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Standing up when a senior enters a room is a dictionary. Next is enunciation – clearly,
sign of respect. When in group, the most distinctly and correctly.
senior will call the rest to attention, if the
senior is an officer. When a lecture is in Avoid slang and profanity. They indicate a
process, personnel in the class should brace up poorly versed individual and tend to
and keep still if the room is called to attention. perpetuate a broader deficient speaking
This rule need not apply on persons who are community.
engaged in work that cannot be stopped e.g. CONVERSATION
When in the midst of operating a tool or
machine, or when the senior had been There should be reciprocity in the
accorded similar respect earlier. It is also a conversations between military personnel.
sign of respect for a subordinate to stand up One should avoid abruptness in dismissing
when a superior speaks to him. Discretion is efforts of others to start the conversation.
allowed in the case where the senior is an Those who think before they speak are not apt
immediate superior. to blunder. Engaging in intelligent
conversation requires, among other things a
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE broad contact with literature, and familiarity
with current events.
Avoid free expression resulting to hostilities.
Avoid cliques. It should be a constant aim to ATTITUDE TOWARDS LADIES
broaden acquaintances. Social obligations
should be repaid but done strictly in Nothing so quickly discloses the presence or
accordance with one’s means without excuses absence of manners in a man as his attitude
for simplicity or austerity. Members of the towards ladies. One of the established rules of
Army are expected to be gentlemen. He must good society is that women deserve special
behave like one. consideration and protection. They should be
shielded from unpleasant or embarrassing
One of the first thing a gentleman does is not situations, assisted when confronted with
to offend others. Crude conduct such as difficulties and on all occasions should be
spitting and belching in public, to mention treated well with respect.
only two of such undesirable habits, should be
left with the ill-bred. A gentleman is SHAKING HANDS
thoughtful of others. His elders he would
invariably address as “Sir” unless, of course, The handshake is executed with a firm,
they happen to be junior to him in rank. straight forward clasp of the hands but no
strenuous squeezing. This is particularly to be
CORRECT SPEECH observed when shaking hands with a lady. It
is good to know and understand the various
One of the greatest assets of any man is his race culture and practices in this matter too.
ability for correct, simple and dignified
speech, coupled with a capacity for interesting FLAGS (RSN)
and intelligent conversation. Correct
pronunciation is a foremost requirement. If in COLOURS
doubt avoid its use until after access to a