Corps Directive 01-1709
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Corps Directive 01-1709 was issued 07 September 2017 under the authority of the Marshal of the Corps. This directive updates and re-establishes a new Echelon Breakdown. This directive supercedes Corps Directive 02-1607.
Order Text
| To: | All Officers and Enlisted in the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps |
| From: | Marshal of the Corps Sean Niemeyer, Commandant of the RMMC |
| Re: | RMMC Echelon Breakdown (Corps Directive 01-1709) |
As of the date of this Order, by my hand, and by the authority of the Sovereign, Queen of Manticore Elizabeth III, I hereby institute the Echelon Breakdown. Please note that this order supersedes Corps Directive 02-1607 and brings the RMMC echelons more in line with canon as described in House of Steel.
RMMC Echelon Breakdown
Below is a chart which illustrates the breakdown, by echelon, of the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps. The first column of the chart lists the echelons of the RMMC from the smallest to largest unit. The second column illustrates the breakdown per echelon for role-playing. That is these numbers should be used for stories and detail out the RMMC if the RMMC of the Honorverse actually existed. The third column illustrates the breakdown per echelon for the fan club The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. These are the numbers that the fan organization and consequently the RMMC will use to divide the organization by.
The numbers below are a generalization and simplification of what an actual breakdown of the echelons would be. For instance, not listed are the various staff members that would be attached to the various units. Those have not been because they would needlessly complicate this chart. Units in the RMMC that are of Company size or larger may have staffs, but those are at the discretion of the commanding officer. All effort should be made to minimize the size of the staff and any staff should be proportional to the size of the unit.
| ECHELON | ROLE-PLAY REPRESENTATION |
REAL-LIFE REPRESENTATION |
|---|---|---|
| Section (ship-based) |
5 (5 enlisted) |
3 (3 enlisted) |
| Squad (ship-based) |
13 (13 enlisted) |
6 (6 enlisted) |
| Rifle Platoon (RP) (ship-based) |
44 (43 enlisted, 1 officer) |
10 (9 enlisted, 1 officer) |
| Heavy Weapons Platoon (HWP) (ship-based) |
43 (42 enlisted, 1 officer) |
10 (9 enlisted, 1 officer) |
| Assault Platoon (AP) (ship-based) |
43 (42 enlisted, 1 officer) |
10 (9 enlisted, 1 officer) |
| Rifle Company (RC) (ship-based) |
140 (136 enlisted, 4 officers) |
16 (13 enlisted, 3 officers) |
| Heavy Weapons Company (HWC) (ship-based) |
134 (132 enlisted, 2 officers) |
16 (13 enlisted, 3 officers) |
| Assault Company (AC) (ship-based) |
134 (132 enlisted, 2 officers) |
16 (13 enlisted, 3 officers) |
| Battalion (BN) (ship-based) |
548 (531 enlisted, 17 officers) |
26 (21 enlisted, 5 officers) |
| Regiment (RG)*[1] |
1,644 (1,592 enlisted, 52 officers) |
54 (43 enlisted, 11 officers) |
| Expeditionary Force (FC)**[2] (fleet-based) |
44,388 (42,971 enlisted, 1,417 officers) |
446 (351 enlisted, 95 officers) |
| Corps**[2] (multiple fleet-based) |
399,492 (383,942 enlisted, 15,550 officers) |
1,790 (1,407 enlisted, 383 officers) |
Minimum Command Ranks
Minimum command ranks for units in the RMMC are outlined below:
| ECHELON | MINIMUM RANK |
|---|---|
| Section | E-4 (Lance Corporal) |
| Squad | E-5 (Platoon Sergeant) |
| Platoon (any type) |
O-1 (Second Lieutenant) or O-2 (First Lieutenant) |
| Company (any type) |
O-3 (Captain) |
| Battalion | O-4 (Major) |
| Regiment | O-6 (Colonel) |
| Expeditionary Force |
F-1 to F-3 (Brigadier General) to F-3 (Lieutenant General) |
| Corps | F-4 to F-5 (General toField Marshal) |
| Commandant RMMC | F-6 (Marshal of the Corps) |
Effective 07-Sept-17.
In Honour of the Queen!
| Issued by: |
| Marshal of the Corps |
| Lord Sir Sean Niemeyer, KSK, KDE, KCR, GS |
| Commandant |
| Royal Manticoran Marine Corps |
| First Earl, New Ulyanovsk |
References
- ↑ Regiments may either be ship based or multi-ship based. Please see Corps Directive 03-1607 pertaining to maximum MARDET size per RMN hull types for more information.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 These units are ad hoc are are constituted only when absolutely necessary, and only with permission from the Marshal of the Corps. Please see Corps Directive 04-1407 pertaining to RMMC structure for more information.
See Also
- Corps Directive 02-1607 - Preceding Directive (defunct)