Admiralty Order 1301-02

This Admiralty Order was RESCINDED by Admiralty Order 1510-02

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Admiralty Order 1301-02 was issued January 26, 2013 by the First Lord of the Admiralty. It defines the minimum rank required to command a chapter of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc..

Order Text

To:	All Officers and Enlisted in the Royal Manticoran Navy, Marine Corps and Army
From:	Admiral Lord Sir Martin Lessem, GCE, KCR, GS, First Lord of the Admiralty, Admiral of the Fleet, Duke, New Scania
Re:	Minimum Command Grade (Admiralty Order 1301-02)

This is a list, by rank, of the minimum Rank required to hold various Commands in the RMN.

RANK - COMMAND TYPE - DIVISION

• Chief Petty Officer - Departmental Shift - RMN
• Ensign - Pinnace - RMN
• Lieutenant (Junior Grade) - Ship Division - RMN
• Lieutenant (Senior Grade) - LAC - RMN
• Lieutenant Commander - Destroyer (DD) - RMN
• Commander - Light Cruiser (CL) - RMN
• Captain (Junior Grade) - Heavy Cruiser (CA), Battle Cruiser (BC) & Task Element - RMN
• Captain Of The List - Dreadnaught (DN), Super Dreadnaught (SD), Super Dreadnaught-Pods (SD-P), LAC Carrier (CLAC) & Divisions - RMN
• Commodore - Squadrons & Task Units - RMN
• Rear Admiral - Flotillas & Task Detachments - RMN
• Vice Admiral - Task Group - RMN
• Admiral - Task Force - RMN
• Fleet Admiral - Fleets (Numbered) - RMN
• Admiral of the Fleet - The Fleet (TRMN) - RMN

Notes:

1. A Division of Larger Ships MAY have their Commander brevetted to the rank of Commodore.
2. A Squadron of Larger Ships MAY have their Commander brevetted to the rank of Read Admiral
3. Ships in a geographical cluster of 2-4 hours driving time will be designated a Task Unit, regardless of ship types the senior Commanding Officer will be designed the Task Unit Leader, but Promotion or Brevet is neither guaranteed or required.
4. Ships in a geographical cluster of 4-6 Driving time will be designated a Task Detachment, regardless of ship types the senior Commanding Officer will be designed the Task Unit Leader, but Promotion or Brevet is neither guaranteed or required.
5. Ships in a geographical cluster of 6-9 Driving time will be designated a Task Group, regardless of ship types the senior Commanding Officer will be designed the Task Unit Leader, but Promotion or Brevet is neither guaranteed or required.
6. Ships in a geographical cluster of 9-12 Driving time will be designated a Task Force, regardless of ship types the senior Commanding Officer will be designed the Task Unit Leader, but Promotion or Brevet is neither guaranteed or required. There will be a limited number of Task Forces per Fleet, depending on its size, population and demographics.

This list will help with promotions to minimum acceptable Rank for positions, and it will also let us start slow and build. I will be presenting a breakdown of how each of these commands look in the next Admiralty Order.

Issued by:

Martin Lessem, KDE, KCR, GS

Admiral of the Fleet RMN

First Lord of the Admiralty

First Duke, New Scania

NOTES

Hyphens between minimum rank, command type, and division do not appear in the original text. They were inserted by the editor for clarity.

See Also

• Admiralty Order 1510-02: "Minimum Command Grade - Updated" (supersedes this order)