RMMM:Service Dress Uniform/C-12 through C-17

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Service Dress Uniform: Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine

The service dress uniform is the standard uniform for personnel in the grades of C-12 through C-17 for all but the most formal of activities.

Uniform

Tunic

Personnel in the grades of C-12 through C-17 will wear a short, Eisenhower style, tunic in navy blue. The tunic should fall to the wearers waist when worn. This tunic does not feature a plastron (bib). The tunic will zip up the front and features a zipper flap, closing to the right, that hides the zipper from view. The collar is mandarin, in the same styling as those found on the uniform tunics of the Star Empires' armed forces. The tunic does not feature epaulets, or shoulder loops. Additionally, personnel will trim their tunic with 1/4" grosgrain ribbon. The trim will be placed along the upper collar, and extend down the outer edge of the zipper flap. Regardless of the department, the trim color for all personnel in the grades of C-12 through C-17 will be yellow gold.

Undershirt

Personnel in the grades of C-12 through C-17 may wear a white, close fitting, mock turtleneck or a white, mandarin collar, dress shirt. The dress shirt should be worn closed at the neck.

Trousers

Personnel in the grades of C-12 through C-17 will wear navy blue uniform trousers and a navy blue uniform belt with a gold military friction buckle. The trousers are worn bloused with black, low-topped boots, or worn unbloused with shined, black, military style, low quarters.

Service Dress Uniform Example C-12 through C-17 This image shows a member of the Deck Department

Headgear

All ranks will wear a navy blue RMMM beret with the RMMM flash positioned over the left eye

Standard RMMM Beret

Branch Patch

All ranks will wear the RMMM patch affixed to the upper right sleeve.

RMMM Branch Patch

Assignment and Company Patches

Personnel in the grades of C-12 through C-17 will wear their assignment patch and company patch affixed to the upper left sleeve.

Standard Assignment Patch Example RMMS Morning Star	Company Patch Example Karstadt Lines, Karstadt Group Ldt.

Name Badge

All ranks will wear a gold, metal, name badge with black lettering. The name badge should be affixed to the right breast of the uniform tunic with clutch pins or magnets. The name badge features the wearers LAST NAME, FIRST INITIAL. Those personnel honored with a Peerage in The Royal Manticoran Navy, The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, may elect to display their Peerage name instead. For example: CALABASAS. For proper placement, please see the measurement guide graphics at the bottom of this page.

RMMM Name Badge

Rank Insignia

Personnel in the grades of C-12 through C-17 will display rank insignia on each collar. Additionally, they will display the appropriate number of stripes for their current rank, as well as their departmental insignia on the cuff of each sleeve. The rank insignia and stripes will be gold or silver as appropriate, and the departmental insignia will be embroidered in a gold metallic that matches the rank stripes. Departmental Insignia should be 1" across and either 1", or appropriately proportional, in height. For proper placement, please see the measurement guide graphics at the bottom of this page.

Tunic Collar C-12

Fourth Officer C-12 Deck Department	Fourth Engineer C-12 Engineering Department	Junior Purser C-12 Catering/Hotel Department	Nurse C-12 Medical Department

Tunic Collar C-13

Third Officer C-13 Deck Department	Third Engineer C-13 Engineering Department	Purser C-13 Catering/Hotel Department	Senior Nurse C-13 Medical Department

Tunic Collar C-15

Second Officer C-15 Deck Department	Second Engineer C-15 Engineering Department	Assistant Cruise Director C-15 Catering/Hotel Department	Assistant Merchant Surgeon C-15 Medical Department

Tunic Collar C-16

First Officer C-16 Deck Department	First Engineer C-16 Engineering Department	Cruise Director C-16 Catering/Hotel Department	Merchant Surgeon C-16 Medical Department

Tunic Collar C-17 Deck Department	Tunic Collar C-17 Engineering Department

Ship Master (Captain) C-17 Deck Department	Chief Engineer C-17 Engineering Department

Awards

Ribbons

All ranks may display ribbons, if earned, on the left breast of the uniform tunic. For proper placement, please see the measurement guide graphics at the bottom of this page.

Aerospace Wings and Space Warfare Pin

All ranks are authorized to wear aerospace wings, if earned, directly above the ribbons of the left breast of the uniform tunic. Additionally, personnel are authorized to display a space warfare pin, if earned, directly below the ribbons on the left breast of the uniform tunic. The wings and space warfare pins are metal and should be gold or silver, as appropriate. For proper placement, please see the measurement guide graphics at the bottom of this page.

Officer Aerospace Wings Example May be worn by C-12 through C-17 if earned.	Officer Space Warfare Pin May be worn by C-12 through C-17 if earned.

For more information on the Aerospace Wings, the different varieties, and how to earn them, please click here.
For more information on the Space Warfare Pins, including how to earn them, please click here.

Award Stripes

All ranks may display award stripes, if earned, on the upper right sleeve of the uniform tunic, below the RMMM patch. The stripes are worn on the outer part of the sleeve and run from the back sleeve seam to the front sleeve seam at an angle. The ends of the stripes should be folded over, or ideally, tucked into the seams. For proper placement, please see the measurement guide graphics at the bottom of this page.

Chivalrous Orders

Members may display any earned chivalrous awards that are represented by an award ribbon or a chest star. The wearing of awards that hang about the neck (with the exception of the Parliamentary Medal of Valor and the Star of Grayson) and those represented by a sash are specifically prohibited with the Service Dress Uniform. For more information on this topic please consult TRMN-05, "Proper Wear and Display of the Knightly Orders and Chivalrous Awards."

Measurement Guide

Right Arm Example All Ranks	Left Arm Example C-12 through C-17	Both Arms Cuff Example C-12 through C-17

Tunic Detail C-12 through C-17	Collar Detail C-12 through C-17

Wearing of Arms

If authorized by company leadership to carry personal arms, a plain black, tactical style, gun belt may be worn with a standard Manticoran military sidearm and its accompanying drop leg holster. The belt should be worn under the tunic at the waist of the trousers.

Necessaries

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