Section 8C - Professional Behavior Flashcards
What must all personnel outside in uniform do during the raising and lowering of the flag?
Face the flag and salute.
How long should you hold the salute during the national anthem or “To the Colors”?
Until the last note of music is played.
If you’re in a moving vehicle, what should you do when you hear the national anthem or “To the Colors” start to play?
Stop at the first note of music and sit quietly until it ends.
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 heart, or render a salute.
Do you need to stand and salute indoors during retreat or reveille?
No. (However, you must stand during the playing of the national anthem before a showing of a movie at the base theatre.)
A folded flag is considered cased and does not require a salute. (T/F)
True.
Saluting is a courteous exchange of greetings. Who salutes first?
The junior member.
What item is rendered a salute as a sign of respect?
The flag.
When may any 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.
When you meet an officer outside a building and you’re both in uniform, what should you do?
Initiate the salute upon recognition, allowing him or her time to return it.
If your hands are full when you approach an officer, what type of greeting is appropriate?
A verbal greeting without saluting.
A junior member salutes an officer carrying articles in both hands. What should the officer do?
Nod or verbally acknowledge the salute.
If you’re in formation and an officer approaches, who calls the group to attention and salutes for them?
The person in charge of the group.
In formation, when do members salute or return a salute?
Only when given the command to do so.
If you’re 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 passenger’s are readily identifiable.)
Must you salute properly marked staff cars? (T/F)
Yes.
