Posted on Jun 30, 2020
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So, you’re walking and you see two Commissioned Officers walking towards you, you get ready to salute and render the greeting of the day, but you notice it’s a male and a female of equal rank. How do you address them?
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LTC Chief Of Public Affairs And Protocol
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Salute and say, “Hey Y’all”.
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MAJ Christopher Nachand
MAJ Christopher Nachand
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LTC Tongret, I can *totally* see you doing this! :) MAJ Nacho
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LTC Chief Of Public Affairs And Protocol
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CPL Joseph Elinger
CPL Joseph Elinger
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Shazam!
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CPL Joseph Elinger
CPL Joseph Elinger
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CPT Lawrence Cable
" Ladies first.
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MSG Intermediate Care Technician
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My philosophy is when saluting two officers, I just address them both. If there is more than 2, I just salute and keep it simple with "Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening."
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SSgt Eric Owens
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It's simple. Just say good morning or afternoon and salute. You salute the rank not the person and if they have an issue with you not mentioning gender than maybe they shouldn't be in the service. With two differing genders the salute and greeting is what matters.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Apparently they aren't teaching this in basic????
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