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very respectfully

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crusin2navy

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I see this every time I email recruiters, etc. is it a common thing for Officers mainly or just everyone in the Navy:


V/R
ENS Miller
 
Everyone, then later at a certain pay grade you apparently can drop the V. ;)
 
If you write to someone important (CO,XO,DH etc..) spell it out Very Respectfully. Or when in doubt spell it out.
 
Typically, R is for info sent to those junior to you. V/R is for messages sent to senior people.
 
the same meaning...R is just shorthand for Respectfully.

I've contacted Admirals and ended with V/R with no problems or misundertsanding. It can depend on the formality of what you are sending and who the recipient is.


R/
G
 
Schnugg said:
the same meaning...R is just shorthand for Respectfully.

I've contacted Admirals and ended with V/R with no problems or misundertsanding. It can depend on the formality of what you are sending and who the recipient is.


R/
G
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Yes, sir. My fault, I should have expanded my question for clarity.

Would it be better to write out 'respectfully' or leave a V/R and be done with it?


I've always left 'Regards', but I see the merits in the usage of ""V/R" or any expansion thereof.
 
m3urthy said:
Yes, sir. My fault, I should have expanded my question for clarity.

Would it be better to write out 'respectfully' or leave a V/R and be done with it?


I've always left 'Regards', but I see the merits in the usage of ""V/R" or any expansion thereof.
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If the person is Senior to you, V or Very is needed. If they are junior to you, /r or Respectfully will suffice.
 
KBayDog said:
What is "G?" ;)
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Me.

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What most people do is follow the rule that if they are senior to you, use V/R and only use R when they are junior to you. One person in my workcenter, however, just uses R to anyone who isn't a Chief or higher (he's an E-5) and he hasn't had any problems with it.

Spelling it out is a matter of formality, as Schnugg said.
 
I have been known as the Grandmaster G.

RESCEPT.


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