The Armed Forces
The following positions /
people are not elected by the public. In the military chain of
command, they take their orders -either directly or indirectly
from the president, and are therefore only indirectly accountable to
the public. They are, however, human beings with personal opinions and
beliefs, and we hope, a conscience... with a reasonable ability
to discern right from wrong. Sending them a letter about a specific
area of concern or issue encouraging them to adhere to just and humane
actions may help them to stand up to the pressures they are under to
carry out a policy that is unjust or inhumane.
According to international
law, all military personnel are subject to a law that supercedes the
"law of the land" and have the responsibility to disobey
orders, even direct orders from the leader of the land, when those
orders are conflict with international law or an affront to human
nature.
Your one voice may just be
the deciding factor in a decision to buck an unjust or inhumane
policy, and perhaps your letter may even infuse them with the strength
to stand up and "just say no."
As with Department Of
Defense officials, they do not maintain public email addresses, and in
some cases, sending an email to their private email address could
result in a hostile investigation as to how their address was
obtained. For the public to contact these people, the only acceptable
method is by the mailing addresses listed below.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff
9999 Joint Staff Pentagon
Washington, DC 20318-9999
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
9999 Joint Staff Pentagon
Washington, DC 20318-9999
Army Chief of Staff
200 Army Pentagon
Washington, DC 20310-0200
Chief of Naval Operations
2000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, DC 20350-2000
Air Force Chief of Staff
1670 Air Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330-1670
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Headquarters USMC
2 Navy Annex (CMC)
Washington, DC 20380-1775
Secretary of the Army
101 Army Pentagon
Washington, DC 20310-0101
Secretary of the Navy
1000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, DC 20350-1000
Secretary of the Air Force
1670 Air Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330-1670
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