Should a Sargeant Major be required to salute a second lieutenant?
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A Sergeant Major is a senior enlisted soldier whose primary job is to advise the commander and look out for the welfare of the troops.  Second lieutenants tend to be green and inexperienced.  They are usually well educated.  I have never known a Sergeant Major that would hesitate saluting a junior officer.  Sergeant Majors and other non-commissioned officers are vital in the development of junior commissioned officers.  Eventually these officers will take command of platoons, companies, battalions, brigades and divisions.
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Discipline as far as self-sacrafice...yes.\nDiscipline as far as following orders....no...junior officers and nco's often countermanded superiors orders if they didn't seem radical enough...and the superiors went along for fear of being denounced as a coward or a traitor.  (This lead to several military disasters for them...Guadalcanal being the most notable.)
885527
No you only salute officers regardless of branch of service!
711979
Just the US emblems, you are not considered a 2Lt. unless you either earn it or you were an officer as a cadet.  You are just considered a Senior member until you get you Lt. bars.
524639
A S Johnson if you accept a breverent rank as a general,if not I'm stumped
523899
If its the German sports badge you cant wear it, as its a civilian badge. If its the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge you can wear in IAW AR 670-1. YOU had to earn the sports badge first to get the other one. Other dude dont know what hes talking about. You may only wear one foreign award on you class A uniform at a time. So you cant wear a german marksmenship badge (also a somthing you have to earn before you get the proficiency badge) at the same time. Any questions feel free to contact me. If you doget the Germans Leistungs badge its worn on right side above pocket.
10198
Either JOIN AND SERVE or If you are already in... ask your Mess Sgt.
132458
I would say, wake up, eat, then have some kind of briefing with their company officer about the tasks for that day, guess it would depend on where you were as to what is next. I'm sure it would be different if they were assigned in the motor pool ( say a mechanic ) vs. Someone in a combat unit.\n\nMaybe someone that has been in the military can comment here for you.
698303
In the Army NCO rank is E5-E9 (SGT-CSM). Officers start at O1 (Second Lieutenant).The link below is the rank system for all branches of the military.
1126236
Write one and tell them how you appreciate their service.\n\nGoogle "Any Soldier"
758812
I can only speak regarding the Army on this one - branching is determined near the end phase (usually Phase III) of the commissioning process. Each branch has its different qualification requirements; specifically, the medical branch (MD, DDS, RN, Vet etc.) requires that you have a board certified license (like a medical from the AMA etc.). As you are closing in on graduation for commissioning, you will provide a "wish" list of the three branches you are qualified for and would like to serve in. DA will then send your commissioning source a list, by number, of the branches that will be assigned to your entire commissioning class (based on a roll-up of the lists from all the cadets/candidates). Then, based on your class ranking, you will select your branch based on what is available and what you qualify for (for example, whomever is first in class gets first pick at the selections that DA has provided - just out of experience Aviation usually goes first and then the maneuver Combat Arms branches - Infantry, Armor, Artillery - go next). HOWEVER, if you are NOT qualified you cannot branch - last selections are usually the Combat Service Support Branches (Quartermaster, Ordnance and Transportation). Also, certain branches have bonus commissions - that is where they are NOT commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants but 1st LT's or even CPT's (these are normally MD's and Lawyers). If this is very confusing and you would like more information, feel free to e-mail me at sofgrant@hotmail.com and I will do my best to clarify.
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I guess "well fought, sir/madam" wouldn't be bad; but I understood that the traditional salute was supposed to say it all.  Fencing is a kind of substitute for real fighting, so you want to do anything you can to avoid giving offense or even hinting at anything offensive.  I'd stick with the salute, and learn to do it perfectly, as a mark of respect for both your opponent and the sport.  Good luck!
