List of abbreviations

Abbreviations and acronyms used in The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc..

0–9

• 1LT - 1st Lieutenant

• 1SGT - First Sergeant

• 1SL - First Space Lord

• 2LT - 2nd Lieutenant

• 2SL- Second Space Lord

• 3SL - Third Space Lord

• 4SL - Fourth Space Lord

• 5SL - Fifth Space Lord

• 6SL - Sixth Space Lord

• 7SL - Seventh Space Lord

A

• AC - Adrienne Cross or Atmospheric Command

• ACS - Astro Control Service

• AD - Army Directive

• ADM -‎ Admiral

• AFSM -‎ Armed Forces Service Medal

• AO - Admiralty Order

• AotF - Admiral of the Fleet

B

• BatCruDiv - Battlecruiser Division

• BatCruRon - Battlecruiser Squadron

• BatDiv - Battle Division

• BatRon - Battle Squadron

• BC - Battlecruiser

• BC(P) - Battlecruiser, Pod-laying

• BRGEN - Brigadier General

• BSC - Black Sphinx Cup

• Bu9 - Bureau Nine

• BuComm -‎ Bureau of Communications

• BuNine -‎ Bureau Nine

• BuPers -‎ Bureau of Personnel

• BuPlan -‎ Bureau of Planning

• BuShips -‎ Bureau of Ships

• BuSup - Bureau of Supply

• BuTrain -‎ Bureau of Training

C

• CA - Heavy Cruiser

• CAPT -‎ Captain

• CAPTJG - Captain

• CAPTSG - Captain

• CBM -‎ Conspicuous Bravery Medal

• CDR - Commander

• CDRE -‎ Commodore

• CE - Companion of the Order of Queen Elizabeth

• CGL - Companion of the Order of the Golden Lion

• CGM -‎ Conspicuous Gallantry Medal

• CIB - Combat Infantry Badge

• CL - Light Cruiser

• CLAC - Carrier, Light Attack Craft

• CNO - Chief of Naval Operations

• CO - Commanding Officer

• CoA - College of Arms

• CoC - Change of Command

• COL -‎ Colonel

• COLAC - Commanding Officer, Light Attack Craft

• CORE - Core College

• CoS - Chief of Staff

• CPL - Corporal

• CPO -‎ Chief Petty Officer

• CPT - Captain (Marine and Army)

• CR - Companion of the Order of King Roger

• CRB - Command Review Board

• CSGTMAJ -‎ Command Sergeant-Major

• CSM -‎ Conspicuous Service Medal

• CSMCPO -‎ Senior Master Chief Petty Officer

• CWO -‎ Chief Warrant Officer

D

• D1SL - Deputy First Space Lord

• D2SL - Deputy Second Space Lord

• D3SL - Deputy Third Space Lord

• D4SL - Deputy Fourth Space Lord

• D5SL - Deputy Fifth Space Lord

• D6SL - Deputy Sixth Space Lord

• D7SL - Deputy Seventh Space Lord

• 'dant - Commandant of the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps

