I saw it happen a lot in “A” school. Those who did it most were people who had been in a few years and thought they were “salts”. We’d usually get to school before reveille (sp?) was played so we’d be outside having a cigarette when it would start and they’d run over under the awning.
On another note, my last day in the Navy I was walking down the street and met a young Ensign on the other side of the street. I didn’t salute him so he called me over. I crossed the street and walked up to him and saluted. That kind of surprised him but he still said “Don’t you know you’re supposed to salute an officer?” I explained the regs to him about how close you’re have to be to be required to salute. Not that I minded saluting. I just believed in knowing the regulations and living by them.
Like I said, it was my last day. I also remember getting out of boot camp and all of us saluting airline pilots.
Love the airline pilot story - that’s a keeper