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The ''''Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine''' (''abbrev:'' ''''RMMM'''') is one of the civilian branches of [[The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.]].

The ''''Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine''' (''abbrev:'' ''''RMMM'''') is one the civilian branches of [[The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.]].

The ''''RMMM'''' is one of three [[Civilian#Uniformed_Civilian_Branches|uniformed civilian branches]] of '''TRMN''''. Members of this branch hold merchant marine ranks and job titles and may wear the various orders of RMMM uniform. Members of this component tend to focus on the merchant marine, trade and merchant ships of the stories.

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The Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine was authorized in 2013 by Admiralty Order 1312-05. It became active with the opening of the [[BuTrain:Royal Manticoran Merchant Fleet Academy|Merchant Fleet Academy]] in 2016.

==In the Honorverse==

The merchant marine, whether of the [[Star Empire of Manticore]], the [[Republic of Haven Navy|Republic of Haven]] or any other star nation, is a civilian industry. The ships are owned by private companies or individuals in free market societies. In places like the old People’s Republic of Haven, in which the government owned every major capital intensive business, the ships are government-owned and are operated by a civilian bureaucracy, usually associated with the Ministry of Trade or similarly named non-military agency.

The merchant marine is also known as the merchant navy, mercantile marine, merchant service, or hansemarine (in the [[Andermani Empire]]). The people who work on the ships are referred to as merchant mariners or merchant spacers, never as merchant marines.

The Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine, or RMMM, is comprised of [[Manticoran]] flagged merchant ships that transported cargo and people during times of both peace and war. The Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine is the single largest merchant navy in the galaxy. The hundreds of companies that own the thousands of ships that fly the Manticoran flag operate a wide variety of ships, from small 100,000 ton couriers to 8 megaton freighters with a crew of about 25, to passenger liners with crews of 600 that can carry up to 5,000 passengers. We serve the carrying trade not only between the Star Empire of Manticore and other star nations, but also within the many star systems of the Galaxy, including in the Solarian League.

==Mandate==

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# Provide a role playing experience that expands upon the roles and importance of the Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine in the Honorverse.

# Provide an outlet for fans to Cosplay and role play as merchant spacers within the Honorverse.

# Explore the depiction of the merchant marine in both the Honorverse and other science fiction properties and compare and contrast both with the real world and 20th & 21st century fictional settings.

==Leadership & Command==

*'''Superintendant:''' Fleet Manager Peter Gold, Baron [[Castine]].

~~==RMMM Leadership==~~

*'''Deputy Superintendant:''' Fleet Engineer Joe Jungers.

~~The commanding officer of the RMMM is~~ Fleet ~~Manager Peter Gold, Baron [[Castine]]~~.

~~The deputy head~~ of ~~the RMMM is Fleet Engineer Joe Jungers~~.

*'''Merchant Marine Union President:''' Justin Garrett<ref>Representative of Unlicensed Merchant Spacers. Appointed in [[Orders:Home Office Directive 003-25]]</ref>

===List of ~~Fleet Managers~~===

===List of Superintendants===

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==~~Merchant Marine Chapters~~==

==Organization==

There are 6 sizes of RMMM chapters:

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*[[Passenger_Liner|Passenger Liners]]

RMMM civilian ship chapters are commissioned by the Third Space Lord. The minimum and maximum command composition for merchant ship chapters are as follows:<ref name=AO2307-02>Per [[Admiralty Order 2307-02]]</ref>

RMMM civilian ship chapters are commissioned by the Third Space Lord. The minimum and maximum command composition for merchant ship chapters are as follows:<ref name=AO2307-02>Per [[Orders:Admiralty Order 2307-02]]</ref>

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! Command Type !! Minimum Command Composition !! Maximum Command Composition !! Parasite Inter-System Shuttle Allowance

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===Currently Operating RMMM chapters===

* RMMS Pequod Epsilon Capricorni (Passenger Liner) <ref>Licensed 14 September 2023. See [[BuShips Directive 2309-02]]</ref>

* RMMS Pequod Epsilon Capricorni (Passenger Liner) <ref>Licensed 14 September 2023. See [[Orders:BuShips Directive 2309-02]]</ref>

==Ranks==

The Merchant Marine rank structure is established per [[Orders:Admiralty Order 2307-02]].<ref name=AO2307-02>Per [[Orders:Admiralty Order 2307-02]]</ref>

~~==Merchant Marine Rank Structure<ref name=AO2307-02>Per [[Admiralty Order 2307-02]]</ref>==~~

{|class="wikitable"

! Rank !! Equiv. Paygrade !! RMMM (without endorsement) !! Merchant Marine (Deck) !! Merchant Marine (Engineering) !! Merchant Marine (Catering) !! Merchant Marine (Medical)

|- align="center"

! [[E-1]] || [[C-1]] || colspan=5 | Apprentice Spacer

! [[E-1]] || [[C-1]] || colspan=5 | [[Spacer|Apprentice Spacer]]

|- align="center"

! [[E-2]] || [[C-2]] || colspan=5 | General Vessel Assistant (GVA)

! [[E-2]] || [[C-2]] || colspan=5 | [[Spacer|General Vessel Assistant (GVA)]]

|- align="center"

! [[E-3]] || [[C-3]] || Spacer I || Ordinary Spacer || Wiper || Steward's Assistant || Medical Aid

! [[E-3]] || [[C-3]] || [[Spacer|Spacer I]] || [[Spacer|Ordinary Spacer]] || Wiper || Steward's Assistant || Medical Aid

|- align="center"

! [[E-4]] || [[C-4]] || Spacer II || Senior Ordinary Spacer || Technician || 2nd Cook|| Medical Assistant

! [[E-4]] || [[C-4]] || [[Spacer|Spacer II]] || [[Spacer|Senior Ordinary Spacer]] || Technician || 2nd Cook|| Medical Assistant

|- align="center"

! [[E-5]] || [[C-5]] || Spacer III || Efficient Spacer || Technician II || Steward || Medical Technician

! [[E-5]] || [[C-5]] || [[Spacer|Spacer III]] || [[Spacer|Efficient Spacer]] || Technician II || Steward || Medical Technician

|- align="center"

! [[E-6]] || [[C-6]] || Spacer IV || Able Spacer || Technician III || Baker || Paramedic

! [[E-6]] || [[C-6]] || [[Spacer|Spacer IV]] || [[Spacer|Able Spacer]] || Technician III || Baker || Paramedic

|- align="center"

! [[E-7]] || [[C-7]] || Spacer V || Leading Spacer || Technician IV || Chief Cook || Sick Berth Attendant

! [[E-7]] || [[C-7]] || [[Spacer|Spacer V]] || [[Spacer|Leading Spacer]] || Technician IV || Chief Cook || Sick Berth Attendant

|- align="center"

! [[E-8]] || [[C-8]] || Spacer VI || Certified Bosun || Technician V || Chief Steward || Senior Sick Berth Attendant

! [[E-8]] || [[C-8]] || [[Spacer|Spacer VI]] || [[Spacer|Certified Bosun]] || Technician V || Chief Steward || Senior Sick Berth Attendant

|- align="center"

! [[E-9]] || [[C-9]] || colspan=5 | Patrolman

! [[E-9]] || [[C-9]] || - ||colspan=4 | Patrolman

|- align="center"

! [[E-10]] || [[C-10]] || colspan=5 | President

! [[E-10]] || [[C-10]] || - || colspan=4 | President

|- align="center"

! [[O-1]] || [[C-11]] || ~~colspan=2~~ | Fourth Officer || Fourth Engineer || Junior Assistant Purser || Nursing Assistant

! [[O-1]] || [[C-11]] || - || Fourth Officer || Fourth Engineer || Junior Assistant Purser || Nursing Assistant

|- align="center"

! [[O-2]] || [[C-12]] || ~~colspan=2~~ | Third Officer || Third Engineer || Junior Purser || Nurse

! [[O-2]] || [[C-12]] || - || Third Officer || Third Engineer || Junior Purser || Nurse

|- align="center"

! [[O-3]] || [[C-13]] || ~~colspan=2~~ | Second Officer || Second Engineer || Purser || Senior Nurse

! [[O-3]] || [[C-13]] || - || Second Officer || Second Engineer || Purser || Senior Nurse

|- align="center"

! [[O-4]] || [[C-14]] || ~~colspan=2~~ | Senior Second Officer || Senior Second Engineer || Entertainment Director || Practical Nurse

! [[O-4]] || [[C-14]] || - || Senior Second Officer || Senior Second Engineer || Entertainment Director || Practical Nurse

|- align="center"

! [[O-5]] || [[C-15]] || ~~colspan=2~~ | First Officer || First Engineer || Cruise Director || Assistant Merchant Surgeon

! [[O-5]] || [[C-15]] || - || First Officer || First Engineer || Cruise Director || Assistant Merchant Surgeon

|- align="center"

! [[O-6]] || [[C-16]] || ~~colspan=2~~ | Master || Chief Engineer || Hotel Manager || Merchant Surgeon

! [[O-6]] || [[C-16]] || - || Master || Chief Engineer || Hotel Manager || Merchant Surgeon

|- align="center"

! [[F-1]] || [[C-17]] || ~~colspan=2~~ | Fleet Manager || Fleet Port Manager || Fleet Passenger Director || Fleet Medical Director

! [[F-1]] || [[C-17]] || - || Fleet Manager || Fleet Port Manager || Fleet Passenger Director || Fleet Medical Director

|- align="center"

! [[F-2]] || [[C-18]] || colspan=5 | Superintendent

! [[F-2]] || [[C-18]] || - || colspan=4 | Superintendent

|- align="center"

! [[F-3]] || [[C-19]] || colspan=5 | Managing Director

! [[F-3]] || [[C-19]] || - || colspan=4 | Managing Director

|- align="center"

! [[F-4]] || [[C-20]] || colspan=5 | Owner

! [[F-4]] || [[C-20]] || - || colspan=4 | Owner

|- align="center"

! [[F-5]] || [[C-21]] || colspan=5 | Trade Minister

! [[F-5]] || [[C-21]] || - || colspan=4 | Trade Minister

|- align="center"

! [[F-6]] || [[C-22]] || colspan=5 | Home Secretary

! [[F-6]] || [[C-22]] || - || colspan=4 | Home Secretary

|}

==~~Awards==~~

==Training & Academy==

~~[[Admiralty Order 1703-02]] specifies awards for the civilian branches, including the RMMM. See [[Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine Awards]] for a list of awards issued to RMMM personnel.~~

==Academy==

RMMM unlicensed spacers, officers, and specialists are trained at the [[BuTrain: Civilian Space Services Academy|Civilian Space Services Academy]].

==~~Honorverse~~==

==Awards & Honor Societies==

~~The merchant marine, whether of the~~ [[~~Star Empire of Manticore~~]], the ~~[[Republic of Haven Navy|Republic of Haven]] or any other star nation, is a~~ civilian ~~industry. The ships are owned by private companies or individuals in free market societies. In places like the old People’s Republic of Haven~~, ~~in which~~ the government owned every major capital intensive business, the ships are government-owned and are operated by a civilian bureaucracy, usually associated with the Ministry of Trade or similarly named non-military agency.

[[Orders:Admiralty Order 1703-02]] specifies awards for the civilian branches, including the RMMM. See [[Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine Awards]] for a list of awards issued to RMMM personnel.

~~The merchant marine is also known as the merchant navy, mercantile marine, merchant service, or hansemarine (in the~~ [[~~Andermani Empire]]). The people who work on the ships are referred to as merchant mariners or merchant spacers, never as merchant marines.~~

~~The~~ Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine~~, or RMMM, is comprised of [[Manticoran~~]] flagged merchant ships that transported cargo and people during times of both peace and war. The Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine is the single largest merchant navy in the galaxy. The hundreds of companies that own the thousands of ships that fly the Manticoran flag operate a ~~wide variety~~ of ~~ships, from small 100,000 ton couriers~~ to 8 megaton freighters with a crew of about 25, to passenger liners with crews of 600 that can carry up to 5,000 passengers. We serve the carrying trade not only between the Star Empire of Manticore and other star nations, but also within the many star systems of the Galaxy, including in the Solarian League.

