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In the British Army and Royal Navy of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, half-pay referred to the pay or allowance an officer received when in retirement or not in actual service. The novels of the Horatio Hornblower series, taking place in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, include numerous references to the protagonist and his fellow naval officers' fear of being retired and "stranded ashore on half-pay", which they consider as their worst nightmare.

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  • In the British Army and Royal Navy of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, half-pay referred to the pay or allowance an officer received when in retirement or not in actual service. The novels of the Horatio Hornblower series, taking place in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, include numerous references to the protagonist and his fellow naval officers' fear of being retired and "stranded ashore on half-pay", which they consider as their worst nightmare.
  • The term "half-pay" referred to the pay or allowance an officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy received when in retirement or not in actual service, usually fifty percent of usual pay. This form of pay usually occurred during periods of peacetime, when fewer commands were available, but the High Ridge government used it to remove political enemies from active service. (HH9)
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  • The term "half-pay" referred to the pay or allowance an officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy received when in retirement or not in actual service, usually fifty percent of usual pay. This form of pay usually occurred during periods of peacetime, when fewer commands were available, but the High Ridge government used it to remove political enemies from active service. (HH9) Half-pay officers were allowed to serve in the Merchant Marine as well as in friendly foreign services; however, there were sharp penalties for serving in a what where considered "threat nations" by the Foreign Office. (infodump)
  • In the British Army and Royal Navy of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, half-pay referred to the pay or allowance an officer received when in retirement or not in actual service. The novels of the Horatio Hornblower series, taking place in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, include numerous references to the protagonist and his fellow naval officers' fear of being retired and "stranded ashore on half-pay", which they consider as their worst nightmare.
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