Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-akov68!boyajian From: boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: MISTER Saavik Message-ID: <1833@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 21-Jun-84 07:13:36 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.1833 Posted: Thu Jun 21 07:13:36 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 20:48:05 EDT Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 10 The term "Mister" is generally an honorific for officers of *all* grades below Captain. I don't know if it's used currently for female officers in the Navy, though "M'am", rather than "Sir", *is* used when addressing a female superior officer. I thought calling Saavik "Mister" was an unusual touch, and rather liked it for that reason (please, no sexism flames!). --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC Maynard, MA) UUCP: {decvax|ihnp4|allegra|ucbvax|...}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-akov68!boyajian ARPA: boyajian%akov68.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA