Stabskapitänleutnant

Epaulette / shoulder patches

Staff Captain Lieutenant ( StKptLt, SKL ) called in Germany the highest ranks of the rank group of the captains of the Uniform Division Marine. The equivalent in the other two uniformed areas of Armed Forces, Army and Air Force, is the rank of the staff captain. The rank was in 1993 in the German armed forces specifically for officers of the military professional service ( MilFD ).

Only about 1.5% of the captain lieutenant may be promoted to staff captain lieutenant, as the only rank of officers in the career of professional military service can be achieved [A 1]. Officers of the military professional service are all career -changers out of the career of officers. The staff captain lieutenant is remunerated by the federal pay scale ( BBesO ) with A13g.

The rank insignia of the staff captain lieutenants that are worn on both lower sleeves of Dienstjacketts or shoulder pieces, consist of two golden stripes, between which two other strips are located in same color, but in only half the width and a five-pointed star. The Star does not apply if rank loops are worn. The visor shows a stumpfgezackten, gold-colored strips of hand-stitched metal fabrication.

The written form of address is Staff Captain Lieutenant, in the female. Form of woman staff captain lieutenant. In the oral form of the salutation Mr StabsKaLeu or woman is StabsKaLeu common. However, in the German Navy, as well as in the navies of the Anglo-Saxon countries, it is also traditionally common that soldiers are addressed in this grade of service degree higher soldiers without the grade designation, ie, for B Mr. Smith instead of Mr. ( rank ).

Soldiers in this rank can give teams, NCOs without sword knot, sword knot with NCOs and lieutenants commands within the limits of the superior regulation ( VorgV ) limits.

Note:

• Rank (Bundeswehr)
• Officer rank ( Marine)