Related note: In the Army, you’re not supposed to call NCO’s “Sir”, so in Basic Training it was less “Yes, Sir!”/”No Sir!” than “Yes, Drill Sergeant!”/”No, Drill Sergeant!” Of course, recruits would make the mistake from time to time, and my favorite DI retort to that was
“DON’T CALL ME ‘SIR’, I WORK FOR A LIVING!!!”
That always comes to mind whenever somebody calls ME “sir.” :-)
Related note: In the Army, you’re not supposed to call NCO’s “Sir”, so in Basic Training it was less “Yes, Sir!”/”No Sir!” than “Yes, Drill Sergeant!”/”No, Drill Sergeant!” Of course, recruits would make the mistake from time to time, and my favorite DI retort to that was
“DON’T CALL ME ‘SIR’, I WORK FOR A LIVING!!!”
That always comes to mind whenever somebody calls ME “sir.” :-)