For those who did not receive a memo last fall from Army Col. Edward W. Snead, secretary of the Joint Staff, here's a capital idea from the Joint Chiefs:
Subject: Capitalization
1. Effective immediately, the terms Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine will be capitalized in all correspondence. This change is in keeping with the Services' recently announced decisions to capitalize the terms denoting their importance and emphasis on the person, especially in light of the War on Terrorism. This change will create consistent use of these terms especially for correspondence going outside the department.
