With the rank the order of rank of persons is specified to each other particularly with the military as well as at certain authorities. Usually the rank is shown by badges or characteristics at the uniform or the head coverage. Also different university forming characteristics can give information on the rank.

A higher rank does not cause inevitably also an assumption relationship. This can be justified rather also by the utility position. It is thus possible, although very uncommonly that rank-lower authority opposite a has.

Typical utility positions are for example company commander, battalion commander or Kommandierender general.

Rank insignias can appear at the written undertaking, at the sleeve or on the shoulder (shoulder straps). They can be or eingeschlauft sewn on (material badges).

Besides give badges of group of careers (for example a cap braid), badges of group of pay (carried with American armed forces at the sleeve) and function badges (like "„OvWa "“(officer of the guard service), "„employment line "“or the like as sticking on sign, armlet or back inscription) information over rank, official position and task of a uniform carrier.

Military ranks

The military rank is entitled to each Kombattanten, in particular members of regular armed forces. It facilitates the classification of the individual soldier into the military hierarchy. Over the military rank also instruction and obedience, greeting obligation and the area of responsibility are partly regulated. Each rank actual in the German Federal Armed Forces - a paying assigned - these can be still differentiated depending upon field (for example for a Colonel usually A16, for a Colonel as a brigade commander B3). The ascent results after qualification (exist from career training courses) or

The typical organization of the ranks with the military is summarized in groups of careers. Usually there are three groups of careers: Crews, NCOs and officers.

Within the groups of careers of the officers and NCOs the ranks are again in grade categories divided.

• In the group of careers of the NCOs there are the NCOs without Portepee and the NCOs with Portepee.
• In the group of careers of the officers there are the grade categories of the second lieutenants, the main people, staff officers and generals/admirals.

Rank overviews

• Military:
  • Ranks in the German Federal Armed Forces (Germany)
  • Ranks in the federal army (Austria)
  • Ranks in the Swedish army
  • Ranks in Swiss army
  • Ranks in the French army
  • Ranks of US Army
  • Ranks in US Navy
  • Ranks US navy Corps
  • Ranks of US air Force

• Military (historical):
  • Ranks in the army of the German empire
  • Ranks of the imperial navy
  • Ranks in the armed forces
  • Ranks in the NVA (GDR)
  • Ranks of the People's Navy (GDR)

• Police:
  • Ranks at the Austrian federal police
  • Ranks at the policy national one
  • Ranks with the Carabinieri
  • Ranks at the German police
  • Ranks in the Federal Border Police (Germany/until 2005)
  • Ranks in the federal police (starting from 2005)

• Other organizations with ranks:
  • Service designations of the German customs administration
  • Service ranks of the German National Railroad
  • Ranks at the fire-brigades

Related links

• http://www.grosser-generalstab.de/lexikon/dienstgrad.html
• http://www.soko110.de/ - international rank insignias of the police
• http://www.uniforminsignia.net/ - World climb Insignia (English)
• http://www.thw-westerburg.de/erreichbarkeiten/ utility position badge of the THW

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