How to Address a Kentucky Colonel #1?
Greetings! I just wish to find out if the following is true: “In the Commonwealth of Kentucky, commissioned Kentucky Colonels are considered members of the Governor’s Staff and his honorary aides-de-camp, and as such are entitled to the style of ‘Honorable’ as indicated on their commission certificates. The commission and letters patent granted by the Governor and Secretary of State bestowing the title of Kentucky Colonel refers to the honoree as ‘Honorable First Name Last Name’.” I was commissioned by the former Gov. Paul E. Patton in 2003, but it appears that no one knows if it is okay to use the “honorable” title. It would be great if you could clear some clouds for us and I’ll submit the finding to the board of our order. Thanks. — Not Colonel Sanders Hi NCS: In protocol there are always local rules to which a community abides — and as one explores adjacent realms, the “new rules” are those on which the different communities mutually agree. In Kentucky if a Kentucky governor says
