Originally Posted by
gums
Salute!
Long as I can remember ( back in 60's), we called the gals "maam" almost all the time, and rarely "sir". If in doubt, we used rank, e.g. Lt Smith".
Gums sends...
I remember being counselled (?) by a WRAC officer that it was "Mam as in jam, not Ma'am as in marmalade." My case rests