Do Admirals Change Their Spots?

[John K. Taber]

In a NY times article related to the Total Information Awareness
program, reporter John Markoff consistently refers to Admiral
Poindexter as "Dr. Poindexter." Nowhere does he say "Admiral."

Doesn't protocol say that "Admiral" trumps "Doctor?" If an
admiral also holds a doctorate, wouldn't protocol require 
the honorific title of Admiral over Doctor when referring
to him/her in public? 

The article itself is at
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/19/national/19COMP.html 

It's funny because it reports a totally non-responsive reply of
the Pentagon to EPIC's Freedom of Information Act request for 
possible safeguards to protect privacy against the threats of 
Adm. Poindexter's agency. 

I'm bemused by Markoff's use of titles. He has been pretty
good reporting the crypto wars a decade ago, so I wonder 
about his change in honorifics.  

--
John K. Taber

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