Spacer First Class
A Spacer 1st Class or E-3 is an enlisted person who is experienced in their specialty. It is the higher rank before becoming a non-commissioned officer. A spacer is never referred to by their rank, but rather their rate. So a Environmental Technician who earned their third stripe would not be called "Spacer 1st Class," but rather "Environmental Tech 1st Class."
Honorverse
In peacetime, a Spacer 1st Class would have served at least a Manticoran year, with nine months Time in Grade. The Grayson Space Navy uniform is blue with silver stripes. The Royal Manticoran Navy is black and the color of the stripes change depending on the specialty of the spacer.[1]
TRMN
If the spacer has completed their Basic Enlisted Exam, and served as an Spacer 2nd Class for five months Time in Grade, they are promoted to this rank.[2]
References
| TRMN Ranks | |||||||
| Type | Grade | Navy | Marines/Army | Type | Grade | Fleet | Marines/Army |
| Officers | Enlisted | ||||||
| Flag Officers |
F6 | AotF | MOTC MOTA |
NCO Ranks |
E10 | SMCPON FSMCPO CSMCPO SMCPO |
SGTMAJRMMC SGTMAJRMA CSGTMAJ RSGTMAJ |
| F5 | FADM HADM |
MSHL FMSHL |
E9 | MCPO | SGTMAJ | ||
| F4 | ADM | GEN | E8 | SCPO | 1SGT | ||
| F3 | VADM | LTGEN | E7 | CPO | MSGT | ||
| F2 | RADM | MGEN | E6 | PO1 | SSGT | ||
| F1 | CDRE | BGEN | E5 | PO2 | PSGT | ||
| Field Grade Officers |
O6 | CAPT CAPTJG |
COL | E4 | PO3 | CPL | |
| O5 | CDR | LTCOL | Non-Rate Enlisted Ranks |
E3 | S1C | LCPL | |
| O4 | LCDR | MAJ | E2 | S2C | PFC | ||
| Company Grade Officers |
O3 | LT | CPT | E1 | S3C | PVT | |
| O2 | LTJG | 1LT | Training Ranks |
N/A | MID | ||
| O1 | ENS | 2LT | |||||
| Warrant Officers | |||||||
| W5 | W4 | W3 | W2 | W1 | |||
| MCWO SMCWO |
SCWO MCWO |
CWO SCWO |
WO1 CWO |
WO2 WO | |||