High Admiral

High Admiral is a unique position within the Grayson Space Navy. It holds the equivalent military paygrade of F-6 and is the leader of the GSN. A High Admiral is referred to as "Admiral" or "High Admiral."

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, Steadholder Blackbird In Abeyance	01 February 2008	09 January 2012.
2	Nicholas Macon Hurst	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, Baron Whidbey Basin	04 December 2020	09 January 2012.
2	Benyamin Loyola	20 November 2021	Incumbent

History of TRMN High Admirals

Unfortunately, Kit developed a chronic health condition and had to step down. She was awarded the first Steadholder title in thanks for her four years of service, although this senior status was later lost. Nicholas Hurst took over as High Admiral in 2012 and worked 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. Unfortunately, real life intervened for him as well, and he stepped down from the head spot, although he maintained the baseball league. Eventually, Hurst built the first Grayson meeting chapters in America.

From the beginning of 2014, Tom Saidak was the High Admiral. After three years of service, he was also awarded the title of Steadholder. He continued to expand the fleet and tend to the needs of the GSN. He also expanded the number of meeting chapters that existed, before that distinction was removed by TRMN leadership. As all chapters are now the same, whether meeting or not that distinction ceased to matter. He also appointed the first independent commander of 4th Fleet, up until this point Fourth Fleet CO had also been the High Admiral as it was assumed it was made up of all Grayson Ships. As Grayson ships started to be assigned to other fleets the position changed and so Fourth Fleet was given it's own area, the UK and Eire. As a grandfather clause ships that were previously assigned to Fourth fleet could continue to do so.

In January 2018, Steadholder Henesy stepped down, and was replaced by the incumbent Chief of Operations, David Melsome, Steadholder Maelstromm. David has worked hard to increase participation of the GSN in every aspect of tRMN and has set up the Comptrollers office to help raise funds for Grayson causes.

Unfortunately due to health issues Steadholder Maelstromm had to step down and was succeeded by then-CAPT Angela Sanders in May of 2018.

On the 4th of December High Admiral Sanders was retired and replaced by the then Deputy High Admiral James Jones.

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