Actually fraternization is not about regulating sex. It is about the command structure, I have been trying to find a comparable civilian term to help in understanding the term. Just while typing this got a hit on the search macro, Fraternization is akin to nepotism, for those not related "sleeping their way to the top". It is all about favored treatment not from skills and abilities but from a personal relationship of some kind.

Quote Originally Posted by MMI View Post
It seems to me that any form of sexual activity in the military is seen as a distraction - hence the "no fraternising" rule for straight relationships, and no rule for gays because "there aren't any queers here". The no fraternising rule wasn't necessary before women were allowed in the forces, either, so when gays are permitted to be open about their sexuality, as they surely will before long, they, too, will be required not to fraternise.