Compliments

People to salute too: 

• Members of the Royal Family

• Governors and Ministers to whom the sovereigns delegates authority

• Formed bodies of troops on the sovereigns business

• All Standards, Guidons and Colours of Regiments (flags) of the Army and the equivalent in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force

• All Officers as holders of the sovereign commissions (all commissioned officers) 

Other occasions to salute:

• The National Anthem:

- When on parade or in an organised party, all ranks will stand to attention but only officers and warrant officers will salute. NCOs will only salute if they are in charge of an organised party. 

- When not on parade and in plain clothes all ranks will stand to attention but if in uniform all ranks will salute. 

- When riding a bicycle. The rider of the bicycle will not salute or look to his/her left flank when the bike is moving. When stopped he/she will salute by giving an eyes left/right but remove their hands from the handles bars. 

• Standards, Guidons and Colours

- These are entitled to the highest of compliments.

- Formed bodies on the march will give an eyes right/left. 

-Individuals will halt, face passing standards, guidons or colours and salute or if passing will salute to the left or right.

- The same Compliments will be paused to the other services. 

• When boarding one of Her Majesty's ships. 

- All ranks boarding any of Her Majesty's ships will salute quater deck. 

I know that it can be difficult to remember who and when to salute (I've saluted the wrong ranks and everything before!) so I made this post just as a remind for you all.