How to Address a Lieutenant General: USA, USAF, or USMCEnvelope, official: _Lieutenant General (full name), USA/USAF/USMC (Title/position) (Address)_Letter salutation: Dear General (surname):FYI, if you are looking for how to address a retired officer, see this note on forms of address for Retired Officers.FYI, here is what's come in to the Blog that relates to this office/rank. For recent questions sent in, check out Robert Hickey's Blog. For specific offices/ranks, check out Robert Hickey's On-Line Guide. How to Address a General? Please settle a dispute. When sending a letter to a Major General, I know that the address at the top of the page should read Major General Robert McCaw. But in the greeting, which is correct: Dear Major General McCaw or Dear General McCaw? --- Kathleen KruckleDear Ms. Kruckle: The full rank is use to be specific on the envelope the letter’s address block .... General, Lieutenant General, Major General, or Brigadier General Major General Robert McCaw, USA/USMC/USAF Use his branch of service on the envelope and in the address block: USA or USMC or USAF. The basic rank General is used in conversation ... and since what you would call the person in conversation ... is what you use in the letter’s salutation ... you open the letter with the greeting: Dear General McCaw: "Admirals" "Colonels" "Commanders" and "Lieutenants" have the same issue ... and all follow that same pattern. -- Robert Hickey **How to Address Retired Military Personnel?**Questions about how to address retired officers and enlisted personnel are among the most frequent questions I get. Check out either of the two pages for additional information:Link to Q&A just on how to address retired military personnelLink to Q&A just on use of rank by retired military & veteransLink to Q&A just on Joint Forms of Address(Includes military personnel and their spouses)