Military rank

A service level refers to the position of a person within a defined hierarchy in the military, but also by authorities such as the police and civilian organizations such as the fire department or other agencies. The rank is indicated by Rank insignia or marks on the uniform or headgear. Other Uniform features can provide information about the rank. For officials in the official title is comparable to a service level.

General

A higher rank conditionally usually a higher grade, but not necessarily a higher subordination. This can rather be explained by the capacities, the seniority, the mandate or individual arrangements. Based on the provisions of the superior regulation ( VorgV ), it is possible that a service Lower level has command authority over a rank higher. In general, this is unusual; in certain situations, such as in the security service, but commonplace.

Typical service positions are, for example, company sergeant-major, company commander or commanding general.

Rank insignia can be located on the collar ( collar patches ) on your sleeve ( sleeve braid ) or on the shoulder ( shoulder boards ). You may be sewn ( Patches ) be buttoned or looped. In addition, give grade badge ( for example, a Mützenlitze ), Sold group badges ( in the U.S. armed forces worn on the sleeve ) and functional badges ( such as " OvWa " / officer of the guard service), " command and control " or something similar as a cord, A badge, armband or back label ) information on rank, official position and role of a uniform beam.

With one character referred to in Prussia and the German Empire a military army rank, which was awarded only honorary; in the Navy, the corresponding term was charged.

Military Ranks

The military rank is anybody combatants, in particular members of regular armed forces. He assists the classification of the individual soldier in the military hierarchy. About the military rank and command and obedience, saluting and partly the responsibility to be regulated. Each rank is - eg in the Bundeswehr -. A grade assigned, it can still be differentiated according to the task pane (for example, for a colonel is usually A16, for a colonel as brigade commander B3 of the Federal pay scale ( BBesO ) The rise results by qualification ( existence of career courses ) or seniority.

Ranks in the army usually divided into career groups ( teams, NCOs and officers ) and grade groups, eg:

  • In the non-commissioned officers, there are the NCOs without Portepee and NCOs with sword knot.
  • When the officers there is the rank of lieutenant groups, captains, staff officers and generals.

In contrast to the rank groups is instrumental in the careers of groups not reached, but the desired service level. Soldiers of various grades are designed differently and used.

Rank Overviews

  • Ranks of the Belgian Armed Forces
  • Ranks of the Bundeswehr ( Germany )
  • Ranks of the Armed Forces ( Austria )
  • Ranks of the French armed forces
  • Ranks of the Israeli armed forces
  • Ranks of the Italian armed forces
  • Ranks of the Swiss Armed Forces
  • Ranks of the Russian armed forces
  • Ranks of the Armed Forces of the United States: Ranks of the U.S. Army
  • Ranks of U.S. Navy
  • Ranks of the United States Marine Corps
  • Ranks of the U.S. Air Force
  • Ranks of the armed forces of the United Kingdom: Ranks of the British Army
  • Ranks of the Royal Air Force
  • Ranks of the Royal Navy
  • Ranks of the Royal Marines

Military ( Historical):

  • Ranks of k.u.k. Army ( Austria - Hungary)
  • Ranks of the German Army ( German Empire )
  • Ranks of the Imperial Navy ( German Empire )
  • Ranks of the Armed Forces ( National Socialist German Reich)
  • Ranks of the National People's Army (DDR )
  • Ranks of the People's Navy (DDR )

Other organizations with ranks

  • Police: Ranks of the Austrian security executive
  • Ranks of the Police nationale (France)
  • Ranks of the Italian police forces ( Italy)
  • Ranks of the British police
  • Official designations of the German police
  • Official designations of the Federal ( Germany until 2005)
  • Official designations of the Federal Police ( Germany, from 2005)
  • Official designations of the German Customs Administration
  • Ranks of the fire department Ranks of the fire service in Germany
  • Ranks in the fire service in Austria
  • Ranks of the Swiss fire department
  • Other organizations with ranks ( historical ): Ranks of the Sturmabteilung (SA)
  • Image table of ranks and insignia of the Waffen- SS
  • National Socialist rank structure ( Wehrmacht, Waffen SS, General SS, SA, Labor Service, Hitler Youth, young people, BDM, Young Girls, NSDAP)
  • Ranks of the Deutsche Reichsbahn
  • Ranks of the fighting groups of the working class of the GDR
  • Ranks of the civil defense of the GDR
  • Official names of the railway police
Aid agency Unteroffiziere mit Portepee Field officer Ranks of the German Bundeswehr Military ranks of the Swiss Armed Forces World War II German Army ranks and insignia Police ranks of the United Kingdom Police rank
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