Furir (from French ''
fourrier'', a person responsible for the
feed) is a Swedish military rank (OR5) reintroduced in 2019, after having been abolished in 2009.
Duties
The ''Furir'' is a Squad Leader at Skill Level B (Intermediate). Promotion from
Korpral to ''Furir'' requires a minimum time-in-grade of one year.
["Försvarsmaktens föreskrifter om befordran och konstituering. FFS 2019:7, kap. 2, §2.]
History
The responsibility of a Furir was to arrange for housing as well as the distribution of food in a Company. French court artist
Jean Perréal was "fourrier" to
Charlotte de Savoy and her daughter
Anne, as well as to
Margret of Austria, daughter of
emperor Maximilian I. The rank became the lowest non-commissioned officer rank in 1833. Holders of the rank Furir were elevated to
Sergeant
Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other uni ...
and the rank was abolished in 1875. In 1915 the rank was reintroduced as a rank for senior squad leaders and instructors. The rank was abolished in 2009 and reintroduced ten years later.
;Earlier rank insignia
File:4 Furir axelklaff m1910.jpg, Uniform m/1910
File:4 Furir krage 1923.jpg, Uniform m/1923
File:12 Furir 1939.jpg, Uniform m/1939
File:OR-2 Menig 1kl. år 5.jpg, Collar patch m/1958
See also
*
Överfurir
References
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Military ranks of the Swedish Army