Quote Originally Posted by Keltest View Post
That depends very much on the relation between the two militaries. In the case of the comic, with the implicit threat of a virtual stranger coming in with an army at their back, that establishes enough hostility that saluting would likely be considered inappropriate. Certainly you dont salute an officer of an overtly hostile army.
Actually not really. All officers of countries that are recognized as countries by the United States are saluted even during times of war. I mean, you wouldnt stop and salute the captain of a platoon you are shooting at currently, thats just silly, but outside of combat situations, you are supposed to salute. Military bearing will be maintained. I dont know if its part of the ucmj or just tradition, im having a tough time tracking that down, but every bit of research i can turn up has that as the answer for "do you salute foreign officers"