Gunnar
Army.ca Veteran
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Sidebar: Are reserve and regular force members supposed to salute CIC officers?
Do they commission after their 2 week course?
The way I look at it, is you salute the officer, not necessarily the man. Our employer has commissioned CIC members officers, so they are officers. Respect for an officer in their defined role is never misplaced. I can understand why someone on the pointy end might not want to salute the leader of a youth organization, but my understanding and sometimes sympathy isn't really at issue. Nor need it come up unless one or both of us are being jerks. It's not like we cross paths much. I won't pretend knowledge of handling a GPMG, and you won't tell me about cadet activities. But we will pay appropriate compliments because that is who we are.
On a related note, and judging from military members I have met in recruiting stations (I know), CAF members are invariably polite to civilians as well. I have always been addressed as Sir by members not directly involved in my case processing. Unfailingly polite treatment by any military member to any other human being can only reflect well on the member themselves and the organization of which they are part. To my mind, anything less would seem to imply a lack of discipline.
And if we want to discuss this further, we should probably split it outta this thread.