Customs & Courtesies

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Customs Courtesies

• By 2d Lt Courtenay Franklin

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Overview

• Definition
• History
• Saluting
• Addressing Others
• Reporting

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Definition

• Customs and courtesies are proven traditions
  explaining what should and should not be done.
  Foundations Module 4
• Customs are those things which should be
  doneCourtesy is simple politeness, civility,
  respect, and personal recognition of the rights
  of others. Leadership for the 21st Century

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History

• The origin of the salute has many theories
• Medieval knights would raise there visors to
  other friendly knights.
• Men would tip their hats to people of higher
  authority.

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Saluting

• Sign of respect
• When to salute
• Military regulation 6-30 paces
• CAP 6 paces

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Saluting

• You only salute officers.
• Junior always initiates salute.
• Cadets salute military officers, CAP senior
  members, and cadet officers higher in rank than
  themselves.
• Senior members salute military officers and other
  CAP officers higher in rank than themselves.
• Military personnel do not have to salute CAP
  officers, regardless of grade.

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Saluting

• When to salute
• Outdoors
• When passing a senior officer
• During the National Anthem/Pledge of Allegiance
• During colors
• Indoors
• When reporting

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Saluting

• When not to salute
• If both hands are full (verbal greeting will
  suffice)
• Indoors (unless reporting)
• In formation
• During a run
• In PT gear

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Addressing Others

• Grade and last name
• Officers as sir or maam
• Cadets are addressed by other cadets by grade and
  last name.
• Cadets are addressed by senior members by grade
  and last name or as cadet.

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Terms of Address

• General
• Lieutenant General
• Major General
• Brigadier General
• Colonel
• Lieutenant Colonel
• Major

• General
• General
• General
• General
• Colonel
• Colonel
• Major

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Terms of Address

• Captain
• 1st Lieutenant
• 2d Lieutenant
• Flight Officers
• Chief Master Sergeant
• All NCO Grades
• All Cadet Grades

• Captain
• Lieutenant
• Lieutenant
• Flight Officer
• Chief
• Sergeant
• Cadet

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Reporting

• Take most direct route to officer
• Stop two paces from officer or desk
• Salute and report Sir or maam, grade and name
  reporting as ordered
• Hold salute until officer returns it
• When dismissed, come to attention, take one step
  back, salute, then exit in most direct route

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Other Customs Courtesies

• Walking with a superior
• Junior walks on left
• Senior salutes
• Standing with a groups of officers
• In a group, the senior officer will salute
• Walking passed a group of officers
• Gentlemen, Ladies, Ladies and Gentlemen
• Greet higher ranking first
• Greet women before men

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Review

• Definition
• History
• Saluting
• Addressing Others
• Reporting

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Questions ?