Home Office Directive 007-24

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Home Office Directive 007-24 was issued 26 March 2024 by the Office of the Home Secretary.

Directive Text

To:	All Civilian and military personnel, Star Empire of Manticore and Allies
From:	Wayne Bruns GCE, OM, KDR, KDGL, MC, DSA, DA, The Home Secretary, Earl Cappanarrow
Re:	Directive HOD 007-24 Civilian Awards 1st Quarter 2024

Astro Control Commander's Gold Medal

Vaclav Ujcik

SMCPO Vaclav 'Jim' Ujcik, RMACS (RMN-5585-18) is nominated for the Astro Control Commander's Gold Medal. Master Chief Ujcik joined BuTrain in 2019 as a RMACA specialty instructor. His service to the Astro-Control Service has enabled many members to achieve their goals.

Transportation Ministry Silver Medal

Managing Director Peter Gold, RMMM (RMN-2849-15) is nominated for the Transportation Ministry Silver Medal for serving as Commandant of the Civilian Space Services Academy and the CSSA Mainline College as well as MFA Senior Management School Instructor in the Grand Alliance University System for the 12 months up through March 2024. In addition, Managing Director Gold made a number of updates and expansion within the merchant marine rank courses and additional specialty courses

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal

Garret Bitker

ADM Garret Bitker, RMACS (RMN-1907-14) is nominated for the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for serving as RMACA Flag Officer School Instructor in the Grand Alliance University System for the 12 months up through March 2024.

Chris Lynch

Master Chris Lynch, RMMM (RMN-1239-12) is nominated for the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for serving as MFA Unlicensed Deck School Instructor in the Grand Alliance University System for the 12 months up through March 2024.

Debi Dreese-Hoch

Vice-Consul Debi Dreese-Hoch, CIVDIP (RMN-6247-20) is nominated for the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for serving as SKUS LU QC Bachelors Instructor in the Grand Alliance University System for the 12 months up through March 2024.

John Brice

RADM John Brice, Jr., RMACS (RMN-6355-20) is nominated for the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for serving as Commandant for the GFTC Mainline College, KR1MA Jr. Officer School Instructor, and KR1MA Sr. Officer School Instructor in the Ground Forces Training Command for the 12 months up through March 2024.

Joe Jungers

Superintendent Joe Jungers, RMMM (RMN-1989-15) is nominated for the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for serving as MFA Licensed School Instructor and MFA Licensed Engineering School Instructor in the Grand Alliance University System for the 12 months up through March 2024.

Chris Alpers

RADM Chris Alper, RMACS (RMN-4632-17) is nominated for the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for serving as Commandant of the Civilian Space Services Academy Specialty Schools in the Grand Alliance University System for the 12 months up through March 2024.

Jill Taylor

Ranger Major General Jill Taylor, SFC is nominated for the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for serving as SFA Headmaster and SKUS Cryptozoology Instructor in GAUS for the 12 months up through December 2023 Major General. Taylor is a highly valued SKUS Team Member.

Peter Gold

This award is forwarded from KAdm Geoff Zoeller and endorsed by RADM Romero: The day before MarsCon opened, Managing Director Peter Gold escorted Honorverse authors Tom Pope and Jacob Holo, Jacob’s wife and fellow author H.P. Holo, and BuNine member and House of Steel co-author Chris Weuve around the museum ship USS Wisconsin. Managing Director Gold arranged for a private tour and spend a significant amount of time leading the authors through the spaces, explaining ship construction and engineering operations of the vessel for a full day. They explored the ship from the lower engineering spaces to the bridge. This level of hospitality to visiting Honorverse and BuNine officers demonstrates Managing Director Gold’s dedication to TRMN and his is own standard of excellence above and beyond the call of duty. His performance here enhanced the weekend for all involved.

Award Not issued last year

CDRE Chris Alper, RMACS is nominated for a Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for serving as the RMACA Deputy Commandant for the 12 months up to January 2023.

Gryphon Star

Mack Schienschang

This nomination is forwarded from CPO Anthony Schienschang, and endorsed by RADM Romero with the following comment: “This was one of Mack’s first conventions, and certainly the first opportunity to meet David Weber, who is famous for welcoming and engaging with younger fans…Mack was on a high for the rest of the weekend after that. While helping at the table, he would cheerfully hand out TRMN-related con badge ribbons to visitors and helped build enthusiasm for the Stephanie Harrington books with interested visitors. I know he’ll continue to be a helpful and enthusiastic member of TRMN going forward.”

Conspicuous Bravery Medal

Over the past few years BuTrain has increased our expectations for beta testers. Beta testers for BuTrain perform an important function in the end-stage evaluation of courses. They take the tests and evaluate whether sources can be found and how difficult questions are to answer, and evaluate how a course series flows overall. We have asked them to give much more detailed feedback on courses and questions, so doing a beta test is more work than simply taking a course normally. We also evaluate their feedback level.

As such we wish to recognise our beta testers with an appropriate award. Each Course Series can be between 3 and 6 courses.

Managing Director Peter Gold, RMMM (RMN-2849-15) is nominated for an Conspicuous Bravery Medal for completing a flag level beta series with responses.

Superior Service Medal

Dame Christina Neitz, Duchess Westmarch, is hereby Awarded the Superior Service Medal for the following action. During December of 2023 Duchess Westmarch made the personal sacrifice of blood and/or monetary support to their local blood drive center and supported their community with a life-critical resource that cannot be grown or manufactured. As part of the communal challenge, they were asked to choose to have their donation represent either the Imperial Andermani Navy or the Royal Manticoran Army. In a tight competition involving the sacrifice of time, money, and blood, the IAN was victorious, but the distant communities received a critically needed resource.

Carolyn M Prickett RMN-4857-17

Members of both HMS Agamemnon and HMS Atropos performed many hours of service to MarsCon 2024 over the three days of the convention. Through the majority of this service, they wore recognizable convention-minimum attire, which convention attendees could use to connect TRMN with services offered by the convention. In their service to the convention by running the Con Suite (Blacks and McDonalds) and serving as a volunteer assistant for convention registration throughout the weekend (Prickett), these members performed excellently and were credit to their chapters.

Astro Control Commendation Decoration

Admiral Garret Bitker, RMACS (RMN-1907-14) is nominated for an Astro Control Commendation Decoration for assisting BuTrain with it's Beta Process in 2023.

Merchant Marine Achievement Medal

William Carroll

First Officer William Carrol RMN-6855-22 has over the past 5 months he has recruited 11 members for TRMN, mostly for the RMMM on the Pequod Epsilon Capricorni. He has helped grow the organization, the chapter and the RMMM as a branch.

Joe Jungers

Over the past few years BuTrain has increased our expectations and work for beta testers. As such we wish to recognise our beta team with an appropriate award.

Superintendent Joe Jungers, RMMM (RMN-1989-15) is nominated for a Merchant Marine Achievement Medal for assisting BuTrain with it's Beta Process in 2023

Peter Gold

Managing Director Peter Gold, RMMM (RMN-2849-15) is nominated for a Merchant Marine Commendation Decoration for assisting BuTrain with it's Beta Process in 2023

Career Achievement Award

Riley Lucille McCoy

The following TRMN Members attended the Great Lakes Comic Con in Warren, MI on Friday February 23-24,2024. They were in uniform or in con min and worked the recruitment table for Task Group 22.3. Cadet Forest Ranger Riley McCoy RMN-6939-22

Issued by:

Wayne Bruns GCE, OM, , KDR, KDGL, MC, DSA, DA

The Home Secretary

Earl of Cappanarrow

External Links

• HOD 007-24 as published at the TRMN Forums (login required).