[DOC] [TLE] Salute - Wikipedia [PAR] A salute is a gesture or other action used to display respect. Salutes are primarily 
associated ... In the Russian military, the right hand, palm down, is brought to the 
right .... As a matter of courtesy a warship would fire her guns harmlessly out to 
sea, .... in 1968, rather than the British (Army) form with the palm facing forward. [DOC] [TLE] What is the difference in the traditions of the outward palm and the ... [PAR] It's really nothing more than tradition. From what I can tell, they trace back to 
colonization. .... Which is why the Royal Navy salutes palm down, but the Army 
and RAF ... use the palm facing outwards for land and air and palm down for their 
navies ... In the UK, the Army and Air Force salute palm out, and the navy salute 
palm in. [DOC] [TLE] why British salute open handed? | Yahoo Answers [PAR] Apr 29, 2011 ... Why do British Military salute open handed? ... their hands when receiving their 
prize from the Queen, rather than be dazzled by her beauty. ... a guard saluted 
with palm out, and Prince Charles returned the salute palm down). [DOC] [TLE] snopes.com: Open-handed salute [PAR] Comment: I have heard that the British open handed salute is due to their ... 
palms of their hands when saluting. ... in battle, while I'm certain makes excellent 
propaganda, is more than likely untrue. ... The airforce seems to do a bit of both; a 
palm-down but otherwise army-style out-and-up salute, with a... [DOC] [TLE] US Military Salute: Palm Out vs. Palm Horizontal - Straight Dope ... [PAR] British servicemen and servicewomen salute officers with their palms outward, 
like this (scroll down to sixth picture). ... out that whilst the British Army and RAF 
salute with palm out (topical linky and ... They throw up their arm any which way 
and then bend the wrist to bring the fingertip to the corner of the eye. [DOC] [TLE] 3 Ways to Salute (UK Armed Forces) - wikiHow [PAR] When RAF and Army personnel do a hand salute, they display an open hand. ... 
Salute with your right hand and your palm facing down, towards your shoulder. ... 
in the military should bow their heads to their chest rather than salute another... [DOC] [TLE] How (Not) to Signal Stop | Savage Minds [PAR] Sep 28, 2008 ... Well we in the British Army have a policy to deal with this problem: We send them 
... for stop (arm straight, palm out) meant welcome in Iraq, while the American 
gesture for go actually meant stop to Iraqis (arm straight, palm down). ... If we take 
the McFate account at its word, then we really do have a cultural... [DOC] [TLE] Ask the Dramaturgs | Drama and Speech Communication [PAR] Do you have any questions about the production or the period? ... Rather a gory 
question, but what would happen to the body as one was ... Other than this right 
handed mandate, the British military salute has not changed in over 200 years. ... 
palm out and the tip of the fingers about 1to the right of their right eye, then return
... [DOC] [TLE] Military Salute - TV Tropes [PAR] The first, with palm facing outwards, is the "British military salute. ... with the point 
facing up, out at a 45 degree angle towards the person being saluted. ... However
, enemy prisoners of war CAN be saluted according to their rank, and it is ... the 
saluting hand snaps up, holds until the salute is returned, then snaps back down. [DOC] [TLE] Why We Are Supposed to Take Our Hats Off for the National Anthem [PAR] Mar 9, 2011 ... At first, the soldiers would doff their helmets or other head-ware as a sign of 
respect. ... Hats do not typically cover faces and I don't know anyone who takes 
weapons to ..... States military salute with their palm tilted down and out of sight. 
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Question: British soldiers do this with their palms out, rather than down
Answer: salute