In my years of experience ... no serviceman ex or active disrespects another serviceman the way you so readily do. I'm beginning to think that it is your father that was/is the real CWO. Your apparant avoidance to my question about your service, which any serviceman I ever knew would eagerly answer, only reinforces that opinion.
BUT it IS in VERY bad taste to question ones service ... so I will NOT pursue it any farther.
I did check out your very enlightening profile .. I find it to be a VERY comprehensive listing of all that is of interest about you.
Wearing the uniform doesn't automatically entitle anyone to respect. I hate to break this to you, but the enlisted folks saluted you because it was regulation and you were an officer...not because they respected you. And with your attitude I doubt it was often more than a regulation salute.
A lesson you obviously never learned is that respect is earned, it's not an entitlement.