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Saluting The Queen

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EXTCWTG3SAC

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Why do some officers think you are saluting them when you salute them. Every officer needs to get it into their heads that when a person salutes you they are saluting the Queen NOT YOU. Stop thinking you are all high and mighty with your stripes on your shoulder. Yes you hold a commission but you do so for the Queen. Any order you give is on behalf of the Queen. Any salute you are given is on behalf of the Queen. Any duty you undertake as an officer is on behalf of the Queen. There are far too many officers that think high and mighty of themselves :)
 
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Stevienics

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That's simply not true. People salute me because I am better than them and they know it.
 
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FOMz

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I have officers call me Sir or Mr as I outrank them.. and I can walk on the grass.
 
muttywhitedog

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Even though I get to work in shorts and trainers when it's hot and jeans and t shirt when I feel like it, apparently my civil service grade is officer status. But nobody would ever call me sir as I just couldn't be so far up myself.
 
Kryten

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EXTCWTG3SAC said:
Why do some officers think you are saluting them when you salute them. Every officer needs to get it into their heads that when a person salutes you they are saluting the Queen NOT YOU. Stop thinking you are all high and mighty with your stripes on your shoulder. Yes you hold a commission but you do so for the Queen. Any order you give is on behalf of the Queen. Any salute you are given is on behalf of the Queen. Any duty you undertake as an officer is on behalf of the Queen. There are far too many officers that think high and mighty of themselves :)
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You have anger issues. Seek help.
 
UlsterExile

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EXTCWTG3SAC said:
Why do some officers think you are saluting them when you salute them. Every officer needs to get it into their heads that when a person salutes you they are saluting the Queen NOT YOU. Stop thinking you are all high and mighty with your stripes on your shoulder. Yes you hold a commission but you do so for the Queen. Any order you give is on behalf of the Queen. Any salute you are given is on behalf of the Queen. Any duty you undertake as an officer is on behalf of the Queen. There are far too many officers that think high and mighty of themselves :)
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FFS what are you eating, need to have a word with your dietician. You're way too angry.
 
vim_fuego

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I thought I was saluting to demonstrate I had washed at least one of my hands?
 
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SAXAVORDIAN

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I feel OP is a bee in the bottle having a wobbly:pDT_Xtremez_34:. Did you get caught up in the eiderdown this morning love:pDT_Xtremez_15: Please can someone ruffle the poor OP hair a little he seems to protest to much.:pDT_Xtremez_29:
 
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I think it was in one of Spike Milligan's books. I can't recall the exact situation but I think Spike failed to salute an officer and was told off. The officer said, "you're not saluting the man you're saluting the uniform". That evening when the officer was lying in bed, Spike served him a cup of tea then went to the wardrobe, opened it, saluted the uniform that was hanging there and left the room. I'll have to read Spike's memoirs again, they were p1ss funny.
 
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