Monarch's Own
The Monarch's Own Regiment is the elite royal guard regiment of the Royal Manticoran Army (RMA). The regiment is commonly called either "Queen's Own" or "King's Own" depending on the gender of the reigning sovereign. During the time of the Honor Harrington stories, the reigning monarch was Queen Elizabeth III, so it was called the Queen's Own during this period.
In The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN), membership in the Monarch's Own serves as an honor society for RMA members.
Regimental Organization
In canon, the regiment is made up of four battalions, one for each of the three original planets of the Star Kingdom, plus a training battalion:
Chinati Ridge Raiders
The Chinati Ridge Raiders- represented the planet Manticore.
Copper Walls Battalion
The Copper Walls Battalion was the Sphinxian unit, and is named after the Copper Walls mountain range on the planet Sphinx.
Bordeaux Battalion
The Bordeaux Battalion represented the planet Gryphon.[1]
Falcon's End Rangers
The Falcon's End Rangers are listed in the attachment to AD 2006-01 as the fourth battalion of the Queen's Own and may be synonymous with the School Battalion.
School Battalion
The School Battalion's functions are to provide for the regiment's own training requirements, and also to provide elite "op forces" for the Army's (and Marines') training commands.[2]
Uniform
Monarch's Own uniforms have scarlet colored berets and facings, distinguishing them from the green berets and blue facings of other RMA units. Additionally, the beret badge has the crowned cypher of the reigning monarch, EIIIW in the case of Elizabeth III Winton.
The Monarch's Own in TRMN
In TRMN, the Monarch's Own (MO) serves as a way to honor RMA members for outstanding service to the organization. New appointments to the Queen's Own are announced annually, and MO membership is capped at no more than 10% of the total RMA membership. The Royal Manticoran Navy equivalent is HMS Unconquered.
Additionally, deceased RMA members may be added to the rolls of the Chinati Ridge Raiders as way to remember an honor those who have died.[3] In this way, the Monarch's Won serves in a manner similar to HMS Valhalla in the Royal Manticoran Navy.
Soldiers who are inducted into the Monarch's Own have the option to wear the distinctive uniform of the regiment, including the scarlet beret.[4]
List of TRMN Monarch's Own Members
- FM Beau Thacker RMA (CO Monarch's Own)
- FM Robert Jackson RMA
- COL Jeff Webb RMA
- MAJ Raul Trevino RMA
- CPT Edward Covarrubias RMA
- RSM Eric Stolle RMA
Posthumous Honorary Member
See Also
The Monarch's Own unit makeup and nomination process
External Links
References
- ↑ "...Major Padraic Dover, was ... A native of Gryphon, he served in the Bordeaux Battalion of the King's Own Regiment. " Queen's Gambit from Worlds of Honor. 1999
- ↑ Pearls of Weber: Why the Queen's Own exists
- ↑ "4th Battalion serves in a similar capacity to the HMS Valhalla for RMA personnel who become deceased in the line of duty or who the RMA wish to honor as permanent members of the QO." See Army Directive 2006-01
- ↑ Army Directive 2111-09: Composition of the Monarch's Own
- ↑ Army Directive 1801-03