Brevet may refer to:

Military

Brevet (military) In many of the world's military establishments, a brevet ( or ) was a warrant giving a commissioned officer a higher rank title as a reward for gallantry or meritorious conduct but may not confer the authority, precedence, or pay of real rank ...

, higher rank that rewards merit or gallantry, but without higher pay *

Brevet d'état-major A ''Brevet d'état-major'' ( French) or ''Staf Brevet'' (Dutch), both literally "General Staff Brevet", is a form of military distinction in France and Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Be ...

, a military distinction in France and Belgium awarded to officers passing military staff college *

Aircrew brevet Aircrew, also called flight crew, are personnel who operate an aircraft while in flight. The composition of a flight's crew depends on the type of aircraft, plus the flight's duration and purpose. Commercial aviation Flight deck positions ...

, or aircrew flying badge *

Parachutist brevet A parachutist badge (or parachutist brevet) is a military badge awarded by the armed forces of many states to soldiers who have received parachute training and completed the required number of jumps. It is difficult to assess which country was the ...

, or parachutist badge *

Marine Corps Brevet Medal The Marine Corps Brevet Medal, also known as the Brevet Medal, was a military decoration of the United States Marine Corps; it was created in 1921 as a result of Marine Corps Order Number 26. The decoration was a one-time issuance and retroactivel ...

, a former military award in the U.S. Marines

Other uses

Brevet (cycling) Randonneuring (also known as Audax in the UK, Australia and Brazil) is a long-distance cycling sport with its origins in audax cycling. In randonneuring, riders attempt courses of 200 km or more, passing through predetermined "controls" (c ...

, a long-distance cycling sport or a certificate awarded at such events *

Brevet college The National Diploma ( French: ''Le Diplôme National du Brevet des Collèges'') is a diploma given to French pupils at the end of 3e (year 10 / ninth grade), This diploma is awarded to students who are or were within French cultural influence ...

, a national diploma given to French pupils who pass the exam the end of 3e or year 10 * Brevet, a non-hereditary form of French nobility * , a French term for a kind of

patent A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...

* "En France c'est le Brevet" famous quote by Adrian IV on absolutism in the French Catholic Church

Military

Other uses

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