Admiralty Order 1004-02

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Admiralty Order 0907-02 was issued in July, 2009 by the First Lord of the Admiralty, and established the available peerage lands within 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 of the Fleet, Lord Martin A. Lessem, JD, First Lord of the Admiralty, Duke of New Scania
Re:	Peerage Award (Admiralty Order 1004-02)

Award Name (by Precedence	Issued For	Groups
Parliamentary Medal of Valor	The highest gallantry award of the RMN and armed services. This award is for lifesaving above and beyond the call of duty. To qualify for this award, the recipient must save a life. Providing a First Aid kit at an accident scene would not qualify. Performing First Aid in a situation where the recipient would have died without your intervention would qualify. Note that the situation in which life saving services are rendered need to be life threatening for the person delivering the services. For this Award to be granted, attestation from Medical personnel is required. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘PMV’. Because of the nature of their professions, and the definition of ‘above and beyond’ is difficult at best, therefore, the award for those personnel in Real World Aid Giving positions will be addressed on a case by case basis by the Admiralty.	RMN, RMMC, RMA, GSN
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty on behalf of the Monarch
Frequency: As needed
Note: (This is the Star of Grayson for the GSN Personnel)
Queens Cross for Bravery	The highest bravery award of the RMN and is also the highest non-military award granted. To qualify for this award, the recipient must provide life saving services, even if the life is not saved. Rescuing a kitten from a tree would not qualify. Saving a kitten from drowning in a river would. For this Award to be granted, attestation from a witness is required. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘QCB’. Because of the nature of their professions, the award for those personnel in Real World Aid Giving positions will be addressed on a case by case basis by the Admiralty.	RMN, RMMC, RMA, Civilians
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty
Frequency: As needed
Most Nobel Order of the Star Kingdom	Appointment to this order is awarded to recognize extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement or merit in service to the Monarch, the Star Kingdom or the RMN at large. Those awarded this order are permitted to use the prefix ‘Sir’ or ‘Dame’ and the post nominal letters of ‘KSK’. This order comes in only one class, Knight, and is hereditary.	RMN, RMMC, RMA, Civilians
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty on behalf of the Monarch
Frequency: Once as needed
Most Distinguished Order of Merit	This order is awarded for distinguished service in the armed forces, but also for service to science, art, literature or the promotion of culture. Monetary donations are specifically excluded from this award. The Monarch, through the First Lord of the Admiralty, accepts members into the order based on the Advice of the Senior Officers. Those awarded this order are permitted to use the prefix ‘Sir’ or ‘Dame’ and the post nominal letters of ‘OM’. This order comes in only one class, Knight, and is not hereditary.	RMN, RMMC, RMA, Civilians
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty on behalf of the Monarch
Frequency: Once as needed
Most Eminent Order of the Golden Lion	This order is awarded to Senior Civil Servants for exemplary service to the organization. The Monarch, through the First Lord of the Admiralty, accepts members into the order based on the Advice of the Senior Officers. The six awardable classes with post nominal letters are Knight Grand Cross (GCGL), Knight Commander (KDGL), Knight Companion (KGL), Officer (OGL) and Member (MGL). The highest class, Knight Grand Commander (GDGL) is reserved for the Monarch and therefore not awarded. This order is not hereditary. For each subsequent award, the member moves up one class. This order does not confer a prefix.	Civilians
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty on behalf of the Monarch
Frequency: Once as year maximum; Six Issuance Maximum
Most Regal Order of Queen Elizabeth	This is awarded for personal service and dedication to The Royal Manticoran Navy: An Honor Harrington Fan Association. An example of this would be giving up a weekend every month to hold recruiting drives at conventions around the country, or arranging guest speakers at our Annual Meeting at Shore Leave. The six awardable classes with post nominal letters are Knight Grand Cross (GCE), Knight Commander (KDE), Knight Companion (KCE), Officer (OE) and Member (ME). The highest class, Knight Grand Commander (GDE) is reserved for the Monarch and therefore not awarded. This order is not hereditary. For each subsequent award, the member moves up one class.	RMN, RMMC, RMA, Civilians
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty on behalf of the Monarch
Frequency: Once as year maximum; Six Issuance Maximum
Manticore Cross	This is the second highest award for gallantry and is awarded only to Officers and Warrant Officers in the RMN and RMMC. The criteria for this award is exceptional service to the Royal Manticoran Navy or Royal Manitcoran Marine Corps in general, either by demonstrating consistently outstanding performance over time, or by performing a particular task or service to a high standard of excellence. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘MC’.	RMN, RMMC
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty
Frequency: Once per Year per member Maximum
Osterman Cross	This is the second highest award for gallantry and is awarded only to non-commissioned officer and enlisted in the RMN and RMMC. The criteria for this award is exceptional service to the Royal Manticoran Navy or Royal Manitcoran Marine Corps in general, either by demonstrating consistently outstanding performance over time, or by performing a particular task or service to a high standard of excellence. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘OC’.	RMN, RMMC
