This one for you Big Blue
[format=h1]Hi Sir![/format]
Don't do that Lotus! My head swelled up so much it broke the chin strap on my cheap plastic cap.
For our readers, in the Sea Org both men and women are referred to as "Sir". In the
real Navy women are referred to as "Ma'am". As CMO Messengers are often female children it would not be uncommon for an older man to call a 15 year old girl "Sir".
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/121727/can-sir-be-used-to-address-female-officers
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Has the use of sir when addressing a superior female in a military or quasi-military setting become acceptable, or is this merely literary license?
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Interesting parenthetical note in Wikipedia: When addressing a male superior (e.g. Officer or Warrant Officer, but not usually a non-commissioned officer, in the military), "sir" is used as a short form of address. (Despite its use in many fictional works, this is not a term used for female superiors, who are addressed as "ma'am"). – J.R. Aug 6 '13 at 20:52
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Having had some experience with the U.S. Navy, I can assure you that calling a female superior officer "sir" would pretty quickly get you your a** handed to you. "Ma'am" is correct, I assure you. – John M. Landsberg Aug 6 '13 at 21:02
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