Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

The Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (abbrev: SMCPON, colloq.: SMACK-PON) is a TRMN-level Staff position with the paygrade of E-10 in the Royal Manticoran Navy. The occupant of this position is to be considered the most senior enlisted member within The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.. The Grayson Space Navy equivalent is also referred to as the Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (GSN), to distinguish the billet.

Job Description

The SMCPO of Her Majesty’s Royal Manticoran Navy is an important position. The SMCPON is responsible for the enlisted in the Fan Club, to ensure the Bosuns know their duties and responsibilities and to be the voice of the Enlisted to the First Space Lord and the First Lord of the Admiralty. The SMCPON is the senior enlisted member of the fan club and reports to the First Space Lord.

On 25 December 2016, the Grayson Space Navy component of TRMN established its own SMCPON(GSN) (see Protector's Order 1202-16). Prior to this, the FSMCPO for Fourth Fleet (aka Grayson Space Navy Home Fleet) was the de facto GSN SMCPON; however with increasing numbers of GSN personnel serving in RMN chapters, there was a need to decouple the 4th Fleet FSCMPO and SMCPON GSN roles/responsibilities. The SMCPON(GSN)'s duties are the same as the SMCPON save that his AOR is confined to GSN personnel, and he reports to the High Admiral.

Definitions:

• Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy: Senior enlisted person in the Organization/TRMN
• Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (GSN): Senior enlisted person in the Grayson Space Navy component of TRMN
• Command Senior Master Chief Petty Officer: Senior enlisted person in a ground installation. (e.g., SIA)
• Sgt Major of the Army / Sgt Major of the Marine Corps

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Be a Cheerleader for the enlisted personnel
• Encourage participation
• Assist in conflict resolution
• Train/Educate Fleet and Branch Bosuns in their various duties including taking exams at the Academy
• Be the voice of the enlisted to the First Space Lord and assist them as required.
• Coordinate with Branch senior enlisted to make sure the Enlisted Corps are all on the same page, present a unified front
• Collect Bosun Reports from Fleet/Branch Senior Enlisted for presentation to the First Lord of the Admiralty Quarterly.
• Create a Bi-Annual State of the Enlisted report to be presented to the Board through the First Space Lord
• The SMCPON is responsible for organizing and moderating the quarterly Enlisted Promotion Board for all enlisted members (including RMN, RMMC, RMA, GSN, and IAN) nominated for promotion to the grades of E-8 to E-10
• The SMCPON approves all promotions from the grade of E-6 to E-7 for all enlisted members (including RMN, RMMC, RMA, GSN, and IAN) nominated for promotion
• Other duties as assigned by the First Space Lord.

Specific Duties:

• First and foremost a SMCPON needs to do everything possible to enhance the fan experience of the members of the Fleet. This includes all enlisted and even junior officers. Make sure they find what they are looking for in the fan environment.
• Assign and oversee duties of the Fleet Bosuns assigned to them. Hands-on if needed, but ideally the SMCPON will give direction and then make sure it is done right & well.
• Act as an ombudsman to the Club to resolve conflicts.
• Discuss with each Bosun/Fleet Bosun about their crew's desired level of involvement (military, civilian, etc.) and assist them in getting their crew to participate to their level of comfort.
• Assist the Bosuns/Fleet Bosuns in Encouraging the crew to participate and have fun.
• Create and foster an attitude of military bearing and respect among the crew to the best of each person's comfort level.
• Foster an appreciation for uniform dress (whether it is a T-shirt or the full uniform). Help each member work to achieve at least a basic level of TRMN attire. Note what items per crewmember are needed to accomplish the next level of uniform dress.
• Be well versed in Drill and Ceremonies and the use of the Bosun's Pipe. Teach and maintain the crew's ability to perform basic military drill and ceremonies functions as detailed by the commanding officer's directives.
• Oversee enlisted exam-taking and rating development in the fleet.
• Locate and mentor Bosuns/Fleet Bosuns/Branch Bosuns to achieve higher rank and to take on more responsibility. Groom a crewperson to take over SMCPON duties if SMCPON is unavailable. This will First be the CSMCPO of the Academy, then the senior most of the Fleet Bosuns.

SMCPON Positional Flags

flag of the SMCPON, RMN

flag of the SMCPON, GSN

List of SMCPONs in TRMN

Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy

No.	Name	Unit	Assumed	Relieved
1	Sir William J. Lochen, OC, KE, NS, Baron Boundary Waters	HMS Invincible	15 April 2012	8 March 2014
2	Sir Thomas Coonradt, KDE, KCR, OC, DGC, NS, CGM, QBM, CBM	HMS Andromeda	8 March 2014	31 May 2018
3	Sir William J. Lochen, KSK, OC, KR, KE, SC, OG, NS, QBM, Baron La Mancha	HMS Invincible	31 May 2018 (acting)	9 January 2019
4	Christopher Baye, OC, DGC, OR, QBM.	HMS Hellhound	9 January 2019	Incumbent

Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Grayson Space Navy

No.	Name	Unit	Assumed	Relieved
1	Thomas Bainbridge, OC, NS, GSN	GNS Albion (DD-42)	25 December 2016	29 May 2017
2	Kathy Rau, QCB, OC, OE, NS, QBM, CBM, GSN, Steadholder Chernakova	HMS Thunderer	29 May 2017	Incumbent

See Also

• Bosun (position)
• Fleet Senior Master Chief Petty Officer
• Command Senior Master Chief Petty Officer
• Sergeant-Major of the Army
• Sergeant-Major of the Marine Corps
• Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (Republic of Haven Navy)
• Oberstabsbootsmann der Flotte (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