What is your funniest salute story?

When we went from olive drab fatigues to camo BDUs I didn't notice that my hat had a vertical black stripe front and center. People started saluting me and I had no idea. At first I thought that there was an officer walking behind me. One NCO got upset when he realized that he just saluted a private, (PFC).

As s 2LT in BOLC I saw another 2LT holding his coffee in his right hand as we walked to class. I recommend he switch hands and he blew me off.

No sooner did that happen he failed to salute a USMC Captain, and was given additional training to augment my recommendation.

I carried onto class

0US Navy. My ship was at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard prior to a Wespac. I was on a break when I walked past a full Commander, without saluting him. He said "Good morning" and then he stopped me. He said "Don't you salute officers, sailor"? I came to attention and saluted him. I said "I be your pardon, Sir. I meant no disrespect to your or your rank" He said "Very well. Carry on". I said " Aye aye, Sir" and took off. He must have accepted my apology because that was the last that I heard about it.

Graduation day in Basic Training I had just picked up my duffel bag full of civies from supply and was headed back to the barracks, rounded a corner and bam a 2nd Lt I threw up my salute, as soon as I did I knew I had screwed up. He stopped me and asked what my problem was. I had saluted with my left hand because my duffel was in my right and it was an instant knee jerk reaction to seeing him in my face! LOL He snickered and made the correction and let go!

I was at Camp MacGregor for PreMob and walking back to the barracks from the DFAC with my buddy (a SPC, I was a PFC) when two PV2s walked passed us and saluted my my friend. He and I looked at each other and laughed while the other PV2 yelled at his buddy for saluting a Specialist. We laughed about that encounter during the rest of Pre Mob and the entire deployment.

I was in Basic when they changed from the O.D. green fatigues to the first generation BDU's. Subdued rank, for Major, disappears into the pattern. 6 steps? haha. 1. He pushed and I wound up in the Base commanders office. No punishment. 3 months later, word came down, "No subdued rank on BDU's".

Watching LTs argue over whether 2LTs had to salute 1LTs.

The day I graduated from basic (E-3-3 Fort Dix) I was assigned to OJT at B-3-3 Fort Dix. I met the CO and he threw his keys to me and asked me to do errand. I pulled out and a fellow from my training saluted the car (has officers sticker), I waved back and enjoyed his look when he figured out he saluted a fellow private.

I got in trouble while I was in basic training , I got caught with snack cakes in my locker during inspection,
Anyhow I knew I was SOL and had to see the commander to be reprimanded for having contraband , has I nervously approached his office I had to knock three times which I did and saluted to introduce myself I couldn't understand why he wasn't acknowledging instead he kept telling me to go out his office and retry again, although I was nervous I got so frustrated and since I knew I was in trouble anyway , I finally said loudly " Just Get this Done already in a matter of fact way ". Instead of the commander getting Mad he finally said Soldier why are you saluting me with your left hand !!!!!
I felt so stupid .....

Just out of basic training I was walking toward the Orderly Room in Lackland AFB when a very pretty and well indowed waf walked by. She turned and stopped me and ask if I learned how to salute. She was a new 2nd lt, Worst butt chewing I received in the four years of service.