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''Fähnrich zur See'' (Fähnr zS or FRZS) designates in the
Portepeeunteroffiziere *OR-9: Oberstabsbootsmann / Oberstabsfeldwebel *OR-8:
A ''Fähnrich zur See'' of the ''Deutsche Marine'' is a soldier who serves in the ranks, first as
German Navy
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of the Bundeswehr
The (, ''Federal Defence'') are the armed forces of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. The is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part consists of the four armed forces: Germ ...
a military person or member of the armed forces with the second highest Officer Aspirant
Officer candidate or officer aspirant (OA) is a rank in some militaries of the world that is an appointed position while a person is in training to become an Officer (armed forces), officer. More often than not, an officer candidate was a civilia ...
(OA – ) rank. According to the salary class it is equivalent to the Portepeeunteroffizier ranks Bootsmann (Marine) and Feldwebel of Heer or Luftwaffe
The Luftwaffe () was the aerial warfare, aerial-warfare branch of the before and during World War II. German Empire, Germany's military air arms during World War I, the of the Imperial German Army, Imperial Army and the of the Imperial Ge ...
.
It is also grouped as OR-6 in NATO
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, equivalent to Technical Sergeant
Technical sergeant is the name of three current and two former enlisted ranks in the United States Armed Forces, as well as in the U.S. Civil Air Patrol. Outside the United States, it is used only by the Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force, and ...
, Staff Sergeant
Staff sergeant is a Military rank, rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services.
History of title
In origin, certain senior sergeants were assigned to administr ...
, or Petty Officer First Class
Petty officer first class (PO1) is a rank found in some navies and maritime organizations.
Canada
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in the US Armed forces, and to Petty officer
A petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned officer in many navies. Often they may be superior to a seaman, and subordinate to more senior non-commissioned officers, such as chief petty officers.
Petty officers are usually sailors that have ...
in the British Army
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and Royal Navy
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.
In navy context NCOs of this rank were formally addressed as ''Herr/ Frau Fähnrich zur See'' also informally / short ''Fähnrich''.
The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:Portepeeunteroffiziere *OR-9: Oberstabsbootsmann / Oberstabsfeldwebel *OR-8:
Stabsbootsmann
'' Stabsbootsmann '' (StBtsm or SB) is the second highest Non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in the German Navy. It is grouped as OR8 in Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted, NATO, equivalent to First Sergeant, Master Sergeant, or Senior ...
/ Stabsfeldwebel
''Stabsfeldwebel '' (StFw or SF; ) is the second highest Non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in German Army and German Air Force. It is grouped as OR-8 in NATO, equivalent to a First Sergeant in the United States Army, and to Warrant Office ...
*OR-7: Oberfähnrich zur See and Hauptbootsmann / Oberfähnrich and Hauptfeldwebel
In the German Wehrmacht, Hauptfeldwebel (, short: HptFw; address: ''Herr Hauptfeldwebel'') was not a rank but a position title, assignment or appointment, equivalent to the Commonwealth company sergeant major or U.S. company-level first serg ...
*OR-6a: Oberbootsmann / Oberfeldwebel
(; OFw or OF) is the fourth highest non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank in German Army and German Air Force.
History
The rank was introduced first by the German Reichswehr in 1920. Preferable most experienced Protégée-NCO of the old ...
*OR-6b: Fähnrich zur See and Bootsmann / Fähnrich
Fähnrich () is an officer candidate rank in the Austrian Bundesheer and German Bundeswehr. The word comes from an older German military title, (flag bearer), and first became a distinct military rank in Germany on 1 January 1899. Howeve ...
and Feldwebel
Career and rank insignia
A ''Fähnrich zur See'' of the ''Deutsche Marine'' is a soldier who serves in the ranks, first as Seekadett
''Seekadett'' (short SKad or SK; ,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, ; p. 1.381 ) is a military rank of the ...
(OR-4, comparable to the junior non-commissioned officer
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rank Unteroffizier
() is a junior non-commissioned officer rank used by the . It is also the collective name for all non-commissioned officers in Austria and Germany. It was formerly a rank in the Imperial Russian Army.
Austria
, also , is the collective name to ...
), then in subsequent grades: ''Fähnrich zur See'' (OR-6, equivalent to Bootsmann), and Oberfähnrich zur See (OR-7 equivalent to Hauptbootsmann).
In the ''Deutsche Marine'', an officer candidate () can be promoted to the rank of ''Fähnrich zur See'' after 21 months of service. The equivalent in Heer and Luftwaffe is "Fähnrich".
An officer candidate's career is indicated by the enlisted rank with the golden nautical star on the shoulder strap and sleeve in the ''Deutsche Marine'', and a thin silver cord on the shoulder strap in ''Heer'' and ''Luftwaffe''.
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" symbolizes the "OA" career.
See also
*Ranks of the German Bundeswehr
The ranks of the German Armed Forces, (in German: Bundeswehr), were set up by the President of Germany, President with the ''Anordnung des Bundespräsidenten über die Dienstgradbezeichnungen und die Uniform der Soldaten'' on the basis osection 4 ...
* Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr
The rank insignia of the Federal Defence Forces () indicate rank and branch of service in the German Army (), German Air Force (), or the German Navy ().
They are regulated by the "presidential order on rank designation and military uniform".
Th ...
References
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