post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles, or designatory letters, are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, military decoration, or honour, or is a member of a religious institute. an individual may use several different sets of post-nominal letters, but in some regions it may be customary to limit the number of sets to one or just a few. the order in which these are listed after a name is based on the order of precedence and category of the order. post-nominal letters are one of the main types of name suffix. == usage == === order in which qualifications/awards and honours are listed === the order in which post-nominal letters are listed after a person's name is dictated by standard practice which may vary by region. ==== in the us ==== in the united states, standard protocol is: # religious institutes # theological degrees # academic degrees # honorary degrees, honors, decorations # professional licenses, certifications and affiliations # retired uniformed service (active duty service brackets the name â e.g., firefighter john doe, cfd â and active duty armed services do not display postnominals other than branch of service) ==== in the uk ==== in the united kingdom, the ministry of justice recommends the following ordering: # bt/bart or esq # decorations and honours (in descending order of precedence) # appointments (for example, qc for queen's counsel, mp for member of parliament) # higher educational qualifications, e.g. certificates or diplomas of higher education or university degrees (in ascending order starting from undergraduate) # religious institutes (for example, ssf), medical qualifications, and professional certifications # fellowship or membership of learned societies, academies or professional institutions (for example, ra, frcp, frgs, frsa) # membership of the armed forces (for example, raf, rn, rm, rmp){{cite web |url=http://www.debretts.com/forms-address/hierarchies/letters-after-name/armed
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