HEADQUARTERS

ARMY RESERVE COMMAND

Camp Riego de Dios, Tanza, Cavite
 SCOPE
 Definition of Terms
 Correct Use of Titles
 Military Salute
 Rules for Saluting
 Honors to the Flag
 Importance of Discipline
 Creating a climate for
discipline
 General courtesy & discipline
 Taboos
MILITARY COURTESY
 The wholesome relationship
between juniors and seniors
 includes an essential element
of a full & proper appreciation
of the rights of others.
 acts of politeness, civility and
respect
THE SALUTE

 most important form of military

courtesy

 the way it is executed indicates the

state of morale and discipline
Persons entitled
for the salute

 Commissioned Officers of the AFP

 Commissioned Officers of Allied

Nations

 High civilian officials or foreign

dignitaries during military honors
General Rules for Saluting
a. Required on or off military installations
and on and off office hours
b. Rendered at a distance of 6 paces
c. Salute must be returned by the person
entitled to it
d. Do not salute when running
e. Never salute when smoking
f. Salute should not be executed in a
haphazard manner
 General Rules for Saluting
g. When reporting to an officer indoor or
outdoor, a salute is rendered with a
distance of 3 paces
h. Salute after a conversation.
i. When in a group, not in a formation,
all will rise and salute
j. When in formation, only the cmdr
salutes.
k. Salute is used in making courtesy
calls
General Rules for Saluting
When not to salute:

 While at work
 Indoors, except when reporting
 Carrying articles with both hands
 Driver of a vehicle in motion
 When actively involved in games
 In churches, theaters, or in public
 When meeting a prisoner of war
Honors to the National
Color and Anthem
 When the Nat’l anthem is played
 Salute to passing colors
 Reveille and Retreat
 Vehicles are brought to a halt
 Passengers in a vehicle sit at
attention and do not salute
 The driver m ay disembark and
stand by the door of the vehicle
and salute
Display of the Flag

 It should be hoisted fully

at the top of the pole

 When displayed with

other flag, the Nat’l Flag
is in the right side.

 When displayed on walls,

red at the right side.
Display of the Flag
 When displayed in a
horizontal position, the
triangle is at the right
side with the blue part
up.

 When displayed over the

casket, the triangle in the
direction of the head of
the cadaver with the blue
part on the right side.
Other Forms of Courtesy
 Avoid undue familiarity with your
seniors
 Walk on the left of the senior and
keep in step with him
 The most senior enters the cars
last, and gets out ahead of others
 To pass a senior while walking,
salute and ask permission to go ahead.
Other Forms of Courtesy
 The word “I wish” and “I desire” are
to be taken as orders
 Inside a car, the place of honor is at
the right (same with the back
seat)
When walking in a group of three,
the most senior occupies the
middle position
 For Officers, never invite an EP to
an Officers Club.
MILITARY DISCIPLINE

 State of order and obedience

existing within a Command
MILITARY DISCIPLINE
 subordination of individual will
for the good of the group
 demands habitual but reasoned
obedience to command
 created by training, use of
punishment and rewards
 demands correct performance
of duty
“Men who adopt the profession of arms submit
their own free will to a law of perpetual
constraint. At their own accord they reject the
right to live where they choose, to say what
they think, to dress as they like. From the
moment they become soldiers, it needs but
an order to settle them in this place, to move
them to that, to separate them from their
families and dislocate their normal lives. On
the word of command, they must rise, march,
run, endure bad weather, go without sleep or
food, be isolated in some distant post, work
till they drop. They have ceased to be the
masters of their fate. If they drop in their
tracks, if their ashes are scattered to the four
winds, that is all part and parcel of their job.”
----President Charles de Gaulle
Importance of Discipline

 ensures orderly & effective

group action (teamwork)
Importance of Discipline

 instill a sense of obligation

to oneself, to his cmdr, unit,
and entire organization
Importance of Discipline

 ensure unit efficiency in

battle
Creating a Climate for
Discipline
 Training
 Judicious use of punishment
and rewards
 Instilling sense of confidence
and responsibility
Training
Develops Teamwork in accomplishing tasks.
Unify actions into single effort to accomplish the mission
Develops habit of prompt obedience to orders
Enables one to learn what is required in the battlefield
JUDICIOUS USE OF PUNISHMENT
Punish only the guilty person.
Impose the punishment promptly.
Make the guilty person realize his mistake.
Impose punishment appropriate for the offense.
Unlike giving rewards which should be done in
public, punishment should be administered in
private.
Instilling a sense of confidence
and responsibility

By instilling a sense of confidence and responsibility

among his subordinates, a leader succeeds in
creating a climate of discipline in his unit.

A confident and responsible soldier realized that he

has an obligation not only to himself but also to the
other soldier in the unit.

He knows that violation of the rule of discipline will

not reflect in him as individual but will also discredit,
if not cause irreparable damage to his unit.
How Discipline is Measured
♦ result of the job
♦ subordinate’s attitude
♦ performance of jobs even in the absence
of the commander
 Creating a Climate for
Discipline
INDICATION OF MILITARY DISCIPLINE
♦ Attention to details
♦ Harmonious relations between unit and individual
♦ Devotion to duty
♦ Proper subordinate relationship
♦ Proper conduct of individuals on and off duty
♦ Standard of cleanliness of dress, uniforms,
equipment, barracks and materials
♦ Promptness in responding to commands and
directives
♦ Adherence to the chain of command
 General Courtesy & Discipline
♦ Being late in any engagement is the height of bad
manners.
♦ An Officer of the Armed Forces is expected to behave
& conduct himself with dignity & restraint.
♦ It is bad taste to address a woman by her first name or
nickname unless she has indicated otherwise.
♦ An officer always asks to be permitted to smoke in the
presence of a woman especially in a room or automobile.
♦ An officer always stands when introduced to a woman.
♦ It’s not polite to compliment a person in a company
because the others might feel slighted.
 TABOOS
♦ Uniform must not be defamed.
♦ Offer no excuses.
♦ Avoid praising your commander to his face.
♦ Old man to be spoken with care.
♦ Avoid going over the officer’s head.
♦ Harsh remarks are to be avoided.
♦ Excessive indebtedness to be avoided.
“A soldier, an army, which loses its sense of
discipline, ceases to be an army.”
---- Juan Carlos I, Spanish Monarch
Thank you &
Good day . . . .