Military Customs and Courtesies

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Military Customs and Courtesies

• Mutual Respect
• Good Manners
• And Politeness

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Customs And Courtesies

• POSITION OF HONOR
• CORRECT USE OF TITLES
• WEARING OF HEADGEAR
• RESPONDING TO A SENIOR OFFICERS PRESENCE
• SALUTES
• REPORTING
• HONORS

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Position of Honor

• The position honor is on the right.

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How the position of honor came to be on the right
of the line

• An Act by the General Assembly passed January
  28th, 1861 states
• that the said battalion of State Cadets, while
  habitually maneuvering as infantry, may yet
  maneuver in any arm of the service, and shall
  take the right of all troops of the same arm in
  which it may at any time parade.

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Correct Use of Titles
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ALL GENERAL/FLAG OFFICERSARE CALLED GENERAL
OR ADMIRAL
Admiral
General

• Lieutenant General

Vice Admiral
Major General
Rear Admiral (Upper Half)
Brigadier General
Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
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Air Force/Army/MarinesCOLONELS AND LIEUTENANT
COLONELSMAJORSNavyEQUIVALENT IS CAPTAIN or
COMMANDERLIEUTENANT COMMANDER
Field Grade Officers
Colonel
Captain
Lieutenant Colonel
Commander
Lieutenant Commander
Major
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CAPTAINS NAVY LIEUTENANTALL LIEUTENANTS
LIEUTENANTNAVY LIEUTENANT JG AND ENSIGN
Company Grade Officers
LIEUTENANT
CAPTAIN
First Lieutenant
Lieutenant JG
Second Lieutenant
Ensign
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ALL CHAPLAINS CHAPLAINChaplains can be
identified by their collar or sleeve insignia
Chaplain (LTC) Joel Harris The Citadel Chaplain
Christian
Islamic
Jewish
Buddhist
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ALL WARRANT OFFICERS MISTER OR MISS
OFFICER CANDIDATES CANDIDATE
CADETS CADET OR MISTER OR MISS
MIDSHIPMEN MIDSHIPMAN OR MISTER OR MISS
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Enlisted Personnel
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Corps of Cadets Rank Insignia
Cadet Colonel
Cadet Captain
Cadet Lt. Colonel
Cadet First Lieutenant
Cadet Major
Cadet Second Lieutenant
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Corps of Cadets Rank Insignia
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WEARING OF HEADGEAR
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Entering a place of Divine Worship
You will remove your headgear only when
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You are in attendance at an official reception
You will remove your headgear only when
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Indoors, unless posted as a guard or sentry and
the prescribed uniform requires the wearing of
headgear
You will remove your headgear only when
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• MOVING TO THE POSITION OF ATTENTION

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Responding to an officers presence
You will come to attention when
If OUTDOORS the first to observe the officer
comes to attention and, if appropriate, calls
the group to attention and salutes.
If INDOORS an officer enters the room, the
first person to observe the officer calls the
room to attention.
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You will come to attention when
If you are assembled in a conference room or a
theater it may not be appropriate to shout
attention. In this case The individual posted at
the door will announce the senior Officer
appropriately, such as
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Commandant of Cadets.
Once the officer reaches their position, they
will put you at ease or have you take your seat.
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SALUTES
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Your Salute

• The way you salute is important because it says a
  lot about you. If you salute proudly and
  smartly, it shows you have pride in yourself,
  your unit, and your school.
• A sloppy salute, on the other hand, shows you
  lack confidence, self-discipline, and that you
  dont understand the meaning of the salute.

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You will salute when
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You will salute when

• The President of the United States
• The Vice President of the United States
• The Secretary of Defense
• Deputy Secretary of Defense
• Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force
• All commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of
  the United States

• All commissioned officers of the South Carolina
  Unorganized Militia

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The President of the United States
Heard every time the President enters a formal
setting
Heard every time the President enters a formal
ceremony or speech
Honors Four Ruffles and Flourishes and Hail
to the Chief 21 Gun Salute
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• The Governor

The Honorable Mark Sanford 115th Governor of
South Carolina
Honors Four Ruffles and Flourishes and Stars
and Stripes Forever 19 Gun Salute
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You will salute when

• Military Funerals. You salute whenever the
  casket is being moved and when honors are
  rendered.

