Civilian Pin

The Civilian Pin is awarded to non-uniformed civilians who have passed through a rigorous set of qualifications which accredit them as one of two levels; the ‘Accredited Staff Member Pin’ or ‘ASM’ and ‘Chartered Staff Member Pin’ or ‘CSM’.

Summary

The “Civilian Pin”  is an award issued to members of the Diplomatic and Special Intelligence Service (SIS) branches who successfully complete a rigorous set of courses. The “Civilian Pin” is designed to be challenging and aims to broaden members' knowledge of TRMN, history and the sciences. Many of the courses on the programme are to be found in Landing University and the Mannheim University.

Whilst the Civilian Pin can only be worn by the non-uniformed branch members, ALL branches of TRMN who have completed the courses may submit applications to take part in this programme.

Background

The Black Sphinx Cup (which ran from 2016 to 2019) was an interChapter competition aimed at encouraging chapter members to under take a series of courses with the goal of achieving the Space Warfare Pin (“SWP”). It was an important event to many Chapters in the fleet, and everyone was encouraged to take part.

Launched early in 2019, the “Civilian Pin” was recognised as the only option for members of the Diplomatic Corps or the Special Intelligence Service  and would be counted towards the total of their Chapter’s ‘Space Warfare Pin’ Challenge.

Current

At the time of writing there are some 6000 members in TRMN of which there are 268 Diplomatic and SIS members. Whilst the cessation of the Challenge Cup may have altered the original goal, the underlying intention, one of having fun whilst learning at the same time remains unchanged. It is the intention of the Home Secretary to continue to develop this programme and to incorporate it into our daily TRMN lives.

Civilian Pin

The Civilian Pin has two levels of recognition: the ‘Accredited Staff Member Pin’ or ‘ASM’ and ‘Chartered Staff Member Pin’ or ‘CSM’.

‘Accredited Staff Member’ or ‘ASM’

The Accredited Staff Member Award is represented by a silver pin.

Eligibility

C1 through to C11 (Junior / Senior Civil Servant)

Note:

Junior Minister and Ministers (C12 and above) may continue to wear the Accredited Staff Member (ASM) until they have completed the requirements for the Chartered Staff Member Pin (CSM).

‘Chartered Staff Member’ or ‘CSM’

The Chartered Staff Member’ is represented by a gold pin.

Eligibility

C12 and above (Junior Minister / Minister).

Authorisation to Wear the Civilian Pin

At this time only members of the Diplomatic and SIS branches are permitted to wear either the ASM or CSM Pin.

The Civilian Pin is authorised to be worn on formal civilian court dress only and for example, may be displayed on the lapel of a tail coat or jacket.

It is not permitted, for example, to wear the pin on a con-min polo shirt.

Recognition

Once all the requisite courses have been completed – the student will download and complete the appropriate form (see "See Also") and send as an attachment to the Regent – Star Kingdom University. Recipients of the Civilian Pin Award will be announced bi-monthly by the Home Secretary.

Civilian Pin Qualifications

Civilian Pin – Accredited Staff Member (ASM)

To qualify for the ASM, a student must complete an overall total of 8 courses from 3 separate Sections:

Section	Qualifications
Section A	Complete ONE (1) C9 Level from either one of the following Colleges: Landing University - Queens College LU-QC-0011 Embassy Staff (C9) OR Landing University - Kings College LU-KC-0011 Foreign Service Officer (C9) A total of 1 (one) course.
Section B	Plus Complete THREE (3) courses selected from FIVE categories up to Level Two (2) to be selected from the following disciplines: Society of Economics and Political Science Xenology Society Society of World Civilisations Historical Society Society of Applied Sciences A total of 6 (six) courses.
Section C	Plus Complete any one course from selected from the ‘Enrichment’ options. Enlisted Training SIA-RMN-0001 Basic Enlisted GSN-0001 Basic Enlisted RMMC-0001 PO Third Class RMACA-RMACS-0001 Basic Enlisted SIA-RMMC-0001 Basic Spacer training SIA- RMMM-0001 A total of 1 (one) course.

Civilian Pin – Chartered Staff Member (CSM)

To qualify for the CSM, a student must complete an overall total of 18 courses from 3 separate Sections:

Section	Qualifications
Section A	Complete ONE (1) C12 Level from either one of the following Colleges: Landing University - Queens College LU-QC-0101 Vice-Consul (C12) OR Landing University - Kings College LU-KC-0101 Senior Special Agent (C12) A total of 1 (one) course.
Section B	Plus Complete FOUR (4) courses selected from FIVE categories up to Level Four (4) to be selected from the following disciplines: Society of Economics and Political Science Xenology Society Society of World Civilisations Historical Society Society of Applied Sciences A total of 16 (sixteen) courses.
Section C	Plus Complete any one course from selected from the ‘Enrichment’ options. SIA-RMMM-0006C Clothier Course SIA-RMMM-0003C Chief Cook IMNA-GTSC-22C Advanced Intelligence Specialist SIA-SRMC-10C Advanced Embassy Guard Specialist Course RMACA-RMACS-02C Advanced Aviation Course A total of 1 (one) course.

See Also

Google Form for claiming either pin

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