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Military Services

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Chairman

(Full Rank) (Full Name)
Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington, D.C. 20301

Dear (Rank) (Surname):

Chief of Staff U. S. Army

General (Full Name)
Chief of Staff
United States Army
Washington, D.C. 20301

Dear General (Surname):

Chief of Naval Operations

Admiral (Full Name)
Chief of Naval Operations
Washington, D.C. 20301

Dear Admiral (Surname):

Chief of Staff,
U. S. Air Force

General (Full Name)
Chief of Staff
United States Air Force
Washington, D.C. 20301

Dear General (Surname):

Commandant of the Marine Corps

General (Full Name)
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Washington, D.C. 20301

Dear General (Surname):

 


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Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps

* Spell out the name of the state insid ethe address. Use the two-letter U.S. Postal Service abbreviation on the envelop.

** Service designations are abbreviated as follows: USA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG. For reserve personnel, designations are: USA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG.

APO/FPO Addresses:

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)
(Service Number)
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

APO/FPO San Francisco/New York (ZIP Code)
[State Omitted]

General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Brigadier General

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear General (Surname):

Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Colonel (Surname):

Major

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Major (Surname):

Captain

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Captain (Surname):

First Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Lieutenant (Surname):

Chief Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms. (Surname):

Chaplain

Chaplain (Full Name)
(Rank), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Chaplain (Surname):

Retired Officer

(Rank) (Full Name),
(Service Designation)**, Retired
(Address)

Dear (Rank) (Surname):


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Navy and Coast Guard

Admiral
Vice Admiral
Rear Admiral

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Admiral (Surname):

Commodore

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Commodore (Surname):

Captain

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Captain (Surname):

Commander
Lieutenant Commander

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Commander (Surname):

Lieutenant
Lieutenant (jg)

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Lieutenant (Surname):

Ensign

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Ensign (Surname):

Chief Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer

(Rank) (Full Name), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms. (Surname):

Chaplain

Chaplain (Full Name)
(Rank), (Service Designation)**
(Post Office Address of Organization and Station)

Dear Chaplain (Surname):

Retired Officer

(Rank) (Full Name),
(Service Designation)**, Retired
(Address)

Dear (Rank) (Surname):


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Service Academy Members

U.S. Military Academy
(Army and Coast Guard)

Cadet (Full Name)
(Address)

Dear Cadet (Surname):

U.S. Naval Academy

Midshipman (Full Name)
(Address)

Dear Midshipman (Surname):

U.S. Air Force Academy

Air Cadet (Full Name)
(Address)

Dear Air Cadet (Surname):

 

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Last updated: June 15, 2007