Commissioned officer

COMMISSIONED OFFICER

Class of Crown Officers in the RI military or naval services at pay grade O-1 and above.

Area Command (ACOM)

AREA COMMAND (ACOM)

Spatially-defined IN command encompassing an RI Province.

The commander of an ACOM is a Vice Admiral (VA).

Operational forces assigned to an ACOM typically include a Heavy Cruiser (HC) "Battle Group" (BG) and a Destroyer Flotilla (DF).

Individual IN Frigates (FF) assigned at the Member System level report to the ACOM commander in their Province.

Rear Admiral (RA)

REAR ADMIRAL (RA)

Fifth-highest IN flag rank, pay grade O-8, equivalent to IA or IN Major General (MG) or civil officer Proconsul, senior to Commodore (CMR) and junior to Vice Admiral (VA).

Hereditary Nobles and their Estates

HEREDITARY NOBLES AND THEIR ESTATES

Noble                Estate/

Title                Demesne

Imperator            5 x Districts/Commanderies

Duke/Duchess         4 x Districts/Commanderies

Earl/Countess        3 x Districts/Commanderies

Viscount/Viscountess 2 x Districts/Commanderies

Baron/Baroness       1 x District/Commanderie

Baronet/Baronette    1 x Parish/Lieutenancie

Knight/Sir/Siress    1 x Township/Sergeancie

Esquire/Esquiress    1 x Division/Lancerie
Gentry 1/c           1 x Section/Masterie
Gentry 2/c           1 x Parcel/Warderie

Gentry 3/c           1 x Block/Tenancie-in-chief
Gentry 4/c           1 x Plot/Tenancie

Civil Jurisdictions as Traveller Mapping System (TMS) Mapping Units

CIVIL JURISDICTIONS AS TRAVELLER MAPPING SYSTEM (TMS) MAPPING UNITS

Civil          TMS Mapping
Jurisdictions  Units
Territory      World Hex (1,000 km diameter)
District       7 x Terrain Hexes
Parish/Shire   Terrain Hex (100 km diameter)
Township       7 x Local Hexes
Division       Local Hex (10 km diameter)
Section        7 x Single Hexes
Parcel         Individual/Single Hex (1 km diameter)
Block          7 x 100-m Hexes
Plot           100-m Hex

Spatial Size of Charting Units

SPATIAL SIZE OF CHARTING UNITS

Charting        Spatial
Unit            Size

Field/System    STELLAR HEX (1 s.h.)
Sub-Area        7 x Stellar Hexes (7 s.h.)
Area            7 x Sub-Areas (49 s.h.)
SUBSECTOR       (8 x 10 s.h.) 80 s.h.
Zone            3-7 x Areas (147-343 s.h.)
Realm           19 x Areas (931 s.h.)
SECTOR          16 x Subsectors (1,280 s.h.)
DOMAIN          4 x Sectors (5,120 s.h.)
IMPERIUM        7 x Domains (35,840 s.h.)

Warship Classes and Commanding Officers

WARSHIP CLASSES AND COMMANDING OFFICERS

Warship                Commanding
Class                  Officer

Frigate (FF)           Senior Lieutenant (SLT)
Destroyer (DD)         Lieutenant Commander (LCR)
Light Cruiser (LC)     Lieutenant Commander (LCR)
Light Carrier          Lieutenant Commander (LCR)
Medium Cruiser (MC)    Commander (CDR)
Medium Carrier         Captain (CAP)
Heavy Cruiser (HC)     Captain (CAP)
Heavy Carrier          Commodore (CMR)
Battle Cruiser (BC)    TBD
Battleship (BB)        TBD
Dreadnaught (DN)       TBD
Superdreadnaught (SDN) TBD

Military Formations and Commanding Officers

MILITARY FORMATIONS AND COMMANDING OFFICERS

Military       Commanding
Formation      Officer

Platoon (PLT)  Lieutenant (2LT/1LT)
Company  (CO)  Captain (CPT)
Battalion (BN) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
Regiment (RGT) Colonel (COL)
Brigade (BDE)  Brigadier (BG)
Division (DIV) Major General (MG)
Corps (C)      Lieutenant General (LG)
Army (A)       General (GEN)

Hereditary Nobles and Their Fiefs

HEREDITARY NOBLES AND THEIR FIEFS

Noble
Title                Fief/Jurisdiction

Imperator/Empress    Realm
Duke/Duchess         Dukedom/Region
Earl/Countess        Earldom/Province
Viscount/Viscountess Viscounty/Proconsulate
Baron/Baroness       Barony/Prefecture

Baronet/Baronette    Baronetcy/Territory
Knight/Dame          Knightholding/District
Esquire/Esquiress    Squireholding/Parish, Shire

Civil Officers and Their Jurisdictions

CIVIL OFFICERS AND THEIR JURISDICTIONS

Civil      Civil
Office     Jurisdiction

Crown      Realm
Viceroy    Region
Governor   Province
Proconsul  Proconsulate
Prefect    Prefecture

Marshal    Territory
Magistrate District
Sheriff    Parish/Shire

Constable  Township
Warden     Division

Hereditary Civil Officers and Their Titles

HEREDITARY CIVIL OFFICERS AND THEIR TITLES

Civil      Noble
Office     Title

Crown      Imperator/Empress
Viceroy    Duke/Duchess
Governor   Earl/Countess
Proconsul  Viscount/Viscountess
Prefect    Baron/Baroness