• DCO - Deputy Commanding Officer

• DD - Destroyer

• DGC -‎ Distinguished Gallantry Cross

• DMOTA - Deputy Marshal of the Army

• DN - Dreadnought

• DSO -‎ Distinguished Service Order

E

• EF - Expeditionary Force

• EM -‎ Medal of the Order of Queen Elizabeth

• ENS -‎ Ensign

• ESWP - Enlisted Space Warfare Pin

F

• FADM -‎ Fleet Admiral

• FCO - Fleet Commanding Officer

• FEA -‎ Fleet Excellence Award

• FLA - First Lord of the Admiralty

• FM - Field Marshal

• FMF - Fleet Marine Force

• FMSHL -‎ Field Marshal

• FSMCPO -‎ Fleet Senior Master Chief Petty Officer

G

• GACM -‎ Grand Alliance Campaign Medal

• GAJCM - Grand Alliance Joint Chiefs of Staff

• GAUEP - Grand Alliance Unit Excellence Program

• GCE -‎ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Queen Elizabeth

• GCM -‎ Good Conduct Medal

• GCGL - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Golden Lion

• GCR - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of King Roger

• GEFR -‎ Gefraiter

• GEN -‎ General

• GLM - Medal of the Order of the Golden Lion

• GNS - Grayson Naval Ship

• GNSS - Grayson Naval Space Station

• GS -‎ Gryphon Star

• GSN -‎ Grayson Space Navy

H

• HADM -‎ High Admiral

• HCS - Hull Classification Symbol

• HGEFR -‎ Hauptgefraiter

• HMLAC - Her Majesty's Light Attack Craft

• HMS - Her Majesty's Ship

• HMSS - Her Majesty's Space Station

• HoC - House of Commons

• HoL - House of Lords

• HOS - Havenite Operational Service Medal

• HWC - Havenite War Campaign Medal

I

• IAN - Imperial Andermani Navy

• IMNA - Isaiah Mackenzie Naval Academy

J

• JAG - Judge Advocate General

K

• KCE - Knight Companion of the Order of Queen Elizabeth

• KCGL - Knight Companion of the Order of the Golden Lion

• KCR - Knight Companion of the Order of King Roger

• KDE -‎ Knight Commander of the Order of Queen Elizabeth

• KDGL - Knight Commander of the Order of the Golden Lion

• KDR -‎ Knight Commander of the Order of King Roger

• KDS -‎ Kapitän der Sterne

• KE - Knight of the Order of Queen Elizabeth

• KGL - Knight of the Order of the Golden Lion

• KK - Korvettenkapitän

• KL -‎ Kapitänleutnant

• KR -‎ Knight of the Order of King Roger

• KR1MA - King Roger I Military Academy

• KR3CM -‎ King Roger III Coronation Medal

• KSK - Knight of the Order of the Star Kingdom

L

• LAC - Light Attack Craft

• LCDR -‎ Lieutenant Commander

• LCPL -‎ Lance Corporal

• LHC - List of Honor Citation

• LTCOL - Lieutenant Colonel

• LTGEN -‎ Lieutenant General

• LTJG - Lieutenant (junior grade)

• LTSG-‎ Lieutenant (senior grade)

• LU - Landing University

M

• MAJ -‎ Major

• MAJGEN -‎ Major General

• MarDet - Marine Detachment

• MC - Manticore Cross

• MCAM -‎ Manticoran Combat Action Medal

• MCPO -‎ Master Chief Petty Officer

• MCPON -‎ Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (Republic of Haven Navy)

