I read that enlisted do not salute among themselves, since sergeants aren't warrant officers or commissoned officers, a sergeant shouldn't be salutet, or did I missunderstood the rules?
By which regulation is this?
I'm asking about regulations for the U.S. Air Force, if that makes a different.
2007-02-22 09:38:28 · 16 answers · asked by sam_larusso 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Only Officers, and Warrant Officers are to be saluted by military enlisted members. The only exception are enlisted members who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. ALL military members salute a CMH holder even if it is a private.
"The Medal of Honor confers special privileges on its recipients, both by tradition and by law. By tradition, all other soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen—even higher-ranking officers up to the President of the United States—initiate the salute. In the event of an officer encountering an enlisted member of the military who has been awarded the Medal of Honor, officers by tradition salute not the person, but the medal itself, thus attempting to time their salute to coincide with the enlisted members"
2007-02-22 09:43:04 · answer #1 · answered by John B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The short answer is no. You only salute Military Officers or Warrant Officers.
At the same time there is a school of thought among SOME SNCOs that they should be called Sir and some even assert that there should be saluting to Higher Ranked NCOs. Does that mean you SHOULD right now? No, but it may signal a change in the future. We'll have to wait to see
2007-02-22 11:10:55 · answer #2 · answered by promethius9594 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all branches of the military, enlisted personnel are not to be saluted. All enlisted personnel salute all warrant & commisioned officers, and all officers salute senior officers. The salute is to be returned by the officer in a prompt manner.
Any MOH (Medal of Honor) recipient in a uniform (or even civilian attire, for retired/discharged personnel) that displays said medal is saluted first, even by a higher ranking officer, and then, if the MOH recepient is active duty, in uniform, he extends a separate salute to the higher ranking officer.
All of this assumes you are in a situation in which saluting is appropriate.
DD '73
2007-02-22 11:47:18 · answer #3 · answered by Devil Dog '73 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enlisted only salute Commissioned and Warrant officers. The only other time is when reporting in, and saluting a medal of honor recipient
2007-02-22 10:03:37 · answer #4 · answered by Joel V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is correct, enlisted do not salute other enlisted, regardless of rank. Enlisted personnel will salute all commissioned and warrant officers, and junior officers salute higher-ranking officers.
2007-02-22 10:18:47 · answer #5 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, enlisted salute officers and warrant officers and they in turn salute enlisted men and women plus other officers.
2007-02-22 09:45:20 · answer #6 · answered by plezurgui 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You always show rank respect especially rank w/ seniority. However, enlisted men do not get saluted or called sir.
2007-02-22 09:55:29 · answer #7 · answered by Crossroads Keeper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the only NCO that is suppose to be saluted.
http://www.jcs.mil/bios/bio_gainey.html
The only exception to this is that any MOH recipient reguardless of rank shall be saluted.
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2007-02-22 11:34:42 · answer #8 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't salute me, i work for a living!
US Army NCO
2007-02-22 09:57:25 · answer #9 · answered by ganjaman415 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't salute me! My parents were married.
2007-02-22 11:39:07 · answer #10 · answered by jonn449 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