When the ship is entering or leaving U.S. ports attimes other than operational visits,When the ship is visiting foreign ports, orWhen the ship is departing for or returning fromextended deployments, and other specialoccasions as determined by a superior.When the ship is entering or leaving U.S. ports onoperational visits or home port on local operations, thenormal procedure is to parade only an honor guard.SIDE HONORS.—Side honors, rendered toofficers and officials boarding and departing the ship,are a part of the honors stipulated on the occasion of anofficial visit. The honors consist of parading the propernumber of side boys and piping the side.Acting as a side boy may be one of your shipboardduties. When you are assigned to side boy duty, youmust remain in dress uniform and in the vicinity of thequarterdeck at all times, ready to fall in when required.Your uniform must be clean and neat, and you must beespecially neat and military in appearance. Enlistedwomen may be detailed to this duty, but they are stillcalled side boys.Side boys are paraded between 0800 and sunsetdaily except on Sunday. Normally, side boys are notcalled away during meal hours, general drills, all handsevolutions, or periods of regular overhaul except inhonor of civil officials or foreign officers; then, theymay be called away at any time during daylight. Thenumber of side boys paraded varies from two to eight(always an even number), depending on the rank of theindividual being saluted.When called away, side boys form two ranks facingeach other to form a passageway at the gangway. Whenthe Boatswain’s Mate (BM) begins to pipe the call“Over the Side,” the side boys salute in unison, hold thesalute until the last note of the call, and then drop theirhands smartly to their sides.Gun SalutesGun salutes are used to honor individuals, nations,and certain national holidays. Practically all shorestations have saluting batteries, but not all ships are soequipped. Whether aboard ship or ashore, you must beable to act properly whenever you hear a gun salutebeing rendered.The salutes always consist of an odd number ofguns, ranging from 5 for a vice consul to 21 for thePresident of the United States and for rulers of foreignnations recognized by the United States. Militaryofficers below the rank of commodore are not entitledto gun salutes. Normally, only one gun is fired at atime at intervals of about 5 seconds. During thesalutes, persons on the quarterdeck, in the ceremonialparty, or if ashore, render the hand salute. All otherpersonnel in the vicinity (in the open) should stand atattention and, if in uniform, render the hand salute.Gun salutes also mark special occasions in ourcountry’s history. On President’s Day, Memorial Day,and Independence Day, a standard 21-gun salute is firedat 1-minute intervals, commencing at 1200. Thus, onthese holidays, the salute ends at 1220.REVIEW 1 QUESTIONSQ1. Define the following terms.a. Courtesy—b. Custom—Q2. Name a required act of military courtesy.Q3. What is the most common form of saluting?Q4. When in uniform, Navy personnel salute whichof the following persons/things?a. Flagb. Anthemc. Officersd. Each of the aboveQ5. True or false. Under naval customs, the handsalute is accompanied by a word of greeting.9-10Student Notes:
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