How does that work in the Military regarding officer vs enlisted, are all officers above all enlisted, does the sgt major of the Marine corps have to salute a 2nd lt straight out of Ocs?
2007-05-10 13:28:04 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
of course as the 2nd lt. is an officer [ 01 ] and any enlisted person has to salute an officer. [ but the officer on the other hand should respect the sgt mgr as it may come back to haunt him/her.
2007-05-10 17:33:32 · answer #1 · answered by usnavy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Y E S, A 2nd Lt is a commissioned officer where
a Sgt Major is a Non-commissioned Officer or better known as Enlisted. All enlisted personnel salutes officers who have graduated from OCS!!!
2007-05-10 13:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Technically, yes. Any officer outranks an NCO.
But in reality, the Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps will never have to answer to an LT outside of a few formalities.
2007-05-10 13:35:42 · answer #3 · answered by Josh 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Yes. A 2nd Lt is an Officer and a Sgt. Major is a Non-commissioned Officer. All officers are above enlisted. The Sgt. Major is supposed to salute the 2nd LT.
2007-05-10 13:30:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Yes, a 2LT outranks a Sergeant Major.
All Officer grades are above all enlisted grades.
Yes, the Sergeant Major must salute the 2LT straight out of OCS.
2007-05-10 18:42:02 · answer #5 · answered by Living In Korea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally yes a 2Lt right out of OCS outranks a CSM.
Realistically, no they don't.
Your not going to find many Lt's, Capt's or Major's trying to order a Sgt Maj or a CSM around.
In the Navy, Chief Petty Officers are actually charged with the training of Jr. Officers.
But, yes, you will always see a 30 year Sgt. Maj happily saluting a brand new 2 Lt.
2007-05-10 13:35:57 · answer #6 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 8⤊ 1⤋
yes all officers are above all enlisted men ( that goes for Warrant officers also.) and must be given the same respect as any other officer. It does not matter if the Sargent Major has 25 years in service and the 2nd Lt. is just out of college he must be given the respect of an officer.
2007-05-10 14:12:07 · answer #7 · answered by martin d 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Only in his own head does a 2nd Lt outrank a Sgt Major. A good, smart 2nd Lt will watch and listen to all his senior NCO's like his life depends on it, because it does.
2007-05-10 15:16:34 · answer #8 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
All enlisted personnel (Sgts Major, SGTs, etc.) have to salute all officers, regardless of time in service. Don't ask me why, it's just one of those things. Even if a SGM is 39 years old and a 2LT just got out of OCS and is 21... the SGM still has to salute him. It's not rank, it's more respect... and I believe a 2LT makes more money than a SGM, which isn't fair at all.
2007-05-10 13:37:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
All commissioned officer ranks outrank any enlisted servicemember.
And yes, Sergeant Majors must salute 2LTs. I guarantee if the 2LT gets out of line however, the Sergeant Major will either set that 2LT in his place quick, or he will let his boss (a Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Major General, etc) do it for him with great anger and much ugliness. Seen it happen.
For the record, most 2LTs I have met are great people, very respectful, very intelligent, very willing to learn on the job. I have met few exceptions.
You do what your rank can afford.
2007-05-10 13:31:08 · answer #10 · answered by Nat 5 · 11⤊ 0⤋