PRO 201 · Ceremonial and Protocol · Level 200 (Phase Two)
A Royal Army College course in the courtesy and order of official life.
Course length: 10 hours, studied online and asynchronously at the student's own pace, together with any in-person practical instruction and assessment the course requires.
Foreword
A great deal of the Army's public life is ceremonial and official, and on every such occasion the soldier represents the Army, the Principality, and the Crown. Protocol is what lets those occasions run with dignity and without giving offence: the right order of precedence, the correct form of address, the courtesies of a reception or a dinner, the bearing of someone who knows they are on show. It is not stiffness or fuss; it is respect made orderly.
This course teaches that order. It covers what protocol is and why it matters; precedence and the correct forms of address, from a fellow officer to H.R.H. The Prince of Kaharagia; the conduct of official occasions and how to host and to be a guest; dress and bearing in the public eye; the Crown, the State, and the Army's part in national ceremony; written protocol and correspondence, from the invitation to the letter of thanks; the inter-service and international courtesy a sovereign Principality owes its guests; and how to plan and support an official occasion in practice. It builds on the drill and ceremonial of RMT 130 and on the customs of RMT 120.
The Army of a sovereign Principality is often most visible at its ceremonies. This course builds the member who carries that visibility with dignity and gets the details right.
Who this course is for
This course is for members entering the Ceremonial and Protocol speciality, for those who will support official occasions, and for any member likely to represent the Army in public. It assumes RMT 130 · Drill and Ceremonial and RMT 120 · Military Customs, Discipline, and Conduct.
What this course covers
| Lesson | Title |
|---|---|
| 01 | What Protocol Is and Why It Matters |
| 02 | Precedence and Forms of Address |
| 03 | Official Occasions: Hosting and Being a Guest |
| 04 | Dress, Bearing, and Representing the Army |
| 05 | The Crown, the State, and Ceremony |
| 06 | Written Protocol and Correspondence |
| 07 | Inter-Service and International Courtesy |
| 08 | Gifts, Hospitality, and the Exchange of Courtesies |
| 09 | Conversation, Introductions, and Social Skill |
| 10 | Supporting an Official Occasion in Practice |
How this course fits the catalogue
PRO 201 is the foundation of the Ceremonial and Protocol speciality. It builds on RMT 130 · Drill and Ceremonial, RMT 120 · Military Customs, Discipline, and Conduct, and RMT 110 · Introduction to the Royal Kaharagian Army (the State and the Crown). It leads on to PRO 210 · The Colours, Honours, and Ceremonial Duties and PRO 310 · Ceremonial NCO Course, and connects to the work of the Honours Chancellery and the Institute of Heraldry.
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