When is the salute rendered during colors pass?

• A. When saluting colors during pass and review
• B. Never
• C. Only during roll calls
• D. During inspection only

Answer: (A)

The salute is given as the colors pass in front of you during the pass in review. This ceremony is designed so all in uniform acknowledge the flag as it moves by, showing respect to the nation. If you’re in formation and armed, you render present arms as the colors go by; if you’re unarmed, you give a hand salute. After the colors have passed, you return to your normal position. It isn’t done at roll calls or inspections, and it isn’t a “never” situation—the moment the colors pass in review is when the salute occurs.