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Originally posted by MikeinNC:

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Originally posted by 83v45magna:
No has mention yet another Lieutenant, the Navy O-2 Lieutenant Junior Grade or J.G.

That complicates things just that little bit more.

A jg is addressed as Lieutenant Or sir, but in writing he is addressed as LTJG or LTjg....

Just like talking to an admiral lower half...you call him “Admiral” and leave out the lh....

CWOs are called “Sir” when writing you might just write CWO, it is also correct to write CWO2, CWO4, etc

And to confound it a little more....when an officer is in charge of a ship, regardless of his rank...he is addressed as “Captain”
(I was on one ship that had a Lt as CO, he was called captain, another a CWO was the CO, has was called Captain, and on another a Commander was the CO..he also was called Captain)

As I understand it, when there are 2 Navy Captains on board, one is the "Captain" and the other is called "Commodore".

In speaking to Warrant Officers, it is appropriate to address them as "Mister (last name)" (at least it was in 1970).

flashguy

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In speaking to Warrant Officers, it is appropriate to address them as "Mister (last name)" (at least it was in 1970).

flashguy

In 1978, was present when a W03 was addressed as "Sir" by someone. He stated; "No need to call me "Sir, I'll be here all day. "Mister" will do..." (with a smile).

^ ha, I had forgotten about “commodore” yes...if there are two persons of captains rank on one ship, the “Captain” is always the one who is in charge of that ship...the other might be called commodore. Or if he commanded another ship, he would be addressed as Captain (ships name or his last name)

And back to the CWO, it is never wrong to call someone “sir” regardless of rank....IIRC the bluejackets manual says that if you are in doubt, sir will serve.

“Mister” was for O3 and below and for CWOs, but I respected them (CWO)more than ring knockers and always called them “sir”.

One of the weirdest situations with mixed services I've encountered was while deployed in 2003. I was in the Air National Guard, so we were Air Force but also working alongside a whole lot of Marines from the 3rd MAW.

We had some sort of awards ceremony at the chow hall toward the end the the Air Force commander is handing out coins and medals to Air Force, Army and Marine personnel. He's handing the item to the Air Force Airman who then salutes and he returns it. Same for the Army guys. Then he gets to the Marines and THEY CANNOT SALUTE INDOORS! It was weird and funny at the same time.

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Originally posted by PASig:
One of the weirdest situations with mixed services I've encountered was while deployed in 2003. I was in the Air National Guard, so we were Air Force but also working alongside a whole lot of Marines from the 3rd MAW.

We had some sort of awards ceremony at the chow hall toward the end the the Air Force commander is handing out coins and medals to Air Force, Army and Marine personnel. He's handing the item to the Air Force Airman who then salutes and he returns it. Same for the Army guys. Then he gets to the Marines and THEY CANNOT SALUTE INDOORS! It was weird and funny at the same time.

Why cant a Marine salute indoors?

Marines generally don't salute unless they're wearing covers (headgear). And they generally don't wear covers indoors, unless under arms or on certain specific types of duties.

However, regulations also state that Marines are allowed to salute uncovered/indoors, especially when serving with members of the Army or Air Force, if "failure to do so would cause embarrassment or misunderstanding", and that in mixed branch situations "social customs or military courtesy should always be interpreted so as to prevent awkward situations".

(It seems the Marines in question may have been stuck on the former, while forgetting the latter. )