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IN A GROUP.-If enlisted personnel and officers are standing together and a senior officer approaches, the first to see the senior should call out "Attention," and all should face the officer and salute.

REPORTING.–When reporting on deck or out-of-doors ashore, you should remain covered and salute accordingly. When reporting in an office, you should uncover upon approaching the senior, and, therefore, should not salute.

SENTRIES.-Sentries at gangways salute all officers going or coming over the side and when passing or being passed by officers close aboard in boats or otherwise.

OVERTAKING.—You should never overtake and pass an officer without permission. When for any reason it becomes necessary for you to pass, you should do so to the left, salute when abreast of the officer, and ask, "By your leave, sir/ma'am?” The officer should reply, “Very well," and return the salute.

IN VEHICLES.-You salute all officers riding in vehicles, while those in the vehicle both render and return salutes, as may be required. The

WHEN IN RANKS (IF ADDRESSED, COME TO ATTENTION /

WHEN UNCOVERED AND IN INNER

COURT OR OPEN PASSAGE WAY
BETWEEN WINOS OF BUILDINGS

WHEN PART OF A DETAIL AT WORK

WHEN UNDER ACTUAL OR SINULATED BATTLE CONDITIONS

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OFFICER, SIT AT ATTENTION)

WHEN CARRYING ARTICLES

WITH BOTH HANDS

Figure 4-3.—When not to salute officers.

driver of the vehicle is obliged to salute if the vehicle is at a halt; to do so while the vehicle is in motion might endanger the safety of the occupants and so may be omitted.

IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES.- If you are in uniform and recognize an officer in civilian clothes, you should initiate the proper greeting and salute. In time of war, however, an officer not in uniform may be deliberately avoiding disclosure of his or her naval identity, so you should be cautious in following the normal peacetime rule.

AT CROWDED GATHERINGS.-At crowded gatherings or in congested areas, you normally salute only when addressing or being addressed by officers.

There are some situations in which it is improper for you to salute. These are as follows:

When armed with a rifle, you should use one of the three rifle salutes described in this section instead of the hand salute. (The salute at sling arms shown in figure 4-4 is simply a hand salute and is not considered a rifle salute.) The occasions for rendering each type of rifle salute are as follows:

1. When uncovered, except where failure to salute might cause embarrassment or misunderstanding.

2. In formation, except on command.

3. On a work detail. (The person in charge of the detail salutes.)

4. When engaged in athletics or assembled for recreation or entertainment.

5. When carrying articles with both hands, or otherwise so occupied as to make saluting impracticable.

consisting of sounding "Attention” and rendering the hand salute by all persons in view on deck and not in ranks, are exchanged between ships of the Navy and between ships of the Navy and the Coast Guard passing close aboard.

Signals for the actions required to be performed by personnel are as follows:

One blast-Attention (to starboard)
Two blasts-Attention (to port)
One blast-Hand salute
Two blasts—End salute Three blasts-Carry on

b. When halted while on patrol (such as an area security patrol) to reply to or to address an officer.

c. When in ranks and so commanded; for example, at colors. 2. Rifle salute at order arms (fig. 4-5, view B)

a. When standing sentry or guard duty by a door inside a building. Present arms may also be required by competent authority, but where there is considerable traffic the salute at order arms is usually prescribed.

b. When reporting individually to an officer indoors. For example, you would approach an officer's desk at trail arms, come to order arms, and render the rifle salute at order arms.

c. When reporting a roll call (if already at order arms).

3. Rifle salute at right shoulder arms (fig. 4-5, view C)

a. When on patrol and passing, without halting, a person entitled to a salute.

b. When leading a detail past an officer.

c. When reporting a roll call (if already at shoulder arms).

d. When reporting at shoulder arms to an officer outdoors.

e. When going individually to and from drill or place of duty and you pass any person entitled to a salute.

(Signals are given by police whistle on small ships and by bugle on large ships.)

On the signal of “Attention," all hands in view on deck (starboard or port as indicated by number of blasts) should come to attention and face outboard. At the sound of one blast, all hands in view and not in ranks should salute. (When personnel are in ranks, only the division officer and division petty officer should salute; all other persons should stand at attention.) At two blasts, persons saluting should bring their hands back to their sides, but remain at attention until three blasts are sounded.

For boats passing honors, flag officers, unit commanders, or commanding officers in uniform embarked in boats should be saluted by all persons on the quarterdeck.

Passing honors for the President of the United States and for rulers of foreign nations include manning the rail. Manning the rail consists of the ship's company lining up at regular intervals along all weather deck rails. Normal saluting procedures are followed.

