Saganami Island Naval Academy

Saganami Island Naval Academy is the premier training facility for the Royal Manticoran Navy and is part of the Bureau of Training. Also known as the Saganami Island Academy and the Royal Manticoran Naval Academy, they offer a wide variety of courses in many different subjects and are constantly working to provide new subjects and areas of study.

Organization and Mandate

SIA was formed as a part of BuTrain in 2008 per Admiralty Order 0801-05. It's mandate is to first provide organizational and leadership training that is required for promotion in ranks within the RMN. It's secondary mandate is to promote study and learning in science, engineering, math, history, military history and space exploration.

Currently Saganami Island Academy offers courses in several different areas

Naval College

The SIA Naval College oversees the SIA Enlisted Training Center and the SIA Officer Training Center

Enlisted Training Center

The SIA Enlisted Training Center is a basic introduction to the Honorverse as well as a basic introduction to the The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.. The Enlisted Training Center is divided into three sections, Basic Enlisted School, Non-Commissioned Officer School, and Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer School.

• The Basic Enlisted School is designed to be a true introductory course. All members, upon joining are required to take the E-1 Basic course if they want to advance in rank. This simple course gives you a good introduction to the Honorverse.
• The Non-Commissioned Officer School is designed to begin your training as a leader and manager. It will introduce, in very broad terms, some basic leadership concepts and management ideas.
• The Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer School will further your education as a leader and manager.

Officer Training Center

The SIA Officer Training Center designed to teach leadership, management and tactics.

• The SIA Warrant Officers School is designed to advance Senior Non-Commissioned Officers who deserve and have earned the chance for more command responsibility and furthers the leadership advanced by the Non-Commissioned Officer's School of the Enlisted Training Center.
• The Junior Officer School trains the first two levels of Officer. These courses focus on basic management and leadership.
• The Staff Officer School trains the next two levels of officer, including a management course.
• The Senior Officer School trains the highest two levels of Officer. These courses focus on more advanced management and leadership techniques, including a leadership course.

Saganami Island Naval Academy War College

The SIA War College The SIA War College trains RMN Captains of the List and flag officers. These courses focus directly on advanced management, leadership, and tactics.

Advanced Tactical Center

The Saganami Island Advanced Tactical Center teaches the Advanced Tactical Course, which is designed to teach advanced tactical thinking. It is open to Commanding Officers and Executive Officers of hyper-capable commands (Destroyers (DD) and larger).

Technical Specialties College

The SIA Technical Specialties College is where you learn more about your various ship-board divisions and systems. The Technical Specialties College includes eight departments: Command, Administration, Logistics, Tactical, Engineering, Communications, Astrogation, and Medical. For marines these courses will help the marine specialize in Rifleman, Embassy Guard, Assault Marine, etc. These courses are recommended for both Enlisted and Officers as they will help you understand your department better.

History

Commandant SIA

#	Name	Assumed	Relieved
1	CDRE Penny Horwtz, GSN	2011	13 February 2012
2	RADM Laura Lochen KCR, MC, DSO, ME	13 February 2012	20 February 2016
3	RADM Eric Schulman OM, SC, OG, ME	20 February 2016	07 March 2018
4	CDRE Colin Lloyd KCE, MC, QBM, CBM	07 March 2018	31 July 2018
5	RADM Ed Wandall KCE, SC, CBM,	31 July 2018	Incumbent

Academy Staff

Command Staff

• Commandant, SIA: RADM of the Green Eric Schulman, OM, SC, OG, ME
  • Chief of Staff: CDR Janet Harder
• Commandant SIA Naval College: CDRE Sir Ed Wandall, KCE, SC, CBM
• Commandant, Technical Specialties College: CDRE Dame Christa Brolley, GCE, SC, OR, GS, QBM, EM, Baroness New Dover
  • Chief of Staff: LCDR Colin Lloyd
• Commandant, Naval War College: ADM of the Green Lord Sir James Friedline, KSK, KE, SC Earl New Odenwaldkries Sixth Space Lord
• Commandant, Advanced Tactical Center: RADM of the Red Sir Michael Paquette, KDE, CR, SC

Instructors can be found on their appropriate school page. BuTrain staff can be found on the BuTrain page.

See Also

• RMN Course Request Form (TRMN.org)

Saganami Island Naval Academy:

• SIA Enlisted Training Center
• SIA Officer Training Center
  • SIA Warrant Officers School
• SIA War College
• SIA Technical Specialties College

Isaiah Mackenzie Naval Academy:

• IMNA Enlisted Training Center
• IMNA Warrant Officer School

King Roger I Military Academy

• KR1MA Enlisted Training Center
• KR1MA Officer Training Center
• KR1MA War College
• KR1MA Army Occupational Specialty College

Kaiserlich-Andermanische Prinz Adalbert Marineakademie