651:
581:
588:
663:
646:
491:
726:
684:
574:
658:
733:
604:
698:
691:
705:
527:
625:
618:
611:
675:
142:
712:
182:
719:
632:
639:
137:
670:
740:
147:
27:
164:
597:
560:
Already below the lowest officer designated rank "Seekadett" any military person, assigned to an officer career, has to wear additionally to the particular rank the two capital letters “OA”, indicating to the “Officer
Aspirant” career. The "nautical star" symbolises the "OA" career.
556:
consist of sleeve badge and shoulder straps. Sleeve insignia are on upper arms, and form two open opposite faced angles, showing (by points) upwards and downwards. The shoulder straps are bordered by a golden braid that is open to the sleeve seam.
1121:
1043:
Langenscheidt´s
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of the English and German language: „Der Große Muret-Sander“, Part II German-English, Second Volume L–Z, 8th edition 1999,
984:
1060:
The
Federal president (publisher): Order of the Federal president on rank insignia and uniform of soldiers (short title: BPräsUnifAnO), ishued July 14, 1978.
386:
1078:
1672:
1130:
1021:
215:
1662:
1657:
1114:
1698:
537:
An officer candidate's career is indicated by the enlisted rank with the golden nautical star on the shoulder strap and sleeve in the
1667:
1048:
110:
1693:
587:
1107:
1016:
48:
91:
440:
363:
63:
838:
398:
225:
44:
37:
70:
650:
972:
205:
1477:
1289:
940:
810:
662:
645:
490:
77:
725:
1353:
683:
657:
59:
1303:
922:
732:
1484:
1282:
1275:
819:
603:
697:
1603:
1536:
1425:
1374:
1339:
999:). After 30 months of total training they are promoted to the final officer candidate rank,
484:
451:
390:
259:
1296:
1268:
690:
704:
1261:
1240:
1152:
1044:
351:
1310:
624:
580:
526:
420:
379:
674:
617:
610:
141:
1194:
1159:
992:
976:
960:
944:
915:
906:
711:
355:
330:
1391:
781:
752:
718:
1617:
1610:
1550:
1543:
1439:
1432:
1346:
1201:
1187:
1173:
902:
881:
631:
530:
84:
669:
638:
136:
1687:
1624:
1589:
1571:
1557:
1522:
1446:
1381:
1360:
1254:
478:
473:
371:
1007:, and after about 4 years of total training graduate with a bachelor's degree.
739:
146:
1405:
1215:
1166:
799:
770:
463:
438:
The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:
1467:
1398:
1247:
790:
761:
573:
469:
416:
375:
367:
324:
271:
187:
26:
888:
317:
1631:
1564:
1453:
1367:
1208:
952:
513:
956:
1596:
1529:
1460:
1222:
505:
447:
394:
247:
1099:
596:
169:
1638:
1180:
427:. Pertaining authority of command, promotion, and payment level,
967:), abbreviated as OA. After about a year, they are promoted to
895:
222:
1103:
20:
1039:
1037:
959:
holding enlisted ranks with the qualifier officer candidate (
404:
In navy context NCOs of this rank were formally addressed as
362:) career. By the salary class, it is equivalent to the
415:
The name to the rank-equivalent persons in uniform of
1084:(in German). German Federal Armed Forces. p. 12
501:
488:
481:
1581:
1514:
1507:
1417:
1331:
1324:
1232:
1144:
1137:
266:
254:
242:
234:
221:
211:
201:
193:
175:
157:
125:
51:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
541:, and a thin silver cord on the shoulder strap in
987:. About nine months later, they are promoted to
1115:
985:University of the German Federal Armed Forces
329:Presidential order of the Federal president (
8:
991:rank, equivalent to the NCO rank Boatswain (
320:and of former German-speaking naval forces.
