Public Display of Affection (PDA) ~ The rules & the loopholes

blueberripie · 05-05-2012, 11:58 AM

Thank you so much for posting this Craig.
I got to thinking about this that at PIR when Liberty is called and my son finds us. I'm the 'extended' hugger type and then will usually break down and cry and I know I would do this if I was able to hug him for too long. I can control myself for my son's sake.

asailorswife · 05-06-2012, 06:50 PM

I've never seen the extended hug re-enforced.. And as time goes on, guys become a little more lax - if I drop Tim off at work, he'll give me a quick kiss as he leaves, and he ALWAYS gives the girls kisses. However, he did NOT do this until he'd been in for probably 3 years. We do link arms, and what's funny is that I find that we link arms a good chunk of the time outside of uniform as well now. (I think we're just so used to it).

The other thing not listed on here - it's not really a PDA, but it does kind of follow the same lines. A uniformed service member may NOT pick up a walking aged child. (they usually enforce this after the child is older, and not at toddling stages). S/he can, however, hold a young child's hand with their left hand.

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05-05-2012, 11:58 AM	#1
blueberripie Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 45 Rep Power: 0	Thank you so much for posting this Craig. I got to thinking about this that at PIR when Liberty is called and my son finds us. I'm the 'extended' hugger type and then will usually break down and cry and I know I would do this if I was able to hug him for too long. I can control myself for my son's sake.

05-06-2012, 06:50 PM	#2
asailorswife Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Posts: 1,121 Rep Power: 0	I've never seen the extended hug re-enforced.. And as time goes on, guys become a little more lax - if I drop Tim off at work, he'll give me a quick kiss as he leaves, and he ALWAYS gives the girls kisses. However, he did NOT do this until he'd been in for probably 3 years. We do link arms, and what's funny is that I find that we link arms a good chunk of the time outside of uniform as well now. (I think we're just so used to it). The other thing not listed on here - it's not really a PDA, but it does kind of follow the same lines. A uniformed service member may NOT pick up a walking aged child. (they usually enforce this after the child is older, and not at toddling stages). S/he can, however, hold a young child's hand with their left hand.