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Master at Arms (MAA)
Posted by:
MPC
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Date: August 05, 2008 05:49PM
In the Royal Navy -
The term has been used in the Royal Navy since the time of King Charles I. Originally the Master-at-Arms was a petty officer who looked after personal arms such as swords and firearms, ensuring they were kept in good order and their ammunition was prepared and ready for use in combat. He also instructed other members of the crew in the use of arms. He later also became responsible for discipline. The Ship's Corporals assisted the Master-at-Arms with his duties.
In the modern Royal Navy the MAA is both the ship's police chief and the senior rating, comparable in many respects to the Regimental Sergeant Major in the Army and the Station Warrant Officer in the Royal Air Force. A warrant officer or chief petty officer, the MAA is addressed as "Master"; even if the rating in question is a woman, she is still addressed as "Master" and known as the Master-at-Arms. The MAA is assisted by regulators of the Royal Navy Regulating Branch, of which he is himself a member. He is nicknamed the "jaunty", a corruption of the French gendarme, or the "joss/jossman". The non-substantive (trade) badge of an MAA is a crown within a wreath.
My questions are:-
1. Was there ever any equivalent to the MAA in the various German Navies in particular the Kriegsmarine?
2. What rank did he hold?
3. Were there any on small craft such as Uboats?
4. If not who was responsible for the conduct of good order and discipline?
Any help or answers would be greatly appreciated,
Many thanks in advance,
MPC
The term has been used in the Royal Navy since the time of King Charles I. Originally the Master-at-Arms was a petty officer who looked after personal arms such as swords and firearms, ensuring they were kept in good order and their ammunition was prepared and ready for use in combat. He also instructed other members of the crew in the use of arms. He later also became responsible for discipline. The Ship's Corporals assisted the Master-at-Arms with his duties.
In the modern Royal Navy the MAA is both the ship's police chief and the senior rating, comparable in many respects to the Regimental Sergeant Major in the Army and the Station Warrant Officer in the Royal Air Force. A warrant officer or chief petty officer, the MAA is addressed as "Master"; even if the rating in question is a woman, she is still addressed as "Master" and known as the Master-at-Arms. The MAA is assisted by regulators of the Royal Navy Regulating Branch, of which he is himself a member. He is nicknamed the "jaunty", a corruption of the French gendarme, or the "joss/jossman". The non-substantive (trade) badge of an MAA is a crown within a wreath.
My questions are:-
1. Was there ever any equivalent to the MAA in the various German Navies in particular the Kriegsmarine?
2. What rank did he hold?
3. Were there any on small craft such as Uboats?
4. If not who was responsible for the conduct of good order and discipline?
Any help or answers would be greatly appreciated,
Many thanks in advance,
MPC
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Master at Arms (MAA)
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MPC | 08/05/2008 05:49PM |