Talk:Subordinate officer

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So which is it? Are they entitled to be saluted, or not? The article says one thing at the top and another at the bottom, and I don't know enough about the subject to fix it. -- nae'blis _(talk) 15:11, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

• It depends on the unit one rests at, I would say. In my own experience I was treated like a recruit, afforded no privilege or courtesy, told little and held trivial positions. On the same note, I have had friends who did meaningful work and were treated as commissioned officers in all respects. While there exists no obligation to salute subordinate officers the way one must salute commissioned officers, some do. 70.51.81.103 15:22, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

• It would appear there are differences between the UK and Canada. I can only speak from personal experience, but in the CF, OCdts were NOT saluted as a normal practice, because they did not hold a Queen's Commission; however, they could be for training purposes: OCdts on their Basic Officer Courses used to salute the hell out of each other (but not by NCMs), and would be saluted on unit parades if they held a position such as Tp OC (in which they would be saluted by the Tp WO upon taking command of the troop). The regulations concerning paying compliments in the CF is governed by the Manual of Drill and Ceremonial, and unfortunately, as a transplanted retiree, I do not have access to a copy. If any editors out there are in the CF, please post the relevant article from the drill manual as a cite. --SigPig |^{SEND - OVER} 19:21, 30 July 2007 (UTC)