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Welcome from the Sixth Space Lord
Welcome to TRMN and BuTrain! BuTrain is the educational arm of The Royal Manticoran Navy, The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association. I hope that you will find your interactions with BuTrain to be fun and educational. The purpose of this manual is to serve as a guide to your journey through the BuTrain experience. Here, you will find information on policies, procedures, courses, awards, honor societies, and more. Do you have a question about BuTrain? The answer is probably here. If it isn't, let us know, and we'll get it added. This manual is a constantly evolving document. New courses are being added all the time. Policies and procedures evolve as we find new and better ways to do things. We do our very best to ensure that the information here is the most accurate and up-to-date.
If you're new to BuTrain, you should start with the Introduction to TRMN course series. It serves as the prerequisite to everything else. There, you will find out a little about what TRMN is and how it works. These three courses contain basic information that every member should know. After you complete those, you can move on in any direction you choose. BuTrain is divided into three academies. The Grand Alliance Naval Academy (GANA) focuses on the naval elements of TRMN and the Honorverse. There, you will find courses that focus on the navies of the Honorverse (RMN, GSN, IAN, RHN) and various disciplines associated with their functions. The Ground Forces Training Command (GFTC) focuses on marines and soldiers (RMMC, RMA) and subjects relevant to their activities. Finally, the Grand Alliance University System (GAUS) focuses on the Civilian services (RMACS, RMMM) and other Civilian entities (Diplomatic Corps, Special Intelligence Service, Sphinx Forestry Commission). GAUS also houses things like Intro to TRMN, leadership training, and courses provided by external providers that can be taken for BuTrain credit. Where you start is up to you. Many people start with the main line (rank) courses in their chosen branch, but you don't have to. For purposes of promotion eligibility, all of the different branches' rank courses are equivalent. So, if you're an RMN member, but you heard that the IAN courses are fun, and you want to start there, do that.
The most important thing is that this is supposed to be fun. We're here to provide an opportunity to dive in and learn more about TRMN, the Honorverse, and the real world basis for them. I hope you will have a long and enjoyable journey with us.
Welcome aboard!
In service, Bruce W. Crews, KDE, SC, OR, OG, CGM, GS
Vice Admiral of the Red, RMN
Sixth Space Lord
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
Honor Harrington, the Honorverse, the Royal Manticoran Navy, the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps, the Royal Manticoran Army, the Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine, the Royal Manticoran Astro-Control Service, the Grayson Space Navy, the Imperial Andermani Navy, and other references to the works of David Weber or Final Sword Games are used here under the Fair Use doctrine.
Information taken from Wikipedia is similarly used in compliance with the Fair Use doctrine.
David Weber holds the Copyright to all things related to the Honorverse and as such can at any time demand a change in this documentation, should it violate the Fair Use doctrine.
TRMN Code of Conduct
BuTrain and the subsidiary Academies and Schools adhere to the TRMN Code of Conduct (below).
- I will respect the rights of all members.
- I will never let personal or societal prejudices color my interactions with other members.
- I will strive to never bring dishonor upon the Royal Manticoran Navy or its Sub-Groups.
- I will maintain an appearance appropriate to my duties and never bring dishonor to the Uniform.
- I will treat those who report to me with dignity
- I will respect those to whom I report.
- I will abide by the Official Secrets Act.
- I will strive to defuse confrontations, not cause them.
- I will be the first to offer praise, and always the last to criticize.
- I will always work to be part of the solution, never the problem.
Cyber Bullying
BuTrain takes a zero tolerance stand on cyber-bullying. This is in accordance with PD-BOD-0010 Membership Policy, which establishes a zero-tolerance harassment policy. If you feel that you have been the subject of harassment during your activities with BuTrain, please bring the matter to the attention of the Sixth Space Lord immediately by emailing butrain@trmn.org.