[Newsbot]

<strong>Title: </strong> <a href="/link.php?id=27162" target="_blank">No saluting for Canadian soldiers in the theatre of war</a> (click to view)

<strong>Category:</strong> <a href="/news/topic/13-military" target="_blank">Military</a>
<strong>Posted By: </strong> <a href="/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=userinfo&username=Hyack" target="_blank">Hyack</a>
<strong>Date: </strong> 2007-11-16 07:46:59
<strong>Canadian</strong>

[uwish]

you never salute in a war theater, it gives potential snipers prime targets.

Never have and never will salute in an active environment.

[Tricks]

This has always been done. Why is this news?

[xerxes]

Too true. i found this sentence interesting though:

$1:

With the notable exception of U.S. forces, the traditional military greeting is pretty much a non-starter in Afghanistan.

[SprCForr]

Because the media with their in-depth knowledge of the Canadian Military just "discovered" that fact.

Now it's out. Better spool up another inquiry.

[ShepherdsDog]

good way to get rid of an unpopular officer.

[Bodah]

Tricks Tricks:

This has always been done. Why is this news?

The peeps at CBC has just seen saving private ryan ...

[WBenson]

De rigeur in warzones.

I remember reading somewhere that the traditional initiation for new US officers in the DMZ is a nice sharp salute in full view of the North Korean snipers. The North Koreans usually give one too just for the fun of it.

[Scape]

Sniper check!

[SprCForr]

See? All of you knew it.

Must have been a no news day.

[sasquatch2]

SOP. What an indicator of the lack of expertise in the chattering classes.

We never wore insignia in the field. Wear your bars and get a lobotomy.

[Tricks]

sasquatch2 sasquatch2:

SOP. What an indicator of the lack of expertise in the chattering classes.

We never wore insignia in the field. Wear your bars and get a lobotomy.

Or keep em covered.

[Tricks]

Bodah Bodah:

Tricks Tricks:

This has always been done. Why is this news?

The peeps at CBC has just seen saving private ryan ...

That's what I was just thinking. There are so many movies where this is demonstrated, I thought it was common knowledge.

[PENATRATOR]

This is news? lol, slow day at the CBC I guess