Af Pdg Chapter 8 - Military
Customs, Courtesies, And Protocol
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Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Respect for the Flag (RULES) ANS✔✔
When outdoors, all personnel in uniform, except those in formation must face
the flag and salute during the raising and lowering of the flag. Upon the first
note of the national anthem or "To the Colors," all personnel in uniform who
are not in formation will stand at attention, face the flag (or the sound of the
music, if the flag is not visible), and salute. Hold the salute until the last note of
the national anthem or "To the Colors" is played.
Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Respect for the Flag (RULES) ANS✔✔
All vehicles in motion will pull to the side of the road and stop. All occupants
sit quietly until the last note of the national anthem or "To the Colors" has
played.
Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Respect for the Flag (RULES) ANS✔✔
When in civilian clothes, face the flag (or the sound of the music if the flag is
not visible) and stand at attention with the right hand placed over the heart or
render a salute.
Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Respect for the Flag (RULES) ANS✔✔ If
indoors during retreat or reveille, there is no need to stand or salute. However,
everyone must stand during the playing of the national anthem before a
,showing of a movie while in the base theater. When listening to a radio or
watching television, no specific action is necessary. Additionally, a folded flag
is considered cased; therefore, a salute is not necessary.
Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Salute ANS✔✔ The (Key term) is a
courteous exchange of greetings, with the junior member always (Key term)
the senior member first. A (Key term) is also rendered to the flag as a sign of
respect. Any Airman, NCO, or officer recognizing a need to salute or a need to
return a (Key term) may do so anywhere at any time. When returning or
rendering an individual (Key term), the head and eyes are turned toward the
flag or person (Key term).
Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Salute - Outdoors ANS✔✔ Saluting (Key
term) means salutes are exchanged when the persons involved are outside of a
building. For example, if a person is on a porch, a covered sidewalk, a bus stop,
a covered or open entryway, or a reviewing stand, the salute will be exchanged
with a person on the sidewalk outside of the structure or with a person
approaching or in the same structure. This applies both on and off military
installations. The junior member should initiate the salute in time to allow the
senior officer to return it. To prescribe an exact distance for all circumstances
is not practical; however, good judgment should dictate when salutes are
exchanged. Superiors carrying articles in both hands need not return the
salute, but should nod in return or verbally acknowledge the salute. If the
junior member is carrying articles in both hands, verbal greetings should be
exchanged. Also, use the same procedures when greeting an officer of a foreign
nation.
Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Salute - Outdoors: Formation ANS✔✔
Members do not salute or return a salute unless given the command to do so.
The person in charge salutes and acknowledges salutes for the whole (Key
term).
, Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Salute - Outdoors: Groups, But Not in
Formation ANS✔✔ When a senior officer approaches, the first individual
noticing the officer calls the group to attention. All members face the officer
and salute. If the officer addresses an individual or the group, all remain at
attention (unless otherwise ordered) until the end of the conversation, at
which time they salute the officer.
Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Salute - Outdoors: Public Gatherings
ANS✔✔ Salutes between individuals are not required in (Key term), such as
sporting events, meetings, or when a salute would be inappropriate or
impractical.
Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Salute - Outdoors: Moving Military
Vehicles ANS✔✔ Exchange of salutes between military pedestrians
(including gate sentries) and officers in (Key term) is not mandatory. However,
when officer passengers are readily identifiable (for example, officers in
appropriately marked staff vehicles), the salute must be rendered.
Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Salute - Outdoors: The Presence of
Civilians ANS✔✔ Persons in uniform may salute civilians. The President of
the United States, as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, is always
accorded the honor of a salute. AFI 34-1201 provides additional guidance. In
addition, if the exchange of salutes is otherwise appropriate, customs
encourage military members in civilian clothes to exchange salutes upon
recognition.
Section 8C—Professional Behavior: Salute - Outdoors: A Work Detail
ANS✔✔ In a (Key term), individual workers do not salute. The person in
charge salutes for the entire detail.