Marshal    Baronet/Baronette
Magistrate Knight/Dame
Sheriff    Esquire/Esquiress

Imperium Army (IA) and Marines (IM) Commissioned Officer Ranks & Pay Grades

IMPERIUM ARMY (IA) OFFICER RANKS & PAY GRADES

Pay
Grade Rank
O-1   Second Lieutenant (2LT)
O-2   First Lieutenant (1LT)
O-3   Captain (CPT)
O-4   Major (MAJ)
O-5   Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
O-6   Colonel (COL)
O-7   Brigadier (BG)
O-8   Major General (MG)
O-9   Lieutenant General (LG)
A-0   General (GEN)
A-1   Prime General (PG)
A-2   Crown General (CG)

Imperium Navy Officer Ranks & Pay Grades

IMPERIUM NAVY (IN) OFFICER RANKS & PAY GRADES

Pay
Grade Rank
O-1   Ensign (ENS)
O-2   Junior Lieutenant (JLT)
O-3   Senior Lieutenant (SLT)
O-4   Lieutenant Commander (LCR)
O-5   Commander (CDR)
O-6   Captain (CAP)
O-7   Commodore (CMR)
O-8   Rear Admiral (RA)
O-9   Vice Admiral (VA)
A-0   Admiral (ADM)
A-1   Prime Admiral (PA)
A-2   Crown Admiral (CA)

Army (A) or Field Army

ARMY (A) or FIELD ARMY

IA military formation comprising two or more Corps, commanded by a General (GEN) and subordinate to HQ-IA.

First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Armies have as their peacetime areas of operations the Central, North, West, South, and East Regions, respectively.


Originally posted 6/1/2014.  Revised 11/21/2017.

Prime General (PG)

PRIME GENERAL (PG)

Second-highest IA or IM commissioned general officer rank, pay grade A-1, equivalent to IN Prime Admiral (PA), senior to General (GEN) and junior to Crown General (CG).

A Prime General is either the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperium Army (IA), Commandant of Imperium Marines (IM) or Deputy Crown Commandant.

Viceroy

VICEROY

Second-highest civil officer rank, responsible for the governance of an RI Region.  A hereditary Viceroy holds the noble rank of Duke.

Equivalent to an IA or IM General or an IN Admiral, a Viceroy is senior to a Governor and junior to the Crown.

Viceroy
[glossary]

Viceroy - Civil officer responsible for a Region.

A Viceroy is senior to a Governor and junior to the Imperator.

A hereditary Viceroy is a Duke.

See also Vicerein.

Originally posted 8/22/2014.  Revised 11/17/2017.

O-9

O-9

Military and naval pay grade for IN Vice Admirals (VA) and IA or IM Lieutenant Generals (LG).

A-0

A-0

Military and naval pay grade for IN Admirals (ADM) and IA or IM Generals (GEN).

A-0
[pay grade]


A-0 - Pay grade for Admirals and Generals.

Originally posted 6/1/2014.  Revised .

Knight's Cross of the Realm (KCR)

KNIGHT’S CROSS OF THE REALM (KCR)

Highest decoration for valor awarded by the Realm Imperium (RI) to Army, Ground Forces, Spacers, and Marines of the RI’s Imperium Army (IA), Imperium Navy (IN), and Imperium Marines (IM).  Equivalent to the 3I “Starburst for Extreme Heroism with Diamonds” (*SEH*).

Comparable to U.S. military “Medal of Honor.”

Raises Social Standing to “B” and inducted into the Crown Knights of the Realm (CKR).

Crown

CROWN

Highest civil office of the Realm Imperium, held by the Imperator (or Empress).

The Crown is a hereditary civil office attached to House Irialt.

Currently, the Crown is held by Alexander VIII, Twelfth Imperator.

Crown
[glossary]

Crown - Civil office held by the Imperator.

Originally posted 6/3/2014.  Revised November 13, 2017.

Lieutenant General

LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LG)

Fourth-highest IA or IM general officer rank (O-9), equivalent to IN Vice Admiral (VA) or civil officer Governor, senior to Major General (MG) and junior to General (GEN).

A Lieutenant General is typically the commander of a maneuver division or Division (DIV).

Lieutenant General (LG)

[glossary]

Lieutenant General (LG) - _____.


Originally posted 09/12/2010.  Revised 11/9/2017.

Vice Admiral (VA)

VICE ADMIRAL (VA)

Fourth-highest IN commissioned officer flag rank, pay grade O-9, equivalent to IA or IM Lieutenant General (LG) or civil officer Governor, senior to Rear Admiral (RA) and junior to Admiral (ADM).

A Vice Admiral is typically the commander of an IN Area Command (ACOM).

Vice Admiral

[glossary]

Vice Admiral (VA) - Flag officer rank senior to Rear Admiral and Junior to Admiral, in pay grade O-9.

Equivalent to Lieutenant General.

The command billet for a Vice Admiral is typically as commander an Area Command or ACOM.

General (GEN)

GENERAL (GEN)

Third-highest IA or IM commissioned officer flag rank, pay grade A-0, equivalent to IN Admiral (ADM) or civil officer Viceroy, senior to Lieutenant General (LG) and junior to Prime General (PG).

A General is typically the commander of an IA field army.

General (GEN)
[glossary]


General (GEN) - General officer rank senior to Lieutenant General, junior to Prime General, in pay-grade A-0 and equivalent to Admiral. The commanding general of an Army is a General.


Originally posted 10/7/2014, revised 11/3/2017.

Admiral (ADM)

ADMIRAL (ADM)

Admiral (ADM)
[glossary]

Admiral (ADM) - 

Third-highest IN commissioned officer flag rank officer , pay grade A-0, equivalent to civil officer Viceroy and IA or IM General (GEN), senior to Vice Admiral (VA) and junior to Prime Admiral (PA).

An Admiral is assigned as the commander of an IN Fleet or equivalent.

Equivalent to IA or IM General.The command billet for an Admiral is typically as a Fleet Commander.

Original post 6/1/2014, revised 11/1/2017.