Chapter 8 Flashcards
What should you do during the national anthem or to the colors if you are wearing civilian clothes
Face the flag (or sound of the music) and stand at attention with your right hand over your hear, or render a salute
A folded flag is considered cased and does not require a solute T/F
True
What item is rendered a solute as a sign of respect
The flag
When may an airman nco or officer who recognizes a need to salute or a need to return one do so
Anytime anywhere
When you return or render an individual salute, what parts of your body should you turn toward the flag or person being saluted
Your head and eyes
In formation when do members salute or return a salute
only when given the command to do so
If your part of a group not in formation who calls the group to attention? Who salutes?
The first person to see the officer calls the group to attention. Everyone faces the officer and salutes
Are salutes required between individuals at public gatherings, such as sporting events and meetings?
No
Exchanging salutes between military pedestrians (Including gate sentries) and officers in a moving vehicle is not mandatory T/F
True (unless officer passengers are readily identifiable
Persons in uniform may salute civilians T/F
True (Always salute the President and if appropriate, military members in civilians clothes)
In a work detail, who salutes
The person in charge salutes for the whole detail
While in uniform at a military funeral when do you salute
As the caisson or hearse passes by and as the casket is carried by your positions. Also during the firing of volleys and the playing of taps
When is it appropriate to salute indoors
In a formal reporting situation
_____ is defined as common everyday courtesy
Etiquette
What is the general rule for addressing civil servants properly
Use the last name with Mr, Mrs, Miss, or MS, unless requested to do otherwise
Gossip leads to low morale with the unit T/F
True
Why shouldn’t you lean or sit on desks, lean back in a chair or put your feet on desks
Because it doesn’t present a professional military image
What are some good general rules for military etiquette
Use common sense, be considerate of others and insist that your subordinates do the same
You should extend the same military courtesies to members of all US service branches T/F
True
As an NCO, you must learn to identifying insignia of the military grades of al nations T/F
False (However, you should learn the insignia of the most frequently contacted, nations particularly during an overseas assignment or deployment)
What happens when courtesy falters within a unit
Discipline stops function and the mission is endangered
When wouldn’t a group be called to attention when an officer enters a room
When an officer of equal or higher rank is already in the room
Who meets the definition of a distinguished visitor
- General or Flag officer
- Government official with rank equivalent to a brigadier general or higher
- Foreign military officer or civilian designated by the Under Secretary of the AF for International Affairs (SAF/IA)
4 Visitor or group designated by the commander (Persons of lower rank, in certain positions, may be given DV status)
Major ceremonies for DVs are kept to a minimum. For whom are full honors usually reserved
- Statutory appointees and military service general or flag officers
- Foreign dignitaries
- Occasions when ceremonies promote international goodwill
