In military traditions of various times and places, there have been numerous methods of performing salutes, using hand gestures,
In military traditions of various times and places, there have been numerous methods of performing salutes, using hand gestures, cannon or rifle shots, hoisting of flags, removal of headgear, or other means of showing respect or deference. In the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly the British Commonwealth), only officers are saluted, and the salute is to the commission they carry from their respective commanders-in-chief representing the Monarch, not the officers themselves. The French salute is almost identical to the British Army's. The customary salute in the Polish Armed Forces is the two-fingers salute, a variation of the British military salute with only two fingers extended. In the Russian military, the right hand, palm down, is brought to the right temple, almost, but not quite, touching; the head has to be covered. In the Swedish armed forces, the salute is identical to that of the armed forces and the British Royal Navy. In the Hellenic Army salute the palm is facing down and the fingers point to the coat of arms. In the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, British Army, Royal Marines, Royal Air Force, Polish Armed Forces, Canadian Forces, Norwegian Armed Forces, Hellenic Armed Forces, Swedish Army, Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force and the Turkish Armed Forces, hand salutes are only given when a cover (protection for the head, usually a hat) is worn. The Army and the Air Force give salutes both covered and uncovered, but saluting indoors is forbidden except when formally reporting to a superior officer or during an indoor ceremony. When the presence of enemy snipers is suspected, military salutes are generally forbidden, since the enemy may use them to recognize officers as valuable targets.
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