Officer

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An officer is one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.[1]

In the context of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN), and the Honorverse military services which it simulates, the word officer most commonly refers to commissioned officers, but can also encompass Warrant Officers. Although there are non-commissioned officers, "officer" usually is meant to differentiate from enlisted personnel. "Officers and enlisted" would be a term encompassing all personnel in the military.

Commissioned Officers

Commissioned ranks include paygrades O-1 up through flag ranks, the highest uniformed ranks of the military:

Code Naval Army & Marines
O-1 Ensign (ENS) 2nd Lieutenant (2LT)
O-2 Lieutenant, junior grade (LTJG) 1st Lieutenant (1LT)
O-3 Lieutenant, senior grade (LTSG) Captain (CPT)
O-4 Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Major (MAJ)
O-5 Commander (CDR) Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL)
O-6 Captain[2] (CAPTJG), (CAPTSG) Colonel (COL)
F-1 Commodore (CDRE) Brigadier General (BGEN)
F-2 Rear Admiral (RADM) Major General (MGEN)
F-3 Vice Admiral (VADM) Lieutenant General (LGEN)
F-4 Admiral (ADM) General (GEN)
F-5 Fleet Admiral (FADM) Field Marshal (FM)
F-6 Admiral of the Fleet (AotF) Marshal (MAR)

In the Royal Manticoran Navy, a commissioned officer usually has studied at Saganami Island Naval Academy as a midshipman and after graduation and training cruise receives a commission from the sovereign as an Ensign in the navy.

An officer who previously served as an enlisted spacer before receiving a commission is known colloquially as a "Mustang." In TRMN, members automatically start at E-1 upon signing up for the organization, so almost everyone is a mustang in the club.

In Honorverse canon, an enlisted spacer who is awarded the Osterman Cross is offered a commission as Ensign.

Warrant Officer

Officer can also refer to warrant rank. Warrant officers are usually long serving enlisted personnel who are offered a Warrant due to their expertise.

The warrant ranks in the Manticoran military are:

Code Rank Title
W-1 Warrant Officer 2nd Class (WO2)
W-2 Warrant Officer 1st Class (WO1)
W-3 Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)
W-4 Senior Chief Warrant Officer (SCWO)
W-5 Master Chief Warrant Officer (MCWO)

Other uses of the word officer

Members in the highest enlisted grades are referred to as "non-commissioned officers" (NCOs).

Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine crews are led by the Ship's Master, assisted by a First Officer, and depending on the ship and crew size, a Second Officer, Third Officer, etc.

See Also

References

  1. Wiktionary definition
  2. The RMN divides O-6 into O-6A: Captain, junior grade (CAPTJG), and O-6B: Captain, senior grade (CAPTSG). Senior Grade is also called "Captain of the List," because once a captain "makes the List," they are guaranteed promotion to Flag Rank if they survive until they are at the top of the seniority. This is analogous to "Post Captain" in Britain's Royal Navy of the 18th Century.



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