Carver returned the salute, he was familiar with a decent amount of military protocol, for a civilian, that is.
"Hmmmm... Civilians riding in vehicles property of the army... guess the whole worlds gone crazy. But as my brother, a member of the 2007 graduating class of Virginia Military Institute and U.S. army once said 'SOP, if it makes sense, your doing it wrong" Carver remarked with a chuckle.