Corporal

Swiss Army ; - Corporal -
	Degree badge shoulder loop
Rank group	Teams
NATO rank code	OR-3
Rank Army / Air Force	Corporal
Marine rank	none
Abbreviation (in lists)	Obgfr
Grade	CHF 6.50 / day

Corporal
	Rank badge
Rank group	Teams
NATO rank code	OR-3
Rank Army / Air Force	Corporal
Marine rank	Corporal
Abbreviation (in lists)	OGefr (OG)
Grade	A 4 according to BBesO

Front from left to right: A corporal with G36 , as well as Hauptgefreiter and Stabsgefreiter (both with G3 ) of the German Panzergrenadier

The Obergefreite is a military grade of the Bundeswehr , the Swiss Army and former German armed forces .

armed forces

The rank of Corporal is determined by the Federal President with the order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of the soldiers on the basis of the Soldiers Act .

Authority to command and positions

In the German Armed Forces, the corporal is a rank of the men who belong to the rank group of the teams according to the Central Service Regulations (ZDv) A-1420/24 "Ranks and Rank Groups" . Because they belong to the rank group of the teams, corporal corporations can not issue orders to anyone solely on the basis of their rank on the basis of Section 4 (“Superiors relationship based on rank”) . Like all team ranks, Corporals cannot declare themselves to be superiors according to § 6 ("Superiors on the basis of their own declaration") of the Superiors Ordinance, even in emergencies .

Corporals have generally completed the basic training , the training as security and guard soldiers and in the career of the crews usually a special basic training intended for the intended use, often course-related , and can now be deployed to posts in the troops where they can use what they have learned in the Deepen practice. Corporals in the career group of the teams are used, for example, as drivers , as infantrymen , in guard duty or as operators of weapon systems (e.g. as a gunner of armored vehicles ), as mechanics , or as an assistant in staff . Due to these and similar positions and their technically mostly narrowly limited areas of responsibility, Corporals can issue orders to all officially or professionally subordinate soldiers in the cases listed in the Superiors Ordinance and within the limits specified there.

Appointment and remuneration

The decisive legal basis for the appointment as corporal is the Soldier's Career Ordinance (SLV) and, in addition, the Central Service Regulations (ZDv) 20/7. Temporary soldiers , voluntary military service and assigned reservists of all careers can be appointed as corporal . Soldiers can be appointed corporal six months after entering service in the Bundeswehr. The rank of corporal, like the rank of corporal and corporal, does not have to be passed. Therefore, Corporal of the category of teams directly to Corporal, Corporal, or upper Corporal be appointed. Correspondingly, private members of the career groups of NCOs can be appointed NCOs or mate, and private members of the officers' career group can be appointed Fahnenjunker or midshipmen . In these cases, the rank of corporal (possibly also subsequent ranks) is "skipped". As a rule, soldiers in the rank of private are promoted to corporal.

Time soldiers in rank Obergefreiter after the Bundesbesoldungsgesetz order (BBesO) with A 4 remunerated . Instead, those doing voluntary military service and reservists are given military pay according to the Military Pay Act .

Rank badge

Sliding loops for field suit

army

air force

marine

Uniform wearer area

The rank badge for corporal corporal shows two diagonal stripes on both epaulettes and for naval uniform wearers on the upper sleeves .

history

Most of those doing basic military service were dismissed with this rank as "Corporal of the Reserve " (OGefr d. R.).

Equivalent, subordinate and superior ranks

Army, air force and naval uniform bearers lead the rank of corporal. In the NATO armed forces, the corporal is equivalent to all ranks with the NATO rank code OR-3. According to the NATO rank code, the rank of the German Armed Forces is comparable, for example, with the private first class of the armed forces of the United States .

According to ZDv 20/7, the corporal is classified above the lower-ranking corporal and below the higher-ranking main corporal in the career group of the teams .

Team rank
Lower rank		Higher rank
Private	Corporal	Corporal
Rank group : Teams-NCOs-NCO-NCOs-Lieutenant-Captains-Staff officers-Generals See also : Ranks and Rank Badges of the Bundeswehr

Swiss Army

In the Swiss army , there is the corporal (abbreviation: Obgfr ) since 1 January 2004. He is a specialist that can perform tasks with greater responsibility or function takes a group leader deputy. If the corporal has a management position, he is part of the squad, otherwise it is a grade of the team. A soldier becomes a corporal in the recruiting school during training to become a sergeant, in this case he is also called a candidate . If the performance is very good, a private or soldier can be promoted to a corporal during a refresher course . This recognition is not associated with any further obligations with regard to the period of service, but the corresponding commitment for which he has received the degree is still expected. His pay is CHF 6.50 per day.

Since the WEA and from 2018, no promotions to the corporal have been granted.

