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Teabag Maj Gen


Number of posts : 960 Age : 69 Localisation : Merseyside Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Wildenrath Detmold Registration date : 2008-10-30
 | Subject: Re: Good news 24/8/2011, 22:52 | |
| - Gordon. wrote:
- Talking of salutes....Why does the RN have a different salute from the Army or RAF??
According to Hornblower they used to do it a lot differently. Bit of a knuckle to the forehead/temple. These days I think they are just shielding their eyes from the sun? |
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Number of posts : 937 Age : 66 Localisation : Calgary Cap Badge : Pads Brat Places Served : Father -- Canadian Army. Served Hemer, Soest, and Wetter Registration date : 2007-12-28
 | Subject: Re: Good news 25/8/2011, 00:11 | |
| This has been mentioned before but I have a memory like a sieve...good, just short! LOL
Now, I assume British military salute differently than Canadian, first off, so this may not be of any real interest to most of you....but what was the "old" Canadian Army salute and what was the post-integration salute? I must say, I forget.
I recall my dad saluting, of course...on parade or what-have-you....but I'm wracking my brains trying to picture what it was and if it was pre-integration or post. I think I remember it as palm down at right angles to the right of the eyebrow (or peak of the cap I guess). I don't remember him ever saluting palm out....isn't that more an American thing?
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Number of posts : 960 Age : 69 Localisation : Merseyside Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Wildenrath Detmold Registration date : 2008-10-30
 | Subject: Re: Good news 25/8/2011, 08:10 | |
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 | Subject: Re: Good news 25/8/2011, 08:20 | |
| I`ll ignore that Stephen.
Last edited by Gordon. on 25/8/2011, 08:29; edited 1 time in total |
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 | Subject: Re: Good news 25/8/2011, 08:27 | |
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- The Army salute is essentially the same as that of the RAF. When army personnel hand salute they display an open hand, positioned such that the finger tips almost, but not quite, touch the hat band. The Naval salute differs in that the palm of the hand faces down towards the shoulder. This dates back to the days of sailing ships, when tar and pitch were used to seal the timber from seawater. To protect their hands, officer wore white gloves and it was considered most undignified to present a dirty palm in the salute so the hand was turned through 90 degrees.
Mr Google comes up trumps again |
|  | | Shelldrake FM


Number of posts : 3030 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
 | Subject: Re: Good news 25/8/2011, 08:43 | |
| I don't remember him ever saluting palm out....isn't that more an American thing? [/quote] Arrrrrggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!! The British Army salutes with palm out to indicate to our officers that were are not carrying any concealed weapons!! (as if) |
|  | | brum FM

Number of posts : 2808 Age : 78 Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire Cap Badge : RA/QOH Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich Registration date : 2010-03-02
 | Subject: Re: Good news 25/8/2011, 09:18 | |
| - Teabag wrote:
- Gordon. wrote:
- Talking of salutes....Why does the RN have a different salute from the Army or RAF??
According to Hornblower they used to do it a lot differently. Bit of a knuckle to the forehead/temple. These days I think they are just shielding their eyes from the sun? No. Look. The Andrew used to be issued with about a gallon of rum and several gallons of beer a day.. They were too pissed to raise their arms high enough to salute properly. |
|  | | Shelldrake FM


Number of posts : 3030 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
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Number of posts : 960 Age : 69 Localisation : Merseyside Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Wildenrath Detmold Registration date : 2008-10-30
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 | Subject: Re: Good news 25/8/2011, 17:23 | |
| Yes.I believe he spent some time in the barrel  |
|  | | Stephen Lock Maj Gen


Number of posts : 937 Age : 66 Localisation : Calgary Cap Badge : Pads Brat Places Served : Father -- Canadian Army. Served Hemer, Soest, and Wetter Registration date : 2007-12-28
 | Subject: Re: Good news 25/8/2011, 18:15 | |
| - Shelldrake wrote:
- I don't remember him ever saluting palm out....isn't that more an American thing?
Arrrrrggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!! The British Army salutes with palm out to indicate to our officers that were are not carrying any concealed weapons!! (as if)  [/quote] Uh-oh....  My bad.....50 lashes with a wet noodle!! And yes, as soon as I read "The British Army salutes with palm out" I immediately got a mental flash of exactly that, so I obviously knew somewhere in my fuzzy old head that was so. Bad Stephen, bad bad Stephen..... |
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Number of posts : 960 Age : 69 Localisation : Merseyside Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Wildenrath Detmold Registration date : 2008-10-30
 | Subject: Re: Good news 25/8/2011, 18:53 | |
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 | Subject: Re: Good news 26/8/2011, 22:04 | |
| The British Soldier, unlike the politician if he were allowed to salute,salutes with the palm out to also indicate that his hands are clean. |
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Number of posts : 3030 Localisation : Camberley Cap Badge : Royal Artillery Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh Registration date : 2010-10-26
 | Subject: Re: Good news 27/8/2011, 07:38 | |
| I think that only applies to the ACC (especially when they are behind the Hotplate). |
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 | Subject: Re: Good news 27/8/2011, 07:55 | |
| Unlike the RN who salute palm down,to hide the dirt. |
|  | | brum FM

Number of posts : 2808 Age : 78 Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire Cap Badge : RA/QOH Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich Registration date : 2010-03-02
 | Subject: Re: Good news 27/8/2011, 22:03 | |
| No, sorry but you have to go in the barrel.  [/quote] While I am alarmed at the slant this thread has taken, I will follow it. In Fort George, Londonderry, (No, it's not "Derry" !) in '75, we lived on HMS Rame Head. Amongst the welter of nautical slang we were bombarded with by the personnel of the Andrew we lived with, in the PO's mess, one example which springs to mind, which applies to this thread, was called "Starters". While wishing to spare the sensitivities of our contributors, I must explain that this name would apply to lubricants such as KY jelly, Vaseline, XG 279, lard, WD 40, sago and many others. Without these, use of "The Barrel" would be difficult. I hope this contribution will kill off this thread ! |
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 | Subject: Re: Good news 27/8/2011, 22:54 | |
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 | Subject: Re: Good news 27/8/2011, 23:20 | |
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 | Subject: Re: Good news 28/8/2011, 07:09 | |
| I think i prefer the "Gay" word.  |
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