Can the command contact my spouse

[ConcernedWook]

Ok so in the smoke pit today there was a young Marine who was recently read their rights and questioned about adultery. The Marine had a MPO placed on them and forced to move into the barracks. The SgtMaj then contacted the Marines spouses SgtMaj and explained that they read rights to them. That SgtMaj pulled in the spouse and told them that their spouse had cheated. 2 days later accused Marine was called in and told no charges were going to be filed.

So is the command allowed to randomly contact your significant other regarding your legal issues without your knowledge or consent? The spouse was not questioned only notified that their significant other had "cheated".

 

[Ohiogal]

Ok so in the smoke pit today there was a young Marine who was recently read their rights and questioned about adultery. The Marine had a MPO placed on them and forced to move into the barracks. The SgtMaj then contacted the Marines spouses SgtMaj and explained that they read rights to them. That SgtMaj pulled in the spouse and told them that their spouse had cheated. 2 days later accused Marine was called in and told no charges were going to be filed.

So is the command allowed to randomly contact your significant other regarding your legal issues without your knowledge or consent? The spouse was not questioned only notified that their significant other had "cheated".

Why wouldn't they be able to do that? An adulterous jerk expects not to have his spouse find out that they cheated?

 

[Silverplum]

Why wouldn't they be able to do that? An adulterous jerk expects not to have his spouse find out that they cheated?

And in the USMC: expect it.

What, you thought life in the Marines would be like preschool with butterflies and grape drink?

 

[Zigner]

Why wouldn't they be able to do that? An adulterous jerk expects not to have his spouse find out that they cheated?

OP was very careful to avoid gender designations. I suspect the OP was concerned that the replies would be skewed if we found out the cheater was female. Ohiogal, I hope you don't mind, but I think we can all agree that the answer doesn't change at all for either gender.

 

[Silverplum]

OP was very careful to avoid gender designations.

And was all over the place in terms of POV: first-person, third person, omniscient.

 

[Ladyback1]

Ok so in the smoke pit today there was a young Marine who was recently read their rights and questioned about adultery. The Marine had a MPO placed on them and forced to move into the barracks. The SgtMaj then contacted the Marines spouses SgtMaj and explained that they read rights to them. That SgtMaj pulled in the spouse and told them that their spouse had cheated. 2 days later accused Marine was called in and told no charges were going to be filed.

So is the command allowed to randomly contact your significant other regarding your legal issues without your knowledge or consent? The spouse was not questioned only notified that their significant other had "cheated".

I'm gonna guess that the USMC was just advising the spouse/significant other (s) that a crime had been committed against them.

Just because there were no charges filed does not make it morally or ethically right to cheat on one's spouse/significant other!

 

[Silverplum]

I'm gonna guess that the USMC was just advising the spouse/significant other

Guess on: the Marines don't give a tiny patoot about the relationships of their Marines with "significant others." Not boyfriends or girlfriends or live-ins.

The only time a non-spouse matters is if there's a child involved. And then it's not the parent that is of concern, but the support of the child.

 

[Ladyback1]

Guess on: the Marines don't give a tiny patoot about the relationships of their Marines with "significant others." Not boyfriends or girlfriends or live-ins.

The only time a non-spouse matters is if there's a child involved. And then it's not the parent that is of concern, but the support of the child.

OP used the term spouse and significant other seemingly interchangeably....

 

[Ohiogal]

OP was very careful to avoid gender designations. I suspect the OP was concerned that the replies would be skewed if we found out the cheater was female. Ohiogal, I hope you don't mind, but I think we can all agree that the answer doesn't change at all for either gender.

Sorry. I tried but failed at gender neutrality but no, the answer doesn't change per the offender's gender.

 

[Ohiogal]

Guess on: the Marines don't give a tiny patoot about the relationships of their Marines with "significant others." Not boyfriends or girlfriends or live-ins.

The only time a non-spouse matters is if there's a child involved. And then it's not the parent that is of concern, but the support of the child.

Well in this case apparently both the spouse and the cheater are Marines. That must make it interesting.