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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Right! Great book.
I'll bet the young man almost stood to attention at that.
I was called "Sir" so many times that season it was almost embarassing.
Not just by the players, but everyone in the Corp/Brigade/Wing.
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Ma'am and Sir are just signs of deference to elders, military or not. It's one of the many things I love about the military life. Everything is so clear-cut. Live amongst our own rank, huge delineations between officers and enlisted and warrants...We all know exactly how little everybody makes in terms of salary(we are in the military after all) and there is very little artifice or pretense.
Many nonmilitary southern kids are raised to "sir and ma'am" any adult. I thought it was a breath of fresh air to hear college students use those phraes. Home training shows.