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{{Infobox-echelon
{{Infobox-RMA
| crest = RMMC crest.png
| patch      = RMMC crest.png
| flash = RMMCFlash.png
| name        = Royal Manticoran Marine Corps
| co = [[File:MotC Flag.png|26px]][[MotC]] Sir Michael Houghtaling, [[Earl]] of [[Sutherland]]
| hq          = London Point HQ
|Headquarters = London Point
| strength    = Branch
| ao = Worldwide
| type        = Ground and Aerospace
| reportsto= First Lord of the Admiralty
| established =  
| flag= Flag Royal Manticoran Marine Corps.png
| co         = [[File:MotC Flag.png|26px]][[MotC]] Sir [[User:AJOlsen|A.J. Olsen]], [[Baron]] [[Grays Harbor]]
| colonel    =
| status      = Active
| nickname    =
| motto      = Possimus Perficio!
| reportsto   = [[File:GAJCOS_Badge_2023.png|26px]][[Grand Alliance Joint Chiefs of Staff|GAJCS]]
| website    = https://trmn.org/branches/rmmc
| guidon      = Flag Royal Manticoran Marine Corps.png
| altimage    = [[File:RMMCFlash.png|250px|RMMC shoulder patch]]
}}
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The '''Royal Manticoran Marine Corps''' (''abbrev.'' '''RMMC''') is a branch of {{trmn}} (TRMN), representing the space and land combat forces of the [[Star Kingdom of Manticore]]. The most basic unit of the RMMC is the [[Marine Detachment]] (MarDet). Members of this branch wear the uniform of the RMMC and are addressed by [[TRMN_Ranks#Royal_Manticoran_Marine_Corps|Marine ranks]].


The [[Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]] ('''abbrev'''. '''RMMC''') is a component of {{trmn}}. Members of this component tend to focus on the Marine Corps aspect of the stories. [[RMN]] ships with a sufficient number of members who are Marines may form a Marine detachment, or [[Marine Detachment|MarDet]]. They wear the uniform of the RMMC and are addressed by [[TRMN_Ranks#Royal_Manticoran_Marine_Corps|Marine ranks]].
==In the Honorverse==


==Marine Forces Command==
Within the context of the [[Honorverse]] [[canon]], Marines form an integral part of a ship's crew; they man the ship's weapons, are crucial to damage control and are used for boarding parties or to provide a quick-reaction ground force on a planet's surface. While Marines can be deployed as a garrison force, such arrangements usually last only until they are relieved by [[Royal Manticoran Army|Army]] units.<ref>[http://honorverse.wikia.com/wiki/Royal_Manticoran_Marine_Corps Honorverse Wiki: Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]</ref>
[[Marine Forces Command]], or FORCECOM, is the overall command echelon of the various [[Marine Detachment]]s, Regiments and Expeditionary Forces of the RMMC.


==Commands of the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps==
==Leadership & Command==
Management of the RMMC is handled through various Commands which each manage a particular area of the RMMC.
Management of the RMMC is handled through various Commands which each manage a particular area of the RMMC.
* [[File:RMMC Corps Seals-12.png|60px|link=Marshal of the Corps]] [[Marshal of the Corps]] - MotC - The MotC is the Executive Vice-President of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. and is a member of the Royal Council. They act as the Commandant of the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps.
* [[File:FORCECOM Crest.png|60px]] [[Marine Forces Command]] - FORCECOM - The commander of Marine Forces Command is a mixture of the 3SL [[Bureau of Ships]] and 5SL [[Bureau of Personnel]]. This command is responsible for [[MARDET]] creation, personnel moves, and promotions.
* [[File:TRACOM Crest.png|60px|link=Royal Manticoran Marine Corps Training Command]] [[Training Command]] - TRACOM - TRACOM comprises [[RMMC]] staff assigned to the [[Bureau of Training]] and is responsible for administrating the [[RMMCTC Enlisted Training Center]], [[RMMCTC Officer Training Center]], [[RMMCTC Warrant Officers School]], [[RMMCTC War College]], and [[RMMCTC Technical Specialties College]].


