Is it common courtesy for US soldier to salute officers of foreign nation if they know there rank?

Question

i.e. US soldier saluting a UK officer or Candaian officer.

Answer 1

Yes, it is required by regulation.
Army Regulation 600-25 Salutes, Honors, and Visits of Courtesy
Chapter 1-5 Paragraph e:
e. It is customary to salute officers of friendly foreign nations when recognized as such. The commanding general, U.S. European Command; the commanding general, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh U.S. Army; commanding general, U.S. Forces Korea and Eighth U.S. Army; commanding General, U.S. Army, Pacific; and commanding general, U.S. Army, Southern Command, are delegated the authority to stablish policies for recognition courtesies prevailing locally for foreign officials. Should inactivation eliminate any of these commands, the authority will pass down to the next level of command. This authority will not be delegated further.

Answer 2

Yes.

Not only yes, if you are an officer yourself, you must do it. It is a wise person when getting deployed to another nation learns the ranks of the officers he will meet. In some nations it is a great insult not to salute a higher ranking officer and you could create an incident by not saluting when you should have.

And of course the reverse is true. If a soldier of a foreign nation or a lower ranking officer comes up to you, he should salute you.

(Unless you are in a hot combat zone. Saluting someone identifies them as a higher ranking person, tipping off any snipers as to whom to shoot first.....seriously. In Vietnam you only saluted officers you hated. In Saudi Arabia around base we did not wear hats. No hat, no salute. )

Answer 3

A friend a British Warrant Officer had to correct others she is NOT Commissioned but a Soldier but its a common misconception although she is of high soldier rank. And always returned such signs of respect but she promotes saluting proper officers not her.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Yes, I had a small posting of Bundeswehr (German Army) officers at my AIT at Ft. Huachuca and I always saluted them. Was stationed in Korea but I don't remember saluting them but I did't really have to, I was a plain-clothes intel guy. But if you know they are an officer you would salute. If not reg. it's the best practice anyway.

Answer 6

Yes, it's a sign of respect. If you know they are officers, you should salute them.
I would get saluted many times by other military and I wasn't an officer. I would salute back out of respect.

Answer 7

It is a general order to salute all allied officers and the flags of such allied nations. We are taught to recognize the rank of foreign officers, it is a common courtesy to salute any officer. It shows uttmost respect when Americans under arms, relay this courtesy to foreign officers. It shows discipline to the respect of rank, and military bearing.

Back in bygone years, there was even a gun salute from cannons aboard naval vessels given to approaching admiralty ships of friendly foreign nations. Depending on the rank, the proper amount of gun vollies was given.

I remember standing beside a road in South Korea, as a young Marine. I saw some vehicles that showed officer staff flags, I could not recognize the rank, but I called "attention" and offered a crisp snap and pop salute, standing at attention.

Within moments an American Marine Corps General's staff car, one I did recognize, stopped and called me forward.

I promplty reported my rank and name as I stood there in salute, at attention, waiting for the officer to end his return salute. He said something of this affect. "That was the Rear Admiral of the South Korean Navy" and "My actions, offering the show of Marine Corps recognition of Allied Officers, and the flag of Allied Nations, showed uttmost respect, and was due a commendation."

No awards, but just the stopping and the verbal "attaboy," from a Marine Corps General, I never got to address another one througout my years as a Marine. It made me proud to be an American Marine, showing respect to the flag and officers of a friendly foreign nation.

But, to just summarize, at least in the Marines, it is a "General Order", that without question is followed.

Answer 8

Yes, but completley depends on what nation they are from. Some Nations the US will not render Honors to, which includes saluting Military or Political Officers. Some of these nations are, Iran, North Korea, and Syria.

In addition, US Warships will never intiate a dip of the Ensign, but will return it to any but the Forbidden Nations who Honors are not rendered to.

Answer 9

American Military Salute

Answer 10

Military courtesy requires a soldier to salute a uniformed Officer of any country... Although some countries put so much garbage on their uniforms, it's hard to tell who's an Officer