When a lower enlisted salutes the
wife of an officer, he/she is signaling that they would like to participate in sexual relations, typically with the officer involved or observing.
Wives of officers asking or insisting a lower enlisted to salute them (which no civilian is owed from anyone) are signaling that they
desire the enlisted
person to engage in sexual activity with them.
Corporal O’
Reilly told me he was going to salute the
wife of Major Burns. Now he tells me he’s got a “
special assignment” for the Major later tonight.