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command, only the commander will salute.
During the flag raising and flag lowering
ceremony, there should not be any vehicle
movement.

WHEN INDOORS

Servicemen walking within a building (e.g. CARS OF CDF AND SERVICE CHIEFS
within the MINDEF Complex) should stop
and stand at attention and remain still during
the raising and lowering of the State Flag
outdoors.

STATE AND REGIMENTAL COLOURS

All ranks in uniform will salute when the State
and Regimental Colours are being cased or
uncased, or when the Colours pass their All servicemen are to salute when the staff
immediate front. cars of CDF and the Service Chiefs pass them.
These staff cars will have the “Star Plates”
mounted in front and rear of the vehicles,
REVEILLE AND RETREAT
indicating that the CDF/Service Chiefs are in
All ranks in uniform when not in formation the vehicle. There is no requirement to salute
(under the orders of a commander), will salute when the “Star Plates” are covered as it
when the reveille tune (flag raising) and denotes that CDF/Service Chiefs are not in the
retreat tune (flag lowering) are played. There vehicle.
should not be any vehicle movement during
the sounding of these calls. IN PUBLIC CONVEYANCES

In public area or events, such as sporting
COMPLIMENTS TO THE PRESIDENT /
CABINET MINISTERS & MEMBERS events, meetings, or when a salute would be
OF PARLIAMENT AND CARS FLYING inappropriate or impractical, salutes between
NATIONAL FLAG individuals need not be rendered.

All servicemen in uniform are to pay BEHAVIOUR IN CIVILIAN DRESS
compliments to the President, Cabinet
Ministers and Members of Parliament. In Whether in civilian dress or uniform, a
addition, servicemen in uniform are to salute serviceman will accord respect to his seniors
when cars flying the State Flag (including as he would when he is in uniform. While
those from Foreign Embassies), passes their saluting is not necessary when one is in
immediate front. civilian dress, the proper greetings should be
given.

STANDING UP AS SIGN OF RESPECT