What is your funniest salute story?

I was at MSC officer basic when I saw a brand new doctor (MC), approached by two enlisted sergeants walking side by side, who snapped the doctor (O-3 capatain) a sharp salute. He returned the salute, as best he could, but used both the right and left hand simultaneously !

I watched a 2 star general Promote an E-3 to E-5 & Demote an E-5 to E-3.
I was across the parade field in Erlangan Germany as the 2 star approached Brigade Hq. The group of soldiers standing outside of Brigade Hq a few privates & the E-5 not noticing the 2 star approaching, the E-3 does right & calles the group to attention gives a salute & greeting of the day. The 2 star salutes & continues on his way. The E-3 starts getting his ass chewed by the E-5 saying it was his job and how he embarrassed him. The 2 star hears was going on returns to the group & demotes & promotes on the spot.
I kinda felt bad for the Sgt. But he was wrong.

I was walking with my flight commander talking of what was going in my section. When an airman was walking up and caught me off guard. The airman saluted our flight commander and I returned the salute, just out of reflex. Our flight commander was unaware what I had done till I explained what had just happened. We both laughed afterwards of what had just transpired.

Went to tech school at the same base that basic training was at. Some of the trainees were convinced that a silver eagle necklace I wore in civvies meant I was a Col. I don’t know which was funnier, the fact that they believed I was a Col and saluted me, or the look on their face when I broke the news to them what I actually was.

My neck was injured in a service-related lifting accident and my right arm became paralyzed. The command hadn't cut me loose yet (still in medical board process at the time) and we had an inspection from the COL. He had no idea about my problem, I was in formation so I couldn't interrupt to explain, and could only salute with my left arm! :)

I was in basic training at FT Knox Kentucky in 1974. We were at a rifle range and we had a break. I had my M-16 slung on my right shoulder as I walking and I was smoking a cigarette. Our company XO, a 2nd lieutenant was walking toward me. I quickly took my left hand and grabbed the sling of my rifle to hold it on my shoulder and I gave a snappy salute with the cigarette still in my right hand. The XO returned my salute as we walked past each other. I think the XO and I realized that I had saluted with a cigarette in my hand at about the same time that I did. I heard him say "Private, did you just salute me with a cigarette in your hand?" My heart sank I replied "Yes sir!" He shook his head and and said "Get down and give me 20." I never made that mistake again.

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When I first graduated from Marine Corps boot camp in 1976 I was told when ever you seen a blue base decal on the windshield of a vehicle you must salute the vehicle. As a good Marine I did. For weeks everytime I seen this blue decal I saluted. Everytime I walked around on base on the road as cars are passing I would salute. One day it seemed like I should have stayed in my barracks. I was with a fellow Marine and we were walking through a full parking lot I was saluting to hundreds of blue stickers. My Marine buddy said Dave why are you saluting? I said did you not see the blue decals? Buddy said yes, why? I said why are you not saluting. He said, the cars are empty. I said I was told to salute to all blue decals. Buddy said, only with the drivers in them and only when your in uniform. I said to my buddy, I've been doing this since I left boot camp. He said don't let me stop you! From this time forward I slacked off. LoL

March AFB 1970, a first day enlisted newbie was processing in to a temporary trailer that had 3 or 4 wooden steps leading up to a door that opened out. The newbie was just committing to taking the first step when the door opened and out came a captain in full stride. In a futile attempt to transfer the white tube and several folders from his right arm to his left so he could salute the captain the newbie tripped and face planted right in the captains crouch grabbing both of the captains legs as all his paper work went flying! They both froze, discomposed as papers continued to rain down...it couldn't have been more perfect if it was planned and rehearsed!

The customs and salute requirements were different between the Air Force and the Army in 1963. That is when I went right from Lackland Air Force Base as an Airman 3C to Korea and 13 months TDY to the Army, north of the 38th Parallel, in an 8th Army Detachment situated in a 10th Cavalry camp (Camp Kaiser.)

I was assigned to AFKN as a disc jockey and being the only airman the Army NCOIC assigned me to midnight shift in the "Nighthawk" spot. The detachment was situated on a hill surrounded by a company with a recent (fresh out) graduate of West Point -- wearing shiny buttons and carrying a baton.

Coming off the air at 6 a.m., eating Army chow for breakfast and sleeping in the detachment barracks was routine for me. One fine day, everyone (all Army) else out of the barracks. I was sound asleep when I felt a baton prodding me awake and a red-faced lieutenant shouting about why was I not up and saluting an officer.

He was about to hit second verse of his rant when a quiet voice behind him asked, and just what are you doing not saluting a superior officer, lieutenant.

The red face turned, ready to tirade when he spotted the silver leaves on the blues of the Lt. Col. in charge of USAF network people who had driven up from Seoul to check on me after a write-up in the Air Force Times.

With a West Point stiffened back the Lt. rigidly saluted -- then received a lecture on Air Force salute customs and regulations, including NOT saluting from a moving vehicle if a passenger driving past a walking officer, of any service. The colonle continued with not disturbing .Eighth Army superior command personnel outside the Lt's own command area.

Just a short while later -- I was comfortably back in the rack, chuckling while the colonel went over to the officer's club for lunch, not inviting the lieutenant.