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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I thought it interesting that in Star Trek: The Motion Picture all officers, regardless of gender, were addressed as 'Sir'. I believe this carried forward for a while but was later dropped.
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This was the standard aboard a US ship at least until early 2000s when I left. Yes there could be exceptions. You might say to the Captain (Navy) "Yes Ma'am" on some occasions or if that was what they required but formally it was "Yes Sir! even if they were a female dolphin dressed in the Uniform.
Admirals were likely to accept "Yes, God!" on a very casual occasion.