Ensign at sea
The ensign in the sea is a rank of the Bundeswehr and former German armed forces.
armed forces
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| Rank group | NCOs with portepee |
| NATO rank code | OR-6 |
| Rank Army / Air Force | Ensign |
| Marine rank | Ensign at sea |
| Abbreviation (in lists) | Fähnr zS (FRZS) |
| Grade | A 7 according to BBesO |
The ensign at sea is one of the ranks of the German armed forces for naval uniform wearers . The legal basis is the order of the Federal President on the rank designations and uniforms of soldiers and the Soldiers Act .
Rank badge
The rank insignia of the ensign in the sea show an angle with the point upwards on both lower sleeves . A career badge distinguishes the rank badges of the ensigns at sea from the rank badges of the boatswain . The shoulder badges are designed similarly. The epaulettes are also edged with a closed braid .
Salutation
In military parlance , a soldier in the rank of ensign in the sea is briefly addressed and greeted with "Mr. ensign" .
Others
The rank designation for air force and army uniform carriers of the same rank is ensign . With regard to authority, appointment , pay , the subordinate and higher ranks, similarly also with regard to the positions, ensigns at sea and ensigns are equated.
 NCO rank
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Staff Sergeant Obermaat |
Sergeant Boatswain Ensign Ensign at sea |
Oberfeldwebel Oberbootsmann |
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Rank group : Teams-NCOs-NCO-NCOs-Lieutenant-Captains-Staff officers-Generals |
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German armed forces before 1918
Between 1855 and 1864 Fähnrich zur See (previously sea cadet first class ) was the lowest rank of naval officer in the Prussian Navy . After the name was changed to Unterleutnant zur See (since 1899 Leutnant zur See ), the name was dropped until it was reintroduced into the Imperial Navy in 1899 .
Ensign at sea was now a naval officer candidate rank , similar to the portepee ensign of the land army. In the Imperial Navy, the latter corresponded to the two naval officer candidate ranks sea cadet (until 1899 cadet) and ensign in the sea (until 1899 sea cadet). After passing the main officer examination, the "saber ensign" (until 1899 "saber cadet") was equal in rank to the "sword ensign" of the army. The terms "sword" or "saber cadet / ensign" were not official, but related. Designations.
The training regulations (especially on board and shore times) varied over the years. The following brief overview shows the situation around 1900: After four weeks of basic military training (infantry training), the midshipman went to sea for a year. On board, he took over already certain management tasks, such as a top elder command of the in naval exercises in top working sailors . After the first year at sea, the midshipman passed the ensign examination. This was followed by assignment to the naval school and then the taking of the officers' main examination; the ensign at sea now moved up to the non-commissioned officers with portepee as so-called "saber ensign" . After 18 more months on various sea and land commandments, after the officers were elected by the naval officer corps (co-optation), promotion to lieutenant at sea was due.
After about two years as a lieutenant (until 1899 Unterleutnant) he was promoted to first lieutenant at sea (until 1899 lieutenant).
It was only from this point in time that wages were sufficient to lead a life. The candidates for naval officers and lieutenants, on the other hand, were dependent on the support of their families. In fact , the career of naval officers was therefore only open to sons of the financially better classes; only particularly talented candidates (or those with good connections) received state support as “royal cadets”.
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Remarks
- ↑ Left: Rank badge on an epaulette for naval uniform wearers of the troop service. Right: sleeve badge of the jacket of the service suit of a naval uniform wearer of the troop service. Soldiers in other careers sometimes have different career badges.
- ↑ or Ms.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hartmut Bagger , Command Staff of the Armed Forces I 3, Federal Ministry of Defense (Ed.): ZDv 37/10. Suit regulations for soldiers in the Bundeswehr . Bonn July 16, 2008, 4 labels, p. 539 ( dmb-lv-westfalen.de [PDF; 3.5 MB ] Reprint October 2008 replaces first edition from July 1996). dmb-lv-westfalen.de ( Memento of the original from September 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Federal Minister of Defense (ed.): ZDv 14/5. Soldiers Act. DSK AV110100174, change status July 17, 2008 . Bonn August 21, 1978, rankings in the Bundeswehr, p. B 185 (Not to be confused with the Law on the Legal Status of Soldiers (Soldiers Law) ).
- ↑ a b Agreed English texts. STANAG 2116. NATO standardization agreement (STANAG). NATO codes for grades of military personnel . 5th edition. 1992 (English, rankmaven.tripod.com [accessed March 25, 2014]).
- ↑ a b c d e The Federal President (Ed.): Order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of the soldiers . BPresUnifAnO . July 14, 1978 ( gesetze-im-internet.de [PDF] Order of the Federal President on the rank designations and uniforms of soldiers from July 14, 1978 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1067 ), last amended by Article 1 of the order of 31. May 1996 ( BGBl. I p. 746 ) has been changed).
- ^ Federal Minister of Defense ; Command Staff of the Armed Forces IV 1 (Ed.): Abbreviations for use in the Bundeswehr - German Abbreviations - ZDv 64/10 . Bonn January 19, 1979 ( ucoz.de [PDF] as of September 17, 1999).
- ↑ Appendix I (to § 20, paragraph 2, sentence 1) Bundesbesoldungsgesetz orders of A and B . ( gesetze-im-internet.de [accessed on March 25, 2014] Federal Pay Regulations (BBesO) only apply to professional and temporary soldiers and are an annex to the Federal Pay Act (BBesG)).
- ↑ The Federal Minister of Defense (ed.): Law on the legal status of soldiers (Soldiers Act - SG) . Bonn March 19, 1956, § 4 para. 3 (2) - ( gesetze-im-internet.de [PDF; accessed on March 25, 2014] Newly drafted by notice of May 30, 2005 I 1482. Last amended by Art . 1 G of April 8, 2013 I 730).
- ↑ a b The equivalent, higher and lower ranks are given in accordance with ZDv 14/5 B 185, cf. The Federal Minister of Defense (ed.): ZDv 14/5. Soldiers Act . DSK AV110100174, change status July 17, 2008. Bonn August 21, 1978, rank designations in the Bundeswehr, p. B 185 (Not to be confused with the Law on the Legal Status of Soldiers (Soldiers Act) . The order of the ranks shown in the info box does not necessarily correspond to one of the regular rank sequences provided for in the Soldiers' Career Ordinance , nor does it necessarily correspond to the rank hierarchy described in the Superiors Ordinance a managerial relationship ).
- ↑ Top Elder . In: Brockhaus 14. A., Volume 15
