Officer

An officer is one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.

In the context of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN), and the Honorverse military services which it simulates, the word officer most commonly refers to commissioned officers, but can also encompass Warrant Officers. Although there are non-commissioned officers, "officer" usually is meant to differentiate from enlisted personnel. "Officers and enlisted" would be a term encompassing all personnel in the military.

Commissioned Officers

Commissioned ranks include paygrades O-1 up through flag ranks, the highest uniformed ranks of the military:

Code	Naval	Army & Marines
O-1	Ensign (ENS)	2nd Lieutenant (2LT)
O-2	Lieutenant, junior grade (LTJG)	1st Lieutenant (1LT)
O-3	Lieutenant, senior grade (LTSG)	Captain (CPT)
O-4	Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)	Major (MAJ)
O-5	Commander (CDR)	Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL)
O-6	Captain (CAPTJG), (CAPTSG)	Colonel (COL)
F-1	Commodore (CDRE)	Brigadier General (BGEN)
F-2	Rear Admiral (RADM)	Major General (MGEN)
F-3	Vice Admiral (VADM)	Lieutenant General (LGEN)
F-4	Admiral (ADM)	General (GEN)
F-5	Fleet Admiral (FADM)	Field Marshal (FM)
F-6	Admiral of the Fleet (AotF)	Marshal (MAR)

In the Royal Manticoran Navy, a commissioned officer usually has studied at Saganami Island Naval Academy as a midshipman and after graduation and training cruise receives a commission from the sovereign as an Ensign in the navy.

An officer who previously served as an enlisted spacer before receiving a commission is known colloquially as a "Mustang." In TRMN, members automatically start at E-1 upon signing up for the organization, so almost everyone is a mustang in the club.

In Honorverse canon, an enlisted spacer who is awarded the Osterman Cross is offered a commission as Ensign.

Warrant Officer

Officer can also refer to warrant rank. Warrant officers are usually long serving enlisted personnel who are offered a Warrant due to their expertise.

The warrant ranks in the Manticoran military are:

Code	Rank Title
W-1	Warrant Officer 2nd Class (WO2)
W-2	Warrant Officer 1st Class (WO1)
W-3	Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)
W-4	Senior Chief Warrant Officer (SCWO)
W-5	Master Chief Warrant Officer (MCWO)

Other uses of the word officer

Members in the highest enlisted grades are referred to as "non-commissioned officers" (NCOs).

Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine crews are led by the Ship's Master, assisted by a First Officer, and depending on the ship and crew size, a Second Officer, Third Officer, etc.

See Also

• Commanding Officer
• Executive Officer

References

TRMN Ranks
Type	Grade	Navy	Marines/Army	Type	Grade	Fleet	Marines/Army
Officers				Enlisted
Flag Officers	F6	AotF HADM GdF	MotC MotA	NCO Ranks	E10	SMCPON OSBdF FSMCPO CSMCPO MCPON SMCPO OSB	SGTMAJRMMC SGTMAJRMA CSGTMAJ RSGTMAJ
	F5	FADM GADM	MSHL FMSHL		E9	MCPO SB	SGTMAJ
	F4	ADM	GEN		E8	SCPO HB	1SGT
	F3	VADM	LTGEN		E7	CPO OB	MSGT
	F2	RADM KADM	MAJGEN		E6	PO1 B	SSGT
	F1	CDRE FADM	BRGEN		E5	PO2 OMT	PSGT
Field Grade Officers	O6	CAPT CAPTSG CAPTJG KDS	COL		E4	PO3 MT	CPL
	O5	CDR FK	LTCOL	Non-Rate Enlisted Ranks	E3	S1C HGEFR	LCPL
	O4	LCDR KK	MAJ		E2	S2C OGEFR	PFC
Company Grade Officers	O3	LTSG KL	CPT		E1	S3C GEFR	PVT
	O2	LTJG OLDS	1LT	Training Ranks	N/A	MID CDT SK
	O1	ENS LDS	2LT
Warrant Officers
W5		W4		W3		W2	W1
MCWO SMCWO		SCWO MCWO		CWO SCWO		WO1 CWO	WO2 WO