Should a 2LT salute a 1LT?

See this is the thing that is breaking the discipline in the military. I do believe that a 2LT should salute a 1LT , it is a time honored recognition just like LTC Shewbert said and without disicipline we would just be a mob or a group of people. Being a former DS I firmly believe that disicipline is the root to a well functioning unit and if there is no disicipline the unit will breakdown

WOW, anytime a post gets 579 responces, its a really good question.

Has anyone realized that LTC Shewbert got 214 likes on a response. That has to be a record.

It...Is...STILL...ALIVE!!!!!!!

Funny, I was an Instructor at Fort Huachuca, AZ, I was walking in the quad, as an SFC and noticed a WOC with his hat on, which was not authorized in the quad. I tried to be discreet and motioned to him that he needed to remove his cover...He became irate and came to me screaming, "Do you know who I am???" Yes, and you need to remove your hat. His response, I"I am not an animal, you do not motion to me to remove my hat! I said, OK, take off your hat!! He said, I am an officer, you will respect my position..I said, You are a WOC, and I think, until you graduate, I out rank you! He got irate, and went to the Colonel..The Colonel, who I played basketball with on the over 30 league, was amused..The point, If you deserve respect, you will receive it, otherwise!!!1

Junior Officers salute Senior ones, that's it. Meaning that an O-1 (regardless of service) should be saluting any officer who is superior to him, including other O-1's with 1 day more TIG. That is a very strict interpretation of the reg and not all units apply it this way, but it is the way it "should" work. I have seen this in action when new 2LT's came into MP Companies. Basically, when outdoors and two service members pass each other and at least one is an officer, there should be a salute exchange, with the junior of the two initiating it.

The entire time I've been in and affiliated with the army (my whole life, parents were and are officers), the rule I've been taught is "a lieutenant is a lieutenant is a lieutenant" and lieutenants do not salute one another. The only time a 2LT should be saluting a 1LT is for ceremonies. There's a problem with the whole situation because many officers spend so much time at schools following BOLC that they are sometimes immediately promoted to 1LT when they get to their units and have zero experience outside of schools. The other problem is that 2nd lieutenants and 1st lieutenants can and do often have the same jobs as one another. E.g. in field artillery, if a 1LT isn't up to snuff, a 2LT can be made to be the battery xo while the 1LT is made to be the support platoon leader or Fires PL.

a Salute surrendered is a Salute returned. that is all that matters. It's Mutual respect.

We were all taught the regulations and the basic rules for how to behave properly, and that is fine to get us started. However, as we progress through our careers we learn that different situations, units, and jobs dictate different protocols and behavior. I once worked on a project team that consisted of a Col., a LTC., 2 Majors, a Capt. , 2 LT's , a MSG, a SFC, and 2 SSG's. When we were in our office you didn't hear anyone calling anyone by their rank or a lot of sirs and you didn't see anyone standing at parade rest or attention when they spoke to someone of a higher rank. You actually heard a lot of first names being used. We could have never accomplished our jobs if we had worked in a "STRICT" military manner. There are jobs like that all through the military and you just have to adjust to the situation, and be able to readjust in a heartbeat when you walk into another situation, which we did on a routine basis. The bottom line is you have to have the common sense to understand what was appropriate when. Not every unit in the military has a combat mission and needs to function in that manner.

i totally agree,Rank is a privilege, and an Honor. we honor those above our ranks with Salutes , or Parade Rest, for a reason.