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The Regency Marines were the armed fighting forces carried aboard Regency starships. Marines dealt with piracy and boarding actions in space, defend the starports and bases belonging to the Regency Navy, and supplemented other ground forces such as the Regency Army.

Inheritors of the honours and reputation of the Imperial Marines.
Some still {derogatorily} call them the Lords of Space.

Library Data Referral Tree[edit]

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:

Imperial Marines (IM)

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The Regency Marines were formed from the traditions of a tried and proven military force as well as the tip of the Regency's might.

Image Repository[edit]

Imperial Star Marines SEH.

Mission (Goals)[edit]

The marine's goal is simple: put down opposition to the Regency anywhere, anytime, and for any reason. They stand as the elite end of interstellar force projection and are kept at the cutting edge if martial technology at a high expense. Marines typically employ top of the line 15/16 weaponry including battledress, FGMPs, and grav tanks.

Doctrine & Strategy (Operations)[edit]

Shipboard Deployment[edit]

No information yet available.

Protection of Naval Facilities[edit]

No information yet available.

Protection of Starports[edit]

Despite the popular misconception, it is NOT the role of the Imperial Marines to provide protection to all starports. This is the role of the Starport Authority Police. However, the Regency Marines are empowered to provide assistance to the Starport Authority when requested.

Depending upon the number of naval and marine personnel present at a given starport, the Naval Police may be present to ensure their good behaviour.

Military Government[edit]

On occasion, the regency Marines may be called upon to temporarily administer worlds under Martial Law or supply a Military Government under Imperial Law. This is usually undertaken in cooperation with the Regency Navy and the Subsector Duke.

Recruitment[edit]

General Enlistment[edit]

Anyone in the regency may volunteer to enlist in the Regency Marines. Not all are accepted.

Officer Recruitment[edit]

Officers may be recruited either from serving enlisted marines or from those who have attended particular courses. Students of Colleges or Universities who have had their fees paid under the Naval Officer Training Corps scheme and those attending Naval Academy are required to enter the Regency Marines as Officers if they do not enter the Regency Navy. Serving Regency Marines selected for the Naval Officer Candidate School may be commissioned as Regency Marine Officers if they pass the course.

Draft[edit]

The Regency Marines has the right to draft personnel for a 4-year term of service. No person may be drafted more than once. Any person may submit to The Draft, but this does not guarantee that the Draftee will be required to serve in the Regency Marines.

Recall[edit]

Persons who have previously served in the Regency Marines may (if never previously drafted to any service) may be recalled for a 4-year term of service using the same regulations as allow the draft itself.

Rank & Grade (Hierarchy)[edit]

Imperial Marine Ranks

Commissioned Officers
O9 » Marshal-Commandant of the Corps
O8 » Brigadier-General (Marshal)
O7 » Brigadier
O6 » Coronel
O5 » Lieutenant Coronel
O4 » Force Commander
O3 » Captain (Force Captain)
O2 » First Lieutenant (Force Lieutenant)
O1 » Second Lieutenant (Force Ensign)
O0 » Cadet / Midshipman
Enlisted Ranks
E9 » Chief Master Gun. Sgt (Sergeant Major)
E8 » Master Gunnery Sgt. (First Sergeant)
E7 » Master Sergeant (Leading Sergeant)
E6 » Staff Sergeant (Gunnery Sergeant)
E5 » Sergeant
E4 » Lance Sergeant
E3 » Corporal
E2 » Lance Corporal
E1 » Marine/Private (Private 1st Class)
E0 » Marine Recruit / Apprentice

Some of the organizational ranks and grades used by this force are included in the table to the right. These were inherited in their entirety from the Imperial Marines.

Marines, Grades & Ranks
#	Grade	Remarks
E0	Marine Apprentice	Marine recruits are Navy volunteers who go through an arduous selection process called "the Grinder"^[1]. They are then on probation for a period afterwards until they are promoted to the rank of Marine. Those that fail the "Grinder" or are deemed unsuitable for promotion during probation are "sent down" to the Navy as Ordinary Space Hands.