Having the crew at quarters when entering or leaving port is a less formal ceremony than manning the rail. The crew is paraded at quarters on ceremonial occasions, such as entering or leaving U.S. ports at times other than operational visits, when visiting foreign ports, when departing for or returning from extended deployments, and other special occasions as determined by a superior. When entering or leaving U.S. ports on operational visits or home port on local operations, the normal procedure is to parade only an honor guard.

Honors are salutes rendered to ships, to highranking individuals, and to nations. The type of honors rendered depends upon who or what is being saluted. Passing honors are rendered by a ship to other ships and to boats having officials embarked. Side honors are rendered to officials or officers as they board and depart a Navy ship. Gun salutes are rendered to high-ranking individuals, to nations, and to celebrate national holidays. Honors are not rendered to nations or officials of nations not recognized by the United States. Officials and officers who request that the honors be dispensed with do not receive them.

Passing honors are those honors, other than gun salutes, rendered on occasions when ships or embarked officials or officers pass, or are passed, close aboard. “Close aboard" means passing within 600 yards for ships and 400 yards for boats. Passing honors between ships,

Side honors, rendered to officers and officials boarding and departing the ship, are a part of the honors stipulated on the occasion of an official

visit. The honors consist of parading the proper number of side boys and piping the side.

Acting as a side boy may be one of your shipboard duties. When you are assigned to side boy duty, you must remain in dress uniform and in the vicinity of the quarterdeck at all times, ready to fall in when required. Your uniform must be clean and neat, and you must be especially neat and military in appearance. Enlisted women may be detailed to this duty, but they are still called side boys.

Side boys are paraded between 0800 and sunset daily, except Sunday. They normally are not called away during meal hours, general drills, all hands evolutions, or periods of regular overhaul except in honor of civil officials or foreign officers; then they may be called away at anytime during daylight. The number of side boys paraded varies from two to eight (always an even number), depending on the rank of the individual being saluted.

When called away, side boys form two ranks facing each other to form a passageway at the gangway. When the boatswain's mate begins to pipe the call “Over the Side,” the side boys salute in unison, hold the salute until the last note of the call, then drop their hands smartly to their sides.

Ceremonies are formal acts performed on public occasions. There are too many types of ceremonies, and too many occasions when they are performed, to include them all here. Instead, we will discuss some of the more common situations involving a formal ceremony, and the behavior required of you during the event.

At commands ashore and aboard ships of the Navy not underway, the ceremonial hoisting and lowering of the national flag at 0800 and sunset is known as morning and evening colors. Every Navy shore command, and every ship not underway, performs the ceremony of colors twice a day.

You will render honors as follows:

- If you are in ranks, you will be called to attention or order arms.

- If you are in uniform but not in ranks, face the colors and give the hand salute.

- If you are driving a vehicle, stop and sit at attention but do not salute.

- If you are a passenger in a boat, remain at attention, seated or standing. The boat officer or coxswain salutes for the boat.

- If you are in civilian clothes or athletic uniform, face the colors at attention and salute by placing your right hand over your heart.

Gun salutes are used to honor individuals, nations, and certain national holidays. Practically all shore stations have saluting batteries, but not all ships are so equipped. Whether aboard ship or ashore, you must be able to act properly whenever you hear a gun salute being rendered.

The salutes always consist of an odd number of guns, ranging from 5 for a vice consul to 21 for the President of the United States and for rulers of foreign nations recognized by the United States. Military officers below the rank of commodore are not entitled to gun salutes. Normally, only one gun is fired at a time at intervals of about 5 seconds. During the salutes, persons on the quarterdeck, or in the ceremonial party, if ashore, should render the hand salute. All other personnel in the vicinity (in the open) should stand at attention and, if in uniform, render the hand salute.

Gun salutes also mark special occasions in our country's history. On Washington's Birthday and Independence Day, a standard 21-gun salute is fired, commencing at 1200. On Memorial Day, also commencing at 1200, a salute of 21-minute

Aboard Navy ships or naval shore activities, when the national ensign is hoisted and lowered or half-masted for any occasion, the motions of the senior officer present are followed. Five minutes before morning and evening colors, the PREPARATIVE pennant (called PREP) is hoisted. Ceremonies for colors begin when PREP is hauled to the dip (the half-way point).

Navy ships not underway also hoist and lower the union jack on the jackstaff, at the ship's bow, at morning and evening colors. The union jack is also flown from a yardarm to denote that a general court-martial or court of inquiry is in session. The union jack is the rectangular blue