What we really need to know is which hand Feds and Imperials salute with. We already know the Alliance salute which is this: 
Why do people insist on using the incorrect O7 for a salute?
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Was waiting for this clip.
rootsrat
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Only if your head is shaped like a melon
That's a bird's head with a beak turned left. Rubbish!
Why though? The < symbol looks hideous.
The thing is that there was a wide variation in salutes back in the 20th and early 21st centuries most of which couldn't be realised simply in text so it is not surprising in the thousand plus years since them that the salute has changed.
Ideally you need something like an inverted 7 to indicate the horizontal upper arm at shoulder height and the angled lower arm pointing to the temple/behind the eye/brim of hat of course that doesn't allow for the facing of the hand and how many fingers are used.
Ideally you need something like an inverted 7 to indicate the horizontal upper arm at shoulder height and the angled lower arm pointing to the temple/behind the eye/brim of hat of course that doesn't allow for the facing of the hand and how many fingers are used.
I normally use o8 as a sign of respect, when I feel that an o7 is not enough!
So is the Goid salute o777?
They bow to their queens, of course. Otherwise they might be at risk of losing their head.
Same. You both have my respect o9
rootsrat
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Definitely LOTS of respect for you! o10
I suppose we could adopt 73, or if particularly friendly 88 instead.
o7 is actually the right arm, viewed from behind your head. You are facing in toward the viewer, not out toward yourself.
So there ya go.
I personally like using
o9
Because I'm grumpy and I'm shaking my fist at you.
o7
o9
Because I'm grumpy and I'm shaking my fist at you.
o7
The other explanation is that changes in military culture made the switch so that you salute with your left hand and, thus, your right hand remains at your hip, ready to draw your gun at any moment if needed.In the year 2056 after the existing militaries blew up the world it was decided that a new salute was required that didn't have any connections to the old regime. Because most people that the pressed the button were righties we decided to honor lefties by making it a sinister salute. This was also an inclusive gesture to people that insist on using the Devil's hand, redheads and other undesirables. We were making a brand new, tolerant society so barriers had to be breached.
Perhaps too many traitors infiltrated the forces, so commanders must be ready for anything.
It would depend which side of the head you're showing. Since I'm the one giving the salute, it's showing the backside of my head.
Okay, then I propose ㄥO. It's a bit impractical though.
Edit: Rats. Apparently the in-game comms window doesn't render unicode (or at least that unicode).
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It is more accurate isn't it? I've often wondered. Maybe in space everyone salutes with their left arm? Maybe we are just standing behind them? I don't know... but then saying "O7 CMDR" is one thing, saying "less than O" is another. Good luck with your mission CMDR. (This reply is set to self-destruct in 5 seconds)
Maybe it's not a salute in the accepted and recognised sense. maybe it's a pat on the head? "there's a good CMDR, well done... o7"
Yeah... this kind of says something else to me. (probably can't post it)