What is the proper indoors under arms headgear rule?

• A. Headgear is not removed and the soldier renders the salute prescribed for the weapon with which he is armed.
• B. Headgear is removed before entering the office.
• C. Headgear is removed and the hand salute given.
• D. Headgear is worn indoors with no salute.

Answer: (A)

When you’re indoors and still under arms, you don’t remove your headgear; you render the salute with the weapon you’re carrying. This rule recognizes that while indoors under arms, you maintain the weapon in hand and use the weapon-salute prescribed for that arm (for a rifle, that’s the present arms gesture). The headgear stays on to keep uniform appearance, and the salute is still a sign of respect, just performed with the weapon instead of a hand salute.