Difference is Salutes-Army,Navy,Air Force
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The naval salute (palm face down) is believed to have arisen, because, their palms used to be soiled after working on the machines and decks of the ships. Hence, to ensure the dirty palm is not displayed, its face down. Not sure about the IAF and IA.
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Indian Army Salute
Since, Indian army follows British army saluting style (I found no references why the particular styles), however found something interesting related to Saluting. Armed forces, you must understand, work in a hierarchical fashion. In the time of war the lapse of order in a force can lead to cataclysmic results. So, the chain of command must always be kept in mind and what better way to keep every one conscious of who the commanding officer is than a salute? As a added advantage it also gives you one more incentive to rise in the command structure. Since 1917, the British Army's salute has been given with the right hand palm facing forwards with the fingers almost touching the cap or beret. Before 1917, the salute was given with whichever hand was furthest from the person being saluted, whether that was the right or the left. The subordinate salutes first and maintains the salute until the superior has responded in kind.
Indian Navy Salute
The thing is, in the old days sailing ships used tar and pitch to seal the wood hull from sea water and to keep the ropes from rotting. To protect their hands the officers started wearing gloves. But the gloves as you may imagine turned very dirty so in order to not show their superiors the dirty palm of their gloves the officers started saluting with their palms downwards. Well the sailing ships are gone now but the tradition has remained.
Indian Air Force Salute
The IAF hand salute is exactly like that ofthe Indian Army, with the open palm forward and the fingers and thumb together and the middle finger almost, but not touching the hatband. The Indian Air Force now salutes with the palm at 45° (mid way between army and navy). They say it's more convenient.
Since, Indian army follows British army saluting style (I found no references why the particular styles), however found something interesting related to Saluting. Armed forces, you must understand, work in a hierarchical fashion. In the time of war the lapse of order in a force can lead to cataclysmic results. So, the chain of command must always be kept in mind and what better way to keep every one conscious of who the commanding officer is than a salute? As a added advantage it also gives you one more incentive to rise in the command structure. Since 1917, the British Army's salute has been given with the right hand palm facing forwards with the fingers almost touching the cap or beret. Before 1917, the salute was given with whichever hand was furthest from the person being saluted, whether that was the right or the left. The subordinate salutes first and maintains the salute until the superior has responded in kind.
Indian Navy Salute
The thing is, in the old days sailing ships used tar and pitch to seal the wood hull from sea water and to keep the ropes from rotting. To protect their hands the officers started wearing gloves. But the gloves as you may imagine turned very dirty so in order to not show their superiors the dirty palm of their gloves the officers started saluting with their palms downwards. Well the sailing ships are gone now but the tradition has remained.
Indian Air Force Salute
The IAF hand salute is exactly like that ofthe Indian Army, with the open palm forward and the fingers and thumb together and the middle finger almost, but not touching the hatband. The Indian Air Force now salutes with the palm at 45° (mid way between army and navy). They say it's more convenient.
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During the age of sail, ships' officers were always worried about mutiny and it therefore became custom that whenever an officer approached, the rating would prove that he was not armed.
This was done by knuckling the forehead and later evolved into the modern Navy salute with the hand at 45 degrees palm facing in. The reason that the palm faces in is because sailors' hands were covered in tar from the sheets and rigging and it was considered unseemly to show an officer or a member of the Royal family a dirty palm.
An open palm indicates that a soldier is not armed .
The hand salute is only one form of saluting; others have the same intention, to signify peaceful intention.
In the’present arms’ position, the rifle is placed in a position where it can do no harm and is being presented away from the body as if ‘giving it away’. The sword salute points the sword tip downwards rendering the body defenseless.
This was done by knuckling the forehead and later evolved into the modern Navy salute with the hand at 45 degrees palm facing in. The reason that the palm faces in is because sailors' hands were covered in tar from the sheets and rigging and it was considered unseemly to show an officer or a member of the Royal family a dirty palm.
An open palm indicates that a soldier is not armed .
The hand salute is only one form of saluting; others have the same intention, to signify peaceful intention.
In the’present arms’ position, the rifle is placed in a position where it can do no harm and is being presented away from the body as if ‘giving it away’. The sword salute points the sword tip downwards rendering the body defenseless.
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