Military Customs and Courtesies

Mutual Respect Good Manners And Politeness

Honor – Duty - Respect

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Customs And Courtesies

• POSITION OF HONOR • CORRECT USE OF TITLES • WEARING OF HEADGEAR • RESPONDING TO A SENIOR ’S PRESENCE • SALUTES • REPORTING • HONORS

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Position of Honor The position honor is on the right.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 The Corps of Cadets and the position of honor on the right of the line… • An Act by the General passed January 28th, 1861 states

• …that the said battalion of State Cadets, while habitually maneuvering as infantry, may yet maneuver in any arm of the service, and shall take the right of all troops of the same arm in which it may at any time parade.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Commissioned Officer

• Commissioned officers generally receive training as leadership and management generalists, in addition to training relating to their specific military occupational specialty or function in the military. Most developed nations have set the goal of having their officer corps university educated, although exceptions exist in some nations to accommodate officers who have risen from the noncommissioned ranks (battlefield commission).

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Commissioned Officer

• Many advanced militaries require university degrees as a prerequisite for commissioning, even from the enlisted ranks. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Commissioned Officer

• Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position. Commissioned officers are typically the only persons, in a military environment, able to act as the commanding officer (according to the most technical definition of the word) of a military unit. A superior officer is an officer with a higher rank than another officer.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Correct Use of Titles

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 ALL GENERAL/FLAG OFFICERS ARE CALLED “GENERAL” OR “”

General Admiral

Lieutenant General

Major General (Upper Half)

Brigadier General Rear Admiral (Lower Half)

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Field Grade Officers Air Force/Army/Marines AND COLONELS Navy EQUIVALENT IS “” or “” “LIEUTENANT COMMANDER”

Colonel Captain

Lieutenant Commander

Major Lieutenant Commander 4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Company Grade Officers

CAPTAINS – NAVY “LIEUTENANT” ALL – “LIEUTENANT” NAVY – “LIEUTENANT JG” AND “”

CAPTAIN LIEUTENANT

First Lieutenant Lieutenant JG

Second Lieutenant Ensign

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 ALL CHAPLAINS – “CHAPLAIN” Chaplains can be identified by their collar or sleeve insignia

Christian Islamic

Jewish Chaplain (CDR) Joe R. Molina, SCM Buddhist

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 ALL WARRANT OFFICERS – “MISTER” OR “MISS”

OFFICER CANDIDATES – “CANDIDATE”

CADETS – “CADET” OR “MISTER” OR “MISS”

MIDSHIPMEN – “” OR “MISTER” OR “MISS”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Corps of Cadets Rank Insignia

Cadet Colonel Cadet Captain

Cadet Lt. Colonel Cadet

Cadet Major Cadet

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Noncommissioned Officer

• A Noncommissioned Officer (NCO), is an enlisted military member holding a position of authority who has usually obtained it by promotion from within the non-officer ranks. In the Army, the NCO corps includes the rank of and all the grades of sergeant; There are different classes of noncommissioned officer, including Junior Noncommissioned Officers (JNCO) and Senior (or Staff) Noncommissioned Officers (SNCO).

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Noncommissioned Officer

• The noncommissioned officer corps is often referred to as "the backbone" of the armed services and are the primary and most visible leaders for most military personnel. Additionally, they are the primary leaders responsible for executing their units mission and training military personnel so they are prepared to execute their mission.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Noncommissioned Officer

• Senior NCOs with their wealth of leadership, mission training and experience are considered the primary link between the bulk of the enlisted personnel and the officers in any military organization. Their advice and guidance is particularly important for junior officers, who begin their careers in a position of authority but generally lack practical experience.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Noncommissioned Officer

• Senior NCOs are expected to exercise leadership at a more general level. They lead larger groups of service members, mentor junior officers, and advise senior officers on matters pertaining to their areas of responsibility. A select few senior NCOs in pay grade E-9 serve as Senior Enlisted Advisors to senior in each service.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Army NCOs

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Staff Sergeant (SSG) Master Sergeant (MSG)

Sergeant (SGT) (SFC)

“Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Sergeant”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 (1SG)

Morning/Afternoon/Evening, First Sergeant”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major

“Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Sergeant Major”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Marine Corps NCOs

USE FULL TITLE

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Corporal

“Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Corporal”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Sergeant Staff Sergeant

“Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Sergeant” “Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Staff Sergeant”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022

“Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Gunnery Sergeant”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Master Sergeant First Sergeant

“Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Master Sergeant” “Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, First Sergeant”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Master Gunnery Sergeant Sergeant Major “Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Master Gunnery Sergeant” “Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Sergeant Major”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Air Force NCOs USE FULL TITLE

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Senior Staff Sergeant

“Good Morning, Senior Airman” “Good Afternoon, Staff Sergeant”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Technical Sergeant

“Good Morning, Technical Sergeant”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Master Sergeant

“Good Morning, Master Sergeant” “Good Afternoon, Senior Master Sergeant”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Command Chief Master Sergeant

“Good Morning, Chief Master Sergeant” “Good Afternoon, Command Chief Master Sergeant”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Navy NCOs

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Petty Officer Third Class Petty Officer Second Classs Petty Officer First Class

(but usually go by rate) “Good Morning, Petty Officer”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Chief Petty Officer Senior Chief Petty Officer

“Good Morning, Chief” “Good Afternoon, Senior Chief”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Master Chief Petty Officer Command Master Chief Petty Officer

“Good Morning, Master Chief”

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Corps of Cadets Rank Insignia

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 WEARING OF HEADGEAR

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 You will remove your headgear only when:

Entering a place of Divine Worship

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 You will remove your headgear only when:

You are in attendance at an official reception

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 You will remove your headgear only when: Indoors, unless posted as a guard or sentry and the prescribed uniform requires the wearing of headgear

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 MOVING TO THE POSITION OF

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 You will come to attention when: Responding to an officer’s presence

If OUTDOORS: the first to observe the officer comes to attention and, if appropriate, calls the group to attention and salutes.

If INDOORS: an officer enters the room, the first person to observe the officer calls the room to attention.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 You will come to attention when:

If you are assembled in a conference room or a theater it may not be appropriate to shout attention. In this case The individual posted at the door will announce the senior Officer appropriately, such as:

“Ladies and Gentlemen, the of Cadets.”

Once the officer reaches their position, they will put you at ease or have you take your seat.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 SALUTES

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Your Salute

• The way you salute is important because it says a lot about you. If you salute proudly and smartly, it shows you have pride in yourself, your unit, and your school.

• A sloppy salute, on the other hand, shows you lack confidence, self-discipline, and that you don’t understand the meaning of the salute.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 You will salute when…

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 You will salute when…

• The President of the United States • The Vice President of the United States • The Secretary of Defense • Deputy Secretary of Defense • Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force • All commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of the United States • All commissioned officers of the South Carolina Unorganized Militia

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 The President of the United States

HeardPlayed every whenever time the President the President enters a enters formal ceremonya formal orsetting speech

Honors: Four “Ruffles and Flourishes” and “Hail to the Chief” 21 Gun Salute

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 The Governor

The Honorable Henry D. McMaster 117th Governor of South Carolina

Honors: Four “Ruffles and Flourishes” and “Stars and Stripes Forever” 19 Gun Salute

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 You will salute when…

Military Funerals. You salute whenever the casket is being moved and when honors are rendered. 4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 WHEN NOT TO SALUTE…

• When carrying articles in both hands a verbal greeting is appropriate

• In a designated covered area

• In a military formation only the senior person salutes UNLESS the group is given the command as in the case of parades or reviews

• At public gatherings or sporting events

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 REPORTING

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 How to Report Indoors - To a superior:  Remove your headgear  Knock  Enter when told to do so  Approach within two steps of the officer’s desk and halt  Salute and state “Sir (Ma’am) Cadet Jones reports.”  Hold the salute until it is returned  Upon completion of business, salute until returned, execute the appropriate facing movement, and depart  If reporting underarms you do not remove your headgear and you salute in the prescribed manner for the respective weapon

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 How to Report

Outdoors - To a Superior:

 Move rapidly to the vicinity of the officer

 Halt at a distance of approximately three steps from the officer

 Salute and report in the same way you would were you indoors

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 HONORS

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 When are honors rendered…

• The Nation

• The Color

• Individuals

• To special songs 4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 When are honors rendered… To the Nation

• When – The United States National Anthem – “To the Color” – “Hail to the Chief” or – “”

Are played outdoors and you are in uniform and not in formation, stand at attention, turn and face the music or flag if visible and salute until the flag reaches the bottom of the pole (if the flag is in view) or the last note of the music has sounded, whichever is later.

Personnel not in uniform will stand at attention ( remove headgear, if any, with the right hand) and place the right hand over the heart.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Rendering Honors to the Nation or Color

 Vehicles in motion will be brought to a halt.  Persons riding in a passenger car will dismount and salute.

