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[[File: | [[File:RMA F-4-02.png|30px]] '''[[GEN]] [[Sir]] John Neitz, [[KSK]], [[KDR]], [[DSO]], First Duke of Westmarch''' is an officer in the [[Royal Manticoran Army]]. | ||
==Biographical Summary== | ==Biographical Summary== | ||
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[[General]] [[Sir]] John Neitz, [[Duke]] of [[Westmarch]], transferred to the Royal Manticoran Army 5 October 2023 after 12 years service in the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]]. He currently serves as [[Adjutant General|Adjutant-General]] in the RMA and as '''Manticore King of Arms''' in the [[ College of Arms|Royal Manticoran College of Arms]]. His home chapter is The [[Westmarch Rifles]]. | |||
===Education=== | |||
The Duke of Westmarch graduated from the Royal Manticoran Naval Academy at [[Saganami Island Naval Academy| Saganami Island]], as well as the Naval War College, and is a summa cum laude member of the [[Ellen D'Orville Society|Ellen D'Orville Honor Society]]. He received a doctoral degree in Interstellar Affairs from [[BuTrain:SKUS_Landing_University#Queen's_College|Queen's College]], [[BuTrain:SKUS Landing University|Landing University]]. | |||
===RMN Service=== | |||
He assumed command of the Royal Manticoran Navy’s [[Second Fleet|Second (Gryphon) Fleet]] on 22 May 2015 and served as [[Commanding Officer]] until 1 June 2019. | |||
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His previous commands include {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}}, aboard which he served as the founding captain of Second Fleet’s first operational ship, and then {{hms|Invincible|BC-416}}. He then commanded Cruiser Division 211, Battlecruiser Squadron 21, [[Battle Squadron 1|1st Battle Squadron]], and [[Task Force 21]], before being appointed Commanding Officer of Second Fleet. | His previous commands include {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}}, aboard which he served as the founding captain of Second Fleet’s first operational ship, and then {{hms|Invincible|BC-416}}. He then commanded Cruiser Division 211, Battlecruiser Squadron 21, [[Battle Squadron 1|1st Battle Squadron]], and [[Task Force 21]], before being appointed Commanding Officer of Second Fleet. | ||
[[ | His planetside duty assignments have included Joint Forces Special Projects for [[BuComm]], Naval Attaché to the Manticoran College of Heralds, Director of [[BuShips]]’ Office of Shipbuilding Support, and [[BuNine]] staff member. | ||
===Honors and Awards=== | |||
[[File:Duke of Westmarch.jpg|250px|right|The Duke of Westmarch at Worldcon 2022]] | |||
He was made a Knight of the [[Most Honorable Order of King Roger]] in 2012, and elevated to the title of Lord Westmarch in the peerage of the Star Kingdom in 2013. He has been awarded the [[Manticore Cross]] and the [[Distinguished Service Order]], as well as various other gallantry, service, campaign, and unit awards. In 2012 he was appointed honorary Weapons Officer of ''[[HMS Unconquered]]'', the RMN’s oldest commissioned warship, and in 2018 served as honorary Commanding Officer of ''Unconquered.'' In 2019 he was invested as a Knight Companion of the [[Most Noble Order of the Star Kingdom]]. In 2020 he was created Duke of Westmarch. | |||
[[ | The Duke is the [[RMA:SoldiersGuide:SpecialPrograms#Colonel_of_the_Regiment|Colonel of the Regiment]] of the [[Westmarch Rifles]] and has been made an honorary member of the [[Monarch's Own|Monarch's Own Regiment]] for his services to the [[Royal Manticoran Army]]. | ||
[https://medusa.trmn.org/api/ribbonrack/RMN-0117-11 Ribbon Rack image for | [https://medusa.trmn.org/api/ribbonrack/RMN-0117-11 Ribbon Rack image for GEN Westmarch] | ||
==See Also== | |||
[[Admiralty Order 1305-01]]: Creation of the Westmarch peerage | [[Admiralty Order 1305-01]]: Creation of the Westmarch peerage | ||
[[Joint Chiefs Directive 2411-01]]: Promotion to the rank of General. | |||
For the [[canon]] character Captain John Neitz of the Beowulf System Defense Force, see [https://honorverse.fandom.com/wiki/John_Neitz this entry] in the Honorverse wikia. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 20 November 2024
| JNeitz | |
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| Name | John Neitz |
| Birthdate | February 21, 1965 |
| Location | Minneapolis, MN |
| Website | gryphonfleet.org |
| neitz@trmn.org | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Rank | General, RMA |
GEN Sir John Neitz, KSK, KDR, DSO, First Duke of Westmarch is an officer in the Royal Manticoran Army.
Biographical Summary
General Sir John Neitz, Duke of Westmarch, transferred to the Royal Manticoran Army 5 October 2023 after 12 years service in the Royal Manticoran Navy. He currently serves as Adjutant-General in the RMA and as Manticore King of Arms in the Royal Manticoran College of Arms. His home chapter is The Westmarch Rifles.
Education
The Duke of Westmarch graduated from the Royal Manticoran Naval Academy at Saganami Island, as well as the Naval War College, and is a summa cum laude member of the Ellen D'Orville Honor Society. He received a doctoral degree in Interstellar Affairs from Queen's College, Landing University.
RMN Service
He assumed command of the Royal Manticoran Navy’s Second (Gryphon) Fleet on 22 May 2015 and served as Commanding Officer until 1 June 2019.
His previous commands include HMS Merlin, aboard which he served as the founding captain of Second Fleet’s first operational ship, and then HMS Invincible. He then commanded Cruiser Division 211, Battlecruiser Squadron 21, 1st Battle Squadron, and Task Force 21, before being appointed Commanding Officer of Second Fleet.
His planetside duty assignments have included Joint Forces Special Projects for BuComm, Naval Attaché to the Manticoran College of Heralds, Director of BuShips’ Office of Shipbuilding Support, and BuNine staff member.
Honors and Awards
He was made a Knight of the Most Honorable Order of King Roger in 2012, and elevated to the title of Lord Westmarch in the peerage of the Star Kingdom in 2013. He has been awarded the Manticore Cross and the Distinguished Service Order, as well as various other gallantry, service, campaign, and unit awards. In 2012 he was appointed honorary Weapons Officer of HMS Unconquered, the RMN’s oldest commissioned warship, and in 2018 served as honorary Commanding Officer of Unconquered. In 2019 he was invested as a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Star Kingdom. In 2020 he was created Duke of Westmarch.
The Duke is the Colonel of the Regiment of the Westmarch Rifles and has been made an honorary member of the Monarch's Own Regiment for his services to the Royal Manticoran Army.
Ribbon Rack image for GEN Westmarch
See Also
Admiralty Order 1305-01: Creation of the Westmarch peerage
Joint Chiefs Directive 2411-01: Promotion to the rank of General.
For the canon character Captain John Neitz of the Beowulf System Defense Force, see this entry in the Honorverse wikia.