In the British Army we do not salute if we are not wearing head dress. We just come to attention.

Originally Posted by Bish

In the British Army we do not salute if we are not wearing head dress. We just come to attention.

It's the same in Norway, but we add a small nod with the head as well.

Originally Posted by Bish

In the British Army we do not salute if we are not wearing head dress. We just come to attention.

Yes, same as Iranian Army. without head dress, soldiers are not allowed to do hand salutes.

for MCJROTC we salute officers and colors and standards not cased, and only outside and when we have our covers on...same thing as the Marines

Originally Posted by rotc boy

for MCJROTC we salute officers and colors and standards not cased, and only outside and when we have our covers on...same thing as the Marines

dont forget to salute indoors only when under arms.

lol, its an interesting thing when your outside w/o your cover on and an officer comes walking by, you get a wierd feeling inside your gut .

In Civil Air Patrol, The senior of a formation (commander) Renders the salute and in a group of cadets the senior cadet calls them to attention, but ussually every one just snaps to it.

The reason you dont salute without headress goes back to the origin of the salute.

Orginally it began with the proto-regiments of post medieval Europe. They were mostly mercs and by that stage armour was quite complete. A knight when in the field or tourny would raise the visor on his helm to show that he was indeed who his heraldry claimed him to be. The tradition stuck so now we still only salute with our "helms" on. Obviously you didnt raise you helm to peeps you didnt repect or who werent gentry... so thats you salute officers etc.


In the Australian Army we used to salute.... trying to give it up.

Original ANZACS hated saluting an officer who they didnt know or respect, so often they just didn't.

Originally Posted by "MilidarUSMC

lol, its an interesting thing when your outside w/o your cover on and an officer comes walking by, you get a wierd feeling inside your gut .

Because you don't know whether to salute or not, or because you'll get dressed down for not having your cover on?

Originally Posted by MilidarUSMC

its an interesting thing when your outside w/o your cover on and an officer comes walking by, you get a wierd feeling inside your gut .

[/i][i] Why are diddy bopping around my AO without a Cover Lcpl? I hope your talkin about the flight line

Why are diddy bopping around my AO without a Cover Lcpl? I hope your talkin about the flight line

What bothers me is why he's not already down on his face and giving you fifty