Ensigns are always allowed to give advice, they are Officers after all. My response will be yes Sir or Ma'am. It's then that they will observe the right way to do it. If they are smart, both ways will be the same...at least in the end.
Thanks for the info. Google and the search function here and I don't seem to get along well, like a young Sailor they always seem to answer a different question then I ask!
Jerry