Military Customs

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Military Customs Courtesies
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Objectives

• Saluting
• Respect for the flag and National Anthem
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Grade Insignia, Proper Titles and Titles of
  Address

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Saluting

• Required between a Jr and Sr
• CAP members reqd to salute military superiors
  but not vice versa
• Staff Cars
• Ruffles and Flourishes
• Indoors
• Outdoors

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Saluting

• Air Force Song
• Indoors
• Outdoors
• Saluting Indoors
• Reporting

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Respect to the Flag and National Anthem

• Outdoors
• Saluting the U.S. Flag
• Retreat Ceremonies
• National Anthem
• Indoors

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Pledge of Allegiance

• In uniform
• In civilian clothing

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Grade Insignia, Proper Titles Title of Address

• Butter bar?
• Silver Oak Leaf?
• Brigadier General?
• Hey Sarge?
• Sergeant Smith to a Chief Master Sergeant?
• Colonel Jones to a LtCol?
• General to any general officer?

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Summary

• Saluting
• Respect for the flag and National Anthem
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Grade Insignia, Proper Titles and Titles of
  Address