ROTC is not a good idea and should be avoided and I am sure that is what anyone leading a ROTC unit would say. But, in most cases it is not a conduct violation unless it is within the chain of command or between upperclassmen and freshman.
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Are NCOs allowed to smoke soldiers?

Basically, smoke sessions are not authorized as they are a form of punishment. With that stated leaders can use a reasonable number of physical exercises as corrective training if authorized by the commander (See FM 7-22 extract below).
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How long does it take to go from 1st Lt to captain?

Once a lieutenant has served a minimum of four years time in service and two-and-a-half years time in grade, they are eligible for promotion to Captain.
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Can enlisted date other enlisted?

All branches of the United States military maintain regulations that govern dating, and any fraternization, among both officers and enlisted soldiers. Since 1984, improper fraternization has been recognized as a punishable offense.
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Is being a military officer prestigious?

Doctors, Military Officers, Firefighters, and Scientists Seen as Among America's Most Prestigious Occupations.
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Can a sergeant become an officer?

Luckily, all five branches of the armed forces have made it possible for an enlisted service member to become an officer. Although a service member can be promoted to warrant officer because of his technical expertise, someone who wants to become a commissioned officer must attend officer candidate school.
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Can an enlisted become a general?

Robin Fontes – Enlisted in the United States Army Reserve in 1981, earned a commission from West Point in 1986, and was promoted to major general in 2017.
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