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WHEN NOT TO SALUTE

• When carrying articles in both hands a verbal
  greeting is appropriate
• In a designated covered area
• In a military formation only the senior person
  salutes UNLESS the group is given the command as
  in the case of parades or reviews
• At public gatherings or sporting events

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REPORTING
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How to Report

• Indoors - To a superior
• Remove your headgear
• Knock
• Enter when told to do so
• Approach within two steps of the officers desk
  and halt
• Salute and state Sir (Maam) Cadet Jones
  reports.
• Hold the salute until it is returned
• Upon completion of business, salute until
  returned, execute the appropriate facing
  movement, and depart
• If reporting underarms you do not remove your
  headgear and you salute in the prescribed manner
  for the respective weapon

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How to Report

• Outdoors - To a Superior
• Move rapidly to the vicinity of the officer
• Halt at a distance of approximately three steps
  from the officer
• Salute and report in the same way you would were
  you indoors

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HONORS
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When are honors rendered

• The Nation
• The Color
• Individuals
• To special songs

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To the Nation
When are honors rendered

• When
• The United States National Anthem
• To the Color
• Hail to the Chief or
• Reveille
• Are played outdoors and you are in uniform and
  not in formation, stand at attention, turn and
  face the music or flag if visible and salute
  until the flag reaches the bottom of the pole (if
  the flag is in view) or the last note of the
  music has sounded, whichever is later.
• Personnel not in uniform will stand at attention
  ( remove headgear, if any, with the right hand)
  and place the right hand over the heart.

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Rendering Honors to the Nation or Color

• Vehicles in motion will be brought to a halt.
• Persons riding in a passenger car will dismount
  and salute.
• The Pledge of Allegiance is not recited in
  military formation or ceremonies.
• At protocol functions, social, or sporting events
  which include civilian participants, military
  personnel should
• When in uniform, stand at attention, remain
  silent, face the flag and salute.
• When in civilian attire recite the pledge while
  standing at attention, facing the flag with the
  right hand over the heart. Men should remove
  headgear with the right hand and hold the right
  hand over the heart

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Honors to foreign countries

• When the national anthem of any friendly country
  is played at official occasions we show the same
  marks of respect.

Each Flag represents the country of origin of
at least one member of the Corp of Cadets.
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Honors Rendered to Individuals

• Ruffles and Flourishes and an appropriate march
  are played for General/Flag Officers and Higher.

Lieutenant General John W. Rosa USAF ret.19th
President of The Citadel
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Cannon Salutes are also fired.
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When other songs are played
When are honors rendered

• Individual Service Songs
• Army June 14th 1775
• Marine Corps November 10th 1775
• Navy October 13th 1775
• Air Force July 27th 1947
• Coast Guard August 4th 1790

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Honors rendered when other songs are played

• Retreat Precedes To the Color and the
  lowering of the flag at sunset. When Retreat
  is played, face toward the flag and stand at
  attention. Salute at the first note of To the
  Color.
• To the Color This bugle call was sounded to
  bring companies up to the color line and form
  battalions for inspections or dress parades. It
  was also sounded at ceremonies honoring the
  national colors as it is today. Whenever sounded
  at the head of columns on the march, it was a
  signal to prepare for action.

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Honors are played when

• At Military Funerals

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ALUMNI WHO HAVE MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN
OPERATIONS IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM
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TAPS

• Replacing the bugle call To Extinguish
  Lightsafter 1862, Taps is the very last bugle
  call of the day serving as a signal to
  discontinue all activities and extinguish lights.
• When Taps is played at a military funeral you
  salute. Also when Echo Taps is played, you
  salute.

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Bugle Calls Heard through out the week
Bugle calls are musical signals that announce
scheduled and certain non-scheduled events .  
Scheduled calls are prescribed by the commander
and normally follow the sequence shown
below.  DAILY SEQUENCE OF BUGLE CALLS First
Call Call to Quarters Adjutants
Call Assembly Tattoo Attention Reveille
Taps Guard Mount Sick Call Drill
Fatigue Call School Call Recall
Retreat Mess Call Church Call To The
Color
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REMEMBER!!

• AS MEMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CORPS OF CADETS
  YOU ARE ALWAYS ON DISPLAY.

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REMEMBER!!

• WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT, YOUR CONDUCT IS
  ALWAYS BEING EVALUATED IN UNIFORM OR OUT.
• YOUR CONDUCT REFLECTS NOT ONLY ON YOURSELF, BUT
  ON THE CITADEL AS WELL!

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QUESTIONS?