Anwärter

SS candidate, even season contender or relay candidates were male persons who already have the first two stages of the recording and probation rituals in the Allgemeine-SS or the armed SS formations, namely the SS Death's Head units or SS Verfügungstruppe ( from 1940 weapons - SS) were successfully completed and the requirements of the race and Settlement main Office ( RuSHA ) fulfilled ..

The Season contender, as rank or status name, the names SS applicants go ahead (season - applicants) and SS Jungmann (season - Jungmann ).

Ranking and insignia

The season contender could already carry the SS uniform with collar patches, possessed a definitive SS card and had to pay the SS oath of allegiance and the clan envy. Persons who sought membership in the General SS, underwent further testing or probation as SS Full contender (season full candidate ) ..

SS Verfügungstruppe

Volunteer candidates for the SS Verfügungstruppe had generally like all SS applicants with the requirements of RuSHA be and have German citizenship. Interested male adolescents themselves known to the relevant Registration Office of the Armed Forces or an SS -Standarte. The SS candidate of the available troops were active immediately involved in the service.

However, existed from the beginning of SS candidate of the SS Verfügungstruppe differences in comparison to the general ss, was in contrast to the general SS the probationary period in the SS Verfügungstruppe only three months.

After the trial period members of the SS - Verfügungstruppe in the night of 8 to 9 November of each year in Munich were sworn in at the Feldherrenhalle to Adolf Hitler. With the swearing in of the official ascent from the SS candidate was completed on SS man the SS Verfügungstruppe. Then the service began in the units and formations of the SS Verfügungstruppe.

After a total period of service of two years was conscription as having been carried out and, if suitable, or meet the required conditions for a rule the pending promotion to SS - pack leader.

Waffen-SS

As of March 1940, the SS Verfügungstruppe was officially renamed the Waffen-SS. From this point, the uniform rank designation SS - contactors or SS Oberschütze was binding on SS volunteers with the engagement in the corresponding Waffen SS unit or the appropriate Association. This applied equally to foreign volunteer applicants.

General SS

In contrast to the members of the troupe was available at the SS candidates of the General SS a two-year probation period, in which the membership of the General SS could be revoked by Himmler at any time. In this probationary period the candidate of the Allgemeine-SS between the swearing on Hitler (20 April ) and the convening of the Reich Labor Service (October 1 ) had to acquire the SA military insignia and the German Reich Sports Badge in Bronze and learn the so-called SS catechism. This was " belief " conveys to the candidate during his 6-month - SS service in compartment and often designed as a question - answer game.

On 1 October, the SS candidate left his master unit and performed as a convinced National Socialist to his 6-month Reich Labor Service. However, in the SS a simultaneous party membership in the NSDAP was not compulsory, although this was always recoverable from the Reich leadership SS. There was thus obtained a sample for the year 1938, for example, from the top and middle SS officer corps 1,144 people or 8.3 % are non- members of the NSDAP. The labor service followed after the military service, which the SS candidate ableistete predominantly in the Wehrmacht. A small portion joined the Verfügungstruppe to there to do his military service. After completing his two-year military service of the SS candidate returned to his regular unit, and there repeated his SS service.

The Wehrmacht assessed all conscripts. Was the assessment for the relevant SS candidate, who is now regarded as so-called "full contender " was positive, then this was sworn in again on 9 November: He swore for himself and his future family a decent life and all SS Himmler imposed comply with regulations. With the presentation of the 1933 imported SS service dagger was from the previous season contender from a recognized Heinrich Himmler SS man, and thus a full member of the SS