En el Reino Unido y en países de tradición británica, las letras postnominales (en inglés, post-nominal letters) se colocan después del nombre de una persona para indicar que ésta tiene una posición, oficio u honor. Una misma persona puede usar diferentes series de letras: los galardones figuran en primer lugar, en orden descendente de prioridad, seguidos por los grados y pertenencia a sociedades científicas en orden ascendente.
Posnominal | Distinción /Oficio/Cargo (en castellano) | Office (en inglés) |
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Baronet | ||
Bt o Bart | Baronet | Baronet |
Esquire[1] | ||
Esq | Esquire | Esquire |
Ordenes y Condecoraciones | ||
VC | Cruz Victoria | Victoria Cross |
GC | Cruz de Jorge | George Cross |
KG | Caballero de la Orden de la Jarretera | Knight of the Order of the Garter |
LG | Dama de la Orden de la Jarretera | Lady of the Order of the Garter |
KT | Caballero de la Orden del Cardo | Knight of the Order of the Thistle |
LT | Dama de la Orden del Cardo | Lady of the Order of the Thistle |
KP | Caballero de la Orden de San Patricio | Knight of the Order of Saint Patrick |
GCB | Caballero/Dama de la Orden del Baño | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
OM | Orden de Mérito | Order of Merit |
GCSI | Caballero Gran Comandante de la Orden de la Estrella de la India | Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India |
GCMG | Caballero /Dama de la Gran Cruz de la Orden de San Miguel y San Jorge | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George |
GCIE | Caballero Gran Comandante de la Orden del Imperio de la India | Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire |
GCVO | Caballero /Dama de la Real Orden Victoriana | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
GBE | Caballero /Dama Gran Cruz de la Orden del Imperio Británico | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire |
CH | Compañero del Honor (Orden de los Compañeros del Honor) | Companion of Honour |
KCB | Caballero Comandante de la Orden del Baño | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
DCB | Dama Comandante de la Orden del Baño | Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath |
KCSI | Caballero Comandante de la Orden de la Estrella de la India | Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India |
KCMG | Caballero Comandante de la Orden de San Miguel y San Jorge | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
DCMG | Dama Comandante de la Orden de San Miguel y San Jorge | Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
KCIE | Caballero Comandante de la Orden del Imperio de la India | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire |
KCVO | Caballero Comandante de la Real Orden Victoriana | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
DCVO | Dama Comandante de la Real Orden Victoriana | Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
KBE | Caballero Comandante de la Orden del Imperio Británico | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
DBE | Dama Comandante de la Orden del Imperio Británico | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
CB | Compañero de la Orden de Bath | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
CSI | Compañero de la Orden de la Estrella de la India | Companion of the Order of the Star of India |
CMG | Compañero de la Orden de San Miguel y San Jorge | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
CIE | Compañero de la Orden del Imperio de la India | Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
CVO | Comandante de la Real Orden Victoriana | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
CBE | Comandante de la Orden del Imperio Británico | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
DSO | Orden del Servicio Distinguido | Distinguished Service Order |
LVO | Teniente de la Real Orden Victoriana | Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order |
OBE | Oficial de la Orden del Imperio Británico | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
ISO | Imperial Service Order | |
MVO | Miembro de la Real Orden Victoriana | Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
MBE | Miembro de la Orden del Imperio Británico | Member of the Order of the British Empire |
OM | Indian Order of Merit (Military) | |
CGC | Conspicuous Gallantry Cross | |
RRC | Royal Red Cross | |
DSC | Cruz de Servicios Distinguidos | Distinguished Service Cross |
MC | Military Cross | |
DFC | Cruz de vuelo distinguido | Distinguished Flying Cross |
AFC | Air Force Cross | |
ARRC | Associate, Royal Red Cross | |
OBI | Order of British India | |
DCM | Medalla de Conducta Distinguida | Distinguished Conduct Medal |
CGM | Conspicuous Gallantry Medal | |
GM | Medalla de Jorge | George Medal |
IDSM | Indian Distinguished Service Medal | |
DSM | Distinguished Service Medal | |
MM | Medalla Militar | Military Medal |
DFM | Medalla de vuelo distinguido | Distinguished Flying Medal |
AFM | Air Force Medal | |
SGM | Medal for Saving Life at Sea | |
IOM | Indian Order of Merit (Civil) | |
CPM | Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry | |
