Article

2017-02-02 Home Front: Politix

Am I Imagining it, or, Did A Marine Acknowledge A Presidential Salute?

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by OregonGUy 2017-02-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#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|| 2017-02-02 07:36|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2017-02-02 08:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Well... we did call it a "sniper check" and used it occasionally... ;)

Posted by DarthVader 2017-02-02 09:27|| 2017-02-02 09:27|| Front Page Top

23:52 rjschwarz
23:22 gorb
22:47 Bov Flimbers
21:13 newc
20:22 charger
20:12 bbrewer126
20:06 bbrewer126
20:02 Frank G
19:47 Frank G
19:46 Frank G
19:18 49 pan
18:51 Pappy
18:41 swksvolFF
18:41 lord garth
17:56 ed in texas
17:39 ed in texas
17:32 ed in texas
17:30 rjschwarz
17:29 ed in texas
17:12 Nero White 3083
17:07 JohnQC
17:06 JohnQC
16:57 JohnQC
16:53 JohnQC