Army privates salute whom?

Privates are enlisted men...enlisted ranks are all privates, corporals, sergeants; they salute all officers. Officers are Lieutenants, Captains, Majors, Lieutenant Colonels, Colonels, and Generals. Anything that moves.... if it doesn't move, they paint it ! Private is a terrible misnomer for the 'lowest form of animal life'..... it comes from someone of private means, that is someone without visible form of support ! Drag up a sandbag & swing the lamp my boys......