QGM | Queen's Gallantry Medal | |
BEM | British Empire Medal | |
QPM | Queen's Police Medal | |
QFSM | Queen's Fire Service Medal | |
CPM | Colonial Police Medal for Merit | |
MSM | Meritorious Service Medal | |
ERD | Army Emergency Reserve Decoration | |
VD | Volunteer Officers' Decoration | |
TD | Condecoración Territorial | Territorial Decoration |
UD | Ulster Defence Regiment Decoration | |
ED | Efficiency Decoration | |
RD | Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve | |
VRD | Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | |
AE | Air Efficiency Award |
Foreign Orders and Decorations | ||
Commonwealth Orders and Decorations | Varies | |
Other Foreign Orders and Decorations | Varies | |
Appointments to the Queen | ||
Privy Counsellor[2] | PC | |
Aide de Camp to Her Majesty | ADC | |
Honorary Physician to The Queen | QHP | |
Honorary Surgeon to The Queen | QHS | |
Honorary Dental Surgeon to The Queen | QHDS | |
Honorary Nursing Sister to The Queen | QHNS | |
Honorary Chaplain to The Queen | QHC | |
Legal Positions, Etc. | ||
Queen's Serjeant | QS | |
Serjeant-at-law | SL | |
Queen's Counsel | QC | |
Justice of the Peace | JP | |
Deputy Lieutenant | DL | |
University Degrees[3] | ||
Doctorate | DPhil, PhD, DLitt, DSocSci, MD, EngD, DD, LLD, DProf etc. | |
Master's Degree | MA, MSc, MSci, MSt, MRes, MEng, MSocSc, LLM, MMath, MAcc, MFin, MBA, MPA, MEd, MEnt, MGeol etc. | |
Bachelor's Degree | BA, BSc, LLB, BEng etc. | |
Foundation Degree | FdA, FdSc, FdEng etc. | |
University Diplomas[3] | ||
Postgraduate Diploma | PGD, PGDCCI(open), PgDip etc | |
Associate of King's College | AKC | |
Diploma of Higher Education/Certificate of Higher Education | DipHE/CertHE | |
University Alumni | ||
Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter | ACSM/MCSM | |
City & Guilds School of Engineering, Imperial College London | ACGI | |
University of Cambridge | (Cantab) | |
University of Chichester | (Cicest) | |
University of Dundee | (Dund) | |
Durham University | (Dunelm) | |
University of Edinburgh | (Edin) | |
University of Exeter | (Exon) | |
University of Glasgow | (Glas) | |
University of Birmingham | (Bham) | |
Imperial College London (Postgraduate) | DIC | |
University of London | (Lond) | |
London School of Economics and Political Science | (LSE) | |
University of Manchester | (Manc) | |
Newcastle University | (N'cle) | |
University of Nottingham | (Nott) | |
Open University | (Open) | |
University of Oxford | (Oxon) | |
University of Portsmouth | (Ports) | |
Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London | ARSM | |
Royal College of Science, Imperial College London | ARCS | |
University of Southampton | (Soton) | |
University of St Andrews | (St And) | |
University of Surrey | (Surrey) | |
University of Wales | (Wales) | |
University of Winchester | (Winton) | |
University of Worcester | (Wigorn) | |
University of York | (Ebor) | |
Legal Qualifications | ||
Bachelors Degrees | LLB, DipLaw/CPE | |
Masters Degrees | LLM, BCL, MJur | |
Doctorate | DPhil, PhD, LLD | |
Honorary Doctorate | DCL (Hon), LLD (Hon) | |
Scottish Professional | DipLP | |
Logistics & Transport Qualifications | ||
Logistician | FCILT, CMILT, MILT, CPL, CTP, CML, PLS, CTL, DLP, PLog, EJLog, ESLog, EMLog, JrLog, Log, SrLog | |
Medical Qualifications | ||
Medicine | MB/BM ChB/BM BCh/BS/BCh/BChir | |
Surgery | MRCS, FRCS, MS, MCh, etc. | |
Physicians | MRCP, FRCP, MRCPCH, FRCPCH, MRCPath, MRCPsych etc. | |
Anaesthetists | FRCA, FFPMRCA etc. | |
Nursing | BN | |
General Practitioners | MRCGP, FRCGP | |
Medical Homeopaths | LFHOM, MFHOM, FFHOM | |
Opticians | FADO, FBDO, FCOptom, MCOptom | |
Osteopaths | MOst | |
Pre-hospital Care Physicians | Dip IMC RCSEd, FIMC RCSEd | |
Physiotherapy | DPT, MCSP, FCSP, SRP, etc | |
Pharmacists | MRPharmS, FRPharmS | |
Certified Pharmacy Technician | CPhT, Reg Pharm Tech | |
Veterinary Nurses | VN, RVN | |
Veterinary Surgeons | BVSc, BVetMed, VetMB, BVM&S, MRCVS, FRCVS | |
Teaching Qualifications | ||
Postgraduate Certificate in Education | PGCE | |
Professional Graduate Diploma in Education | PGDE | |
Certificate in Education | Cert. Ed. | |
Bachelor of Education | BEd | |
National Professional Qualification for Headship | NPQH | |
Engineering Qualifications | ||
Chartered Engineer | CEng | |
Incorporated Engineer | IEng | |
Engineering Technician | EngTech | |
Marine Operational, Technical and Scientific Qualifications | ||
Master Unlimited/Foreign Going/Class 1 Certificate of Competency | Master Mariner, MM | |
Chartered Marine Engineer | CMarEng | |
Chartered Marine Scientist | CMarSci | |
Chartered Marine Technologist | CMarTech | |
Incorporated Marine Engineer | IMarEng | |
Marine Engineering Technician | MarEngTech | |
Nursing Qualifications Pre-2007 | ||
Although technically out of date, some of these titles are still in common usage, particularly with nurses registered with the NMC's precedent body. | RGN SRN RMN RSCN SEN SEN(M) EN EN(M) RNMH RN | |
Nursing and Midwifery Qualifications as of 2007[4] | RM RN1/RNA RN2 RN3/RNMH RN4 RN5/RNLD RN6 RN8/RNC RN7 RN9 RHV RSN ROH RFHN (Scotland only) | |