==See Also==

* [[Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine Uniform Regulations]]

* [[RMMM:Uniform Regulations | Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine Uniform Regulations]]

==References==

[[Category: Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine]]

[[Category: Services]]

[[Category:Glossary]]

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+The ''''Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine''' (''abbrev:'' ''''RMMM'''') is one of the civilian branches of [[The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.]].
-The ''''Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine''' (''abbrev:'' ''''RMMM'''') is one the civilian branches of [[The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.]].
 The ''''RMMM'''' is one of three [[Civilian#Uniformed_Civilian_Branches|uniformed civilian branches]] of '''TRMN''''. Members of this branch hold merchant marine ranks and job titles and may wear the various orders of RMMM uniform. Members of this component tend to focus on the merchant marine, trade and merchant ships of the stories.
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 The Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine was authorized in 2013 by Admiralty Order 1312-05. It became active with the opening of the [[BuTrain:Royal Manticoran Merchant Fleet Academy|Merchant Fleet Academy]] in 2016.
+==In the Honorverse==
+The merchant marine, whether of the [[Star Empire of Manticore]], the [[Republic of Haven Navy|Republic of Haven]] or any other star nation, is a civilian industry. The ships are owned by private companies or individuals in free market societies. In places like the old People’s Republic of Haven, in which the government owned every major capital intensive business, the ships are government-owned and are operated by a civilian bureaucracy, usually associated with the Ministry of Trade or similarly named non-military agency.
+The merchant marine is also known as the merchant navy, mercantile marine, merchant service, or hansemarine (in the [[Andermani Empire]]). The people who work on the ships are referred to as merchant mariners or merchant spacers, never as merchant marines.
+The Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine, or RMMM, is comprised of [[Manticoran]] flagged merchant ships that transported cargo and people during times of both peace and war. The Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine is the single largest merchant navy in the galaxy. The hundreds of companies that own the thousands of ships that fly the Manticoran flag operate a wide variety of ships, from small 100,000 ton couriers to 8 megaton freighters with a crew of about 25, to passenger liners with crews of 600 that can carry up to 5,000 passengers. We serve the carrying trade not only between the Star Empire of Manticore and other star nations, but also within the many star systems of the Galaxy, including in the Solarian League.
 ==Mandate==
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 # Provide a role playing experience that expands upon the roles and importance of the Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine in the Honorverse.
 # Provide an outlet for fans to Cosplay and role play as merchant spacers within the Honorverse.
 # Explore the depiction of the merchant marine in both the Honorverse and other science fiction properties and compare and contrast both with the real world and 20th & 21st century fictional settings.
+==Leadership & Command==
+*'''Superintendant:''' Fleet Manager Peter Gold, Baron [[Castine]].
-==RMMM Leadership==
+*'''Deputy Superintendant:'''  Fleet Engineer Joe Jungers.
-The commanding officer of the RMMM is Fleet Manager Peter Gold, Baron [[Castine]].
-The deputy head of the RMMM is Fleet Engineer Joe Jungers.
+*'''Merchant Marine Union President:''' Justin Garrett<ref>Representative of Unlicensed Merchant Spacers. Appointed in [[Orders:Home Office Directive 003-25]]</ref>
-===List of Fleet Managers===
+===List of Superintendants===
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
 |-
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 |}
-==Merchant Marine Chapters==
+==Organization==
 There are 6 sizes of RMMM chapters:
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 *[[Passenger_Liner|Passenger Liners]]
-RMMM civilian ship chapters are commissioned by the Third Space Lord. The minimum and maximum command composition for merchant ship chapters are as follows:<ref name=AO2307-02>Per [[Admiralty Order 2307-02]]</ref>
+RMMM civilian ship chapters are commissioned by the Third Space Lord. The minimum and maximum command composition for merchant ship chapters are as follows:<ref name=AO2307-02>Per [[Orders:Admiralty Order 2307-02]]</ref>
 {|class="wikitable"
 ! Command Type !! Minimum Command Composition !! Maximum Command Composition !! Parasite Inter-System Shuttle Allowance
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 ===Currently Operating RMMM chapters===
-* RMMS Pequod Epsilon Capricorni (Passenger Liner) <ref>Licensed 14 September 2023.  See [[BuShips Directive 2309-02]]</ref>
+* RMMS Pequod Epsilon Capricorni (Passenger Liner) <ref>Licensed 14 September 2023.  See [[Orders:BuShips Directive 2309-02]]</ref>
+==Ranks==
+The Merchant Marine rank structure is established per [[Orders:Admiralty Order 2307-02]].<ref name=AO2307-02>Per [[Orders:Admiralty Order 2307-02]]</ref>
-==Merchant Marine Rank Structure<ref name=AO2307-02>Per [[Admiralty Order 2307-02]]</ref>==
 {|class="wikitable"
 ! Rank !! Equiv. Paygrade !! RMMM (without endorsement) !! Merchant Marine (Deck) !! Merchant Marine (Engineering) !! Merchant Marine (Catering) !! Merchant Marine (Medical)
 |- align="center"
-! [[E-1]] || [[C-1]] || colspan=5 | Apprentice Spacer
+! [[E-1]] || [[C-1]] || colspan=5 | [[Spacer|Apprentice Spacer]]
 |- align="center"
-! [[E-2]] || [[C-2]] || colspan=5 | General Vessel Assistant (GVA)
+! [[E-2]] || [[C-2]] || colspan=5 | [[Spacer|General Vessel Assistant (GVA)]]
 |- align="center"
-! [[E-3]] || [[C-3]] || Spacer I || Ordinary Spacer || Wiper || Steward's Assistant || Medical Aid
+! [[E-3]] || [[C-3]] || [[Spacer|Spacer I]] || [[Spacer|Ordinary Spacer]] || Wiper || Steward's Assistant || Medical Aid
 |- align="center"
-! [[E-4]] || [[C-4]] || Spacer II || Senior Ordinary Spacer || Technician || 2nd Cook|| Medical Assistant
+! [[E-4]] || [[C-4]] || [[Spacer|Spacer II]] || [[Spacer|Senior Ordinary Spacer]] || Technician || 2nd Cook|| Medical Assistant
 |- align="center"
-! [[E-5]] || [[C-5]] || Spacer III || Efficient Spacer || Technician II || Steward || Medical Technician
+! [[E-5]] || [[C-5]] || [[Spacer|Spacer III]] || [[Spacer|Efficient Spacer]] || Technician II || Steward || Medical Technician
 |- align="center"
-! [[E-6]] || [[C-6]] || Spacer IV || Able Spacer || Technician III || Baker || Paramedic
+! [[E-6]] || [[C-6]] || [[Spacer|Spacer IV]] || [[Spacer|Able Spacer]] || Technician III || Baker || Paramedic
 |- align="center"
-! [[E-7]] || [[C-7]] || Spacer V || Leading Spacer || Technician IV || Chief Cook || Sick Berth Attendant
+! [[E-7]] || [[C-7]] || [[Spacer|Spacer V]] || [[Spacer|Leading Spacer]] || Technician IV || Chief Cook || Sick Berth Attendant
 |- align="center"
-! [[E-8]] || [[C-8]] || Spacer VI || Certified Bosun || Technician V || Chief Steward || Senior Sick Berth Attendant
+! [[E-8]] || [[C-8]] || [[Spacer|Spacer VI]] || [[Spacer|Certified Bosun]] || Technician V || Chief Steward || Senior Sick Berth Attendant
 |- align="center"
-! [[E-9]] || [[C-9]] || colspan=5 | Patrolman
+! [[E-9]] || [[C-9]] || - ||colspan=4 | Patrolman
 |- align="center"
-! [[E-10]] || [[C-10]] || colspan=5 | President
+! [[E-10]] || [[C-10]] || - || colspan=4 | President
 |- align="center"
-! [[O-1]] || [[C-11]] || colspan=2 | Fourth Officer || Fourth Engineer || Junior Assistant Purser || Nursing Assistant
+! [[O-1]] || [[C-11]] || - || Fourth Officer || Fourth Engineer || Junior Assistant Purser || Nursing Assistant
 |- align="center"
-! [[O-2]] || [[C-12]] || colspan=2 | Third Officer || Third Engineer || Junior Purser || Nurse
+! [[O-2]] || [[C-12]] || - || Third Officer || Third Engineer || Junior Purser || Nurse
 |- align="center"
-! [[O-3]] || [[C-13]] || colspan=2 | Second Officer || Second Engineer || Purser || Senior Nurse
+! [[O-3]] || [[C-13]] || - || Second Officer || Second Engineer || Purser || Senior Nurse
 |- align="center"
