Posted on Jan 31, 2016
Is using 'Ensign' to refer to the flag only a Naval tradition?
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In another post, I referred to saluting the Ensign without thinking that that might be unusual for some. Thankfully PO3 David Fries pointed out that I was talking about the Flag. Do sister services not use this term to denote the flag?
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The term Ensign refers to the US flag when flown aboard a ship, or on ground installations of the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or NOAA. So it's not exactly an interchangeable term for flag. For example, a flag on an Army Post is not an Ensign, while a flag on a Naval Base is.
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Oh, interesting. I have not heard this one. Please educate this AF chica. :)
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SSG(P) Mick Sobczak To expand on your answer, an Ensign is not always a country's national flag, but a flag designs that is specifically used as an Ensign (take the UK for example. I think the U.S. may be in the minority as a country who's National Flag doubles as our Ensign.
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SN Greg Wright
SSG(P) Mick Sobczak - Staff, close out chrome and restart it. That -should- fix that. It did for me.
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