Nursing Recorded Qualifications | ||
The Nurse must be registered in one of the above categories to be eligible to study for and use these post-nominal letters | SPAN SPMH SPCN SPLD SPHP SCHM SCLD SPCC SPDN V100 V200 V300 LPE | |
Stonebridge Associated Colleges Qualifications | ||
Stonebridge Associated Colleges Diploma | SAC Dip | |
Stonebridge Associated Colleges Certificate | SAC Cert | |
Fellowship and Membership of Learned Societies[5][6] | ||
Fellow of the British Academy | FBA | |
Fellow of the Burgon Society | FBS | |
Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society | FCCS | |
Fellow of the Faculty of Homeopathy | FFHOM | |
Member of the Faculty of Homeopathy | MFHOM | |
Licensed Associate of the Faculty of Homeopathy | LFHOM | |
Fellow of the Faculty of Liturgical Musicians | FFLYM | |
Fellow of the Geological Society of London | FGS | |
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (formerly the Institute of Learning Teaching in Higher Education, ILT) | FHEA | |
Member of the Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (now the Higher Education Academy) | ILTM (superseded by FHEA) | |
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering | FREng | |
Fellow of the Royal Society | FRS | |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts | FRSA | |
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society | FRAeS | |
Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland | FRAI | |
Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society | FRAS | |
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society | FRAS | |
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons | MRCS | |
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons | FRCS | |
Member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists | MRCA | |
Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists | FRCA | |
Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners | MRCGP | |
Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners | FRCGP | |
Fellow of the Royal College of Organists | FRCO | |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | FRSE | |
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | FLS | |
Fellow of the National College of Music | FNCM | |
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | FRGS | |
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | FRHistS | |
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Great Britain | FRI | |
Member of the Royal Institution of Great Britain | MRI | |
Associate Member of the Royal Institution of Great Britain | AMRI | |
Affiliate of the Institute of Leadership and Management | AInstLM | |
Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society | FRMetS | |
Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain | MRPharmS | |
Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain | FRPharmS | |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine | FRSM | |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | FRSTMH or FRSTM&H | |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry | FRSC | |
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry | MRSC | |
Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry | AMRSC | |
Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society | FRNS | |
Fellow of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health | FRSH | |
Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence & Security Studies | FRUSI | |
Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society | FSS (usage obsolete) | |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | FRSC | |
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London | FSA | |
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | FSA (Scot) | |
Fellow of the London Zoological Society | FZS | |
Member of the Royal Institute of Navigation | MRIN | |
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation | FRIN | |
Fellow, Associate or Licenciate of the Royal Photographic Society | FRPS, ARPS, LRPS | |
Member of the Stonebridge Associated Colleges Association | MSAC | |
Royal Academicians[5] | ||
President of the Royal Academy | PRA | |
Past President of the Royal Academy | PPRA | |
Royal Academician | RA | |
Associate of the Royal Academy | ARA | |
Fellowship or Membership of Professional Institutions | ||
Fellow, Member or Licentiate of the Institute of Biomedical Science | FIBMS, MIBMS, LIBMS | |
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health | FCIEH | |
Fellow of the Association for Project Management | FAPM | |
Fellow of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians | FBDO | |
Fellow of the Chartered Managers Institute | FCMI | |
Fellow or Member of the Institute for Learning | FIfL MIfL | |
Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers | FCSD | |
Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants | FCCA | |
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants | FCA | |
Fellow of the Association of Accounting Technicians | FMAAT | |
Fellow of the Institute of Continuing Professional Development | FInstCPD | |
