Order of Merit
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The Order of Merit (abbrev. OM, formally named the Most Distinguished Order of Merit) is one of the five Manticoran orders of chivalry. It is granted to military and civilian personnel for distinguished service. In the Honorverse canon, known recipients include Lady Dame Honor Harrington[1] and Dame Stephanie Harrington.
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This order is awarded for distinguished service in the armed forces, but also for service to science, art, literature or the promotion of culture. 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.[2]
Honorees
- LCDR Dame Julie Chase, OM, (HMS Lodestone DD-64)
- CAPTSG Sir William Knight, OM, Earl White Lion, (HMS Implacable SD-467)
- VADM Sir Robb Hampson, OM, (Andermani Fleet)
- FK Sir Brent Roeder, OM, (SMS Scharnhorst SD-227)
- VADM Sir Eric Schulman, OM, (HMS Hector BC-548)
- SCWO Sir Ryan Gale, OM, (HMSS Greenwich SS-001)
- RADM Sir Matthew Parker, OM, Earl of Camera Stellata, (Judge Advocate General)
- RADM Sir Wayne Bruns, OM, Baron of Grosvenor, (Task Force 21)
- MOTC Sir Sean Niemeyer, OM, Duke of New Ulyanovsk, (Marshal of the Corps)
- CPO Sir Josef Melech-Solomon, OM, (HMS Implacable SD-467)
- KDS Sir David Westover, OM, (Prinz Adalbert Marineakademie)
- RADM Sir Mike Romero, OM, Baron New Williamsburg, (San Martino Fleet)
References
| Awards of The Royal Manticoran Navy and Marine Corps | |
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| Honors: | Peerage - HMS Unconquered - HMS Valhalla |
| Orders: | Star Kingdom - King Roger - Golden Lion - Queen Elizabeth - Merit |
| Achievement: | PMV - QCB - MC - OC - SC - DGC - OG - NS - DSO - MT - CGM - GS OCN - QBM - SXC - RHDSM - MID - CBM - CSM - MSM - NCD - NMAM |
| Service: | POW - SAPCM - MOM - HWC - HOS - GACM - YSMR - MHWM - KR3CM - QE3CM QE3SJM - MCAM - MtSM - MRSM - GCM - SSD - RTR - NCOSCR - AFSM |
| Unit Citations: | LHC - RUC - RMU - FEA |
| Qualifications of The Royal Manticoran Navy | |
| OSWP - ESWP - NRM - NPM - Hyper Command Star - OAW - EAW - FMF | |
| Other Service branch awards | |
| RMA - RMMM - RMACS - SFC - GSN - CIV | |
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