some traditions will not be broken, sandpiper, especially in the southern states. When I was in the Air Force I had to use my first name on all my documents...it was LAST name; FIRST name; middle initial...so Edna had to be used, despite the fact that I protested loudly...they promised that the next time I acted like a nut they'd shoot me in the foot. Soooooo, I put up with it for 10 very, very, very, veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy long years...We have a JT in the family...have no idea what that stands for...maybe they use the initials for people who cannot spell. What do you think?