-! [[O-4]] || [[C-14]] || colspan=2 | Senior Second Officer || Senior Second Engineer || Entertainment Director || Practical Nurse
+! [[O-4]] || [[C-14]] || - || Senior Second Officer || Senior Second Engineer || Entertainment Director || Practical Nurse
 |- align="center"
-! [[O-5]] || [[C-15]] || colspan=2 | First Officer || First Engineer || Cruise Director || Assistant Merchant Surgeon
+! [[O-5]] || [[C-15]] || - || First Officer || First Engineer || Cruise Director || Assistant Merchant Surgeon
 |- align="center"
-! [[O-6]] || [[C-16]] || colspan=2 | Master || Chief Engineer || Hotel Manager || Merchant Surgeon
+! [[O-6]] || [[C-16]] || - || Master || Chief Engineer || Hotel Manager || Merchant Surgeon
 |- align="center"
-! [[F-1]] || [[C-17]] || colspan=2 | Fleet Manager || Fleet Port Manager || Fleet Passenger Director || Fleet Medical Director
+! [[F-1]] || [[C-17]] || - || Fleet Manager || Fleet Port Manager || Fleet Passenger Director || Fleet Medical Director
 |- align="center"
-! [[F-2]] || [[C-18]] || colspan=5 | Superintendent
+! [[F-2]] || [[C-18]] || - || colspan=4 | Superintendent
 |- align="center"
-! [[F-3]] || [[C-19]] || colspan=5 | Managing Director
+! [[F-3]] || [[C-19]] || - || colspan=4 | Managing Director
 |- align="center"
-! [[F-4]] || [[C-20]] || colspan=5 | Owner
+! [[F-4]] || [[C-20]] || - || colspan=4 | Owner
 |- align="center"
-! [[F-5]] || [[C-21]] || colspan=5 | Trade Minister
+! [[F-5]] || [[C-21]] || - || colspan=4 | Trade Minister
 |- align="center"
-! [[F-6]] || [[C-22]] || colspan=5 | Home Secretary
+! [[F-6]] || [[C-22]] || - || colspan=4 | Home Secretary
 |}
-==Awards==
+==Training & Academy==
-[[Admiralty Order 1703-02]] specifies awards for the civilian branches, including the RMMM.  See [[Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine Awards]] for a list of awards issued to RMMM personnel.
-==Academy==
 RMMM unlicensed spacers, officers, and specialists are trained at the [[BuTrain: Civilian Space Services Academy|Civilian Space Services Academy]].
-==Honorverse==
+==Awards & Honor Societies==
-The merchant marine, whether of the [[Star Empire of Manticore]], the [[Republic of Haven Navy|Republic of Haven]] or any other star nation, is a civilian industry. The ships are owned by private companies or individuals in free market societies. In places like the old People’s Republic of Haven, in which the government owned every major capital intensive business, the ships are government-owned and are operated by a civilian bureaucracy, usually associated with the Ministry of Trade or similarly named non-military agency.
+[[Orders:Admiralty Order 1703-02]] specifies awards for the civilian branches, including the RMMM.  See [[Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine Awards]] for a list of awards issued to RMMM personnel.
-The merchant marine is also known as the merchant navy, mercantile marine, merchant service, or hansemarine (in the [[Andermani Empire]]). The people who work on the ships are referred to as merchant mariners or merchant spacers, never as merchant marines.
-The Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine, or RMMM, is comprised of [[Manticoran]] flagged merchant ships that transported cargo and people during times of both peace and war. The Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine is the single largest merchant navy in the galaxy. The hundreds of companies that own the thousands of ships that fly the Manticoran flag operate a wide variety of ships, from small 100,000 ton couriers to 8 megaton freighters with a crew of about 25, to passenger liners with crews of 600 that can carry up to 5,000 passengers. We serve the carrying trade not only between the Star Empire of Manticore and other star nations, but also within the many star systems of the Galaxy, including in the Solarian League.
 ==See Also==
-* [[Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine Uniform Regulations]]
+* [[RMMM:Uniform Regulations | Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine Uniform Regulations]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Branches}}
 [[Category: Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine]]
 [[Category: Services]]
+[[Category:Glossary]]

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