[Weiss Pinguin]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_217564.html

Oh, I remember this now

Originally Posted by AngusJS

Did she address that guy as Colonel? Then why can't he address her as Senator?

IIRC, "ma'am" is considered to be the respectful way for a servicemember to refer to a woman. At least according to my dad (retired commander), maybe someone here can correct me if I'm remembering wrong...