during my ns time last time,
i worked in the hq div camp... young 2lt n lta are
considered peanuts, along with the WOSE rank....
like u said, it's a hq div camp, where all the crabs and stars
are, of course bars are considered small
but if u are in a combat unit like myself, 2lt demand much more
respect because there are very few officers around to begin
with.
in fact, my men are even more respectful towards me because i'm
the one who directly determine how much PT to do, plan their
training program, fight with them outfield, decide when to rest and
when to chiong etc etc (and topo!! my SCs freaking can't topo,
learn in sispec come unit all forget
), and of course, the ever so impt 'off' 
at the end of the day i don't want them to call me 'sir' just
becos of my rank
seriously, if i see generals i'll only greet becos of the rank,
but for my OC i greet him out of respect, cos he is one garang and
smart commander. even till today after i ORD, when i meet my OC i
still call him 'sir' out of respect. same goes for my guys when
they see me outside, even though i don't make them do it