1072:
1070:
1068:
1066:
873:
337:) on rank insignia and uniforms of soldiers
301:
152:shoulder board / cuff title / mounting loop
1511:
1328:
1141:
1122:
1108:
1100:
111:Learn how and when to remove this message
921:
525:
512:
1077:Petra Schmittberger (4 February 2009).
1033:
1022:Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr
122:
7:
49:adding citations to reliable sources
294:
14:
738:
731:
724:
717:
710:
703:
696:
689:
682:
673:
668:
661:
656:
649:
644:
637:
630:
623:
616:
609:
602:
595:
586:
579:
572:
489:
180:
162:
145:
140:
135:
25:
16:Military rank of the German Navy
565:
36:needs additional citations for
1017:Ranks of the German Bundeswehr
385:It is also grouped as OR-5 in
1:
1003:, equivalent to the NCO rank
939:begin their training at the
913:
893:
876:
836:
745:
680:
593:
350:is the entrance rank to the
316:) is a military rank of the
298: Naval (officer) cadet
441:Unteroffizier ohne Portepee
364:Unteroffizier ohne Portepee
1715:
399:petty officer second class
1699:Military ranks of Austria
1652:
1325:non-commissioned officers
919:
910:
901:
899:
887:
885:
880:
868:
594:
585:
578:
571:
206:Non-commissioned officers
133:
973:non-commissioned officer
408:also informally / short
401:in the US armed forces.
323:The legal basis for the
786:(Senior aviation cadet)
757:(Senior cadet sergeant)
1694:Naval ranks of Germany
996:
980:
964:
948:
935:Officer cadets in the
534:
359:
334:
1131:German military ranks
552:The rank insignia of
529:
450:/ Heer and Luftwaffe
1515:Army & Air force
1478:Oberfähnrich zur See
1332:Army & Air force
1304:Oberleutnant zur See
1290:Stabskapitänleutnant
1145:Army & Air force
1001:Oberfähnrich zur See
971:, equivalent to the
941:Naval Academy MĂĽrwik
923:Acting pilot officer
811:Oberfähnrich zur See
533:/ with nautical star
406:Herr/ Frau Seekadett
45:improve this article
983:), and move to the
949:Marineschule MĂĽrwik
931:Training and career
815:(Senior midshipman)
1604:Oberstabsgefreiter
1537:Oberstabsgefreiter
1426:Oberstabsbootsmann
1375:Stabsunteroffizier
1340:Oberstabsfeldwebel
535:
485:Oberstabsgefreiter
452:Stabsunteroffizier
391:technical sergeant
260:Oberstabsgefreiter
1681:
1680:
1648:
1647:
1503:
1502:
1320:
1319:
1262:Flottillenadmiral
1079:"Offizier Marine"
975:(NCO) rank Mate (
928:
927:
531:Matrose OA (OR/1)
519:
518:
278:
277:
121:
120:
113:
95:
1706:
1512:
1485:Fähnrich zur See
1329:
1311:Leutnant zur See
1283:Korvettenkapitän
1276:Fregattenkapitän
1142:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1101:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1089:
1083:
1074:
1061:
1058:
1052:
1041:
989:Fähnrich zur See
965:Offizieranwärter
841:
832:
825:
820:Fähnrich zur See
816:
807:
796:
795:(Aviation cadet)
787:
778:
767:
766:(Cadet sergeant)
758:
749:
742:
735:
728:
721:
714:
707:
700:
693:
686:
677:
672:
665:
660:
653:
648:
641:
634:
627:
620:
613:
606:
599:
590:
583:
576:
564:
563:
499:
493:
479:
461:
389:, equivalent to
360:Offizieranwärter
352:Officer Aspirant
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
