Saluting in a combat zone, especially when "outside the wire", just isn't done. No point in flagging the officers for snipers who might be observing.

Originally Posted by
AJBryant
Great pix! Thanks for your service, good sir.
I have to say -- I miss uniforms where I could distinguish rank at a glance. I have no idea what the boss' rank is. What's up with one tiny rank insignia on the middle of the chest? How do you know who to salute until you're on top of them? ;)
Geoff Withnell
"My comrades, they did never yield, for courage knows no bounds."
No longer subject to reveille US Marine.
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