Respect for the kilt

[Rigged]

I had the same experience a couple of years ago. I was wearing a black workman's Utilikilt and a plain black t-shirt and black work boots, nothing fancy. I was walking with classmate to get some fast-food for lunch.

A fellow crossed our path as we got to the end of the school's driveway. He stopped at attention and gave me a smart salute. I've never been in the military and was too stunned to do anything but to salute back. He seemed satisfied by that and went on his way.

What is the appropriate response in that situation?

[Southern Breeze]

I had a similar experiance just before Veterans Day. While I was playing Taps at the cemetery where my grandfather is buried,I noticed an elderly gentleman across the road saluting. In this case I firmly believe he was saluting for Taps and not the kilt.

[NewKilt]

Rigged,

I think returning the salute was quite appropriate. I returned the salute of the ederly gentleman that I met in the gas station. I am a Navy Vietnam veteran, and technically saluting was only done when in uniform. But personally, I see nothing wrong with a salute as a gesture of respect and acknowlegement whether you were in the military or not.

I certainly felt that the ederly gentleman I encountered deserved a return of his salute.

[Archangel]

Somewhere on the net awhile ago I found an interesting story of women in Dunkirk wearing the kilts left by soldiers. There were some pictures of them wearing them when Dunkirk was taken by the Allies.

[GMan]

All these stories make me proud to wear a kilt.

About a year ago I was at an opening of a building when this older lady in her 80's came up to me and asked if I had heard of the Ladies From Hell? I told her indeed I had, and then she informed me her father was one. We made a great connection, still see her every now and then.

[NewKilt]

Originally posted by Robin
Last night we visited my mother(76) and we took her out to a restaurant for dinner.
When I told her I ordered a kilt she told me to wear it with pride and dignity. I was a bit baffled about her respect for the kilt, after all...kilts are not common overhere.
She explained her town was liberated in '45 by Highlanders

I think your mother's advice to wear the kilt with pride and dignity is something for all of us to remember, whether you wear traditional or non-traditional styles. After all, it is a garment worn by some of the bravist men in history. In a way, we are guardians of that proud heritage because we choose to wear the kilt.

Darrell

[switchblade5984]

I had the same experience a couple of years ago. I was wearing a black workman's Utilikilt and a plain black t-shirt and black work boots, nothing fancy. I was walking with classmate to get some fast-food for lunch.

A fellow crossed our path as we got to the end of the school's driveway. He stopped at attention and gave me a smart salute. I've never been in the military and was too stunned to do anything but to salute back. He seemed satisfied by that and went on his way.

What is the appropriate response in that situation?

yes that was the correct thing to do! if saluted you should always return the salute if possible with the right hand unless you dont have one in that case the left and if neither just a good_____ fill in the blank...........