Chief Staff Sergeant

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Austrian Armed Forces

- Chief Staff Sergeant -

Suit 75/03 Shoulder piece Plate cap

Suit 75/03 | Skirt collar | Plate cap

Rank group NCOs m. P.
NATO rank code OR-8
Rank Army / Air Force Chief Staff Sergeant
Marine rank none
Abbreviation (in lists) OstWm
Grade ...

Oberstabswachtmeister (OStWm) is a rank higher NCOs ( rod NCOs ) in Austrian Army . The rank was introduced in 1965 (employment group M BUO 1, as reservist M ZUO 1). In the German Federal Armed Forces, this corresponds roughly to the rank of Sergeant-Major .

Badge: A broad, above a narrow white stripe, above it two six-pointed stars (edelweiss).