 The Pledge of Allegiance is not recited in military formation or ceremonies.  At protocol functions, social, or sporting events which include civilian participants, military personnel should  When in uniform, stand at attention, remain silent, face the flag and salute.  When in civilian attire recite the pledge while standing at attention, facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. Men should remove headgear with the right hand and hold the right hand over the heart

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Honors to foreign countries

• When the national anthem of any friendly country is played at official occasions we show the same marks of respect.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Honors Rendered to Individuals

• Ruffles and Flourishes and an appropriate march are played for General/Flag Officers and Higher. John B. Sams USAF ret. Interim President of The Citadel

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Honors Rendered to Individuals

• Ruffles and Flourishes and an appropriate march are played for General/Flag General Glenn M. Walters Officers and Higher. USMC ret. 20th President of The Citadel

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Cannon Salutes are also fired.

Major General 2 ruffles and flourishes, the General’s March and 13 rounds

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 When are honors rendered…

When other songs are played:

Individual Service Songs – Army June 14th 1775 – Marine Corps November 10th 1775 – Navy October 13th 1775 – Air Force July 27th 1947 – Coast Guard August 4th 1790

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 The Citadel Alma Mater

Oh Citadel we sing thy fame For all the world to hear, And in the paths our fathers showed us Follow without fear. Peace and Honor, God and Country, We will fight for thee. Oh Citadel, we praise thee now And in Eternity.

Oh Citadel, though strife surrounds us, We will ever be Full conscious of the benefits That we derive from thee. Stand forever, yielding never To the tyrant's Hell We'll never cease our struggles for Our mighty Citadel.

Cadet A. Preston Price, Class of 1943 4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Honors rendered when other songs are played

“Retreat” Precedes “To the Color” and the lowering of the flag at . When “Retreat” is played, face toward the flag and stand at attention. Salute at the first note of “To the Color”.

 “To the Color” This call was sounded to bring companies up to the color line and form battalions for inspections or dress parades. It was also sounded at ceremonies honoring the national colors as it is today. Whenever sounded at the head of columns on the march, it was a signal to prepare for action.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Honors are played…

At Military Funerals

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 ALUMNI WHO HAVE MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN COMBAT OPERATIONS SINCE 9/11/2001

CPT CHARLES CPT BENJAMIN LT PETER OBER CPT DANIEL EGGERS KENNY SAMMIS LTC CHARLES 2LT SHANE LCPL TIMOTHY CREAGER CLASS OF 1998 CLASS OF 1997 CLASS OF 1993 CLASS OF 1996 BUEHRING CHILDERS CLASS OF 2005 CLASS OF 1985 CLASS OF 2001

CPT WARREN FRANK 1LT DAN MALCOM CLASS OF 2004 SFC ROBERT V. DERENDA 2LT ALMAR FITZGERALD 2LT JOSHUA BOOTH CLASS OF 1985 CLASS OF 2001 OFC ARSENIO DOMINGO CLASS OF 2004 CLASS OF 2005 CLASS OF 1987

LCPL JONATHAN MAJ BRIAN MESCALL TAYLOR Class of 1997 CPT RYAN P. HALL 1LT RYAN D. RAWL SGT AARON X. WITTMAN SFC Christopher A. Celiz CLASS OF 2009 CLASS OF 2004 CLASS OF 2004 CLASS OF 2007 CLASS OF 2008 4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Replacing the “To Extinguish Lights”after 1862, “Taps” is the very last bugle call of the day serving as a signal to discontinue all activities and extinguish lights. When “Taps” is played at a you salute. Also when “Echo Taps” is played, you salute.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 Bugle Calls Heard through out the week

Bugle calls are musical signals that announce scheduled and certain non-scheduled events . Scheduled calls are prescribed by the commander and normally follow the sequence shown below. DAILY SEQUENCE OF BUGLE CALLS

First Call Call to Quarters Adjutants Call

Assembly Attention

Reveille Taps Guard Mount

Sick Call Drill Fatigue Call

School Call Retreat

Mess Call To The Color

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 REMEMBER!! AS MEMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CORPS OF CADETS YOU ARE ALWAYS ON DISPLAY.

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 REMEMBER!!

• WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT, YOUR CONDUCT IS ALWAYS BEING EVALUATED IN UNIFORM OR OUT.

• YOUR CONDUCT REFLECTS NOT ONLY ON YOURSELF, BUT ON THE CITADEL AS WELL!

• HONOR – DUTY - RESPECT

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022 QUESTIONS?

4th Class Orientation & Training for Class of 2022