==RMMC Orders==
===[[Marshal of the Corps]]===  
[[Corps Directives]] are issued by the [[Marshal of the Corps|Commandant of the RMMC]] and apply to the entire branch.
[[File:RMMC Corps Seals-12.png|100px|left|link=Marshal of the Corps]]  
The RMMC is commanded by the [[Marshal of the Corps]] (''abbrev''. '''MotC'''), who is an ex-officio member of the [[Grand Alliance Joint Chiefs of Staff]]. They act as the Commandant of the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps. The MotC issues [[Corps Directives]], and is assisted by the Deputy Marshal of the Corps (DMotC), as well as the Sergeant Major of the Corps. These three are the overall "Command Triad" for the RMMC.


[[Marine_Forces_Command#FORCECOM_Orders|FORCECOM Orders]] are operational orders issued by COMFORCECOM to specific MarDets and other RMMC units.
*'''Marshal of the Corps''':  [[File:RMMC F-6-02.png|26px]]Marshal Sir [[User:AJOlsen|A.J. Olsen]], [[Baron]] [[Grays Harbor]]<ref>[[Orders:Joint Chiefs Directive 2502-01]] — appointment as Marshal of the Corps (February 2025).</ref> [mailto:dant@rmmc.trmn.org email]
*'''Deputy Marshal''': VACANT
*'''Sergeant Major of the Corps''': [[File:CSGTMAJRMMC.png|18px]][[Command Sergeant-Major]] Durelle Kurlinski<ref>[[Orders:Corps Directive 01-2311]] — Appointment of Sergeant Major of the RMMC (14 November 2023).</ref>  [mailto:smotc@rmmc.trmn.org email]


==Units==
===[[Marine Forces Command]]===  
The RMMC has a hierarchy of echelons grouping its operational forces:
[[File:FORCECOM Crest.png|100px|left|]]
[[Marine Forces Command]], or FORCECOM, Corps combines the functions of the [[Bureau of Ships]] and the [[Bureau of Personnel]] for the RMMC. This command is responsible for [[MARDET]] creation, personnel moves, and promotions.


===Corps===
*'''Commander, Marine Forces Command''': [[File:RMMC-F-4-02.png|26px]][[GEN]] Sir William Farley, [[Baron]] [[Belleau Wood]]<ref>[[Orders:Corps Directive 04-2310]] — Appointment of COMFORCECOM (01 October 2023).</ref> [mailto:comforcecom@rmmc.trmn.org email]
The largest geographical area division for the RMMC is the Corps:<ref name=04-1407>[[Corps Directive 04-1407]]</ref>
*First Corps – North and South America (deactivated as is subsidiary Expeditionary Forces are now developed)<ref>[[Corps Directive 03-2310]]</ref>
*Second Corps – Europe and Africa
*Third Corps – Asia and Australia
*Fourth Corps – [[BuNine]]


===Expeditionary Force===
===Intelligence Command===  
An Expeditionary Force consists of all Marine units operating within a [[Naval District]] and follows the same numbering system:
[[File:INTELCOM Crest.png|100px|left|]]
Intelligence Command - INTELCOM - comprises the RMMC liaisons to the Bureau of Planning and is responsible for coordinating marketing, event planning, and recruitment within the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps with the Bureau of Planning. The commander of the Intelligence Corps reports to [[Marshal of the Corps]]


* [[First Expeditionary Force]] ([[First Fleet]])
===[[Training Command]]===
* [[Second Expeditionary Force]] ([[Second Fleet]])
[[File:TRACOM Crest.png|100px|left|link=Royal Manticoran Marine Corps Training Command]]
* [[Third Expeditionary Force]] ([[Third Fleet]])
[[Training Command]] - TRACOM - Comprises [[RMMC]] staff assigned to the [[Bureau of Training]] and is responsible for administrating the [[RMMCTC Enlisted Training Center]], [[RMMCTC Officer Training Center]], [[RMMCTC Warrant Officers School]], [[RMMCTC War College]], and [[RMMCTC Technical Specialties College]].
* [[Sixth Expeditionary Force]] ([[Sixth Fleet]])
* [[Eighth Expeditionary Force]] ([[Eighth Fleet]])
* [[Tenth Expeditionary Force]] ([[Tenth Fleet]])


===Regiment===
==Organization==
Expeditionary forces consist of one or more marine [[regiment]]s.  Each regiment may be formed of Marine Detachments from multiple ships. The senior regiment for each expeditionary force is as follows:


===Regional Organization===
The RMMC's operational units are assigned to a numbered Expeditionary Force based on their locations. The areas of operation for these numbered Forces are coterminous with the areas of the [[Naval District]]s of the [[RMN]]. These Expeditionary Forces are:
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Force !! Regiment Name
|-
|-
| 1st|| "The Manticore Guard Regiment" aka Manticore Guards
! !! [[Expeditionary Force]]!! Component Units  !!  Area of Operations
|-
|-
|[[Second Expeditionary Force|2nd]]||"The Gryphon Highlander Regiment" aka Gryphon Highlanders
| [[File:1ef.png|85px]] ||1st Expeditionary Force || Manticore Guards Regiment<br>Mardet Peregrine<br>Mardet Heracles<br>Fenris Regiment<br>Mardet Rigel || US states: MD, DE, PA, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, NH, VT, ME, DC & Northern VA
|-
|-
| 3rd||"The Montanero Regiment"
| [[File:2ef.png|85px]] ||2nd Expeditionary Force || Gryphon Highlanders<br>Mardet Demon<br>Mardet Invincible<br>Mardet Mushashi<br>Mardet Valkyrie<br>Mardet Vixen<br>Mardet Interloper || US states: MN, WI, IL, IN, OH, KY, & MI
|-
|-
| 4th|| "The New Covenant Regiment"
| [[File:3ef.png|85px]] ||3rd Expeditionary Force || Montanero Regiment<br>Mardet Achilles || US States: Southern VA, WV, NC, SC, MS, AL, TN, GA, FL & the Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America
|-
|-
| 6th||"Tannerman Rifle Regiment" aka Tannerman Rifles
| [[File:6ef.png|85px]]||6th Expeditionary Force || Tannerman Rifles Regiment<br>Mardet Barbarossa<br>Mardet Victorious<br>Phoenix Regiment<br>Mardet Invictus || US States: OK, TX, AR, LA, NE, KS, MO, IA, ND, & SD
|-
|-
| 8th|| "The Medusa Regiment"
| [[File:8ef.png|85px]] ||8th Expeditionary Force || Medusa Regiment<br>Mardet Wolf ||  US States:  AZ, NM, UT, CO, WY, & MT
|-
|-
| [[Tenth Expeditionary Force|10th]]|| "The Lynx Regiment"
| [[File:10ef.png|85px]] ||[[Tenth Expeditionary Force|10th Expeditionary Force]] || Lynx Regiment<br>Mardet Earsidh Kamerling<br>Mardet Chimera<br>19th Marine Brigade<br>Talbott Regiment<br>Scarlet Regiment<br>Sutherland Regiment || US States: CA, OR, WA, NV, ID, & HI
|}
|}


===Marine Detachment===
===Unit Composition===
The marines forming part of a [[Royal Manticoran Navy]] ship's complement are referred to as a [[Marine Detachment]] (MarDet), and may number anywhere from a platoon to a battalion, depending on the size of the ship.
====Chapters====
An RMMC [[chapter]], or Marine Detachment, are marine units with composition requirements delineated in [[Orders:Corps Directive 02-2502]]:


===Former echelons===
{| class="wikitable"
[[Admiralty Order 1102-13]] specifies a hierarchy of echelons for marine and [[RMA|army]] units including:
|-
!TIER!! MARDET TYPE!! Minimum <br>Members!!Minimum <br>[[CO]] rank!!Minimum <br>[[XO]] Rank!!Minimum<br> Gunny Grade
*Brigade (two regiments)
|-
*Division (two brigades)
|T1|| [[Squad]] ||2||-||-||[[E-6]]
*Planetary Force (two divisions)
|-
|T2||[[Platoon]] ||3||[[O-1]]||-||[[E-6]]
|-
|T3||[[Company]] ||3||[[O-3]]||-||[[E-7]]
|-
|T4||[[Company|Enhanced Company]] ||6||[[O-4]]||[[O-3]]||[[E-7]]
|-
|T5||[[Battalion]] ||8||[[O-5]]||[[O-4]]||[[E-7]]
|}
TRMN Chapter Tiers are defined in [[PD-SC-1003 Chapter and Echelon Policy|PD-SC-1003]].  The RMMC does not utilize any tiers above Tier 5.


