Admiral John C. Savage
Mission Statement: "to develop midshipmen morally,
mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of
duty, honor and loyalty in order to provide officers who are dedicated
to a
career of naval service and have potential for future development in
mind and
character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, and
citizenship.”
The RNA is broken into several physical locations,
colleges,
designed to deliver elements of the academic experience to varying
graduates.
RNC is a new entry training establishment for all
ratings
joining the Imperial Navy. Candidates spend 2 year involved in the
basics
training and the establishment of initial skillsets.
RNC is capable of supporting all naval force training. RNC
provides basic training (8 weeks) for all non-reserves recruits.
RMC is a new entry training establishment for all
ratings
joining the Imperial Navy. Candidates spend 4 year involved in the
basics
training and the establishment of development skillsets. Graduating
with a
second lieutenant rank.
Royal Naval Orbital
College (HMS Plato class)
Midshipmen continue their academic experience on
the in the
1 million ton orbital facility.
Idealistically the midshipmen would spend 2 years learning
advanced
skills. The orbital facility houses offensive and defensive systems,
two
1G-movement drives, 4 power plants and a significant representation of
an
education arm. It provides midshipmen with their first view of life
opportunity
for space.
The HMS Plato bases the Royal Naval Academy
Squadron and its
support functions.
·
RNOC functionality can be replicated on the
RNC campus.
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RNOC has a spinal mounted meson gun in the
offensive
arsenal.
·
Classes include spinal mount weaponry,
planetary
assaults and defense, and other hands-on courses.
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HMS Plato is located near the sector
capital’s primary
gas giant.
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Basic HMS Plato specs;
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2 Jump, 1G thrust w/ 6-60,000 ton ship bays
Promotion to the command rank of Commander is
followed by 4
weeks in the RCOC to be accomplished within the year following
promotion. RCOC defines and established
the requirement
of a successful command officer in the Royal Navy. It establishes the
strongest
ethics, professionalism and re-enforces the ability to succeed and
provides
additional courses in strategy and tactics.
·
RCOC training includes additional training
on strategy
and tactics,
·
RCOC includes presentations by members of
the
Admiralty, senators and government leaders.
Naval Reserves
Officers College (distributed
throughout the Imperium at accredited universities)
Qualified Universities and Colleges throughout the
Imperium
are provided with the NROC to deliver naval officer training in
addition to the
standard curriculum. Graduates achieve naval reserve second lieutenant
rank. NROC schools are located on each
of the TL10+ primary worlds near a naval facility. Each school also
provides
training for system defense forces. 4 Primary NROC sites will have
additional
training facilities to support regional needs, system defense
education, and
navy reserves requirements.
Merchant Marine College
(distributed throughout the Imperium)
Development of 1 Merchant Marine College per
subsector to
establish better shipping standards, a stronger defense supply force
and
improved merchant morale, mind, character, and loyalty.
II.
Royal Naval Academy
Schools, Divisions & Departments
The backbone of education logistics is divided
into schools,
divisions and departments. These organizations are divided across the
physical
college facilities. A school is wholly based at one location. Divisions
are
comprised of several interactive Departments. Departments are
educational units
that can be distributed across several colleges).
“
Coordinates the activities of RNA to reach for the organization mission
statement.”
·
Superintendent Office (Admiral of the Royal
Naval
Academy)
·
Acts as Chairperson of the Board of
Trustees and
Administrative Board
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Commandant of Midshipmen
(Dean of students oversees military training and personnel)
·
Academic Dean’s Office (Civilian oversees
academic
programs and civilian faculty)
·
General Administration Department
·
Public Relations Department
“Communicating with the Public
and raising the level of awareness”
·
Financial
and Human Resources Department
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Facilities
Maintenance Department
·
Center for Learning, Development, and
Graduate
Studies CLDGS)
“Improving
the development of midshipmen, naval personnel, and to coordinate
Graduate
Study activities”
·
Faculty Development Center (FDC)
“Providing an environment for Faculty
publishing, research and growth”
·
Recruitment Department
“Finding the best, brightest
candidates for the Royal Navy”
·
Imperium War Museum, Library Foundation and
History
Center
“Documenting
the history, collecting artifacts, establishing RNA Libraries
throughout the
Academy”
·
Center for Royal Navy Academy Research
“Managing RNA labs, finding and managing
research
funds in cooperation with FDC, CLDGS, the Royal Navy Research Division
and
external organizations.”
