Avoiding Saluting an LT; What do you do when you see this?

I don't even know why you would avoid a salute. I used to enjoy saluting and never went out of my way to avoid doing so. It didn't matter the age or rank of the officer and I can't even imagine why it would.

Why are you wearing sunglasses indoors?

Butters

reiterated sentiment

You should have gotten in his face sir. As an NCO I have gotten in the face of a fellow enlisted who failed to salute. Respect for rank is what makes the chain of command work.

Likewise, it works for officers who refuse to return the salute.

To be honest LT, I never avoid any officer, even a brand new 2LT. Mind you, I was a PFC. If I did that, and an NCO saw me avoid that said 2LT, I would definitely be corrected. It would be a bad example set for me if I saw that same NCO avoid that one 2LT that I got counseled about that I initially avoided. What I feel is this: We are all taught from basic training to salute any officer that we see. As an NCO, he/she should set that example. Anyone who avoids an officer should be corrected.

My LT and I used to go to the chow hall for breakfast together and I was always amazed at how soldiers always became bird watchers when they saw an Officer approaching.

When I in-processed to Fort Campbell in 2009 the CG of the 101st ABN DIV (AASLT) came over to the reception battalion one day to say hello, among other things. One of the things he emphasized was to always keep our heads on a swivel and maintain situational awareness at all times. As example he provide us the following wisdom, which I'm forced to paraphrase. He said "Soldiers, if one day you see me strolling up and I see you immediately break contact then I couldn't be prouder. You kept your head on a swivel, took notice of the incoming threat, and took steps to live to fight another day." He went on to talk about the fates of those he managed to sneak up on.

Sir, the moral of the story is to not fault this NCO, but rather applaud him/her for their highly tuned senses and situational awareness. Be proud of their efforts to combat complacency because always remember, complacency kills! Also be proud that you are apparently enough of a BAMF to merit an expeditious tactical advance to the rear.

I think all of my generation is guilty of this. We're walking around, see shiny on a collar, and maintain a 10-pace radius to avoid saluting. I personally only did this when I knew for a fact that a portion of my uniform was out of regulation (in actuality, I avoided everyone I could in this situation). Often times, I was on my way to correct the error, but the fact that being told twenty times in two minutes to correct a known issue gets annoying, thus leading me to in those instances, to avoid higher ups. Any other time, I'd continue on my merry way and render the appropriate courtesy.

Personally, I just think it's funny and keep going about my business. It's no skin off my nose if someone wants to take some kind of bass-ackwards route to their car to avoid saluting me.