• MCWO -‎ Master Chief Warrant Officer

• ME -‎ Member of the Order of Queen Elizabeth

• MEDUSA -‎ Manticoran Enhanced Data Usability Service Architecture

• MFA - Merchant Fleet Academy

• MGL - Member of the Order of the Golden Lion

• MID -
  • Midshipman/Midshipwoman
  • Mentioned in Dispatches

• MiD - Mentioned in Dispatches

• MO - Monarch's Own

• MOM -‎ Masadan Occupation Medal

• MotA -‎ Marshal of the Royal Manticoran Army

• MotC -‎ Marshal of the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps

• MP - Member of Parliament

• MR - Member of the Order of King Roger

• MRSM -‎ Manticoran Reserve Service Medal

• MSGT - Master Sergeant

• MSHL -‎ Marshal

• MSM -‎ Meritorious Service Medal

• MT - Monarch's Thanks

• MtSM -‎ Manticoran Service Medal

• MU - Mannheim University

N

• NAM -‎ Navy Achievement Medal

• NCD -‎ Navy Commendation Decoration

• NCO - Non-commissioned officer

• NCOIC - Non-commissioned Officer In Charge

• NCOSCR -‎ Non-Commissioned Officers Senior Course Ribbon

• ND - Naval Directive

• NMAM -‎ Navy/Marine Achievement Medal

• NPM - Naval Pistol Marksmanship

• NRM -‎ Naval Rifle Marksmanship

• NS -‎ Navy Star

O

• OC -‎ Osterman Cross

• OCN -‎ Order of the Crown for Naval Service

• OdS - Oberleutenant der Sterne

• ODCSINTEL- Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence

• ODCSLOG - Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics

• ODCSOPS - Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations

• ODCSPER - Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel

• ODCSTRA - Deputy Chief of Staff for Training

• OE - Officer of the Order of Queen Elizabeth

• OG - Order of Gallantry

• OGL -
  • Order of the Golden Lion
  • Officer of the Order of the Golden Lion

• OKR - Order of King Roger

• OR -‎ Officer of the Order of King Roger

• OM - Order of Merit

• OQE - Order of Queen Elizabeth

• OSBDF -‎ Oberstabsbootsmann der Flotte

• OSA - Official Secrets Act

• OSK - Order of the Star Kingdom

• OSWP -‎ Officer's Space Warfare Pin

P

• PAMA - Prinz Adalbert Marineakademie

• PC -‎ Privy Counsellor

• PFC -‎ Private First Class

• PM - Prime Minister

• PMV - Parliamentary Medal of Valor

• PO -‎ Petty Officer

• PO1 -‎ Petty Officer First Class

• PO2 -‎ Petty Officer Second Class

• PO3 -‎ Petty Officer Third Class

• POW - Prisoner of War Medal

• PSGT - Platoon Sergeant

• PVT -‎ Private

Q

• QBM - Queen's Bravery Medal

• QCB -‎ Queen's Cross for Bravery

• QE3CM -‎ Queen Elizabeth III Coronation Medal

• QO/QOR - Queen’s Own Regiment

R

• RADM -‎Rear Admiral

• RC - Royal Council

• RHDSM -‎ Royal Household Distinguished Service Medal

• RHN -‎Republic of Haven Navy

• RHS ‎Republic of Haven Ship

• RM -‎ Medal of the Order of King Roger

• RMA -‎ Royal Manticoran Army

• RMAAC - Royal Manticoran Army Atmospheric Command

• RMACS - Royal Manticoran Astro Control Service

• RMMC - Royal Manticoran Marine Corps

• RMMM -‎ Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine

• RMN - Royal Manticoran Navy

• RMU - Royal Meritorious Unit Citation

• RSM -‎ Regimental Sergeant-Major

• RTR ‎- Recruit Training Ribbon

• RUC -‎ Royal Unit Citation for Gallantry

S

• S1C -‎ Spacer First Class

• S2C ‎- Spacer Second Class

• S3C - Spacer Third Class

• SAPC -‎ Silesian Anti-Piracy Campaign Medal

• SB - Stabsbootsman

• SBA - Sick Berth Attendant

• SC - Saganami Cross

• SCPO -‎ Senior Chief Petty Officer

• SCWO -‎ Senior Chief Warrant Officer

• SD - Superdreadnought

• SD(P) - Superdreadnought (pod-laying)

• SEM - Star Empire of Manticore

• SFC - Sphinx Forestry Commission

• SGT ‎ Sergeant

• SGTMAJ -‎ Sergeant-Major

• SGTMAJRMA -‎ Sergeant-Major of the Army

• SGTMAJRMMC -‎ Sergeant-Major of the Marine Corps

• SIA - Saganami Island (Naval) Academy

• SINA - Saganami Island Naval Academy

• SIS - Special Intelligence Service

• S.I.T.S. - Saganami Island Tactical Simulator

• SKM -‎ Star Kingdom of Manticore

• SKU - Star Kingdom University System

• SLN -‎ Solarian League Navy

• SMCPO -‎ Senior Master Chief Petty Officer

• SMCPON -‎ Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

• SMCWO - Senior Master Chief Warrant Officer, Grayson Space Navy

• SSD -‎ Space Service Deployment Ribbon

• SSGT ‎ Staff Sergeant

• SWP - Space Warfare Pin

• SXC -‎ Sphinx Cross

T

• TF - Task Force

• TG - Task Group

• TiG -‎ Time in grade

• TRMN - The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc.

• TSC - Technical Specialties College

V

• VADM -‎ Vice Admiral

W

• WO -‎ Warrant Officer

• WO1 -‎ Warrant Officer 1st Class

• WO2 - Warrant Officer 2nd Class

X

• XO - Executive Officer

See Also

• Tenth Fleet Wiki's rank abbreviation guide
• Post-nominals