I don't recall seeing what Rick saw during the 1970 - 1975 period, but that
may not mean much.

In the places I was stationed, anyone below Chief was addressed simply by
their last name. Chiefs were always "Chief." "Mister" as a form of address
for Navy officers below O-5 was used increasingly infrequently, although it
was ALWAYS used for Midshipmen and officer candidates. The trend toward
addressing a superior by his / her role was becoming more pronounced ("Hey,
OPS!"). The Skipper and XO were always AT LEAST that, if not "Sir" /
"Ma'am."

One thing to remember: Donald P. Bellisario, JAG's producer, is a former
Marine. I've often suspected that much of the titular formality one
observes on JAG (and which I rarely observed during my active duty time)
comes from Bellisario's experiences in the USMC of the 1950s. Again, just
my suspicion.

--
Mike Kanze

"Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography."

- Paul Rodriguez


"Yofuri" wrote in message
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I don't recall any published instructions or edicts, but I recall it
becoming the accepted form in the Navy between 1970 and 1975. Before, E-6
and below were addressed by last name, CPO's as Chief, Senior Chief or
Master Chief, and officers up to LCDR were Mister.

The fastest way for a sailor to ruin his day was to address a Marine, Army
or Air Force officer as "Mister", though.

Rick

"Jack & Bev Biagini" wrote in message
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In watching JAG over the last few years, these lawyer types address Petty
Officers as Petty Officer "So and So". I had a "Crow" on my sleeve for 2
years and was never addressed as Petty Officer, nor did I ever hear
anyone else called a Petty Officer.
Of course this was back in the late 50's when female sailors were
"Waves".
Is this the new and improved Navy or is it just the blackshoes?