These have since been removed as Marine Corps echelon types in TRMN.<ref name=04-1407>[[Corps Directive 04-1407]]</ref>
====Multi-Chapter Echelon Formations====
The following commands are composed of multiple chapters:


==Honorverse==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!LEVEL!!FORMATION TYPE!!Composition!!Minimum CO Rank
|-
|1 ||REGIMENT||2-3 MarDets||[[O-4]]
|-
|2 ||BRIGADE||2-3 Regiments||[[O-6]]
|-
|3 ||DIVISION||2-3 Brigades||[[O-6]]
|-
|4 ||EXPEDITIONARY FORCE||All chapters and echelons in a district||[[F-2]]
|}


Within the context of the [[Honorverse]] [[canon]], Marines form an integral part of a ship's crew; they man the ship's weapons, are crucial to damage control and are used for boarding parties or to provide a quick-reaction ground force on a planet's surface. While Marines can be deployed as a garrison force, such arrangements usually last only until they are relieved by [[Royal Manticoran Army|Army]] units.<ref>[http://honorverse.wikia.com/wiki/Royal_Manticoran_Marine_Corps Honorverse Wiki: Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]</ref>
==Orders==
[[File:RMMC logo.png|150px|left]]  
===Corps Directives===
[[Corps Directives]] are issued by the [[Marshal of the Corps|Commandant of the RMMC]] and apply to the entire branch. The expand on and amplify [[Admiralty Orders]] and [[Joint Chiefs Directives]].


===Force Orders===
[[Marine_Forces_Command#FORCECOM_Orders|Force Orders]] are operational orders issued by COMFORCECOM regarding MarDets and other RMMC units.


==Promotions==
==Promotions==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://trmn.org/rmmc/ Royal Manticoran Marine Corps] at [http://trmn.org TRMN.org].
* [https://trmn.org/branches/rmmc Royal Manticoran Marine Corps] at [http://trmn.org TRMN.org].
 
* [https://trmn.org/user/pages/07.forms-and-manuals/06.manuals/02.uniform-manuals/_rmmc-uniform-manual/rmmc_2-01_revison_alpha_1.pdf  Royal Manticoran Marine Corps Uniform Manual]


* [https://honorverse.fandom.com/wiki/Royal_Manticoran_Marine_Corps Royal Manticoran Marine Corps article at Honorverse wikia]
* [https://honorverse.fandom.com/wiki/Royal_Manticoran_Marine_Corps Royal Manticoran Marine Corps article at Honorverse wikia]
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{Branches}}


[[Category: Services]]
[[Category: Services]]
[[Category:Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]]
[[Category: Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]]
[[Category:Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 17:51, 12 August 2026

Royal Manticoran Marine Corps
Name: Royal Manticoran Marine Corps
Garrison/HQ: London Point HQ
Strength: Branch
Type: Ground and Aerospace
Commander: MotC Sir A.J. Olsen, Baron Grays Harbor


Status: Active
Motto: Possimus Perficio!
Reporting to: [[GAJCS]]
Website: https://trmn.org/branches/rmmc
RMMC shoulder patch

The Royal Manticoran Marine Corps (abbrev. RMMC) is a branch of The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN), representing the space and land combat forces of the Star Kingdom of Manticore. The most basic unit of the RMMC is the Marine Detachment (MarDet). Members of this branch wear the uniform of the RMMC and are addressed by Marine ranks.

In the Honorverse

Within the context of the Honorverse canon, Marines form an integral part of a ship's crew; they man the ship's weapons, are crucial to damage control and are used for boarding parties or to provide a quick-reaction ground force on a planet's surface. While Marines can be deployed as a garrison force, such arrangements usually last only until they are relieved by Army units.[1]

Leadership & Command

Management of the RMMC is handled through various Commands which each manage a particular area of the RMMC.

Marshal of the Corps

The RMMC is commanded by the Marshal of the Corps (abbrev. MotC), who is an ex-officio member of the Grand Alliance Joint Chiefs of Staff. They act as the Commandant of the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps. The MotC issues Corps Directives, and is assisted by the Deputy Marshal of the Corps (DMotC), as well as the Sergeant Major of the Corps. These three are the overall "Command Triad" for the RMMC.

