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Because the presidential salute is not a real thing, and neither is the vice presidential salute. Back in September , then-President Barack Obama faced criticism for rendering what was, quite frankly, a very lazy latte salute. In an earlier customs-and-courtesies-controversy, in March Obama passed right by a Marine without returning a salute. A post shared by The Obama White House obamawhitehouse. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, or Teddy Roosevelt. Instead, it was just something President Ronald Reagan decided to start doing one day.
The story has to do with saluting. I was a second lieutenant of horse cavalry back in the World War II days. They just stood there. In other words, don't say something like, "Sir, I have to go to the bathroom, sir.
Warning: If you're attending Army or Navy basic training, do not address your training instructor as sir or ma'am. This is guaranteed to result in a loud tirade about how they work for a living. In the Army and Navy, drill instructors are addressed by using their military rank and often their last name -- for example, Chief or Staff Sergeant Smith.
In Marine Corps basic training, do not use personal pronouns such as "you," "I" or "we. Instead, speak in the third person: "Does the drill instructor want this recruit to inform the other recruits of his instructions?
The salute isn't simply an honor exchanged; it's a privileged gesture of respect and trust among military members. Remember: The salute is not only prescribed by regulation, but is also recognition of each other's commitment, abilities and professionalism. The salute is widely misunderstood outside the military. Some consider it to be a gesture of servility since the junior extends a salute to the senior, but this interpretation isn't true at all.
The salute is an expression that recognizes each other as a member of the profession of arms -- that they have made a personal commitment of self-sacrifice to preserve the American way of life. The fact that the junior extends the greeting first is merely a point of etiquette -- a salute extended or returned makes the same statement. Tip: The way you salute says a lot about you as a military member. A proud, smart salute shows pride in yourself and your unit and that you're confident in your abilities as a soldier.
A sloppy salute can mean that you're ashamed of your unit, lack confidence or, at the very least, haven't learned how to salute correctly. You'll get plenty of practice saluting in basic training, but it wouldn't hurt to practice in front of a mirror several times before you leave so that you can do it correctly automatically. All military enlisted personnel in uniform are required to salute when they meet and recognize a commissioned or warrant officer, except when it is inappropriate or impractical for example, if you're carrying something using both hands.
A salute also is rendered:. In September , the internet lost its mind when President Barack Obama debarked Marine One with a cup of coffee in his hand and saluted a Marine standing near the helicopter.
Obama was on his way to speak to the UN about a range of issues from climate change to the war against ISIS militants in Syria, but the headlines focused on his "latte salute.
The latte salute. And he has the nerve to publish it on his Instagram account. Disgraceful," an ABC news report stated. Here is a video from the White House Instagram that captured the moment:. None of the first 38 commanders in chief did it. And some of those dudes had some serious military experience. I mean, Teddy Roosevelt was a war hero.
Surely he felt compelled to click his heels together and cut a perfect knife-handed salute when he passed a service member in uniform, right? Soldiers were supposed to salute their president; the president was not supposed to salute the soldiers. No modern president, not even old General Eisenhower, had saluted military personnel. It might even be, well, sort of, improper.
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