any FORMER USMC,has the rank designator for CAPTAIN changed,I thought it was Capt.I been seening CPT lately?

Answer 1

Yes, the "new" rank designations are all three letter:

2LT = Second Lieutenant
1LT = First Lieutenant
CPT = Captain
MAJ = Major
LTC = Lieutenant Colonel
COL = Colonel

Flag officer ranks are all two lette, the first letter of their rank followed by G for general, i.e. BG is Brigadier General, MJ would be Major General, etc. Enlisted ranks now all have three letter designators as well.r

Answer 2

My husband noticed somwhere that it was CPT. I told him maybe it was a typo and they left out the A. He research on the net and it is now CPT, it is suppose to sound more proffessional.

Answer 3

Army changed their abrevs a long time ago to all three letters, for some crappy electronic form I'm sure, & everybody followed suit, I think under the new ID system.