Why no salute to CMH Awardee from Commander in Chief?

I'm not sure of the instruction, but I believe it was in boot were I learned no matter the rank disparity, one salutes a MOH recipient- even the CNO would salute an E1 if he had the MOH. This was even expressed in an NCIS episode.

 

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any video of this?

 

He's not the first president not to salute during the MOH ceremony.

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/o/obama-medal-of-honor.htm

I personally found his speech to be full of reverence and respect for Staff Sergeant Giunta.

 

Video of ceremony here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2RWscJM97U&feature=player_embedded

 

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... ^^^ ... DITTO ... I saw it in real time on TV and Obama even expressed verbally ... "I really like this guy".

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The navy doesn't salute indoors. If that was indoors? I didn't read that obvious crap article.

According to my studies.. granted a while ago. You will never find a regulation on saluting in the air force, as it is a courtesy it is passed on as a custom not a law. But upholding customs is part of the whole "conduct becoming" thing.

You can find instructions on ceremonial scripts etc, but not one saying "one must render salute like this" for every day. Or so I was told back in the day.

Haven't run into one.

I'd do whatever society told me to do. I'm not one for, what was for me, a matter of ceremony. But saluting a MOH winner doesn't jive with the history of the salute. Though I know it jives with modern hero worship. It doesn't make sense in traditional concept.

 

I don't know about the other services but in the Army you are required to salute indoors when reporting to the Pay Officer for pay, reporting to a Commanding Officer, reporting to the President of a Board (Promotion), or during a Ceremony held indoors.

 

Navy doesn't. I've saluted a Navy captain while receiving an award. It was returned with a strange look, but I was explained afterwards that i'm a dork.

Around NIOC anyway, the enlisted folk say they don't stand when talking to officers unless it's a staff officer either.
In training we saluted E-4 senior airmen and bucks when reporting.

 

I agree on this particular instance, LH.

But in my opinion POTUS has a large and ever-growing body of work that flies in the face of the Constitution and traditional American values.

A good read for anyone that's interested: "The Roots of Obama's Rage" by Dinesh D'Souza.

Gives a real clear picture of what makes this guy tick...

 

I cant say it, Jim