I was reading some comments on the Internet about US Marine NCOs reactions to be being called "Sarge." To them, being called Sarge is a felony. Those Marine NCOs take their ranks seriously and how they are to be addressed by lower ranking enlisted marines. Walk up to a Marine NCO and called him or her Sarge and dont' be surprise when you get a negative reaction from him or her especially if that Marine NCO was named R. Lee Emery who has his own show called Mail Call on the History Channel. Then again, I thought we threw the British out because we got tired of their caste/class system even in their army.
To be honest, I don't know beans about military protocol.
That said, I've always felt that "Sarge" was a rather negative if not insulting way to address any Marine. If there are Marine ranks for which it is appropriate, please educate me. A few months ago, I had the honor of meeting a Marine who was an Iraqi war veteran in a chat room. I asked him if a civilian addressing him as "Marine" was insulting and he assured me it was not. Maybe I took his answer too broadly, but any time I ever meet one from now on, I'll address him as "Marine".
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