Etiquette in US SF - Page 2

Rapid · 07-27-2008, 05:34

Just to clear something up after someone asked me about the original post. The term "dirty foreigner" referring to myself was just sarcasm, i.e. a jab at myself. I hang around a group of around 50% Americans and 50% Europeans, and that's our little completely sarcastic joke referring to us Euros. If any mods think I should remove it though, no problem.

**Team Sergeant** · 07-27-2008, 08:50

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Originally Posted by Scimitar

This may differ in SF, but is it not generally good manners to refer to an E8 MSG as "Master Sergeant" when initally meeting him and letting him (or her for that mater) advise you to drop it to just Sergeant?

Scimtar

A 1SG or SGM is referred to by their rank:

"Good Morning 1SG" or "Doesn't that boot polish smell good Sergeant Major?"

As was mentioned every SF Bn has "one" 1SG in charge of a headquarters support company, (Riggers, cooks, chemical, clerks, etc etc etc) and he's usually an 18Z asked to become a 1SG for the HSC. He's an E-8 that changes his rank from Master Sergeant to 1SG.

All the rest of the Sergeants, E-5 through E-8 (except 1SG) can be referred to as Sergeant.

And no its does not matter if you call a Master Sergeant, Sergeant or Master Sergeant.

Rapid, When we work with foreign soldiers we take into consideration their military custom and if they call their NCO's or sometimes Sr. NCO's "sir" then we just live with it.

TS

Blitzzz (RIP) · 07-28-2008, 21:34

I was made a Team SGT as an E-7. While Sgt is used outside the group areas. I mostly was referred to as "Top". As were many of you. Blitz

**Eagle5US** · 07-29-2008, 05:07

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Originally Posted by Blitzzz

I was made a Team SGT as an E-7. While Sgt is used outside the group areas. I mostly was referred to as "Top". As were many of you. Blitz

Top was considered a dirty word during my team tenure..."Top? TOP!?! What do you think I am, a child's plaything?!?"

That is one title that boiled down to preference I think

Eagle

Scimitar · 07-29-2008, 06:05

Thanks TS

S

highspeedmdd · 07-29-2008, 09:41

In Spanish speaking militaries (like in Colombia) even people of the same rank refer to those with an earlier date of rank by that rank and preface with "Mi".

So, if one Major was talking to another Major who was senior by date of rank, he would say, Si, mi Mayor."

I always thought that was pretty strange...