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On looking through wikipedia, I was confused by the Canadian Coast Guard's designation as "non-military". But I am wondering just to what extent they are non-military?
They wear uniforms and have ranks. They have a Coast Guard Academy with cadets who drill.(look up the pics on the 25th Anniversary pics of the CCGA on Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary website)
On the thread about "whether the Canadian Coast Guard should be Armed?", someone compared the CCG to a bunch of merchant sailors.
So, in any situation where Coast Guard personnel work with Navy/Marcom personnel, do CCG crewmen (who are technically civilians) have to salute Marcom officers? Such as when an icebreaker is tied up alongside one of the Kingston class ships.
How about in a formal situation where both CCG officers and Marcom officers are present? Would Marcom officers have to salute the CCG commissioner or any other CCG's ships officers?
Forgive me for my ignorance.
For example why is this rank called "Vice-President" instead of Commander:
They wear uniforms and have ranks. They have a Coast Guard Academy with cadets who drill.(look up the pics on the 25th Anniversary pics of the CCGA on Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary website)
On the thread about "whether the Canadian Coast Guard should be Armed?", someone compared the CCG to a bunch of merchant sailors.
So, in any situation where Coast Guard personnel work with Navy/Marcom personnel, do CCG crewmen (who are technically civilians) have to salute Marcom officers? Such as when an icebreaker is tied up alongside one of the Kingston class ships.
How about in a formal situation where both CCG officers and Marcom officers are present? Would Marcom officers have to salute the CCG commissioner or any other CCG's ships officers?
Forgive me for my ignorance.
For example why is this rank called "Vice-President" instead of Commander: