Wo1 is national different a military rank, that, either an officer candidate, whom can designate formerly serve-youngest officer rank (British Army) or a career noncommissioned officer (e.g. color bearer of a British regiment).

Federal Republic of Germany

Wo1 designates an officer candidate in the sergeant rank in the German Federal Armed Forces. At the navy this rank is called wo1 to sea.

Soldiers in this rank can give crews and NCOs without Portepee of instructions within the borders set by the superior regulation (VorgV).

The rank wo1 usually receives the soldier in the group of careers of the officers with completion 21. Service monthly after existence of the officer candidate training course part of II (OAL II) and if necessary after participation/existence of the single fighter training course part of I (EKL I).

See also: Cw2

GDR

In the national People's Army of the GDR the wo1s formed their own rank class between the NCOs and officers since 1974. 1979 was added the ranks cw2, CW3 and CW4. They were not officer candidates. To wo1s Csms long-served first moved up. Later alone the graduates of the wo1 classes were carried after two-year training as the wo1. Wo1s were not reforwarded usually to officers.

Austria

In the Austrian federal army the wo1 is ranked among the officers, is as "„a military university graduate "“however still in training as the second lieutenant. To that extent this officer candidate rank takes a hermaphrodite position. In Austria no further officer candidate ranks exist, whereby the class with yellow bars over the rank insignia is indicated. The rank wo1 is lent one year's after 12 months starting from service entrance. If an officer candidate separates with the training and thus if the military academy leaves, then this has to carry now the rank Wachtmeister. Thus only one military university graduate, who is in the training at the Theresiani military academy, can carry the rank wo1.

History

The wo1 was with the land farmhands the lowest officer rank and among the long-served experienced crews was selected. On the march and in the battle vogue it the company flag and/or the flag of the was it under all circumstances forbade the flag releasing letting fall or on earth. In war books 30 - year old war is fixed to hold itself into the flag in winding or with the teeth should one no more arms have. This task transferred to 18. Century of the Freikorporal or Fahnenjunker. Cornet corresponded to the wo1, with the artillery of the with the Kavallerie that.

With the army reorganization of 1807 the wo1 from the officer rank mutated to the career officer candidate in NCO rank; thus the wo1 stepped to the place of the abolished Freikorporals. Minimum requirement to the entrance into the officer career was the possession of the school middle ones ripe one (the "“one year's"”). In the German empire the officer candidate was appointed due to a service certification of the regiment boss after at the earliest six months the wo1. Thus it was on an equal footing the NCO. Wo1s without Abitur visited afterwards for one year the war school. With distribution of the officer exam the transport took place to the Portepee wo1 ("“sword wo1"”). Again before the transport to the second lieutenant the officer corps in a choice procedure ("“Kooptation"”) had to give its consent.

The wo1 carried NCO uniform, however at the side weapon a Portepee and a Offizierkokarden at the head coverage. The Portepee wo1, who ranked budget-moderate sergeant between the vice-sergeant and, set the officer side weapon (sword) on crew ouple. The Unteroffiziertressen at the collar was void. Also the officer over skirt could be carried, however with the crew shoulder straps.

The wo1 corresponded to the Portepee wo1 to sea in the imperial navy since 1899. On the other hand the sea-cadet the wo1 was on an equal footing at the army.

See also

Ranks in the army of the German Empire of, ranks of the imperial navy

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