When deployed abroad, it is referred to as Private First Class (PFC). NATO rank code : OR-3. The rank badge shows three slashes, which can lead to confusion with the main corporal of the German Bundeswehr.

In the course of the wind turbine the degree will be abolished.

Lower grade private	Crew grade Obergefreiter (non-commissioned officer candidate)	Higher degree of corporal
Classification: crews - NCOs - higher NCOs - subaltern officers - captains - staff officers - higher staff officers - commander in chief of the army All degrees at a glance: degrees of the Swiss Army

Former German armed forces

Obergefreiter (OR3) Army, Air Force and Navy

Corporal Army

... Army (less than 6 years of service)

Corporal Lw

Corporal sailor

Badge of rank until 1945

In Prussia, who was enlisted rank Lance Corporal by AKO created of 6 January 1846 and abolished by AKO again on 21 April. 1853 In the Prussian foot artillery the rank was (again) introduced in 1859 and usually distinguished the gunner ; the rank thus replaced the lowest Bombardier artillery non-commissioned officers established in 1730 . In the other branches of the German Army and in the Imperial Navy , the rank of corporal was not used. It was only introduced in all German arms and troops at the end of 1919 after the establishment of the Provisional Reichswehr .

The badge was initially a small eagle button on the collar flaps of the skirt and coat (the eagle button was passed on to the corporal without a badge in 1853), since 1859 a large eagle button and non-commissioned officer tassel (in the national colors) on the side arm (saber, bayonet). This is how the term button soldier came about in soldiers' jargon .

Since January 1921, the badge in the Reichswehr consisted of three angles made of sergeant stress; in the Wehrmacht since October 1936 two Tressenwinkel (with more than six years of total service also four-pointed star in Tressenwinkel).

Rank
lower: private	German Empire Obergefreiter (sailor corporal)	Higher Corporal (Army)
lower: private	German Empire Obergefreiter (sailor corporal)	Corporal Lw	Corporal Lw

Remarks

↑ Left: Rank badge on the shoulder flap of the jacket of the service suit for army uniform wearers of the army reconnaissance troops . Middle: Rank badge on the shoulder flap of the jacket of the service suit for Air Force uniform wearers . Right: sleeve badge on the shirt, dark blue of a navy uniform wearer ( use series 1960s logistics and staff service)

↑ Active soldiers are usually appointed corporal after six months of service . Formally, in the sense of the Soldier Career Ordinance , it is an optional provision . Since there are usually enough permanent positions available and the rank of corporal does not have any other special requirements, promotion to corporal is only denied in practice in the event of exceptionally poor performance or a gross disciplinary violation . For reservists it applies accordingly that the transport can only take place six months after entering into a corresponding employment relationship. Reservists and active soldiers are treated on an equal footing insofar as reservists are appointed to this rank no earlier than for soldiers who “remained” in a different military service relationship. In this respect, reservists are treated as if they had served in the Bundeswehr without interruption. For reservists, however, the period of service is usually much shorter overall, since only a relatively few days of military service, for example in the form of military exercises, have to be performed before being appointed to a higher rank.

↑ In practice, "skipping" ranks is very rare. The prerequisite is that the other conditions of the Soldiers' Career Ordinance for the appointment to a higher rank are met, especially with regard to the length of service. As a rule, teams go through the ranks in the usual order of private , lance-corporal , lance-corporal , lance-corporal , lance-corporal . Soldiers of other careers initially serve in the rank of private and corporal and then move up to the rank group of non-commissioned officers .

↑ ZDv 20/7 on the basis of Section 44 of the Soldiers ' Careers Ordinance ( Ordinance on the Careers of Soldiers (Soldiers' Career Ordinance - SLV) . March 19, 2002, Section 44 ( gesetze-im-internet.de [accessed on March 25, 2014] revised) by announcement of August 19, 2011 I 1813. Last amended by Art. 2, Paragraph 5 G of April 8, 2013 I 730). )

↑ For reasons of space, shortened captions. What is meant are army uniforms , air force uniforms and naval uniforms . The hunter-green flat braid shown next to the slip-on loop for army uniforms indicates a soldier in the armored infantry troops , infantry or special forces . In addition to the slip-on loops for the field blouse in the five-color camouflage pattern shown here on the shoulder flaps, there are a number of other types of rank insignia, which are described in more detail in the article → "Rank insignia of the Bundeswehr" .

↑ In the order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of the soldiers , the sleeve badges are described for naval uniform wearers . For some types of suits for navy uniform wearers, however, according to central service regulation 37/10, diagonal stripes are provided on both epaulettes as for army and air force uniforms .

