Editing Salute (section)

==== Australia and New Zealand ====
In the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], only [[commissioned officer|commissioned]] [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]] are saluted, and the salute is to the [[commission (document)|commission]] they carry from their respective commanders-in-chief representing [[Head of the Commonwealth|the monarch]], not the officers themselves.

In both countries, the right-hand salute is generally identical to, and drawn from the traditions of, the British armed forces. The salute of the Australian or [[New Zealand Army]] is best described as the right arm taking the path of the longest way up and then the shortest way down. Similar in many ways, the salute of the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] and [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]] takes the longest way up and the shortest way down. The Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy, however, take the shortest way up, palm down, and the shortest way down. The action of the arm rotating up is slower than the action of the conclusion of the salute which is the arm being quickly "snapped" down to the saluter's side. Junior members are required to salute first and the senior member is obliged to return the compliment. Protocol dictates that the monarch, members of the royal family, the governor-general, and state governors are to be saluted at all times by all ranks. Except where a drill manual (or parade) protocol dictates otherwise, the duration of the salute is timed at three beats of the quick-time march (approximately 1.5 seconds), timed from the moment the senior member first returns it. In situations where cover (or "headdress", as it is called in the Australian Army) is not being worn, the salute is given verbally; the junior party (or at least the senior member thereof) will first come to attention, then offer the salute "Good morning/afternoon Your Majesty/Your Royal Highness/Prime Minister/Your Grace/Sir/Ma'am", etc., as the case may be. It is this, rather than the act of standing to attention, which indicates that a salute is being offered. If either party consists of two or more members, all will come to attention, but only the most senior member of the party will offer (or return) the physical or verbal salute. The party wearing headdress must always offer, or respond with, a full salute. But within the Forward Edge of the Battle Area (FEBA) no salutes of any kind are given, under any circumstances; it is always sensible to assume that there are snipers in the area who may see or overhear. In this case, parties personally known to each other are addressed familiarly by their first or given names, regardless of rank; senior officers are addressed as one might address a stranger, courteously, but without any naming or mark of respect.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Origins of Saluting|url=http://www.army.gov.au/Saluting.asp|publisher=Department of Defence|access-date=9 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20091012163005/http://www.army.gov.au/Saluting.asp|archive-date=12 October 2009}}</ref>