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| Am I Imagining it, or, Did A Marine Acknowledge A Presidential Salute? |
| 2017-02-02 |
| If what I saw is true, I think this would redound to the credit of the Trump Presidency. We saw photo ops with Secretary Lurch in Afghanistan, where soldiers are giving hand-signals. This, on the return of the President from Dover. I've searched around for a video clip to show what I saw. Couldn't find one. But I'd love to hear you feedback, if this is the case. |
| Posted by:OregonGUy |
| #3 Well... we did call it a "sniper check" and used it occasionally... ;) |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-02-02 09:27 |
| #2 That is how you get officers shot by snipers. Sometimes a desirable outcome as I recall. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-02-02 08:35 |
| #1 I'll post what I posted there: As for dropping or not dropping, the rule is that the lower rank initiates the salute, the higher/officer returns it and then drops it. Only after the higher rank/officer drops his can the initiator drop his. If the Marines are holding their salute past the president dropping theirs, this could be a sign they don't approve, or just the SOP for that guard post as they are saluting everyone going by in the party as there might be people in there that need to be saluted as well. Either way, I would be the Marines really appreciate a man bringing fighters back into the military and who is willing to fight himself against his foes. Also, in the links it seems they weren't sure about saluting on a battlefield. You never... EVER... salute on a battlefield. That is how you get officers shot by snipers. In base at times salutes will be allowed/expected, but not on a battlefield. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-02-02 07:36 |