Web links

Wiktionary: Obergefreiter - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Hartmut Bagger , Command Staff of the Armed Forces I 3, Federal Ministry of Defense (Ed.): ZDv 37/10. Suit regulations for soldiers of the Bundeswehr July 1996. Bonn July 16, 2008, 4 markings, p. 539 ( dmb-lv-westfalen.de [PDF; 3.5 MB ] Reprint October 2008 replaces first edition from July 1996). dmb-lv-westfalen.de ( Memento from September 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

↑ 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).

^ ^A ^b 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 ( pingwins.ucoz.de [PDF] as of September 17, 1999).

↑ ^a ^b 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 Paragraph 3 (2) - ( PDF [accessed on March 25, 2014] Revised by notice of May 30, 2005 I 1482. Last amended by Art. 1 G of April 8 2013 I 730).

↑ ^a ^b The Federal Minister of Defense (ed.): ZDv 14/5. Soldiers Act. DSK AV110100174, change status July 17, 2008 . Bonn August 21, 1978, The Superiors Ordinance, p. A 12 1 (not to be confused with the Ordinance on the Regulation of Military Superiors (Superiors Ordinance - VorgV) ).

↑ Federal Minister of Defense (Ed.): Ordinance on the regulation of the military superior relationship (Superior Ordinance - VorgV) . June 4, 1956, § 4 ( gesetze-im-internet.de [accessed on March 25, 2014] Last amended by Art. 1 No. 2 V of October 7, 1981 I 1129).

↑ Federal Minister of Defense (Ed.): Ordinance on the regulation of the military superior relationship (Superior Ordinance - VorgV) . June 4, 1956, § 6 ( gesetze-im-internet.de [accessed on March 25, 2014] Last amended by Art. 1 No. 2 V of October 7, 1981 I 1129).

↑ Federal Minister of Defense (Ed.): Ordinance on the regulation of the military superior relationship (Superior Ordinance - VorgV) . June 4, 1956 ( gesetze-im-internet.de [accessed on March 25, 2014] Last amended by Art. 1 No. 2 V of October 7, 1981 I 1129).

^ Ordinance on the career paths of soldiers (Soldiers' Career Ordinance - SLV) . March 19, 2002 ( gesetze-im-internet.de [accessed on March 25, 2014] Newly drafted by notice of August 19, 2011 I 1813. Last amended by Art. 2 Paragraph 5 G of April 8, 2013 I 730).

↑ Note also: Annex (to § 3). Allocation of the career paths of the soldiers to the career groups of the men and women, the NCOs and the officers

↑ ^a ^b The Federal Minister of Defense ; Personnel, Social and Central Affairs Department (Ed.): ZDv 20/7. Provisions for the transport and for the recruitment, acceptance and admission of soldiers . Bonn March 27, 2002, Art. 635 ( PDF ( memento of October 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) [accessed on March 26, 2014] DSK AP210100187, reprint January 2008).

↑ Law on remuneration in cash and in kind for soldiers who do military service on the basis of compulsory military service (Wehrsoldgesetz - WSG). (PDF) In: Laws on the Internet . Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection ; juris GmbH , March 3, 1957, accessed on November 1, 2014 (in the version of the announcement of August 13, 2008 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1718 ), last amended by Article 2, Paragraph 8 of the law of April 8, 2013 ( Federal Law Gazette . I p. 730 ) has been changed).

↑ ^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 ).

[2] Left: Rank badge on the shoulder flap of the jacket of the service suit for army uniform wearers of the army reconnaissance troops . Middle: Rank badge on the shoulder flap of the jacket of the service suit for Air Force uniform wearers . Right: sleeve badge on the shirt, dark blue of a navy uniform wearer ( use series 1960s logistics and staff service)

[13] Active soldiers are usually appointed corporal after six months of service . Formally, in the sense of the Soldier Career Ordinance , it is an optional provision . Since there are usually enough permanent positions available and the rank of corporal does not have any other special requirements, promotion to corporal is only denied in practice in the event of exceptionally poor performance or a gross disciplinary violation . For reservists it applies accordingly that the transport can only take place six months after entering into a corresponding employment relationship. Reservists and active soldiers are treated on an equal footing insofar as reservists are appointed to this rank no earlier than for soldiers who “remained” in a different military service relationship. In this respect, reservists are treated as if they had served in the Bundeswehr without interruption. For reservists, however, the period of service is usually much shorter overall, since only a relatively few days of military service, for example in the form of military exercises, have to be performed before being appointed to a higher rank.

[14] In practice, "skipping" ranks is very rare. The prerequisite is that the other conditions of the Soldiers' Career Ordinance for the appointment to a higher rank are met, especially with regard to the length of service. As a rule, teams go through the ranks in the usual order of private , lance-corporal , lance-corporal , lance-corporal , lance-corporal . Soldiers of other careers initially serve in the rank of private and corporal and then move up to the rank group of non-commissioned officers .

[18] ZDv 20/7 on the basis of Section 44 of the Soldiers ' Careers Ordinance ( Ordinance on the Careers of Soldiers (Soldiers' Career Ordinance - SLV) . March 19, 2002, Section 44 ( gesetze-im-internet.de [accessed on March 25, 2014] revised) by announcement of August 19, 2011 I 1813. Last amended by Art. 2, Paragraph 5 G of April 8, 2013 I 730). )

[Verkürzt-20] For reasons of space, shortened captions. What is meant are army uniforms , air force uniforms and naval uniforms . The hunter-green flat braid shown next to the slip-on loop for army uniforms indicates a soldier in the armored infantry troops , infantry or special forces . In addition to the slip-on loops for the field blouse in the five-color camouflage pattern shown here on the shoulder flaps, there are a number of other types of rank insignia, which are described in more detail in the article → "Rank insignia of the Bundeswehr" .

[21] In the order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of the soldiers , the sleeve badges are described for naval uniform wearers . For some types of suits for navy uniform wearers, however, according to central service regulation 37/10, diagonal stripes are provided on both epaulettes as for army and air force uniforms .

[ZDV2008-1] Hartmut Bagger , Command Staff of the Armed Forces I 3, Federal Ministry of Defense (Ed.): ZDv 37/10. Suit regulations for soldiers of the Bundeswehr July 1996. Bonn July 16, 2008, 4 markings, p. 539 ( dmb-lv-westfalen.de [PDF; 3.5 MB ] Reprint October 2008 replaces first edition from July 1996). dmb-lv-westfalen.de ( Memento from September 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

[SG-3] 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) ).

[STANAG-4] 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]).

[BPräsUnifAnO-5] 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).

[Abkrz-6] A ^b 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 ( pingwins.ucoz.de [PDF] as of September 17, 1999).

[BBesO-7] 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)).

[8] The Federal Minister of Defense (ed.): Law on the legal status of soldiers (Soldiers Act - SG) . Bonn March 19, 1956, § 4 Paragraph 3 (2) - ( PDF [accessed on March 25, 2014] Revised by notice of May 30, 2005 I 1482. Last amended by Art. 1 G of April 8 2013 I 730).

[SGA12-9] The Federal Minister of Defense (ed.): ZDv 14/5. Soldiers Act. DSK AV110100174, change status July 17, 2008 . Bonn August 21, 1978, The Superiors Ordinance, p. A 12 1 (not to be confused with the Ordinance on the Regulation of Military Superiors (Superiors Ordinance - VorgV) ).

[VorgV4-10] Federal Minister of Defense (Ed.): Ordinance on the regulation of the military superior relationship (Superior Ordinance - VorgV) . June 4, 1956, § 4 ( gesetze-im-internet.de [accessed on March 25, 2014] Last amended by Art. 1 No. 2 V of October 7, 1981 I 1129).

[VorgV6-11] Federal Minister of Defense (Ed.): Ordinance on the regulation of the military superior relationship (Superior Ordinance - VorgV) . June 4, 1956, § 6 ( gesetze-im-internet.de [accessed on March 25, 2014] Last amended by Art. 1 No. 2 V of October 7, 1981 I 1129).

[VorgV-12] Federal Minister of Defense (Ed.): Ordinance on the regulation of the military superior relationship (Superior Ordinance - VorgV) . June 4, 1956 ( gesetze-im-internet.de [accessed on March 25, 2014] Last amended by Art. 1 No. 2 V of October 7, 1981 I 1129).

[SLV-15] Ordinance on the career paths of soldiers (Soldiers' Career Ordinance - SLV) . March 19, 2002 ( gesetze-im-internet.de [accessed on March 25, 2014] Newly drafted by notice of August 19, 2011 I 1813. Last amended by Art. 2 Paragraph 5 G of April 8, 2013 I 730).

[Anlage-16] Note also: Annex (to § 3). Allocation of the career paths of the soldiers to the career groups of the men and women, the NCOs and the officers

[20/7-17] The Federal Minister of Defense ; Personnel, Social and Central Affairs Department (Ed.): ZDv 20/7. Provisions for the transport and for the recruitment, acceptance and admission of soldiers . Bonn March 27, 2002, Art. 635 ( PDF ( memento of October 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) [accessed on March 26, 2014] DSK AP210100187, reprint January 2008).

[19] Law on remuneration in cash and in kind for soldiers who do military service on the basis of compulsory military service (Wehrsoldgesetz - WSG). (PDF) In: Laws on the Internet . Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection ; juris GmbH , March 3, 1957, accessed on November 1, 2014 (in the version of the announcement of August 13, 2008 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1718 ), last amended by Article 2, Paragraph 8 of the law of April 8, 2013 ( Federal Law Gazette . I p. 730 ) has been changed).

[SGBOX-22] 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 ).