Imperial Navy

=Drakon Imperium Imperial Navy= The Drakon Imperium Imperial Navy (DIN) is the naval warfare service branch of the Drakon Imperium Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the Drakon Imperium. The D.I. Imperial Imperial Navy is the largest in known space.

Mission
The mission of the Imperial Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.—Mission statement of the Drakon Imperium NavyFrom the New Recruits Handbook: The mission of the Drakon Imperium Imperial Imperial Navy is to protect and defend the right of the Drakon Imperium and our allies to move freely in space and to protect our empire against her enemies.The Drakon Imperium Imperial Navy serves as a spaceborne branch of the Military of the Drakon Imperium. The Imperial Navy's three primary areas of responsibility are: D.I. Imperial Navy training manuals state the mission of the D.I. armed forces is "to prepare and conduct prompt and sustained combat operations in support of the imperium's interest". As part of that establishment, the D.I. Imperial Navy's functions comprise space control, power projection and biological/chemical/nuclear deterrence, in addition to "spacelift" duties.
 * "The preparation of naval forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war"
 * "The maintenance of naval aerospace operations, including vessel-based naval aerospace operations, transport essential for naval operations and all aerospace weapons and aerospace techniques involved in the operations and activities of the Imperial Imperial Navy"
 * "The development of aerospacecraft, weapons, tactics, technique, organization, and equipment of naval combat and service elements".

=Structure of the Drakon Imperium Imperial Imperial Navy= The structure of the Drakon Imperium Imperial Navy consists of four main bodies: the Office of the Minister of the Imperial Imperial Navy, the Office of the Chief of Imperial Naval Operations, the operating forces (described below), and the Shore Establishment.

Office of the Chief of Imperial Naval Operations
The Office of the Chief of Imperial Naval Operations (OpNav) includes the Chief of Imperial Naval Operations, the Vice Chief of Imperial Naval Operations, the Deputy Chiefs of Imperial Naval Operations, the Assistant Chiefs of Imperial Naval Operations, the Chief of Legislative Affairs, the Director of Naval Propulsion, the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Imperial Navy, and other members of the Imperial Navy or civilians in the Ministry of the Imperial Navy assigned or detailed to the Office.

There is a Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel and Administration (IN1), the Deputy Chief of Imperial Naval Operations for Information Dominance and Security (IN2), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations (IN3), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics (IN4), DCNO Warfare Requirements and Programmes (N6/N7), and DCNO Resources, Requirements and Assessments (N8). In addition there was a Director of T&E and Operational Requirements, Surgeon General of the Imperial Imperial Navy, Chief of Naval Reserves, Chief of Oceanography, and Chief of Chaplains of the Imperial Imperial Navy.

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel and Administration (IN1), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Intelligence and Security (IN2), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations (IN3), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Logistics (IN4), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for for plans (IN5), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for signal (i.e., communications or IT) (IN6), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for for training (IN7), Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for for Finance and Contracts (Also known as "resource management"). (IN8), and a Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for CIMIC or civil affairs (IN9).

Structure
The Imperial Navy is led by a civilian Minister of the Imperial Navy, who has the statutory authority to conduct all the affairs of the Imperial Navy; under the authority, direction and control of the Minister of War. The Chief of the Imperial Naval Operations who is the highest ranked military officer in the Imperial Navy has dual roles; one as the principal military adviser and executive agent for the Minister of the Imperial Imperial Navy, i.e. its service chief; and secondly as a member of the Military Council, a body composed of the service chiefs from each of the eight military services belonging to the Ministry of the War who advise the Imperator of the Drakon Imperium, the Minister of War, and the Imperial Security Council on operational military matters, under the guidance of the First Minister of the Military Council.

Operational control of the services follows a chain of command from the Imperator to the Minister of War directly to the Unified Combatant Commanders, who have control of all armed forces units in their geographic or function area of responsibility. Thus, the Ministers of the military ministries (and their respective service chiefs underneath them) only have the responsibility to organize, train and equip their service components. The Imperial Navy provides trained forces to the Combatant Commanders for use as directed by the Minister of War.

Commissioned Officers
Commissioned officers in the Imperial Navy have pay grades ranging from O-1 to O-14, with O-14 being the highest. Officers holding the rank of Ensign (O-1) through Lieutenant Commander (O-4) are considered junior officers, Commanders (O-5) and Captains (O-6) are considered senior officers, and Commodore (O-7) through Admiral of the Fleets (O-14) are considered flag officers. The Chief is the only member of the Imperial Imperial Navy to hold the rank of Admiral of the Fleets.

Warrant Officers
Highly qualified enlisted personnel from E-6 through E-17 with a minimum of sixteen years experience can compete each year for appointment as Warrant Officers (WO). Successful candidates are chosen by a board and then commissioned as Warrant Officers (W-1) in one of sixteen specialties.

Enlisted Personnel
Enlisted members of the Imperial Imperial Navy have pay grades from E-1 to E-17, with E-17 being the highest. All enlisted members with pay grades of E-4 and higher are considered Petty Officers and follow career development paths very similar to those of D.I. Imperial Imperial Imperial Navy petty officers.

Petty officers in pay grade E-9 and higher are named Senior Petty Officers and must attend the Imperial Imperial Navy Chief Petty Officer Academy, or an equivalent Ministry of War school, in order to be advanced to pay grade E-10. The basic themes of the school are:
 * Professionalism
 * Leadership
 * Communications
 * Systems thinking and lifelong learning

Imperial Naval Aerospace Personnel
Pilots, Naval Flight Officers, and Naval Aerocrewman are authorized to wear flight suits, with rank insignia for officers stitched on the shoulders, and a name tag/warfare insignia on the left breast pocket.

Due to the extreme noise on the flightdeck of an aircraft carrier, personnel handling the aircraft have specific-colored flightdeck tunics which by sight describes that person's function. Due to the inevitable wear, lubricant stains and short service life, flight deck personnel often wear a variety of trousers with the jerseys on deck.:
 * Purple – Aviation Fuel Handlers.
 * Blue – Plane Handlers, Tractor Drivers, Elevator Operators.
 * Yellow – Flight Deck Officers and Plane Directors.
 * Green – Operations Personnel, Catapult and Arresting Gear Personnel, Ground Support Equipment Maintenance Personnel, Squadron Maintenance Personnel, Cargo handling personnel, Hook runners, Landing Signalmen Enlisted (LSE), and Photographers.
 * White – Safety Observers, Squadron Final Checkers (F/C), Landing Signal Officers (LSO), Corpsmen, LOX Handlers, Air Transfer Officers, and visitors.
 * Red – Ordnance Handlers, EOD Personnel, Crash and Salvage Crews.
 * Brown – Plane Captains (Crew Chiefs and Mechanics).