General-Admiral of the Royal Marine Corps
Office of General-Admiral of the Royal Marine Corps 大将海将 | |
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Flag of the General-Admiral | |
Ministry of War | |
Style | Lieutenant General |
Member of | Royal Admiralty Council Royal Navy Command |
Reports to | Fleet Commander |
Nominator | Minister of War |
Appointer | Chancellor of Chisei Subject to formal approval by the Royal Council |
Term length | 1-4 years |
Formation | 1935 |
First holder | Grand Admiral Isokorkur Toya |
Deputy | Deputy General-Admiral of the Royal Marine Corps |
The General-Admiral of the Royal Marine Corps (大将海将 Taishō-Kaishō) is a senior officer of the Chiseian Royal Navy responsible for the oversight of the Navy's amphibious ground forces. They are among the core members of the Royal Admiralty Council.
The position was introduced in 1935, 2 years before the Second Escar-Varunan War, by Grand Admiral Isokorkur Toya, a senior member of the Council of Elders and the "father of the Royal Marines". Isokorkur foresaw a need for direct representation of Chiseian marine and colonial forces in the highest levels of the Navy, then dominated by the National Admiralty. The role was filled by Isokorkur himself from its creation in 1935 until his death in 1942, after which it was taken over by Lieutenant General Kudo Keiichi.
The post survived the 1952 Naval Reforms and the abolition of the Conciliar Government in 1954, and was soon incorporated into the new Royal Admiralty Council. Officially, the post may be held by an officer of the wider naval staff, or a general of the Corps, though since 1967 it has continuously been occupied by RMC officers.