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The term of respect "Sir" is used when speaking to officers and civilian officials. Each sentence or statement should be either preceded or terminated with the word "Sir", but should not be used both before and after the statement. When speaking with a female officer, the term "Ma'am" instead of "Sir" is used.   \nhttp://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/9283/page4.html\n\nWhen speaking to a group of men you use the collective "gentlemen".  With women you use the collective "ladies".\n\nAll military personnel are addressed properly by their grade or title. Airman First Class Jones is correctly addressed as "Airman Jones." Master Sergeant Smith may be called "Master Sergeant Smith" or "Sergeant Smith," but should never be addressed "Hey, Sarge." Chief Master Sergeant Clifford will be called "Chief Clifford," never "Sergeant Clifford."\n\nOfficers senior to you may be addressed by their rank and last name, or as "Sir" or "Ma'am." To officers junior to you, use their rank or rank and last name. Rank has no sex and one of the most glaring blunders is to assume a ranking officer is a "he." A lieutenant is addressed officially as "Lieutenant." A Lieutenant Colonel is addressed as "Colonel." \nhttp://level2.cap.gov/Prof_Dev_Modules/cap_lesson_10/lesson10_html/lesson10.htm
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Of course they *can* have such a relationship.\n\nBut doing so would jeopardize them in terms of the Code of Military Justice, as there are Naval regulations against adultery and also against fraternization in the ranks.  Additionally, if one of the two is a sailor and the other is an officer, there would be a third legal problem of fraternization between officers and enlisted personnel.
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A lower officer helping a higher ranking officer is called an adjutant.
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Yes, it can be.\nRead the article on about.com:  http://usmilitary.about.com/od/justicelawlegislation/a/fraternization.htm\n"Fraternization is a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). It falls under a subparagraph of Article 134."\n\nThe question is what you and that officer do while on leave and what your relationship is.  If your relationship is one that is considered "a violation of the custom of the armed forces against fraternization."  Then it is fraternization, and that is so lose that it can cover almost anything having to do with any relationship between an officer and enlisted man.\n\nIf you are married or related to the officer then that would not violate the code.  If you have a business relationship with the officer outside of the military, like you are partners in a company than that does not violate the code (provided you are not on active duty, in which case it would be a violation).\n\nThe relationship you are talking about seems to be outside of any business relationship so it sounds like you are just socializing or something more.\n\nOf course what the military doesn't know...  I know of a case where an officer married an enlisted man.  The military was forces to accept the act, but until that point any relationship they had would have been fraternization.  Once married though they did not seem to suffer any punishment.  They were required to be in separate military units so the officer would not command the enlisted spouse, but their marriage was honored and they lived together.\n\nThe problem is that the wording of the regulation isn't tight and it relies on the fraternization policy of each command (post, ship, station etc.)  Article 134 is a general catch all article that picks up anything not covered the other articles.\n\nThe officer's code isn't tight either; an officer can be charged with Conduct Unbecoming An Officer (Article 133).  This category can be used to cover anything that a higher officer wants to cover.  If the officer's commanding officer considered the trip to be fraternization then it is either a case of fraternization (Article 134) or a case of Conduct Unbecoming An Officer (Article 133).  In this case that officer could be forced to appear in court and be tried under the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice).\n\nHere is the text of the articles:  http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ucmj2.htm#934.%20ART.%20134.%20GENERAL%20ARTICLE\n“933. ART. 133. CONDUCT UNBECOMING AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN \nAny commissioned officer, cadet, or midshipman who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. \n934. ART. 134. GENERAL ARTICLE \nThough not specifically mentioned in this chapter, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces, and crimes and offenses not capital, of which persons subject to this chapter may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general, special or summary court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and shall be punished at the discretion of that court.”\n\nLike I said it is so vague and general that it can be used to cover anything.  My advice is to NOT GET CAUGHT doing it.  If there is anyway in which the military can find out about that relationship then the officer’s career can be put into danger.
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As an Active Duty Officer does he not feel he  violated his code of conduct as an Officer as set down in  the UCMJ for that type of public expression WHILE an Active Duty Officer in the US Military? \n\nIt's called among other things ... Insubordination" .\n\nMilitary personnel DO NOT enjoy certain Civilian Constitutional Rights i.e. Double Jeopardy etc.