Maat (military)
Insignia left shoulder flap, right sleeve insignia
Maat was originally the name given to the agents of the deck officer, later the lowest sub-leaders rank in the naval forces. The emerged as a MAT from the same root as Sailor Low German term entered the Navy language of many countries over the Netherlands.
- 3.1 Poland
German Navy
The mate (abbr. remains Maat, in lists MT) is in Germany, a soldier in the lowest NCO rank in the army within the German Navy. In the category of petty officers there are only two ranks, the mate and the Chief Petty Officer. In the other branches of the armed forces ( Army, Air Force ) is called the rank of sergeant.
Members of the category of the officers go through this rank as a naval cadet. Soldiers in this rank can give instructions within the teams by the superior regulation ( VorgV ) limits.
The oral form of address is Mr Maat, the feminine form Mrs. Maat. 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 rank name, eg Mr. Smith instead of Mr. ( rank ).
Historical development
Already in the second half of the 17th century, when standing fleets began to make out, Maat was the lowest nautical sergeant on board. In the Prussian and later the Imperial Navy petty officers were among the NCOs without Portepee.
Depending on the career and service as they were
- Boatswain's mate,
- Feuerwerksmaat,
- Maschinistenmaat or
- Master's mate called.
Before 1871 there was plus the division in Maat and Maat 2nd class 1st class. The former first class petty officers of the Oberbootsmannsmaate, Obermaschinistenmaate and so on were. In the torpedo department petty officers led additionally the word torpedo in the grade designation, for example, Torpedo 's mate or torpedo Obermaschinistenmaat. The latter scheme accounted for after 1920. The other names were essentially preserved and were also applied to the new careers that emerged as a result of technical development of the naval forces.
Navy
The comparable rank in the Navy, the German Army from 1933 to 1945 was the mate.
According to today's NATO rank codes this ranks with OR -5 would be comparable.
- OR - stands for the s Other Ranks (OR)
People's Navy
In the People's Navy of the NVA existed uniformly for all careers the rank designations Maat and Chief Petty Officer. They corresponded to the sergeant and the sergeant in the other branches of the armed forces of the NVA. Mates were generally regular soldiers or professional soldiers. They were used after visiting the Fleet School " Walter Steffens " as supervisors of sub-units, as well as specialists.
Civilian Maritime
In the German civilian shipping, the term " mate " is no longer in use today. Formerly, the term referred to a mate, eg when a helmsman or a cook ( Kochsmaat ). He was settled in the board hierarchy above the simple team ranks and below the ship's officers.
Comparable ranks in other countries
Poland
In the Polish Navy there are comparable ranks with some of semantically similar rank designations.