E1	Marine/Private (Private 1st Class)	None
E2	Lance Corporal	Marine Asst. or Acting Fire-Team Leader or Specialist
E3	Corporal	Marine Fire-Team Leader
E4	Lance Sergeant	Marine Asst. or Acting Squad Leader
E5	Sergeant	Marine Squad Leader or Acting Section Leader
E6	Staff Sergeant	Marine Section Leader or Platoon Senior NCO.
(E6)	Section Sergeant	The honorary title granted to the senior NCO in a Marine Section, a sub-set of a ship's Marine detachment that can be as large as a platoon. A Section Sergeant is typically of grade E6 or E7. They assist the Marine commanding the Section, usually a subaltern officer or breveted NCO.
(E6)	Gunnery Sergeant	The lead Marine NCO of a Specialist sub-unit. Specialist Marines are considered technical or combat support rather than administrative support like Staff Marines. A Gunnery Sergeant is typically of grade E6 or E7. An E6 appointed as Gunnery Sergeant has generally been in-grade for some time and is more experienced, and is considered to outrank a Staff Sergeant.
E7	Leading Sergeant	Marine Platoon Leader or Platoon Senior NCO, or sometimes the Senior NCO in a Marine Company.
(E7)	Leading Gunnery Sergeant	The lead Marine NCO of a Specialist sub-unit. Specialist Marines are considered technical or combat support rather than administrative support like Staff Marines.
(E7)	Colour Sergeant	The honorary title granted to the senior NCO in a Marine Company, who is responsible for carrying out special ceremonial and protocol duties.
(E7)	Ship's Sergeant	The honorary title granted to the senior NCO in a ship's Marine detachment. Large ships can carry a detachment as large as a company. A Ship's Sergeant is typically of grade E7 or E8.
E8	Master Sergeant	Marine NCO supervising Specialist units or sub-units at the battalion or regimental level (e.g. Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant), and/or assisting a Sergeant Major.
(E8)	First Sergeant	The senior Marine NCO (grade E8) in a Marine Company. They are assigned to advise a Marine Company commander (usually a Captain).
(E8)	Chief Gunnery Sergeant	If there is more than one Gunnery Sergeant in a ship's crew or force, the senior Gunnery Sergeant is known as the "Chief Gunnery Sergeant". A Chief Gunnery Sergeant is typically of grade E8.
E9	Sergeant Major	The senior Marine NCO (grade E9) in a Marine Battalion or Regiment (RSM). They are assigned to advise a Marine Battalion or Regiment commander. Mostly an honorary title because Marines usually serve in small units that are only notionally assigned to a higher command.
(E9)	Force Sergeant Major	The senior Marine NCO (grade E9) in a Force. They are assigned to advise a Marine Brigade commander.
(E9)	Fleet Sergeant Major	The senior Marine NCO (grade E9) in a Fleet. They are assigned to advise a Marine Subsector Marshal.
(E9)	Master Gunnery Sergeant	The senior-most Gunnery Sergeant in a Marine Battalion, Regiment, or Fleet is known by the title "Master Gunnery Sergeant", and is of grade E9.

O0	Cadet / Midshipman	None

--	Section Commander	A Marine officer (Grade O1) or breveted NCO (Grade E6-E7) in command of a sub-detachment of Marines equivalent to a squad or platoon in size. Occasionally a Marine Midshipman-in-training will temporarily hold this position, in which case he is often unofficially referred to as a "Third Lieutenant".

O1	Second Lieutenant (Force Ensign)	A Marine Officer leading a Platoon. Usually considered a commissioned officer-in-training.
O2	First Lieutenant (Force Lieutenant)	A Marine Officer leading a Platoon, or the Executive Officer of a Marine Company.
O3	Captain (Force Captain)	A Marine Officer in charge of a Company, or the Executive Officer of a Marine Force. The term Ship's Major is an honorary title bestowed upon a Marine Captain when on-board a ship so there will be no confusion between them and the ship's Captain, its commander.
O4	Force Commander	A Marine officer who commands a Force of Marines. A Marine Force is made up of Ship's Detachments assigned under one Headquarters. A Force Commander may also be the Executive Officer of a Marine Battalion.
O5	Lieutenant Coronel	A Marine officer who commands the Marines in a Navy Fleet/Task Group-level command or Battalion. A Lieutenant Coronel may also be the Executive Officer of a Marine Regiment.
O6	Coronel	A Marine officer who commands the Marines in a Navy Fleet/Task Force-level command or Regiment.
O7	Brigadier	Senior Marine officer rank, overseeing Fleet-level and/or Subsector-level (Numbered-Fleet) command responsibilities, and/or senior staffer on a Flag Officer’s Staff. It is a Navy appointment.
O8	Brigadier-General	A Marine Brigadier who is promoted to the highest General-officer rank in the Imperial Marines. It is a Sector Fleet level (or occasionally multiple-Subsector Fleet level) administrative position, and is a Navy appointment.
(O8)	Marshal	A Marine Brigadier or Brigadier-General who is designated as overall commander of multiple Fleet-level commands in a theater of war. It is only used in wartime and is an Imperial appointment.
O9	Marshal-Commandant of the Corps	The highest ranking Marine Officer in the Imperial Marines. If one or more Marshals have been appointed, the rank is increased to Marshal-Commandant of the Corps. The Marshal-Commandant's job is entirely political and involves representing the Corps at Court and getting support for its funding in the Moot. The Marshal-Commandant normally holds a minimum noble title of Viscount.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The Imperial Marines were founded by Cleon Zhunastu, who transformed the landing forces of the Sylean Navy into the Imperial Marines over 1,100 years ago. Weapons and tactics have changed, but the Marines’ basic function remains the same:

Move fast..
Strike hard and...
Enforce the Emperor’s will.

The Regency Marines were created from the Imperial Marines in 1132. Few Imperial Marine Regiments were carried forward intact, but all those that fought in the Fifth Frontier War were. Some Imperial Marine Regimental numbers were carried forward for some years until merged or replaced by new Regency equivalents.

