In Canadian military, there is one person that all military personnel including generals and admirals, and heads of state must salute. Anyone know who this person is?
2006-11-08 11:06:56 · 7 answers · asked by otta6112 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
By tradition everyone - no matter what their rank - salutes anybody awarded the Victoria Cross.
In the US - military tradition holds that any person awarded the Medal of Honor be saluted, even if you outrank him.
2006-11-08 13:16:46 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All military personnel up to the Chief of Defense Staff (highest ranking commisionned officer), must salute the Queen or any representative of the sovereign (i.e Governor General (who is also Commander in Chief of the Canadian Forces), Lieutenant Governors of Provinces, Princes, Princesses).
2006-11-09 11:56:29 · answer #2 · answered by Communicologue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jessito has it mostly right. However, the President salutes back, out of respect, and he (the Pres.) knows full well, having been in a military unit, what the rules are. But, in the Commonwealth, I'm just taking a stab in the dark that it would be the Monarch of the United Kingdom?
2006-11-08 19:20:21 · answer #3 · answered by sjsosullivan 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Every rank in Canada is required to salute whoever currently holds the crown.
In the U.S., the commander-in-chief salutes any military officer or enlistee who salutes him out of courtesy, but it he doesn't have to -- it's simply good form.
2006-11-08 19:28:48 · answer #4 · answered by Candidus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To my understanding, there is no position in any country where the head of another state is required to salute him (though out of respect to a fellow head of state, he shows some respect and reverence as a rule). However, the commander in chief is usually the head of a government in the democracy, usually a prime minister (though in America's case it is the president). In England and Japan (which are the only countries I know that combine a monarchy with a democracy, usually by making the king/queen/emperor a figurehead with no real power), that position is technically held by the king/queen/emperor but they usually allow the prime minister to wield the power of head of the armed forces.
George Bush salutes the various members of the American armed forces even though he isn't required to do so, mostly because it is one of the things he doesn't know.
2006-11-08 19:16:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
sjsolli is right. everyone has to salute to the queen of england
2006-11-08 19:23:55 · answer #6 · answered by carnage50 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares, those traditions will end when Canada becomes the 51st state.
Just kidding, tell us, who?
2006-11-08 19:15:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