Marine Forces Command

Marine Forces Command, or FORCECOM, Corps combines the functions of the Bureau of Ships and the Bureau of Personnel for the RMMC. This command is responsible for MARDET creation, personnel moves, and promotions.

Intelligence Command

Intelligence Command - INTELCOM - comprises the RMMC liaisons to the Bureau of Planning and is responsible for coordinating marketing, event planning, and recruitment within the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps with the Bureau of Planning. The commander of the Intelligence Corps reports to Marshal of the Corps

Training Command

Training Command - TRACOM - Comprises RMMC staff assigned to the Bureau of Training and is responsible for administrating the RMMCTC Enlisted Training Center, RMMCTC Officer Training Center, RMMCTC Warrant Officers School, RMMCTC War College, and RMMCTC Technical Specialties College.

Organization

Regional Organization

The RMMC's operational units are assigned to a numbered Expeditionary Force based on their locations. The areas of operation for these numbered Forces are coterminous with the areas of the Naval Districts of the RMN. These Expeditionary Forces are:

Expeditionary Force Component Units Area of Operations
1st Expeditionary Force Manticore Guards Regiment
Mardet Peregrine
Mardet Heracles
Fenris Regiment
Mardet Rigel		 US states: MD, DE, PA, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, NH, VT, ME, DC & Northern VA
2nd Expeditionary Force Gryphon Highlanders
Mardet Demon
Mardet Invincible
Mardet Mushashi
Mardet Valkyrie
Mardet Vixen
Mardet Interloper		 US states: MN, WI, IL, IN, OH, KY, & MI
3rd Expeditionary Force Montanero Regiment
Mardet Achilles		 US States: Southern VA, WV, NC, SC, MS, AL, TN, GA, FL & the Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America
6th Expeditionary Force Tannerman Rifles Regiment
Mardet Barbarossa
Mardet Victorious
Phoenix Regiment
Mardet Invictus		 US States: OK, TX, AR, LA, NE, KS, MO, IA, ND, & SD
8th Expeditionary Force Medusa Regiment
Mardet Wolf		 US States: AZ, NM, UT, CO, WY, & MT
10th Expeditionary Force Lynx Regiment
Mardet Earsidh Kamerling
Mardet Chimera
19th Marine Brigade
Talbott Regiment
Scarlet Regiment
Sutherland Regiment		 US States: CA, OR, WA, NV, ID, & HI

Unit Composition

Chapters

An RMMC chapter, or Marine Detachment, are marine units with composition requirements delineated in Orders:Corps Directive 02-2502:

TIER MARDET TYPE Minimum
Members		 Minimum
CO rank		 Minimum
XO Rank		 Minimum
Gunny Grade
T1 Squad 2 - - E-6
T2 Platoon 3 O-1 - E-6
T3 Company 3 O-3 - E-7
T4 Enhanced Company 6 O-4 O-3 E-7
T5 Battalion 8 O-5 O-4 E-7

TRMN Chapter Tiers are defined in PD-SC-1003. The RMMC does not utilize any tiers above Tier 5.

Multi-Chapter Echelon Formations

The following commands are composed of multiple chapters:

LEVEL FORMATION TYPE Composition Minimum CO Rank
1 REGIMENT 2-3 MarDets O-4
2 BRIGADE 2-3 Regiments O-6
3 DIVISION 2-3 Brigades O-6
4 EXPEDITIONARY FORCE All chapters and echelons in a district F-2

Orders

Corps Directives

Corps Directives are issued by the Commandant of the RMMC and apply to the entire branch. The expand on and amplify Admiralty Orders and Joint Chiefs Directives.

Force Orders

Force Orders are operational orders issued by COMFORCECOM regarding MarDets and other RMMC units.

Promotions

Marines can be promoted when they have meet the "Time in grade", the "Time in Service" and passed any necessary courses. The courses can be found at the RMMC Enlisted Training Center.

References

  1. ↑ Honorverse Wiki: Royal Manticoran Marine Corps
  2. ↑ Orders:Joint Chiefs Directive 2502-01 — appointment as Marshal of the Corps (February 2025).
  3. ↑ Orders:Corps Directive 01-2311 — Appointment of Sergeant Major of the RMMC (14 November 2023).
  4. ↑ Orders:Corps Directive 04-2310 — Appointment of COMFORCECOM (01 October 2023).


The Grand Alliance — Branches of Service

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