"B2431" wrote in message

Ed, suggesting enlisteds of any rank shouldn't get married without
making a similar statement about officers shows a bit of a bias.

The equivalent sentiment once existed for officers as well, summed up as
follows:

"Lieutenants should not marry, Captains may marry, Majors should
marry, Colonels must marry."

This specific version I believe referred to the British Army, but the
sentiment was not unheard in the US either.

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