I'm just wondering if an Officer gets tired of saluting back when saluted.
I'll salute an Officer no matter what b/c I respect them but I asked myself if i'd get tired of it if I were your shoes & I wasnt sure if I would or not.
2006-12-11 07:47:44 · 8 answers · asked by ? 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
My husband is one, I asked him the same question. He said it is just like a reflex.
2006-12-11 08:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think some officers don't mind getting saluted because it boost there ego. I also think some officers get tired of saluting when they are rendering the salute to someone that out ranks them. I think if you ask and officer would he rather have the salute with no respect or All the Respect and no salute, they would take the Respect over the salute any day.
2006-12-11 16:07:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably depends if they are on a base/post with lots of trainees. In my days, as wrong as it may be, we use to watch officers avoid passing an enlisted member just as much as we use to try to avoid them.
The respect should go both ways because without the enlisted force, the officer corps wouldn't have a job.
In the Air Force, Pilots only fly the plane, it is owned by the Enlisted Crew Chief.
I actually enjoyed slauting officers. It made me feel that much more professional.
The origins of saluting, like so many military customs and traditions is shrouded in the past, but there are several possibilities concerning its beginnings. In the medieval days of chivalry, mounted knights raised their visors to friends for the purpose of identification. Because of strict adherence to rank, the junior was required to make the first gesture.
Also, the custom in such times for potential adversaries to approach each other with raised hand, palm to the front, showing that there was no concealed weapon.
2006-12-11 16:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by Bob 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really doesn't happen that often. In the Navy and Marine Corps, you don't normally salute indoors. At sea, it is customary to salute at Quarters in the morning and that is it, other than changing of the watch and formal ceremonies. (Reports to the Captain and the like.)
You do not salute in combat zones.
Standing a quarterdeck watch, or a long walk to the PX can get rather monotonous, but you have to be alert for that General sneaking up on you!
2006-12-11 16:38:37 · answer #4 · answered by Aggie80 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my job I interact with alot of officers and I don't think anyone really gets tired of it. It's not all that hard to render a quick salute. Just one of those things with the profession of arms. A timeless tradition from one soldier to another in respect.
2006-12-11 16:33:57 · answer #5 · answered by Brummy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are some...that dont care most of the time. Like my brothers old navy Lt. on one of his ships...she almost never saluted anybody.
He used to salute her, but after a while it became more of a 'good morning'- 'good morning'. It was longevity of their working together that sorta made it that way.
2006-12-11 16:04:31 · answer #6 · answered by Diadem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's been a long time since I wore the uniform, and that was only for a few years, but I didn't, because of its meaning. Respect among warriors, and respect for what the uniform represents, is a strong cohesive force. (And that's why your salute is returned.)
2006-12-11 15:53:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
till there will be a war there should be soldiers
2006-12-11 16:13:12 · answer #8 · answered by k k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