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Originally Posted by PatBC
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Originally Posted by Pylon1357
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Originally Posted by Whiterook
Interesting background on that...see the reviewing stand and the two styles of salute. You know, I never thought of this previously, but, did the Canadian Army use the same style salute as the British Army? ANd are those American sailors?
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We Canadians did salute in the same manner as the British did in WWII. We now salute in a similar way to the Americans. I don't wish to cause any grief here on the forums but I feel that we have 'lost' something in regards to the manner our current CF members salute.
In this photo, Please note, the white suits do appear to me to be US as No Canadian would ever have saluted like that during WWII. It was until sometime in the late 80's IIRC that Canadians stopped saluting the Brish way. Also NOTE who is doing the saluting upon passing the Salute Base. It is the men on the Base who are saluting, not the CWAC saluting. I find this fact interesting as during any parade I ever took part in, we saluted the Base. |
It was before late 70's since saluting has not changed during my career. I wonder if the change might have come with unication in 68. |
Let me first start this reply with an apology. I have made what I believe to be a major mistake.
I suspect you are very correct in that the Canadian Forces changing their salute from the British influence to our current way would have been at time of Unification, when many traditions were dropped or adapted to fit the three Service Branches.
I made the assumption based on my last year in Cadets (1980) we saluted the traditional way with the British influence.
Many of us,within my circle, myself included have called this the American way of Saluting, this is in error for sure. Our Navy was saluting in a manner similar to the American way even during WWII. I suspect the Navy may have always saluted that way.
Again I must appoligize for this very misleading and totally WRONG information. I have no clue as to what I was thinking when I posted my reply last night.
Thinking back as well, our Navy also wore a White Dress uniform so that accompanied with the salute in this photo, it is incorrect for me to say these Navy men on the Saluting Base were American. I would say they are in fact Canadian Navy Personell.