Originally Posted by
favete linguis
Universities are full of people with post nominals and interesting to note only on official responses do professors etc use full title. Rest of the time its all first name terms. All mine are aware I'm ex-service but its not a point for discussion and I don't raise it. This is work of a different requirement.
Wg Cdr Very Important BA (Hons) MBA MSc PGDE DMS DipIM MIMC, CMC FInstLM FCMI RAFVR(T) retd
Wg Cdr Quite Important BA (Hons) PGCE FInstLM MBILD TechIOSH RAFVR(T) retd
Flt Lt Notso Important MA(PP) MA (Law) BSc HNC CMgr FCMI Chartered FCIPD FInstLM FRSPH FRSA MRAeS RAFVR(T) retd
Are their ego's that fragile they need to do this?
Funny how the common theme being normal ex-mil don't discuss or broadcast it unless in appropriate company yet attention seekers like this are quite the opposite.
Rank aside, this is not an issue specific to ex-mil.
As alluded to previously, my business cards do not include any of my pre- and post-nominal entitlements. So when someone hands me a business card with a list like the above, I tend to tick them off and add "oh, only Mxxx not Fxxx?" or "so you're not xxxx" etc