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BigBen · 09-19-2005, 07:01 AM

Heh, you want to get me started???

What about people letting the Canadian flag touch the ground? Having a flag touch the ground is so bad that I would never let it happen. I see a flag on the ground, I lose it.

There was something I wanted to state, and I guess that this thread will actually make me go off and search for it: I don't know if soldiers are ALLOWED to sing when in uniform.

When in uniform, you must salute all flags hanging off of a self-supporting flag pole. You don't have to worry about flags on buildings, stickers and stupid shit like that, but if someone can raise it, then you salute it. In groups, the highest rank salutes and the others give a proper eyes left/right.

When the national anthem plays and you are in uniform, you immediately stop, turn towards the closest Canadian Flag and salute for the duration of the song. When in groups, the highest rank salutes and the others stand properly at attention. My question is this: If I am saluting / standing at attention, am I allowed to sing the anthem? No movement is allowed, and of course that means you keep your mouth shut. Period. But what about this as a special case?

I have never sang the anthem in uniform, and always relied on someone else to do it for me. I sing it all the time in civilian clothes, and I sing it loud enough for people to look at me like "Wow, that guy sure is patriotic..." If I am singing loud, I feel it encourages others to do the same.

Hmmm. I am going to ask the Sergeant Major this question. He always knows the rules. Maybe this one will stump him.

09-19-2005, 07:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	Heh, you want to get me started??? What about people letting the Canadian flag touch the ground? Having a flag touch the ground is so bad that I would never let it happen. I see a flag on the ground, I lose it. There was something I wanted to state, and I guess that this thread will actually make me go off and search for it: I don't know if soldiers are ALLOWED to sing when in uniform. When in uniform, you must salute all flags hanging off of a self-supporting flag pole. You don't have to worry about flags on buildings, stickers and stupid shit like that, but if someone can raise it, then you salute it. In groups, the highest rank salutes and the others give a proper eyes left/right. When the national anthem plays and you are in uniform, you immediately stop, turn towards the closest Canadian Flag and salute for the duration of the song. When in groups, the highest rank salutes and the others stand properly at attention. My question is this: If I am saluting / standing at attention, am I allowed to sing the anthem? No movement is allowed, and of course that means you keep your mouth shut. Period. But what about this as a special case? I have never sang the anthem in uniform, and always relied on someone else to do it for me. I sing it all the time in civilian clothes, and I sing it loud enough for people to look at me like "Wow, that guy sure is patriotic..." If I am singing loud, I feel it encourages others to do the same. Hmmm. I am going to ask the Sergeant Major this question. He always knows the rules. Maybe this one will stump him. __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.