Fleet Admiral

Fleet Admiral (abbrev: FADM) is an flag paygrade within the Royal Manticoran Navy. It holds the equivalent military paygrade of F-5 and is the leader of the RMN. A fleet admiral is referred to as a "admiral" or "fleet admiral."

Honorverse

In peacetime, a Fleet Admiral would have served as an Admiral, approved by the House of Lords, and confirmed by the First Lord of the Admiralty on behalf of the monarch.

TRMN

The Fleet Admiral is also First Space Lord, who is the Senior Executive Vice President of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc., Deputy Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Administrative arm of the organization, the Royal Manticoran Navy. This person is awarded the rank of Fleet Admiral.

• The duties of the First Space Lord are as follows (These duties may be expanded as necessary by Admiralty Orders or Navy Regulations.):
  • Assist in the day-to-day operations of the organization
  • The issuing of regulations in the form of Naval Directives
  • Recommend Officers for Senior Leadership Positions
  • The day-to-day operations of the Royal Manticoran Navy Sub-Group, the Meeting Division of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.
  • Coordinate the various Administrative Offices and Bureaus of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.
  • Call and Chair a Monthly Administrative Meeting of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. and inviting the First Lord of the Admiralty in addition to the Space Lords or Fleet Commanders as appropriate.

Promotions to Fleet Admiral is now only by appointment as per Admiralty Order 1510-01.

Branch	Insignia
RMN

List of Fleet Admirals

No.	Name	Assumed	Relieved
1	Lord Sir Scott Akers, KSK, KDE, KCR, GS, SC, Duke New Arkhangelsk	01 February 2008	Incumbent

See Also

• F-5 equivalents from other branches of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.:
  • High Admiral (Grayson Space Navy))
  • Marshal (Royal Manticoran Marine Corps, Royal Manticoran Army)
  • Großadmiral (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