Military information needed for fic
I know that there are at least a couple of ex-military types on my f-list (riverfox?), so I'm hoping that you can help me with getting a detail right for a B-plot in a fic I'm possibly writing.
If there were a female officer who separated from her husband (without divorcing) and subsequently had a relationship that resulted in pregnancy, would there be any legal consequences for her? I'm not looking for a particular scenario here, but I want to make sure that I don't write something that has people going "but, but...". Would it be a situation where she wasn't breaking military laws, where she could potentially be prosecuted but most commanders would turn a blind eye or where she'd be facing a court marshall no matter what her commander thought? It's only a detail, but I want to make sure that I get that detail right.
If there were a female officer who separated from her husband (without divorcing) and subsequently had a relationship that resulted in pregnancy, would there be any legal consequences for her? I'm not looking for a particular scenario here, but I want to make sure that I don't write something that has people going "but, but...". Would it be a situation where she wasn't breaking military laws, where she could potentially be prosecuted but most commanders would turn a blind eye or where she'd be facing a court marshall no matter what her commander thought? It's only a detail, but I want to make sure that I get that detail right.