Do soldiers have to salute other branches?

Uniformed personnel are required to salute officers of all branches of service senior to them A salute is required to be returned. Sometimes junior personnel do not recognise rank badges of other services and fail to salute.

Do Veterans salute during the national anthem?

Recent legislation gives Veterans the lifetime privilege to salute the flag. This privilege is also extended to all active duty service members while not in uniform. They may now render the military-style hand salute during the playing of the National Anthem or during raising, lowering or passing the American flag.

Do enlisted salute each other?

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).

Can your first salute be from a different branch?

There aren’t many restrictions on who can give the first salute, so long as they served on the enlisted side. Many NROTC Midshipman or prior service Marines choose someone from their unit for this honor.

Do you have to salute the flag if you are in uniform?

In general, saluting is only proper for those individuals in uniform, whether they are saluting the flag or another uniformed individual. The one exception is the president, who is also Commander-in-Chief of all U.S. Armed Forces. Protocol requires military personnel to salute the president and for him to return that salute.

Why doesn’t the US President salute the members of the military?

Even President Dwight David Eisenhower (a retired 5 star general) did not salute the members of the military to whom he presented the medal. The answer is quite simple. The President of the United States is a civilian. He is not a member of the US Military and is therefore not entitled to salute.

Why can’t a prisoner of war salute?

He is not a member of the US Military and is therefore not entitled to salute. The military salute is a privilege earned by honorable service in the military. It is also a privilege that can be taken away. Military prisoners are stripped of the privilege of saluting.

When did the US start saluting military members?

According to FoxNews.com, President Ronald Reagan began the practice of saluting members of our armed forces in 1981. Such salutes are generally not rendered by one not in uniform, even active duty service members. No American president before Reagan had ever returned a salute, including former five-star Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower.