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MILITARY COURTESY
& DISCIPLINE

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MILITARY COURTESY
& DISCIPLINE
MILITARY COURTESY
Chapter 1
 INTRODUCTION
 INTRODUCTION

 Definition of Terms
 Definition of Terms

 Necessity for Discipline

 Necessity for Discipline

 Creating a Climate
 Creating of Discipline
a Climate of Discipline

 Military Courtesy
 Military in the
Courtesy AFP
in the AFP

 Identification of Ranks
 Identification in the
of Ranks in theAFP
AFP
 Introduction
 Many people think that
discipline is nothing more than the
enforcement
 of regulations
Many and that
people think the
corresponding punishment
discipline is when
nothing more than the
enforcement
one violates them. of regulations and the
corresponding punishment when
 Others
oneassociate discipline with
violates them.
the state of subservience
 Others where
associate discipline with
the state of subservience where
subordinates blindly follow the
subordinates blindly follow the
orders of their
orders superiors
of their superiorsoutout of
of
habit or fear.
habit or fear.
 Definition

Military Courtesy - the

written, officially
Military Courtesy - the
prescribed
written, code of
officially
department
prescribed code of
department
(responsibility) for
(responsibility) for
members
members of of the the
military establishments
military establishments
 Definition
Military Discipline - the
willingness to accept with
Military Discipline - the
conviction andto accept
willingness without
with
reservation theand
conviction necessity
without
reservation the necessity
for a common law that
for a common law that
rules and
rules coordinates
and coordinatesthe
the
effort of a group.
effort of a group.
 Definition

Morale - the
mental
Morale -statethe
andmental
spirit ofstate
an
and spirit of an
individual
individual or
or
unit.unit.
 Necessity for Discipline:

Military discipline
is necessary to
Military discipline
ensure
is orderly
necessary and
to
effective group
ensure orderly and
effective group
action, commonly
action, commonly
knownknown as
as
teamwork.
teamwork.
 Necessity for Discipline:

Teamwork is
particularly important
Teamwork is
in military operations
particularly important
wherein its presence
military or
operations
lack where
of it itsmay very
presence or
well lack spell
of it may very
the
well spell the
difference
difference between
between
victory or defeat.
victory or defeat.
 Necessity for Discipline:

With discipline, a
soldier learns a
With discipline, a
sensesoldier
of obligation
learns a
to himself
sense ofand to his
obligation
to himself and to his
comrades; to his
comrades; to his
commander
commander and
andthe
the
entireentire
organizations.
organizations.
 Necessity for Discipline:
The ultimate objective of
military discipline, is unit
efficiency in battle
The ultimate – to
objective of
ensuremilitary
that a discipline,
unit performs
is unit
efficiency in battle – to
its role correctly; that
ensure that a unit performs
it
reachesits roleits correctly;
objectives,
that it
accomplishes
reaches its
its assigned
objectives,
missionaccomplishes
and its assigned
helps
mission and helps other
other
units tounits accomplish
to accomplish their
their
mission.mission.
 Creating a Climate of Discipline:

We find ready
application of
We find ready
discipline in all
application of
aspects of military
discipline in all
life. aspects
We of military
often
hearlife.of We“supplyoften
hear of “supply
discipline”,
discipline”, water
water
discipline”.
discipline”.
 Creating a Climate of Discipline:

Training - a soldier
learns to work with
other Training
soldier;- learn to
a soldier
learns to work with
unify their actions into a
other soldier; learn to
single unify
effort
theirinactions
order intoto
a
accomplish thein order
single effort group to
accomplish the group
mission and develops
mission and develops
the habit
the habitof of prompt
prompt
obedience to all
obedience orders.
to all orders.
 Creating a Climate of Discipline:

Judicious Use of
Punishment and
Reward - the best
Judicious Use kindof
Punishment and
of discipline is that
Reward - the best kind
whichofexacts obedience
discipline is that
by appealing
which exactstoobedience
reason
by appealing to reason
and which makes use of
and which makes use of
the sothecalled
so called“positive
“positive
incentives” – reward.
incentives” – reward.
 Creating a Climate of Discipline:

Instilling a Sense of
Confidence and
Instilling a Sense of
Responsibility
Confidence
- a
and
confident and responsible
Responsibility - a
soldierconfident
realizesandthat he has
responsible
soldier realizes that he has
an obligation not only
an obligation not only to
to
himselfhimself
but butto tothetheother
other
soldiersoldier
in thein organization;
the organization;
 Military Courtesy In The Service:

Military Courtesy -
the act of politeness,
Military Courtesy -
civility andof politeness,
the act respect
that personnel
civility and in the
respect
that personnel in the
military organization
military organization
accord accord to to one one
another.
another.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:

Salute – the most important

and most common form of all
militarySalute
courtesies.
– the most important
and most common form of all
Saluting - one
military of the most
courtesies.
commonSaluting
and -basic
one offormsthe mostof
militarycommon
courtesy. and Itbasic
is basically
forms of
military courtesy. It is basically
an exchange of greetings
an exchange of greetings
betweenbetweenmilitary
military and/orand/or
uniformed services
uniformed personnel.
services personnel.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:

How to
Salute:
Salute is normally given with the right hand; when right
hand is encumbered, left hand could be used.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:

 The salute is made whether a headgear is worn or not.

The salute is made whether a headgear is worn or not.
 Rifle salutes are Rifle used
salutesin
areplace
used inofplace
theofhand salute
the hand salutewhen
when
carrying a rifle. carrying a rifle.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO THE SALUTE

 The National Flag and

National Anthem.
 The National Flag and
 Commissioned Officers of
National Anthem. the
Armed Forces of the Philippines
 Commissioned Officers of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines
 Civilian high officials or foreign
 Civilian high officials or foreign
dignitaries during military honors
dignitaries during military honors
renderedrendered
for them.
for them.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO THE SALUTE

 Officers of the Coast Guard

 Officers of the Coast Guard
and Geodetic Survey and the
and Geodetic Survey and the
Public Service when
Public Service they
when theyare
are
serving serving
with thewithAFP.
the AFP.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:
 When boarding a navy ship in
which the national Flag is flying, all
persons in the naval service upon
 When boarding a navy ship in
reaching which
the upper platform of the
the national Flag is flying, all
accommodation
persons inladder or service
the naval shipboardupon
end of the prow,
reaching face platform
the upper the national
of the
accommodation ladder or shipboard
flag, and salute, then salute the
end of the prow, face the national
Officer offlag,
the Deck (OOD).
and salute, then salute the
Officer of the Deck (OOD).
 Whenleaving the ship, salute
When leaving the ship, salute
first thefirst OOD and andthen
the OOD then the
the
national national
Flag.. Flag..
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:

When men seated in boats in which there is no

When men seated in boats in which there is no
officer, the petty officer in charge of the boat, rises
officer, the petty officer in charge of the boat, rises
and salute allandofficers
salute all passing nearnear
officers passing or orwithin
within the
the
boat. boat.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:

 Officers seated in boats rise in rendering and

 Officers seated in boats rise in rendering and
returning salutes when
returning a senior
salutes enters
when a senior or leaves
enters or leavesthe
the
boat or whenboat
acknowledging a gunasalute.
or when acknowledging gun salute.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:

 Coxswain in charge of a boat rise and salute all officers

entering or leaving
 Coxswainthe inboat.
charge ofAll members
a boat of the
rise and salute crew
all officers
when the boatentering
is not or leaving the boat. All members of the crew
underway and not carrying an officer
when the boat is not underway and not carrying an officer
aboard stand and
aboard salute when
stand and anwhen
salute officer comes
an officer alongside,
comes alongside,
leaves the side,leaves
or passes
the side,near them.
or passes near them.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:

 In Navy building, the same general rules of

saluting apply
 In asNavy
on building,
board navy ship. Salute
the same general rules of
all
officers senior to you
saluting applyon
as all occasions,
on board salute
navy ship. Salute all
all
other officers on senior
officers first tomeeting
you on all during
occasions,the day.
salute all
other officers on first meeting during the day.
The saluteThealso rendered indoors during
salute also rendered indoors during
ceremonies,ceremonies,
honoringhonoring
the flag andandinin court
the flag court
martial. martial.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:
 If officers and enlisted men
are standing together not in
formation and and aenlisted
 If officers senior
men
approaches, the first
are standing to perceive
together not in
him shouts “ATTENTION”
formation and a and all
senior
approaches, the first to perceive
faces him and salute.
him shouts “ATTENTION” and all
 When in and
faces him formation,
salute. the
officer 
in When
chargein cautions
formation, thehis
officer in charge cautions his
unit to attention before
unit to attention before
executing
executingthe the appropriate
appropriate
salute. salute.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:
 Overtake and pass a senior
officer only upon his
permission. When
 Overtake it become
and pass a senior
necessary
officerto only
walk uponpass hisa
permission. When it become
senior officer, pass on his left
necessary to walk pass a
side, senior
saluteofficer,
when passyou
on hisare
left
abreastside,
andsalute
ask, when
“BY you YOURare
LEAVE abreast
SIR?” and ask, “BY YOUR
LEAVE SIR?”
WhenWhen the
the
officer officer
returns thethe
returns salute
saluteyou
you
can continue passpass
can continue him.him.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:

 When in company
with asenior,
When you always
in company
walk on
with his leftyouoralways
a senior, put
walk on his left or put
him on your right. This
him on your right. This
also applies
also appliesaboard
aboard in
in
any vehicle
any vehicle
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:

 When reporting on deck

or outdoors ashore,
 When reporting on deck
covered and ashore,
or outdoors salute
covered and salute
accordingly. If reporting to
accordingly. If reporting to
an officer, salute
an officer, and
salute andstate
state
your business.
your business.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:
 An enlisted man being
seated and without
particular occupation
 An enlisted man being
seated and without
rises upon the
particular
approach
occupation
of an rises
officer, faces
upon the him
approach
and salutes.
of an officer, Iffacesboth
him
remainand salutes.
in the
remain in the same
If both
same
vicinity, the the
vicinity, salute
saluteneed
need
not benotrepeated.
be repeated.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:

 If seniority is
unknown,
 If the safest
seniority is
unknown, the safest
way and the best rule
way and the best rule
is to issalute mutually
to salute mutually
and without say.
and without say.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:

 Sentries at gangway
saluteallSentries
officers going
at gangway
or coming over going
salute all officers the
side and when over
or coming passing
the
side and when passing
or being passed
or being passed by
by
officers close
officers aboard
close aboard in
in
boats.boats.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN TO SALUTE:
 Officers and enlisted
personnel both and
 Officers salute
enlisted
a
senior personnel
officers both
riding in aa
salute
vehicle. A officers
senior driverridingofin aa
vehiclevehicle.
is A driver of a
required
vehicle is required to
to
salute salute
if theif the
vehicle
vehicleisis at
at
halt. halt.
 Military Courtesy In The Service:
WHEN NOT TO RENDER SALUTE:
 When troops are at work.
 Indoors, except when
reporting to antroops
 When officer.
are at work.
 Indoors, except when
 When carrying articles with
reporting to an officer.
both hands, or being
 When carrying so
articles with
occupied
bothas hands,
to make saluting
or being so
occupied as to make saluting
impracticable.
impracticable.
 When serving
 When as as
serving a military
a military
prisoner.
prisoner.
PHILIPPINE NAVY ranks, rates, ratings
AND INSIGNIAs
Terminologies
Rating – is a term used in the Navy to identify an occupational specialty that is
based on aptitude, training, experience, knowledge and skills of an individual.

Rate – is the term used to identify the level of achievement and experties within
the individual’s rating. Rate may also be called paygrade within a rating.

Rank – is the combined rate and rating of an individual.

Unrated/Non-rated/Unclassified – a term used to identify an individual who has

not yet been classified for a particular rating. His rank would carry an initial (UN).
Ex: ASN(UN)

Striker – a term that applies to an individual in the paygrade E1 to E3.

Petty Officer – a term that applies to an individual in the paygrade E4 to E7

AFP officers ranks and insignia
AFP enlisted ranks and insignia
 END of
LECTURE