Who can render first salute at commissioning?

[nfo2b]

My buddy (a member here, Fmr1833-he just doesn't have time to post right now) is getting commissioned this Friday. He was going to have his father, who's retired enlisted, render his first salute. His NROTC unit at USF, which is only 3 years old has told him that only an active duty enlisted member may render the first salute at his commissioning. I've personally seen commissionees have retired family members render their first salutes, and a friend of mine here says that he's positive that this is okay. Can anyone shed some light on this, and/or provide a link to (or at least a quote from) the specific instructions governing commissioning ceremonies?

 

[bch]

as long as the family member is retired and authorized to wear the uniform, he can get in uniform and render the "silver dollar salute"

 

[airpirate25]

My father gave me my first salute, and frankly I didn't care whether it was "legit" or not.

 

[VarmintShooter]

Lame that the unit would make an issue of someone's Dad participating in the ceremony ...

 

[Squid]

I had my wife do it , I also had my dad swear me in.

But I'll echo all above. If they're authorized to do wear a uniform, they can do it.

 

[skidkid]

The Salute is mostly ceremonial so you can have any of the above mentioned situations render it. the Oath is a legal contract and must be a commisioned or retired officer. I had a good friend who was still a reservist prior to his own commisioning a few months later give me mine