Addressing a Blue and Gold Officer

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I have recently been informed as to who my BGO is (He is a Lieutenant Commander) and I was planning on contacting him via email ASAP. However, I do not know how to address him when writing the email (I.E. "Dear so and so"). Should I address him at Lieutenant Commander so and so, Commander so and so, Dear Sir? I would like to sound professional and proper in my first personal contact with the academy. Any other suggestions are greatly appreciated.
 
Use his rank unless otherwise given permission, especially if he is active duty/reserves. My ALO is a LTC and I address in e-mail him as such, when we are speaking it is Colonel ___.
 
My BGO is a LCDR in the reserves and I try to remember to address my e-mails as "Dear LCDR", but occasionally a Mr. or Sir slips in :rolleyes:.
 
Sir/Ma'am is always appropriate, as well as military rank.
 
So would

"Dear Lieutenant Commander _______,"

be an appropriate means of addressing my BGO?
 
Yea that should be fine. Make sure your writing is grammatically correct, formal, professional, etc. When speaking, like jadler said sir/ma'am is also appropriate
 
No need for the 'Dear'

Use "LCDR ________"

and sign it off with "Very Respectfully," instead of sincerely or regards or whatever other salutation there may be. This is standard Navy/military writing.
 
If your BGO is a civilian (and many are), Mr./Ms. is fine as well. Just don't call the person by his/her first name unless asked to do so.
 
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