Military Wife Karen Demands Salutes, Gets Mocked

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    Rectangle - O r/MaliciousCompliance · Posted by u/CitizenAlpha 2 days ago * 2 25 e17 3 27 14 Civilian dependent wife demands salute because of her husbands rank oc M TL;DR: Civilian dependent wife demanded to be saluted because her husband was an officer, used her clout to get enlisted to salute vehicle stickers. Enlisted followed orders and saluted vehicle stickers, prioritized them over officers, and even empty vehicles in parking lots.
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    Font - There are a handful of rules to saluting in the American military. The when, why, and how is drilled into you from boot camp until the day you leave. Even the order in which the salutes are rendered have meaning. When it comes to vehicles there are helpful insignia and stickers to indicate if its an officer such as a colored sticker located on the front windshield. My base was small enough where it was everyone's job at some point to do sentry duty at the front gate which had housing for
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    Font - One day while on duty I approached a vehicle with an officer's sticker and there was only the officer's wife driving in the vehicle. I returned her ID, wished her a nice day and waved her through. Pausing with a stern look, "Where's my salute Petty Officer CitizenAlpha". Now Karen here was wife to a higher ranking officer and has clearly has fallen under the impression people are saluting her somewhere along the way. Some of the junior enlisted might've even been saluting her as they're p
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    Font - Frustrated she pulled through and left my post. My cover guy (the guy keeping me safe with a big gun) and I watched her drive down the street and pull right into the administrative building with the top brass and huffed into the building as quickly as her soft shitty body would take her. We exchange a look between us with wry smiles knowing exactly where this is probably going. Later that day we get a new official base-wide mandate. From here forward all enlisted will salute vehicle stick
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    Font - Additionally when saluting a group of officers, you generally direct your salute and greeting to the highest ranking individual. Now as far as I know this stupid sticker salute order has no accommodation for how a 2004 Toyota Camry fits into the officers pecking order. Additionally if the car is unoccupied, its not like that sticker is removed. After that order came through we all began saluting stickers. Personally I'd direct my salute to the sticker. I would also prioritize sticker salu
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    Font - SteamingTheCat 2 days ago 3 5 I'm picturing a group of officers meeting on an otherwise routine morning. Why is nothing getting done? Where are the enlisted? They eventually find all of the enlisted on base saluting a sticker on a 2004 Camry. Some have been there for hours. Why? Because the sticker has yet to salute back or dismiss them.
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    Font - wubrgess 2 days ago you do it first, and you hold that salute until you are saluted in return and they lower theirs. Only then do you lower your salute. How did you ever stop saluting the first vehicle? 551 Reply Share .. CitizenAlpha 2 days ago O My commitment to malicious compliance stops just before it is personally inconvenient for me, but long after it is awkward and embarrassing for others. :)

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