·
Professional
Military Ethics and Law
Office
Mission
Statement:
"To
promote and enhance the ethical development of current and future
military
leaders through education, research, and reflection”
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Electrical Engineering Department
·
Mechanical Engineering Department
·
Planetary Engineering Department ( for all
environments
Ocean, Desert, Air, Swamp and others)
·
Astronautics Department
·
Aerospace Engineering Department
·
Nanoengineering Department
·
Naval Architecture Department
·
Weapons and Systems Engineering Department
Division of
Humanities and Social Sciences
·
Economics Departments
·
Imperial History Department
·
Language and Cultural Studies Department
·
Political Science Department
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Athletics Department
·
Art and Music Department
Division of
Mathematics and Science
·
Chemistry Department
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Physics and Astrophysics Department
·
Planetary Science Department
·
Medical Sciences Department
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Archeology and Anthropology Department
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Squadron Maintenance Depot (located at the
HMS Plato
class training centers)
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First Royal War Academy Fleet
“Domination
through Superior Knowledge”
50,000
ton warship
(1)
1,250t
Colonial
Cruiser (2)
300t
close escorts
(3)
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Fast Pursuit
Training Fighter Wing (2x 12)
·
Royal Academy Marine Corps.
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The RAMC will require various military
vehicles for
training tools.
Each of
the RNOC facilities maintains a System Defense Boat for training
purposes.
Each of
the 4 primary RNOC sites also maintains a close escort for training
purposes.
IV.
Example Training Course:
Strategy and Tactics Course
provides instruction on the basic elements of strategic thought in
military
operations to include works by Sun Tzu, Clausewitz, Jomini, Mahan,
Corbett,
Mitchell, Boyd, Decker, Gleed, Miller,
Zeus, Savage and others.
Case studies are examined as well as current
Imperium
interests, strategy/ doctrine, and their applications. Instruction
includes
multi-ship operations, basic warfare tactics and naval force tactical
planning.
The application of basic warfare tactics is accomplished via use of
Space Fleet
Command, a tactical simulation gaming program.
1.
Boot Camp at RNC or through 4 NROC’s (8 weeks)
2.
Freshman coursework (10 months) at RNC or a NROC
]3.
]Sophomore coursework (1 year) at RNC or a NROC
4.
Junior coursework (1 year) at
RNOC
5.
Senior coursework (1 year) at RNOC
Marine Officer and
Enlisted Curriculum
1.
Boot Camp at RMC or through 4 NROC’s (8 weeks)
2.
Freshman coursework (10 months) at RMC or a NROC
3.
Sophomore coursework (1 year) at RMC or a NROC
4.
Junior coursework (1 year) at
RMOC
5. Senior
coursework (1 year) at RMOC
\
1.
Boot Camp at RNC or through 4 subsector NROC’s (8
weeks)
2.
Basic Enlisted coursework (4 months) at RNC or a
NROC
3.
Advanced Enlisted coursework (6 months)
The Royal Naval Academy will provide educational
communications support for planetary defenses in the effort of
providing
several team-oriented defense functions.
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Coordinating annual war games for each TL9+
world that
requests defense support from the Admiralty.
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Local war colleges must meet defined
criteria
·
Support of the local system governments
that will determine
the scale of the colleges
·
Army War Colleges will be located on a
loyal TL9+
worlds with a population greater than 10 million,
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Navy War Colleges will be located on
TL9+ worlds
with 50% or more liquid surface and a population above 10 million,
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System/ Air Defenses forces may work
closely with the Naval Reserves Officers Colleges.
