Re: [Mid] Red Company page? (fwd)

On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Polzinetti, John M. wrote:

> Umm, Dafydd, where exactly does Corpora VII.C.4. say anything about whether
> the thing is prefixed before a person's name or comes after it?

It doesn't, and therefore I took the rule to mean either or both.

> Regardless of how it is sometimes (or often) popularly mis-used, "Sergeant"
> is NOT a title.

Actually, Sergeant is not an *official* title. If the Society were to
adopt it as an official title for some award or position, it would then be
reserved to only individuals of that position. In the mean time, if Conal
or any other member of the Red Company, or for that matter you or I wish
to call ourself sergeant, we may. It is not an *official* title and
therefore *officially* conveys no position, status or rank.

> In other words, the correct use is "{Person's Title} [Person's Name],
> Sergeant of the Red Company". Any other use is unofficial (and, therefore,
> available to anyone, whether a member of the order or not ... for instance,
> a person who wanted to recreate a Templar persona would logically call
> him/herself a Sergeant, as that was a junior rank in the Templar Order).

Exactly. My point remains, if Conal wishes to use the "title" sergeant,
the correct abbreviation is Sgt.

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Received on Tue Jun 1 11:26:26 1999