 FACT: As he is leaving after questioning his client, Lt. Kaffee  turns and says to Dawson, "Whatever happened to saluting an officer  when he leaves the room?" whereupon Dawson stands up and shoves his  hands in his pockets. While Dawsons behavior would be considered  disrespectful to a senior officer, the protocol of saluting an  officer indoors and uncovered is an Army protocol. The Marine Corps  does not routinely require officers to be saluted indoors, and  certainly not while uncovered. In any case, Dawson is a prisoner and  therefore not allowed to salute anyone under any circumstances.