AR 600-25 — Salutes, Honors, and Visits of Courtesy
Army Regulation 600-25 governs military customs and courtesies — when and how to render the hand salute, honors to the flag, and the ceremonies that mark the Army's traditions of respect and discipline.
Current edition: 24 September 2004
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Hand salute requirements and exceptions, cannon salutes, national salutes, honors to the flag, reveille and retreat procedures, the Pledge of Allegiance, the official Army song, New Year's Day customs, and military funeral honors.
Customs and courtesies are tested at every board because they are the visible expression of military discipline. Boards ask when a salute is required, when it is not, and what the correct procedures are for reveille and retreat. Getting these wrong at a board signals a lack of basic military bearing.
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