Military Courtesy to Ladies

“Courtesy to Ladies” from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), August 1944.

• • PROPER GREETING TO LADIES IS SALUTE
  • WHEN TALKING WITH A LADY ON STREET, REMAIN COVERED
  • IN WALKING TAKE POSITION TO LEFT OR OUTSIDE
  • WITH TWO LADIES, WALK OUTSIDE OR IN CENTER
  • IN PUBLIC ELEVATORS, IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO REMAIN COVERED……
  • BUT IF OTHERS UNCOVER, YOU MAY FOLLOW THEIR EXAMPLE
  • IF A LADY STOPS AT YOUR TABLE, YOU REMAIN STANDING
  • ARM IS OFFERED TO A LADY ONLY WHEN ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED