Marshal of the Army

Ceremonial baton of the Marshal of the RMA

Marshal of the Army (abbrev: MotA) is an flag paygrade within the Royal Manticoran Army. It holds the equivalent military paygrade of F-6 and is the Senior Vice-President of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN). A marshal of the army is referred to as a "marshal."

Honorverse

In peacetime, a Marshal of the Army is the term given to the commanding officer of the Army, so there is every only one of this rank. They would have served as an Field Marshal or General, approved by the House of Lords, and confirmed by the First Lord of the Admiralty on behalf of the monarch.

TRMN

The Marshal of the Army is also in charge of the Royal Manticoran Army, who is the Senior Vice-President of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. and is a member of the Board. For the work they do, this person is awarded the rank of Marshal of the Army.

• The duties of the Marshal of the Army are as follows (These duties may be expanded as necessary by Admiralty Orders, Navy Regulations, Protector’s Orders, Corps Directives or Army Directives):
  • Acting as liaison between TRMN and the RMA.
  • Appointing all members of the High Command.
  • Forwarding to the TRMN Promotions Board his own recommendations for promotion of RMA personnel to the rank of Colonel and above.
  • Reporting to the members of TRMN, through its various publications, on what is happening in the RMA. Promotions to Marshal of the Army is now only by appointment as per Admiralty Order 1510-01.

Rank Insignia

Branch	Insignia
RMN

List of Marshals of the Army

No.	Name	Assumed	Relieved
1	Katsumi Takahasi	01 February 2007	01 December 2010
2	Lord Sir Robert Jackson, Earl of Karstadt Sea	01 December 2010	01 January 2017
3	Sir Kevin Horner	01 January 2017	01 January 2018
4	Sir Peter Gordon, Baron Cumberland Moor	01 January 2018	11 November 2021
5	Sir Matthew Miller, KDE, MM, SC, MG, OG, CGM	11 November 2021,	Incumbent

List of Deputy Marshals of the Army

No.	Name	Assumed	Relieved
1	Sir Kevin Horner*	19 April 2014	01 January 2017
2	Lady Dame Heather Selbe, Baroness Blacksburg*	01 January 2018	01 January 2020
3	Beau Thacker*	01 January 2020	13 November 2021
4	Sir John Patrick Brice Jr	13 November 2021,	Incumbent

• Prior to the reorganization of the Royal Manticoran Army High Command the Chief of Staff was the Second in Command of the Royal Manticoran Army - the defacto Deputy Marshal of the Army

Office Seals for the Office of the Marshal of the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps

Deputy Marshal of the Royal Manticoran Army

Chief of Staff to the Marshal of the Royal Manticoran Army

Sergeant Major of the Royal Manticoran Army

Positional Flags for the Office of the Marshal of the Royal Manticoran Army

Marshal of the Royal Manticoran Army

Deputy Marshal of the Royal Manticoran Army

Chief of Staff to the Marshal of the Royal Manticoran Army

Sergeant Major of the Royal Manticoran Army

See Also

• F-6 equivalents from other branches of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.:
  • Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Manticoran Navy)
  • Marshal of the Corps (Royal Manticoran Marine Corps)
  • Großadmiral 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