Quote Originally Posted by jimnyc View Post
Always wonder myself. Can't address him as a superior as you do. I always give a polite salute. Of course he is a sir to me, and has earned much more than that.

How should I address? Curious!

LOl ,the whole "I work for a living" is simply a rub at lower ranked enlisted who call NCos sir or maam, and a small jab at officers who most enlisted believe are mostly worthless LOL.

It doesn't REALLY apply to civilians, just those of us who have served have heard it so many times it's almost an auto response LOL