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A reminder: Battalion commanders should not sleep with the wives of the enlisted

I know, easy to forget that rule. There are so many regulations. P.S.: If the rule does slip your mind, don’t text her thusly: "I melt every time I c ur body … Would I b greedy if I asked 4 more pics?"

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I know, easy to forget that rule. There are so many regulations.

I know, easy to forget that rule. There are so many regulations.

P.S.: If the rule does slip your mind, don’t text her thusly: "I melt every time I c ur body … Would I b greedy if I asked 4 more pics?"

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at ricksblogcomment@gmail.com. Twitter: @tomricks1
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