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"CINC" Is Sunk
Sunday, October 27, 2002
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

But don't toss out that old stationery or signs. The memo also tells officials to use old stocks and replace signs only when done in regular maintenance. The changes should be done "without any undue additional cost to taxpayers." The new term is simply "commander," as in "Commander, U.S. Northern Command" and "Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command."

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
The term "CINC" is sunk.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld put out a memo Oct. 24 to DoD leaders saying there is only one commander in chief in America -- the president.

His memo also forbids use of the acronym "CINC" (pronounced "sink") with titles for military officers.

The title of commander in chief is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. Article II, Section 2, states, "The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States."
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I had come up with an address for a manuscript I’m working on. “FEDFORCEARTHCINC.” I suppose I could update it to “FEDFORCEARTHCMDR.”

Dan