Blindspot said:Incidentally, why do some salute with palm facing forward instead of down? Is this a regimental custom? I have seen some members of the British army and Canadian vets still salute this way.
ags281 said:The navy's got a good one: If it moves salute it, if it doesn't paint it.
pbi said:One practice that has crept into our Army, which is ridiculous and disgraceful, is the practice of an officer saying "Thank You" when being saluted. This silliness implies that a) the salute is "for" the particular officer; or b) that it is an optional act that should be marked with gratitude. It is neither, and this pompous behaviour should cease. Our last Commander here in LFWA tried to stamp it out, but it seems to be difficult to eradicate.
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Incidentally, why do some salute with palm facing forward instead of down? Is this a regimental custom? I have seen some members of the British army and Canadian vets still salute this way.
The Canadian Army and RCAF used the palm salute. Many vets who served prior to unification prefer this form when it is appropriate (wearing headress on Remembrance Day etc.) Many of us were quite distressed at Hellier's experiment. I remember the day unification officially took place and part of the ceremony was the final raising of the Corps flag, its lowering and the raising of the new one. The drill was to salute the old flag with the Army salute and the new one with the CF salute. Our RSM demonstrated his thoughts by using the Army salute for both flags.
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Ex-Dragoon said:News to me...the navy is big on rendering proper compliments. The only thing we do different then the army is we are more ceremonial.
pbi said:One practice that has crept into our Army, which is ridiculous and disgraceful, is the practice of an officer saying "Thank You" when being saluted. This silliness implies that a) the salute is "for" the particular officer; or b) that it is an optional act that should be marked with gratitude. It is neither, and this pompous behaviour should cease. Our last Commander here in LFWA tried to stamp it out, but it seems to be difficult to eradicate.
SpinDoc said:What's the rule of thumb/accepted practice for saluting amongst junior officers? I remember being discouraged saluting Lt's when I was a green 2Lt and was vaguely told to salute Capt's if they hold a field position (like the adjt or Coy OC).
skura said:How does the saluting system work?
Always salute those higher then you or salute anyone you see?
Wesley H. Allen said:Back in the CF in the early 1980's when all ranks in combats wore their rank on slipons on the epaulettes, I was in Shilo, and a young group of German conscripts saluted us, as our CPL chevs may have been looking like CAPT rank to them, as they must have been taught to salute anyone with rank on the shoulder.
Anyways we saluted back, as we did not have a clue what rank they were either.
wierd but true.
Cheers,
Wes