TO&E (Organization)[edit]

The Regency Marines was formed from 34 Line Regiments and 6 Armoured Cavalry Regiments. It also had Ship's Troops units, Depot Defence units, etc. As at 1200 the organisation was^[2]:

Selected Vehicle Classes[edit]

Some vehicle classes widely used within the systems and worlds of this force include:

TBD

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]

This force primarily operates in the following areas:
Charted Space:

Imperial Space

World Listing[edit]

This force is known to regularly operate within the following systems and worlds:

200 of 286 World articles in Regency of Deneb

Abydos (De 1116) • Achemadon • Adapam • Agdarmi • Aksofouta • Al-Uqayr • Alaungpaya • Amarkimi • Amirante • Amritsar • Amshal • Anatre • Andalia • Ansirk • Antra • Ara Pacis • Araa • Arcanum • Arnyl • Ash (De 0504) • Ashasi • Askigaak • Atab • Avernus (De 2027) • Azed Bek • Aziziyah • Bahadur • Balzac • Barbary • Beaxon • Bishop (De 1226) • Bisistra • Borlund • Breit-Tuve • Breslow • Briaxis • Brontitor • Brufort • Bukit Seng • Bumushe • Burnham • Burtrum • Byblos • Cabrini • Caladib • Canisus • Carmel • Catacomb • Chaosheo • Cicus • Ciprien • Clarissa • Condamine • Coshecawat • Cunha • Daumier • Dawn (De 1336) • Dekha • Depot (De 1613) • Dhapura • Diiski • Djar • Donu-na • Dunant • Dunstan • Echura • El D'Nah • Enaaka • Endimyon • Endup • Eretaro • Erisis • Erita • Eshamlii • Exile (De 1928) • Farraco • Fennec • Fessenden (De 1440) • Frisgar • Furens • Gaagir • Gatooma • Gaza • Geniishir • Gessert • Giffert • Giikusu • Giranima • Gra-Bie • Gulistan • Gyrfal • HRD • Haniiwa • Helmuth • Hessel • Horizon (De 0310) • Hylaxis • Ibix Donora • Ibsen • Imazura • Imlaar • Imone • Inar • Inkekush • Inquar • Iruku • Irumunu • Isidor • Isurkun • Javan • Jecife • Jehun • Jessok • Jode • Jonkeer • Jurburk • Kadidun • Kamisaraki • Kamlar • Karabeth • Karst • Kauai (De 1520) • Kayu • Keirei • Kennebec • Kernal • Kew • Kiangya • Kiiga • Kiirindor • Kirklend • Kretikaa • Kubishush • L'oeul d'Dieu • L'sis • Lagut • Lamas • Lan-chou • Liiri • Lilad • Liran • Lome • Maelstrom (De 2522) • Makeni • Malkei • Maricutin • Marnie's World • Mater Nova • Mazirbe • Medard • Mephit • Saarinen • Minde's Star • Minocoy • Miwald • Modika • Moltke • Monogan • Montane • Montcolm • Morninglori • Mowebe • Mtensc • Muntgumree • Musayid • Naali • Namidshur • New Ramma • Noghon • Norg • Northammon • Nouakchat • Nusukha • Nyassl • Orenberg • Oriryu • Otomisi • Pangumo • Pek'e • Peres • Petrarch • Pharos • Pikha • Piram • Point Ay • Polizzi • Prefecture • Prege • Preslin • Pretoria • Prigojin • Prolam • Qevar • Quanah • Quebraco • Quinthept • Quirinal • Raguseppe • Rajan (De 1532) • Rayel •

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References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

Dave Nilsen. Regency Combat Vehicle Guide (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 46-47.
Frank Chadwick. Striker II (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 138,142.
Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: BackworldTraveller

↑ GURPS Traveller: Ground Forces, p.49
↑ Dave Nilsen. Regency Combat Vehicle Guide (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 46.

[1] GURPS Traveller: Ground Forces, p.49

[2] Dave Nilsen. Regency Combat Vehicle Guide (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 46.

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-# Imperial Star Marines [[SEH]]. <br> [[File:Imperial Star Marines SEH.png|160px]]
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 Anyone in the [[regency]] may volunteer to enlist in the [[Regency Marines]]. Not all are accepted.
 =====Officer Recruitment=====
-Officers may be recruited either from serving enlisted marines or from those who have attended particular courses.
+[[Officer]]s may be recruited either from serving enlisted marines or from those who have attended particular courses.
 Students of [[College|Colleges]] or [[University|Universities]] who have had their fees paid under the [[Naval Officer Training Corps]] scheme and those attending [[Naval Academy]] are required to enter the [[Regency Marines]] as Officers if they do not enter the [[Regency Navy]].
-Serving [[Regency Marines]] selected for the [[Naval Officer Candidate School]] may be commissioned as [[Regency Marine]] Officers if they pass the course.
+Serving [[Regency Marines]] selected for the [[Naval Officer Candidate School]] may be commissioned as [[Regency Marines|Regency Marine]] [[Officer]]s if they pass the course.
 =====Draft=====
 The [[Regency Marines]] has the right to draft personnel for a 4-year term of service. No person may be drafted more than once. Any person may submit to [[The Draft]], but this does not guarantee that the [[The Draft|Draftee]] will be required to serve in the [[Regency Marines]].