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.[1]
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.
[2] Promotions to Fleet Admiral is now only by appointment as per Admiralty Order 1510-01.
| Branch | Insignia |
|---|---|
| RMN |   
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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.:
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 | |||