History Main / InappropriatelyCloseComrades

* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Colonel Roy Mustang's assistant and bodyguard, Riza Hawkeye, would probably be more than that if not for the fact that they're both in the military and it would be forbidden.

* PlayedWith in ''Manga/BlackClover:'' [[LadyOfWar Charlotte]] has a close ''friendly'' relationship with her subordinate [[DishingOutDirt Sol]], while Sol clearly is in love with her. Meanwhile, [[IncompatibleOrientation Charlotte has feelings for]] [[DarkIsNotEvil Yami]], the leader of a different Magic Knights squad, who is ''[[LoveTriangle also]]'' being pursued by his subordinate, [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Vanessa]]. Interestingly, each of these infatuations resulted from [[RescueRomance the crushee rescuing the person who likes them]].

** There are a few other romances in LG, but most of them are between characters of the same rank or at least separate branches of command. The most prominent is the marriage of Ensign RedShirt to Ensign [[MauveShirt Cindy Wright]]. They're both the same rank, but she's the backup CommunicationsOfficer while he's professional CannonFodder.

* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': [[NoHuggingNoKissing While it's never shown onscreen]](due to taking place in the TimeSkip between A's and [=StrikerS=]), Chrono was Amy's commanding officer during at least part of the time that they were dating, though Amy had retired by the time they get married. Of course, it's implied that this sort of thing is actually encouraged since it leads to [[MilitaryBrat the next generation of mages]] being loyal to the TSAB. Having family members serve in the same unit is also fairly common, dating as far back as the first season where Chrono was his mother's XO, although in that case, Chrono kept things completely professional with Lindy (e.g. calling her "the captain" rather than "Mom").

* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': [[NoHuggingNoKissing While it's never shown onscreen]], Chrono was Amy's commanding officer during at least part of the time that they were dating, though Amy had retired by the time they get married. Of course, it's implied that this sort of thing is actually encouraged since it leads to [[MilitaryBrat the next generation of mages]] being loyal to the TSAB. Having family members serve in the same unit is also fairly common, dating as far back as the first season where Chrono was his mother's XO.

-->-- ''Series/StargateSG1''

* This is normal in most modern militaries around the world. For example, the [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks United States Army]] bans fraternisation between officers and enlisted soldiers.

** ''Series/StargateSG1'' has the relationship between Colonel Jack O'Neill and Captain/[[RankUp Major/Lt. Col]] Samantha Carter being inhibited by the rules: they've admitted to their mutual attraction on-screen but agreed to keep it professional. Though multiple {{Alternate Universe}}s have appeared where Sam is a civilian and she and Jack were a couple. WordOfGod has it that they got together when Jack was [[PutOnABus promoted out of the main cast]] after "Threads", which took him out of Sam's direct chain of command. Jack's temporary love interest even points out that there's an easy solution to the problem - Jack can resign.

** During the Golden Age Col Darnell quietly seemed to encourage the budding romance between his secretary WAC 2nd Lt Diana "Prince" and his top operative USAAF Lt ComicBook/SteveTrevor, but he definitely wanted them to be a bit less obvious about it in public.

** ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': Major/Colonel John Sheppard is professional enough not to engage in this, and the most ShipTeasing involving him were with Elizabeth (the civilian head of the expedition) and Teyla (an alien ally who never officially joined any formal organization). The first has official authority over him and the latter is part of his field team, but the potential conflicts of such were not explored. However, there is a version of him who clearly bucked the rules in the AlternateRealityEpisode "Vegas". When Sheppard was [[TheWarOnTerror stationed in Afghanistan]], he ignored direct orders to retreat so he could attempt a failed rescue mission that got him discharged from the Air Force. The alternate universe version of Rodney [=McKay=] figures out that it was because Sheppard was in a relationship with one of the soldiers he tried to rescue, which he doesn't deny.

** In ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', this is what Rule #14 is about: "Never date a co-worker".

* ''Series/MotherlandFortSalem'': {{Inverted}}. The witches are not only allowed to get into relationships and/or simply have sex together, it's actually encouraged as male trainees visit Fort Salem. For same-sex relationships too no one seems to care either, since Raelle and Scylla make no secret of being involved.

* However, it certainly wasn't the case in Ancient Greece, where it was virtually a prerequisite of acceptance into a military unit to sign up alongside one's (male) lover. The Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite fighting group, was actually composed of 150 pairs of male lovers. ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Band_of_Thebes Other Wiki]]). The idea was that each pair consisted of an older erastês (ἐραστής, "lover") and a younger erômenos (ἐρώμενος "beloved"). This idea was taken up by other Greek cities including Sparta and Athens.

* ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' fanfics vary in regards to the ZPD's attitude towards fraternization. Some writers add an element of drama to [[FanPreferredCouple Nick and Judy's]] relationship by banning romance between officers, others don't have rules keeping them from sleeping together. This mirrors real life in that there isn't a standard policy among the various police departments about partners being romantically involved. The only universal prohibition is against a superior dating someone below them in their chain of command.

* In ''Series/BabylonFive'', there's a RunningGag about a minor character, the nerdy bridge officer Lt. Corwin, being secretly in love with Commander Ivanova, who is the second-in-command of the whole station, and later again with her replacement Captain Lochsley. The humour is all based around how out of his league his superiors are in terms of attractiveness, with the chain-of-command issues never hinted at.

* In ''SEVEN's CODE'', Yuito and his commander Mirai are explicitly dating one another, with the latter having the former sign a pledge so that she doesn't get charged with abuse of authority or sexual harassment. The relationship isn't explored in much detail due to taking a backseat to [[spoiler:[=HARZiNA=]'s Judgment plot]], but Mirai is shown to be [[ClingyJealousGirl pretty firm when she finds out that the corpse that Yuito found in the Terminal Core is that of a woman]].

* In ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis 5: True Mastermind Edition'', it's revealed that [[spoiler:VSSE frontliner Keith Martin]] and [[spoiler:VSSE internal auditor Christy Ryan]] were dating some years ago, before the latter got killed by [[spoiler:VSSE traitor Robert Baxter]].

* In ''SEVEN's CODE'', Yuito and his commander Mirai are explicitly dating one another, with the latter having the former sign a pledge to avoid being charged with abuse or sexual harassment. The relationship isn't explored in much detail due to taking a backseat to [[spoiler:[=HARZiNA=]'s Judgment plot]], but Mirai is shown to be [[ClingyJealousGirl pretty firm when she finds out that the corpse that Yuito found in the Terminal Core is that of a woman]].

* In ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis 5: True Mastermind Edition'', it's revealed that [[spoiler:VSSE frontliner Keith Martin]] and [[spoiler:VSSE internal auditor Christy Ryan]] were dating some years ago, before the latter got kileld.