[No Truce With Kings]

}As is customary with dignitaries, as soon as his plane landed he would have been gonged aboard with honors "Commander-In-Chief, Arriving" {

Not quite. When a dignitary arrives aboard a ship, he (or she) is styled by the individual's command. If the captain of the Enterprise comes on board, he would be announced as "Enterprise." If the commander of the Sixth Fleet came on board, he would be "Sixth Fleet." The commander of the Navy would be "Navy."

Since W. is president, he would be announced by the name of his command. Most likeiy "United States of America" to differentiate him from the captains of the carriers "United States" and "America."

[Poohbah]

Actually, since the term "Commander in Chief" has been removed from all of the unified/specified commanders, Bush is the one and only Commander-in-Chief, and that is his formal title in the Constitution.

[Magnum44]

Most likely "United States of America" ...

You may be correct. While still a reservist, I do not spend much time keeping current on protocol issues (and its been over 11 years since I requested permission to come aboard.)

Since there is only one CinC now, I think "Commander-In-Chief" is unambiguous, but your point about being titled by your command sounds correct.

Regards,