Should Cadets be treated as Commissioned Officers?
The same cadet was quite butthurt and kept terrorizing the lower enlisted for salutes. So we just started to call her "dot" referring to her "rank".
Army Command Policy
Army Regulation 600–20
Effective 6 November 2014
Chapter 2
Command Policies
2–1. Chain of command
2–8. Death, disability, retirement, reassignment, or absence of the commander
a. Commander of Army element.
(1) If a commander of an Army element dies, becomes disabled, retires, is reassigned, or is temporarily absent, the senior regularly assigned Army Soldier will assume command.
(3) Senior regularly assigned Army Soldier refers (in order of priority) to officers, WOs, cadets, NCOs, specialists, or privates present for duty.
2–9. Absence or disability of all officers of a unit
On death, disability, or absence of all officers of a unit normally commanded by an officer, the appropriate commander of the next higher command permanently assigns an officer to command. Pending assignment and arrival of the new commander, the senior WO, cadet, NCO, specialist, or private regularly assigned to the unit will exercise temporary command.
- https://mwi.usma.edu/yes-sergeant-actually-west-point-cadet-outrank/
Consequently, the same Army Command Policy authorizes but does not require a cadet to be saluted -- not yet required anyway. A cadet who may be saluted is obligated to return the salute as an expression of recognition and respect. The massive and extensive ignorance of this Army Command Policy throughout the Army is due to the failure of the Army to inform the force of it.
Yes, Sergeant, Actually That West Point Cadet Does Outrank You - Modern War Institute
Scott Faith argues that contrary to popular belief West Point and ROTC cadets outrank NCO's according to Army Command Policy.
When We were training or had to deal with them ... in the Distant past... they were referred as Cadet... and treated as Sgt. E-5's...
https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/r600_20.pdf
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https://mwi.usma.edu/yes-sergeant-actually-west-point-cadet-outrank/
Yes, Sergeant, Actually That West Point Cadet Does Outrank You - Modern War Institute
Scott Faith argues that contrary to popular belief West Point and ROTC cadets outrank NCO's according to Army Command Policy.