Furir

The Fourier (from OHG " vuoter " or double fourrier, food = food ) is a person working in a military environment in logistics. Likewise, the Germanized spelling forager is in use.

German Armed Forces

The forager is originally in most German armed forces the term for the charge of the catering operations sergeant in the military system. The term has been extended one hand to other ranks and branches of service as well (see below) civilian employees, as well as objectively to all supply matters. Accordingly Furierräume are not just storage rooms for food but also for clothing, equipment and weapons with accessories etc.

German Navy

At the German navy a Fourier is a civilian employee who in military lodging perceives janitorial tasks, for example, as well as responsible for the management and cleaning of linen and clothing features. He is jokingly called "Cellar lieutenant commander ." He is the military commander supplied as standard for civil supporters, however, personnel responsible to the competent Bundeswehr Service Centre.

National People's Army

In the National People's Army of the GDR the forager or Fourier was on duty an official title or function name for mostly higher sergeant ranks of the rear services in the field of army kitchen or in food service.

The forager was among other things responsible for controlling and regulating the processes in the total area of ​​the army kitchen and compliance with food standards and hygiene requirements, but also the delivery of cold -catering accommodation in the barracks guard who could not be cared for in the army kitchen for reasons of service, or of food products to units that were to cater for educational purposes outside the barracks. With the introduction of the NVA - cadet career this power to the new category has been transferred.

Swiss Army

In the Swiss army of Fourier is a higher non-commissioned officer, who acts as a management assistant to a unit commander ( company ). He is responsible in this role for the catering and accounting of the Company. The troops accountant is his direct assistant.

The Fourier subject to the commissariat service, which includes the household troops ( catering), the troops accounting ( bookkeeping, Sold) and the accommodation procurement. He is a technically the quartermaster - an officer of the battalion rod - subordinate, which is opposite to the Fourier is a controlling and revised its work. The chef is subordinated to the Fourier.

Since 1 January 2004 the rank insignia of a Fourier cross- bar was added. This makes it clear that Fourier and the new degrees Main sergeant in the hierarchy are still equivalent grade. In foreign missions, he is referred to as Quarter Master Sergeant (QMS ). The NATO rank code is OR - seventh