299:
296:
267:Equivalent ranks
243:Next higher rank
186:
184:
183:
168:
166:
165:
150:
149:
144:
139:
123:
116:
109:
105:
102:
96:
94:
53:
29:
21:
1714:
1713:
1709:
1708:
1707:
1705:
1704:
1703:
1684:
1683:
1682:
1677:
1663:Weimar Republic
1644:
1577:
1499:
1413:
1316:
1297:Kapitänleutnant
1269:Kapitän zur See
1228:
1160:Generalleutnant
1133:
1128:
1098:
1097:
1087:
1085:
1081:
1076:
1075:
1064:
1059:
1055:
1042:
1035:
1030:
1013:
937:Deutsche Marine
933:
907:Warrant Officer
839:
830:
823:
822:
814:
813:
805:
803:
802:
794:
793:
785:
784:
776:
774:
773:
765:
764:
756:
755:
747:
568:
539:Deutsche Marine
524:
503:
495:
494:
483:
457:
439:
345:
335:Bundespräsident
313:
310:
307:
304:
297:
255:Next lower rank
216:German NCO rank
181:
179:
163:
161:
153:
134:
129:
117:
106:
100:
97:
54:
52:
42:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1712:
1710:
1702:
1701:
1696:
1686:
1685:
1679:
1678:
1676:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1653:
1650:
1649:
1646:
1645:
1643:
1642:
1635:
1628:
1621:
1618:Hauptgefreiter
1614:
1611:Stabsgefreiter
1607:
1600:
1593:
1585:
1583:
1579:
1578:
1576:
1575:
1568:
1561:
1554:
1551:Hauptgefreiter
1547:
1544:Stabsgefreiter
1540:
1533:
1526:
1518:
1516:
1509:
1505:
1504:
1501:
1500:
1498:
1497:
1496:
1495:
1488:
1481:
1473:Officer cadet
1471:
1464:
1457:
1450:
1443:
1440:Hauptbootsmann
1436:
1433:Stabsbootsmann
1429:
1421:
1419:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1411:
1410:
1409:
1402:
1395:
1387:Officer cadet
1385:
1378:
1371:
1364:
1357:
1354:Hauptfeldwebel
1350:
1347:Stabsfeldwebel
1343:
1335:
1333:
1326:
1322:
1321:
1318:
1317:
1315:
1314:
1307:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1279:
1272:
1265:
1258:
1251:
1244:
1236:
1234:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1205:
1202:Stabshauptmann
1198:
1191:
1188:Oberstleutnant
1184:
1177:
1174:Brigadegeneral
1170:
1163:
1156:
1148:
1146:
1139:
1135:
1134:
1129:
1127:
1126:
1119:
1112:
1104:
1096:
1095:
1062:
1053:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1024:
1019:
1012:
1009:
1005:Hauptbootsmann
932:
929:
926:
925:
920:
918:
912:
911:
909:
903:Aviation cadet
900:
898:
892:
891:
886:
884:
882:Cadet sergeant
879:
875:
874:
871:
870:
867:
864:
861:
858:
855:
852:
849:
846:
843:
835:
834:
826:
817:
808:
804:(Officer cadet
797:
788:
779:
775:(Officer cadet
768:
759:
750:
744:
743:
736:
729:
722:
715:
708:
701:
694:
687:
679:
678:
666:
654:
642:
635:
628:
621:
614:
607:
600:
592:
591:
584:
577:
570:
523:
520:
517:
516:
510:
509:
500:
487:
477:
476:
466:
454:
431:compares with
344:
341:
276:
275:
268:
264:
263:
256:
252:
251:
244:
240:
239:
236:
232:
231:
228:
219:
218:
213:
209:
208:
203:
199:
198:
195:
191:
190:
177:
176:Service branch
173:
172:
159:
155:
154:
151:
131:
130:
119:
118:
33:
31:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1711:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1691:
1689:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1658:German Empire
1656:
1655:
1651:
1641:
1640:
1636:
1634:
1633:
1629:
1627:
1626:
1625:Obergefreiter
1622:
1620:
1619:
1615:
1613:
1612:
1608:
1606:
1605:
1601:
1599:
1598:
1594:
1592:
1591:
1590:Stabskorporal
1587:
1586:
1584:
1580:
1574:
1573:
1569:
1567:
1566:
1562:
1560:
1559:
1558:Obergefreiter
1555:
1553:
1552:
1548:
1546:
1545:
1541:
1539:
1538:
1534:
1532:
1531:
1527:
1525:
1524:
1523:Stabskorporal
1520:
1519:
1517:
1513:
1510:
1506:
1494:
1493:
1489:
1487:
1486:
1482:
1480:
1479:
1475:
1474:
1472:
1470:
1469:
1465:
1463:
1462:
1458:
1456:
1455:
1451:
1449:
1448:
1447:Oberbootsmann
1444:
1442:
1441:
1437:
1435:
1434:
1430:
1428:
1427:
1423:
1422:
1420:
1416:
1408:
1407:
1403:
1401:
1400:
1396:
1394:
1393:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1384:
1383:
1382:Unteroffizier
1379:
1377:
1376:
1372:
1370:
1369:
1365:
1363:
1362:
1361:Oberfeldwebel
1358:
1356:
1355:
1351:
1349:
1348:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1337:
1336:
1334:
1330:
1327:
1323:
1313:
1312:
1308:
1306:
1305:
1301:
1299:
1298:
1294:
1292:
1291:
1287:
1285:
1284:
1280:
1278:
1277:
1273:
1271:
1270:
1266:
1264:
1263:
1259:
1257:
1256:
1255:Konteradmiral
1252:
1250:
1249:
1245:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1231:
1225:
1224:
1220:
1218:
1217:
1213:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1199:
1197:
1196:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1178:
1176:
1175:
1171:
1169:
1168:
1164:
1162:
1161:
1157:
1155:
1154:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1143:
1140:
1136:
1132:
1125:
1120:
1118:
1113:
1111:
1106:
1105:
1102:
1080:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1067:
1063:
1057:
1054:
1050:
1049:3-468-01126-1
1046:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1027:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1008:
1006:
1002:
998:
994:
990:
986:
982:
978:
974:
970:
966:
962:
958:
954:
950:
946:
942:
938:
930:
924:
917:
914:
908:
904:
897:
894:
890:
883:
877:
872:
865:
862:
859:
856:
853:
850:
847:
844:
842:
837:
833:
831:(Naval cadet)
827:
821:
818:
812:
809:
806:senior grade)
801:
798:
792:
789:
783:
780:
777:senior grade)
772:
769:
763:
760:
754:
751:
746:
741:
737:
734:
730:
727:
723:
720:
716:
713:
709:
706:
702:
699:
695:
692:
688:
685:
681:
676:
671:
667:
664:
659:
655:
652:
647:
643:
640:
636:
633:
629:
626:
622:
619:
615:
612:
608:
605:
601:
598:
589:
582:
575:
566:
562:
558:
555:
550:
548:
544:
540:
532:
528:
522:Rank insignia
521:
515:
511:
508:
507:
498:
492:
486:
480:
475:
474:Unteroffizier
471:
467:
465:
460:
455:
453:
449:
445:
444:
443:
442:
436:
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
413:
411:
407:
402:
400:
396:
392:
388:
383:
381:
377:
373:
372:Unteroffizier
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
342:
340:
338:
336:
332:
326:
321:
319:
292:
288:
284:
283:
274:
273:
269:
265:
262:
261:
257:
253:
250:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
227:
224:
220:
217:
214:
210:
207:
204:
200:
196:
192:
189:
178:
174:
171:
160:
156:
148:
143:
138:
132:
128:
124:
115:
112:
104:
101:December 2020
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
65:
62: –
61:
57:
56:Find sources:
50:
46:
40:
39:
34:This article
32:
28:
23:
22:
19:
1673:East Germany
1668:Nazi Germany
1637:
1630:
1623:
1616:
1609:
1602:
1595:
1588:
1570:
1563:
1556:
1549:
1542:
1535:
1528:
1521:
1491:
1490:
1483:
1476:
1466:
1459:
1452:
1445:
1438:
1431:
1424:
1406:Fahnenjunker
1404:
1397:
1392:Oberfähnrich
1390:
1380:
1373:
1366:
1359:
1352:
1345:
1338:
1309:
1302:
1295:
1288:
1281:
1274:
1267:
1260:
1253:
1246:
1239:
1221:
1216:Oberleutnant
1214:
1207:
1200:
1193:
1186:
1179:
1172:
1167:Generalmajor
1165:
1158:
1151:
1086:. Retrieved
1056:
1004:
1000:
988:
968:
936:
934:
829:
824:(Midshipman)
800:Fahnenjunker
782:Oberfähnrich
771:Fahnenjunker
753:Oberfähnrich
559:
553:
551:
546:
542:
538:
536:
504:
496:
464:Fahnenjunker
458:
437:
433:Fahnenjunker
432:
428:
425:Fahnenjunker
424:
414:
409:
405:
403:
384:
347:
346:
328:
322:
290:
286:
281:
280:
279:
270:
258:
246:
194:Abbreviation
126:
107:
98:
88:
81:
74:
67:
55:
43:Please help
38:verification
35:
18:
1248:Vizeadmiral
969:Seekadetten
748:Distinction
502:senior Rank
482:junior Rank
370:(Navy) and
368:Maat (rank)
325:German Navy
188:German Navy
60:"Seekadett"
1688:Categories
1654:Historic:
1088:6 November
1051:; p. 1.381
1028:References
889:Midshipman
828:Seekadett
554:Seekadett
348:Seekadett
318:Bundeswehr
202:Rank group
71:newspapers
1632:Gefreiter
1565:Gefreiter
1492:Seekadett
1454:Bootsmann
1368:Feldwebel
1209:Hauptmann
997:Bootsmann
953:Flensburg
547:Luftwaffe
514:Bootsmann
497:Seekadett
459:Seekadett
435:as well.
429:Seekadett
421:Luftwaffe
410:Seekadett
380:Luftwaffe
311:sea cadet
282:Seekadett
235:Formation
226:rank code
127:Seekadett
1597:Korporal
1530:Korporal
1508:Enlisted
1461:Obermaat
1399:Fähnrich
1223:Leutnant
1138:Officers
1011:See also
840:Rangcode
791:Fähnrich
762:Fähnrich
506:Obermaat
448:Obermaat
395:sergeant
272:Fähnrich
248:Obermaat
1639:Matrose
1241:Admiral
1153:General
869:(OR-5)
866:(OR-6)
845:(OR-7)
468:OR-5c:
456:OR-5b:
446:OR-5a:
327:is the
305:
295:transl.
285:(short
170:Germany
158:Country
85:scholar
1572:Soldat
1181:Oberst
1047:
993:German
977:German
961:German
957:MĂĽrwik
945:German
863:(OR-7)
860:(OR-5)
857:(OR-6)
854:(OR-7)
851:(OR-5)
848:(OR-6)
366:ranks
356:German
354:(OA –
331:German
185:
167:
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
1195:Major
1082:(PDF)
951:) in
905:auch
878:NATO
92:JSTOR
78:books
1582:Navy
1468:Maat
1418:Navy
1233:Navy
1090:2009
1045:ISBN
981:Maat
896:USAF
569:1956
567:from
545:and
543:Heer
470:Maat
423:are
417:Heer
387:NATO
376:Heer
343:Rank
302:lit.
287:SKad
238:1966
230:OR-5
223:NATO
212:Rank
197:SKad
64:news
916:RAF
419:or
397:or
378:or
374:of
289:or
47:by
1690::
1065:^
1036:^
995::
979::
963::
947::
549:.
472:/
462:/
412:.
393:,
382:.
358::
339:.
333::
300:,
293:;
291:SK
1123:e
1116:t
1109:v
1092:.
955:-
943:(
314:'
308:'
114:)
108:(
103:)
99:(
89:·
82:·
75:·
68:·
41:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
