High Admiral

High Admiral is a unique position within the Grayson Space Navy. Holders are elevated to the military paygrade of F-6 and are the leader of the GSN. A High Admiral is referred to as "High Admiral," or by their military rank, "Admiral" or "Admiral of the Fleet" being appropriate.

Honorverse

Badge of the Office of the High Admiral, GSN

In peacetime, a High Admiral would have served as an Admiral, approved by the Conclave of Steadholders, and confirmed by the Navy Minister and the Protector. The individual holding the position of High Admiral serves as the commander of all Grayson Naval forces and as such, there is only ever one High Admiral at any given time.

TRMN

The High Admiral of the Grayson Space Navy is the Vice President of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. and a Member of the Royal Council. For the work they do, this person is awarded the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, GSN.

• The duties of the High Admiral of the Grayson Space Navy are as follows:
  • Assist in the day-to-day operations of the organization
  • The issuing of regulations in the form of Protector’s Orders
  • Recommend Officers for Senior Leadership Positions
  • The day-to-day operations of the Grayson Space Navy Sub-Group, the Correspondence Division of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.

Responsible for Coordinating the Grayson Canon with the Royal Manticoran Navy Sub-Group of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. Promotions to High Admiral is now only by appointment as per Admiralty Order 1510-01.

Branch	Insignia
GSN

List of High Admirals

No.	Name	Assumed	Relieved
1	Lady Kit Warren, GSN Steadholder Blackbird - In Abeyance	01 February 2008	09 January 2012.
2	Nicholas Macon Hurst, GSN	09 January 2012	26 November 2013
3	Lord Thomas Saidak, GSN, Steadholder Henesy	26 November 2013	13 January 2018
4	Lord David Melsome, GSN, Steadholder Maelstromm	13 January 2018	28 May 2018
5	Angela Sanders, GSN	28 May 2018	4 December 2020
6	Lord James Jones, GSN, Baron Whidbey Basin	4 December 2020	Incumbent

List of Deputy High Admirals

No.	Name	Assumed	Relieved
1	Lord James Jones, GSN Baron Whidbey Basin	01 January 2020	04 December 2020.
2	Benyamin Loyola, GSN	20 November 2021	Incumbent

History of TRMN High Admirals

In 2008 Kit Warren was appointed as the first High Admiral of the Grayson Space Navy, serving the GSN for four years before stepping down for personal reasons in 2012. For her service she was awarded the inaugural peerage for the GSN, being created Steadholder Blackbird. Unfortunately, her peerage lost its status as the Senior Steading when it was placed in abeyance. The title remains in that status as of September 2022.

Then CDR Nicholas Hurst was appointed as the second High Admiral of the Grayson Space Navy in 2012. He focused his tenure on working to find ways to increase participation within the correspondence chapters. He developed a computer-processed baseball league, where he had ships playing against each other, and encouraged the use of online games as qualifiers for marksmanship awards, a system still in use. Unfortunately, he too was obliged to step down for personal reasons in 2014 but continued to maintain the Baseball League. Later he would go on to build the Grayson meeting chapters in the United States.

The third High Admiral of the Grayson Space Navy was Thomas Siadak, being appointed to the position in 2014. He presided over a period of growth for the GSN, working with BuNine and then CAPT Zachary White to finalize the Grayson Space Navy Uniform Manual. Additionally, he worked to expand the fleet; greatly expanding the number of chapters in the GSN and championing the switch from "correspondence" and "meeting" chapters to all chapters being treated equally in the organization. His expansion program had resulted in GSN chapters being stood up in the AOR of other fleets, and as such 4th Fleet was reorganized from its original composition of the Grayson Space Navy catch-all, to focus on the UK and Erie. As a result, his tenure saw the decoupling of the Office of the High Admiral from that of the 4th Fleet, and the appointment of the first 4th Fleet Commander. Up until this point, the High Admiral was also the 4th Fleet Commander. For his efforts, he was created Steadholder Henesy in 2017.

In January 2018, Steadholder Henesy retired and the incumbent Chief of Naval Operations, David Melsome, Steadholder Maelstromm, was appointed as the fourth High Admiral of the Grayson Space Navy. High Admiral Maelstromm used his tenure to increase participation within the GSN and founded the Blue Coconut Bar, a virtual hang-out for GSN personnel. Health complications unfortunately shortened his tenure, and he stepped down in May of 2018, the shortest tenure as High Admiral in organizational history.

Then CAPT Angela Sanders was appointed the fifth High Admiral of the Grayson Space Navy that same month, completing an in-person Change of Command at the last HonorCon. Her tenure saw the creation of the first Deputy High Admiral. After serving for a little over two years, High Admiral Sanders was asked to resign, and the Royal Council accepted her resignation on 4 December 2020.

Then Deputy High Admiral James Jones was appointed as the sixth High Admiral of the Grayson Space Navy the same day.

See Also

• F-6 equivalents from other branches of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.:
  • Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Manticoran Navy)
  • Marshal of the Corps (Royal Manticoran Marine Corps)
  • Marshal of the Army (Royal Manticoran Army)
  • Großadmiral der Flotte (Imperial Andermani Navy)

References

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