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty
Frequency: Once per Year per member Maximum
Adrienne Cross	This is the second highest award for gallantry and is awarded only to personnel in the RMA. The criteria for this award is exceptional service to the Royal Manticoran Army, either by demonstrating consistently outstanding performance over time, or by performing a particular task or service to a high standard of excellence. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘AC’.	RMA
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty
Frequency: Once per Year per member Maximum
Saganami Cross	This is the third highest award for gallantry and is awarded only to Officers and Warrant Officers in the RMN, RMMC and RMA. The criteria for this award is exceptional service to the Royal Manticoran Navy, Royal Manitcoran Marine Corps and Royal Manticoran Army in general, either by demonstrating consistently outstanding performance over time, or by performing a particular task or service to a high standard of excellence, but not enough to qualify for the Manticore Cross. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘SC’.	RMN, RMMC, RMA
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty (RMN, RMMC); Commandant, Royal Manticoran Army (RMA)
Frequency: Once per Year per member Maximum
Distinguished Gallantry Cross	This is the third highest award for gallantry and is awarded only to non-commissioned officer and enlisted in the RMN, RMMC and RMA. The criteria for this award is exceptional service to the Royal Manticoran Navy, Royal Manitcoran Marine Corps and Royal Manticoran Army in general, either by demonstrating consistently outstanding performance over time, or by performing a particular task or service to a high standard of excellence, but not enough to qualify for the Manticore Cross. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘DGC’.	RMN, RMMC, RMA
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty (RMN, RMMC); Commandant, Royal Manticoran Army (RMA)
Frequency: Once per Year per member Maximum
Order of Gallantry	This is the second lowest award for gallantry and is awarded only to Officers and Warrant Officers in the RMN, RMMC and RMA. The criteria for this award is exceptional service to the Royal Manticoran Navy, Royal Manitcoran Marine Corps and Royal Manticoran Army in general, either by demonstrating consistently outstanding performance over time, or by performing a particular task or service to a high standard of excellence, but not enough to qualify for the Saganami Cross. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘OG’.	RMN, RMMC, RMA
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty (RMN, RMMC); Commandant,Royal Manticoran Army (RMA)
Frequency: Once per Year per member Maximum
Navy / Army Star	This is the second lowest award for gallantry and is awarded only to non-commissioned officer and enlisted in the RMN, RMMC and RMA. The criteria for this award is exceptional service to the Royal Manticoran Navy, Royal Manitcoran Marine Corps and Royal Manticoran Army in general, either by demonstrating consistently outstanding performance over time, or by performing a particular task or service to a high standard of excellence, but not enough to qualify for the Saganami Cross. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘NS’ or ‘AS’ based on branch of service.	RMN, RMMC, RMA
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty (RMN, RMMC); Commandant, Royal Manticoran Army (RMA)
Frequency: Once per Year per member Maximum
Distinguished Service Order	This award is given to any member to recognize their lengthy and dedicated service. Recipients of this award will have demonstrated their dedication over extended lengths of time in a variety of positions of responsibility within and benefiting the organization. This member will have consistently performed above and beyond the normal duties of grade, branch, specialty or assignment to the degree of extraordinary recognition from key individuals of the Admiralty. Simple experience of an individual is not adequate basis for this award. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘DSO’.	RMN, RMMC, RMA, Civilian
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty
Frequency: Once per Year per member Maximum
Monarch Thanks	This is awarded on behalf of the Monarch by the First Lord of the Admiralty for a mission or assignment exceptionally well done. The award is shown by a blood red stripe, one centimeter in width, all the way around the upper right sleeve of the uniform below the TRMN Patch, or on the right sleeve of a civilian court dress or tuxedo. There are no post nominal entitlements for the Monarch’s Thanks. Subsequent awards are denoted by the addition of a gold crown to the stripe for the next five and a gold boarder to the strip for ten awards.	RMN, RMMC, RMA, Civilian
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty on behalf of the Monarch
Frequency: Once per Year per member Maximum
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal	This is the lowest award for gallantry and is awarded only any member in the RMN, RMMC and RMA. The criteria for this award is exceptional service to the Royal Manticoran Navy, Royal Manitcoran Marine Corps and Royal Manticoran Armyin general, either by demonstrating consistently outstanding performance over time, or by performing a particular task or service to a high standard of excellence, but not enough to qualify for the Order of Gallantry or the Navy/Army Star. The recipient is entitled to the post nominal letters of ‘CGM’.	RMN, RMMC, RMA
Issued by: First Lord of the Admiralty (RMN, RMMC); Commandant,Royal Manticoran Army (RMA)
Frequency: Once per Year per member Maximum

Issued by:

Admiral Lord Martin A. Lessem, JD

Admiral of the Fleet, Duke of New Scania

First Lord of the Admiralty