I think I'd prefer if day-to-day it was a little more informal--maybe salutes and ranks (if the pilots have any) might be saved for occasions where everyone is in dress uniform.<br/><br/>To me that would serve two purposes--the characters can interact a little more freely if they are not at the same level of the hierarchy, and it saves us all the trouble of constantly having to write about saluting every time someone enters a room.  :P I think in-universe it can be justified that with the world on the edge of destruction its kind of hard to care as much about protocol. Also, the pilots being abnormally rare and important might afford them extra privileges.<br/><br/>For now I will just have Julie be respectful and address her superiors by either their rank or Sir / Ma'am.<br/><br/>edit: I think this time I will have Julie salute, since it was already done and it would be weird not to return it.