Prefix to name and associated rank
Bridge23
By and large in law you are free to call yourself whatever you want save for those registered professional titles such as Medical Doctor, Chartered Engineer, Chartered Accountant, Solicitor etc. In the military, some use their rank as a normal title of address as is their privilege. Those who do are small in number and I believe normal service convention applies the privilege to sqn ldr and above (stand to be corrected by anyone with copy of Debrett's). Some people may think it is a bit affected to use your service title but others may argue they have a pride in their Service and achievement. Of course security and privacy consideratins may also influence the decision. It's a colourful world the sadder if we were all the same! Anyway where would we be without an old boy called "The Major" or the "Wing Commander" in every episode of Miss Marple or Poiret.
johnny99