Marshal of the Army
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Marshal of the Army (abbrev: MotA) is an flag paygrade within the Royal Manticoran Army. It holds the equivalent military paygrade of F-6 and is the Senior Vice-President of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN) and member of the Grand Alliance Joint Chiefs of Staff. A marshal of the army is referred to as a "marshal."
Honorverse
In peacetime, a Marshal of the Army is the term given to the commanding officer of the Army, so there is every only one of this rank. They would have served as an Field Marshal or General, approved by the House of Lords, and confirmed by the First Lord of the Admiralty on behalf of the monarch.
TRMN
The Marshal of the Army is also in charge of the Royal Manticoran Army, who is the Senior Vice-President of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. and is a member of the Grand Alliance Joint Chiefs of Staff. For the work they do, this person is awarded the rank of Marshal.
The Marshal of the Army issues Army Directives.
- The duties of the Marshal of the Army are as follows (These duties may be expanded as necessary by Admiralty Orders, Navy Regulations, Protector's Orders, Corps Directives or Army Directives):
- Acting as liaison between TRMN and the RMA.
- Appointing all members of the High Command.
- Forwarding to the TRMN Promotions Board his own recommendations for promotion of RMA personnel to the rank of Colonel and above.
- Reporting to the members of TRMN, through its various publications, on what is happening in the RMA. [1] Promotions to Marshal of the Army is now only by appointment as per Admiralty Order 1510-01.
Rank Insignia
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List of Marshals of the Army
| No. | Name | Assumed | Relieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katsumi Takahasi | 01 February 2007 | 01 December 2010 |
| 2 | Lord Sir Robert Jackson, Earl of Karstadt Sea | 01 December 2010 | 01 January 2017 |
| 3 | Sir Kevin Horner | 01 January 2017 | 01 January 2018 |
| 4 | Sir Peter Gordon, Baron Cumberland Moor | 01 January 2018[2] | 11 November 2021 |
| 5 | Sir Matthew Miller | 11 November 2021,[3] | Incumbent |
List of Deputy Marshals of the Army
| No. | Name | Assumed | Relieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Kevin Horner* | 19 April 2014[4] | 01 January 2017 |
| 2 | Lady Dame Heather Selbe, Baroness Blacksburg* | 01 January 2018[5] | 01 January 2020[6] |
| 3 | Beau Thacker* | 01 January 2020[7] | 13 November 2021[8] |
| 4 | Sir John Patrick Brice Jr | 13 November 2021[9] | 15 July 2023 [10] |
| 5 | GEN Sir TJ Wayland Allen | 14 November 2023[11] | Incumbent |
- Prior to the reorganization of the Royal Manticoran Army High Command [12] the Chief of Staff was the Second in Command of the Royal Manticoran Army[13] - the defacto Deputy Marshal of the Army
Office Seals for the Office of the Marshal of the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps
Positional Flags for the Office of the Marshal of the Royal Manticoran Army
Additionally, there is a rank flag associated with the rank of F-6 (Marshal):
See Also
- F-6 equivalents from other branches of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.:
References
- ↑ [1] (Membership Handbook)
- ↑ Admiralty Order 1801-01
- ↑ Army Directive 1121-01
- ↑ Army Directive 04-1401
- ↑ Army Directive 1801-01
- ↑ Army Directive 2001-01
- ↑ Army Directive 2001-01
- ↑ Army Directive 2111-02
- ↑ Army Directive 2111-02
- ↑ Army Directive 2307-01
- ↑ Army Directive 2311-01
- ↑ Army Directive 2201-01
- ↑ Army Directive 05-1203A
| 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 | |||