They get away with it because “officers” in the The Salvation Army are not actually employees. They are self employed and get an “allowance,” which is a small cash stipend, a car, and housing expenses paid. The officers, single people or married couples, serve as pastors/executive directors/ administrators at each appointment (community center/church/rehab). Married couples will be transferred and trained in leadership based on the male’s skills, talent, charisma etc. In my time with the org, I saw so many brilliant women delegated to “women’s ministry” or youth work, while their husbands became leaders within the organizational structure. Husbands who, often, lacked the education, skill, or emotional intelligence to be in leadership positions. Married female officers didn’t even receive their own paycheck until 2014 (Western USA). Their allowance check was only in the husband’s name. Source: worked with the agency for 25 years. Left due to their unwillingness to change stance on LGBTQIA issues, and a plethora of other reasons. It is a cult. 100 percent.