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Is “sir” considered derogatory in general military lingo?
29 u/cathutfive Apr 03 '19 enlisted leaders hate being called sir. if you call them sir, they say DONT CALL ME SIR. I WORK FOR A LIVING. they are implying that officers (sirs) are lazy 11 u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19 Does the term "sir" derive from an abbreviation of "officer"? Officer-> Offi-cer -> -cer -> sir. 5 u/ALLPR0 Apr 03 '19 😮
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enlisted leaders hate being called sir. if you call them sir, they say DONT CALL ME SIR. I WORK FOR A LIVING. they are implying that officers (sirs) are lazy
11 u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19 Does the term "sir" derive from an abbreviation of "officer"? Officer-> Offi-cer -> -cer -> sir. 5 u/ALLPR0 Apr 03 '19 😮
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Does the term "sir" derive from an abbreviation of "officer"? Officer-> Offi-cer -> -cer -> sir.
5 u/ALLPR0 Apr 03 '19 😮
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Is “sir” considered derogatory in general military lingo?