Member of the Institute of Continuing Professional Development | MInstCPD | |
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators | FCIArb | |
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators | MCIArb | |
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators | ACIArb | |
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists | FCIL | |
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing | FCIH | |
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing | FCIM | |
Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing | MCIM | |
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing | ACIM | |
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development | FCIPD | |
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply | FCIPS | |
Fellow of the Learning & Performance Institute | FLPI | |
- | Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) | FCILT |
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals | FCLIP | |
Fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland | FEIS | |
Certified Management Consultant | CMC | |
Chartered Manager | CMgr | |
Chartered Director | CDir | |
Chartered Scientist | CSci | |
Chartered Chemist | CChem | |
Chartered Physicist | CPhys | |
Chartered Member of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) | CMILT | |
Chartered Information Technology Professional | CITP | |
Certified Member of the Association for Learning Technology | CMALT | |
Chartered Mathematician | CMath | |
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (Chartered Patent Agent or Chartered Patent Attorney (since June 2006)) | CPA | |
Chartered Biologist | CBiol | |
Chartered Environmentalist | CEnv | |
Chartered Statistician | CStat | |
Chartered Colourist | CCol | |
Fellow of the British Computer Society | FBCS | |
Chartered Fellowship of the British Computer Society | FBCS CITP | |
Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology | FIET | |
Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications | FIMA | |
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy | FHEA | |
Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association | FSEDA | |
Associate Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association | AFSEDA | |
Fellow of the Institute of Biology | FIBiol | |
Fellow of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management | FIEEM | |
Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives | F.Inst.L.Ex | |
Graduate Member of the Institute of Legal Executives | G.Inst.L.Ex | |
Associate Member of the Institute of Legal Executives | A.Inst.L.Ex | |
Fellow of the Institute of Licensed Trade Stock Auditors | FILSA | |
Member of the Institute of Licensed Trade Stock Auditors | MILSA | |
Fellow of the Institute of Physics | FInstP | |
Fellow of the Institute of Refrigeration | FInstR | |
Member of the Nautical Institute | MNI | |
Fellow of the Nautical Institute | FNI | |
Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers | FICE | |
Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers | FIChemE | |
Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers | FIEE | |
Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers | FIMechE | |
Fellow of the Institute of Swimming | FIOS | |
Fellow of the Institution of Highways and Transportation | FIHT | |
Member of the Institution of Highways and Transportation | MIHT | |
Associate Member of the Institution of Highways and Transportation | AMIHT | |
Member of the Association for Project Management | MAPM | |
Member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists | CIOJ | |
Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists | MCIL | |
Member of the Chartered Management Institute | MCMI | |
Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management | MInstLM | |
Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy | MBACP | |
Member of the British Computer Society | MBCS | |
Chartered Member of the British Computer Society | MBCS CITP | |
Associate Member of the British Computer Society | AMBCS | |
Fellow of the Institute of Broadcast Sound | FIBS | |
Member of the Institute of Broadcast Sound | MIBS | |
Associate Member of the Institute of Broadcast Sound | AIBS | |
Member of the Institute of Business Consulting | MIBC | |
Member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management | MIIRSM | |
Member of the British Psychological Society | MBPS | |
Member of the Institute of Directors | MIoD | |
Member of the Institute of IT Training | MIITT | |
Institute Certified Training Practitioner (Institute of IT Training) | ICTP | |
Senior Associate Member of the Institute of IT Training | SIITT | |
Associate Member of the Institute of IT Training | AIITT | |
Member of the Chartered Society of Designers | MCSD | |
Member of the Chartered institution of Building Services | MCIBSE | |
Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development | MCIPD | |
Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply | MCIPS | |
Member of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) | MILT | |
Member of The Institute of Operations Management(UK) | MIOM | |
Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers | MIChemE | |
Member of the Institution Engineering Designers | MIED | |
Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers | MIEE | |
Member of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management | MIEEM | |
Member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists | MIFA | |
Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers | MIMechE | |
Member of the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers | MIRSE | |
Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society | MRAeS | |
Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors | MRICS | |
Member of the Securities & Investment Institute | MSI | |
Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects | RIBA | |
Member of the Institution of Incorporated Engineers | MIIE | |
Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology | MIET | |
Fellow of the Security Institute | FSyI | |
Member of the Security Institute | MSyI | |
Member of the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management | MCIWM | |
Technician Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology | TMIET | |
Member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications | MIMA | |
Project Management Professional | PMP | |
Member of the Institute of Directors | MIoD | |
Fellow of the Institute of Directors | FIoD | |
Member of the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management | M.Inst.SRM | |
Associate Member of the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management | A.Inst.SRM | |
Member of the Institute of Swimming | MIOS | |
Member of the Swimming Teachers' Association | MSTA | |
Associate Member of the Swimming Teachers' Association | ASTA | |
City & Guilds of London Institute | ||
Licentiate of the City & Guilds of London Institute | LCGI | |
Graduate of the City & Guilds of London Institute | GCGI | |
Associate of the City & Guilds of London Institute-awarded to undergraduates who receive a BEng or MEng degree from a programme within the City and Guilds College-Imperial College London. | ACGI | |
Member of the City & Guilds of London Institute | MCGI | |
Fellow of the City & Guilds of London Institute | FCGI | |
Honoris Causa Fellow of the City & Guilds of London Institute | HonFCGI | |
Writers to the Signet | ||
Writer to the Signet | WS | |
British Red Cross Society Awards & Honours | ||
Badge of Honour (No Category - abbreviation of categories below - Common Usage) | BH | |
Badge of Honour for Devoted Service - Uncommon Usage | BH(D) | |
Badge of Honour for Distinguished Service - Uncommon Usage | BH(DS) | |
Badge of Honour for Outstanding Service - Uncommon Usage | BH(OS) | |
Voluntary Medical Service Medal | VMSM | |
Legislators | ||
Member of Parliament[7] | MP | |
Member of the Scottish Parliament | MSP | |
Member of the National Assembly for Wales | AM | |
Member of the London Assembly[8] | AM | |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly ('Member of the Legislative Assembly') | MLA | |
Member of the European Parliament | MEP | |
Armed Forces[9] | ||
Royal Navy[10] rank or rank abbreviation followed by | RN | |
Royal Naval Reserve[10] rank or rank abbreviation followed by | RNR | |
Army[11] rank or rank abbreviation followed by | RE, RAPC, etc. | |
Royal Air Force[12] rank or rank abbreviation followed by | RAF | |
Royal Auxiliary Air Force rank or rank abbreviation followed by | RAuxAF | |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve[12] rank or rank abbreviation followed by | RAFVR | |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch) rank or rank abbreviation followed by | RAFVR(T) | |
Royal Marines rank or rank abbreviation followed by | RM | |
Royal Marines Reserve rank or rank abbreviation followed by | RMR | |
Religious Orders[5] | ||
Canons Regular | C.R. + Initials of specific Congregation e.g. C.R.I.C | |
Society of Jesus ("Jesuits") | SJ or SI | |
St. Philip's Oratorian | Cong. Orat. | |
Order of Preachers ("Dominicans" or "Blackfriars") | OP | |
Conventual Franciscans | OFM Conv. | |
Order of Friars Minor | OFM | |
Capuchins Franciscans | OFM Cap. | |
Salesians | SDB | |
Marist Brothers | FMS |
When listing the honours and awards enjoyed by any person it is customary to include the Order of St John, but this is a Royal Order and not a State Order, and so confers no precedence. The statutes of the order state (statute 32(2)) The letters specified … may be used … but admission or promotion to any Grade of the Order … shall not confer any rank, style, title, dignity, appellation or social precedence whatsoever.
The Grades of the Order of St John are:
Grade I | Bailiffs or Dames Grand Cross | (GCStJ) |
Grade II | Knights or Dames of Justice or Grace | (KStJ or DStJ) |
Grade III (a) | Chaplains | (ChStJ) |
Grade III (b) | Commanders (Brothers or Sisters) | (CStJ) |
Grade IV | Officers (Brothers or Sisters) | (OStJ) |
Grade V | Serving Brothers or Serving Sisters,From 2008 this grade will be Member | (SBStJ) or (SSStJ)or (MStJ) |
Grade VI | Esquires | (EsqStJ) |