Sergeant Major
The Hauptfeldwebel is a rank of the Bundeswehr . The sergeant major was a service position in earlier German armed forces .
armed forces
| Sergeant Major | |
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| Rank group | NCOs with portepee |
| NATO rank code | OR-7 / OR-8 |
| Rank Army / Air Force | Sergeant Major |
| Marine rank | Chief Boatswain |
| Abbreviation (in lists) | HptFw (HF) |
| Grade | A 8Z according to BBesO |
The rank of Sergeant Major 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 Bundeswehr is the first sergeant, a corporal rank , which in accordance with the Central Service Regulation (ZDv) 14/5 "military law" for the rank group of officers with sword knot counts. Because they belong to the rank group of NCOs with portepee, Sergeants can issue orders within the limits set there to soldiers of the rank groups of teams and NCOs without portepee on the basis of § 4 ("Superiors relationship based on rank") of the Superiors Ordinance.
Sergeants are employed, for example, as company sergeants , platoons , company troop leaders , deputy platoons and in staffs . Due to the position in the service, Sergeants can issue orders to all service or technical subordinate soldiers in the cases listed in the Supervisor Ordinance.
Appointment and remuneration
The decisive legal basis for the appointment as Sergeant Major is set out in the Soldiers' Career Ordinance (SLV) and, in addition, the Central Service Regulations (ZDv) 20/7. To rank Sergeant professional soldiers, regular soldiers and can ordered reservists are appointed. A requirement for appointment to the rank of sergeant major is belonging to one of the career paths of sergeants. Employment with the rank of sergeant major is possible if the applicant has usable knowledge in the application. Most of the Sergeant Major had previously served as a Sergeant Major . Previously, if all ranks from corporal and sergeant were running, the earliest grade five and a half years, after appointment as Sergeant be achieved.
Hauptfeldwebel after the Bundesbesoldungsgesetz order (BBesO) with A8M A (with duty allowance) remunerated .
Rank badge
The rank badge for sergeant major shows a corner of the head with the point upwards and a closed braid as a shoulder badge .
history
In the second order of the Federal President on the uniform of soldiers from July 26, 1957, two years after the establishment of the Bundeswehr , the rank of Sergeant Major was newly created.
Equivalent, subordinate and superior ranks
Only Army and Air Force uniform wearers hold the rank of Sergeant Major . Navy uniform bearers of the same rank hold the rank of captain . Officer candidates hold the rank of senior ensign (for army and air force uniforms) or senior ensign at sea (for naval uniforms). In the NATO armed forces, the Sergeant Major is equivalent to all ranks with the NATO rank code OR-7 and OR-8.
In the sergeant's careers , the main sergeant according to No. 127 f. ZDv 20/7 classified between the lower-ranking Oberfeldwebel or Oberbootsmann and the higher-ranking staff sergeant or staff boatman (first rank designation for Army and Air Force uniform wearers; second rank designation for naval uniforms).
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Oberfeldwebel Oberbootsmann |
Hauptfeldwebel Hauptbootsmann Oberfähnrich Oberfähnrich zur See |
Sergeant-in- Chief Officer in command |
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Rank group : Teams-NCOs-NCO-NCOs-Lieutenant-Captains-Staff officers-Generals |
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Wehrmacht
(1938 to 1945)
The main sergeant of the Wehrmacht was introduced in 1938 and was not a rank (in contrast to the Bundeswehr), but the service designation for the company sergeant , also "Spieß" or "mother of the company". This replaced the previous designation "Oberfeldwebel der Truppe" and was usually a senior Portepee sergeant in the rank of Sergeant (OR-6) or Oberfeldwebel (OR-7). Status symbols were two parallel sewn on, 10 mm wide, silver-colored non-commissioned officer braids, the "spit piston rings" or "spit braids" on both cuffs on the uniform jacket, parade skirt and uniform coat. During the war there was also the title of "Hauptfeldwebel-Diensttuer". In exceptional cases, sergeants (comparable to today's staff sergeant OR-5) were also used for this purpose.
Armed SS
In the Waffen-SS , the SS-Stabsscharführer was comparable to the spit in the army and air force, in the sense of a company sergeant .
- See also
Order police
Equivalent to the "Hauptfeldwebel" (spear) of the Wehrmacht was the executive sergeant in closed police formations (e.g. training battalions, police hundreds). Since 1939 , two "piston rings" made of silver-colored sergeants' braid, similar to the sergeant major of the Wehrmacht , functioned as a status symbol for the spear above both cuffs . The provision was extended to the main sergeant's service door in 1940 .
National Peoples Army
In the National People's Army of the GDR, too , the sergeant major was not a rank as in the Bundeswehr, but the designation of the prominent position or use for sergeant ranks, which corresponds to the company sergeant in the Bundeswehr . For this purpose, professional sergeants in the rank of sergeant - major (OR- 8) or sergeant-major (OR-7) were used. The functional insignia were two 10 mm wide, parallel silver NCO braids, the "spit piston rings" above both cuffs on the service jacket, pardon jacket and uniform coat. With the introduction of the rank group of ensigns, they could also be used in this position.
Other forces
The equivalent to the rank of sergeant major was in a number of armed forces of the former Warsaw Pact the rank of Starschi serzhant (German: Oberfeldwebel). In the NATO armed forces , the German senior sergeant major is classified as NATO rank code OR-7 and OR-8.
Remarks
- ↑ Left: Rank badge on the shoulder flap of the jacket of the service suit for army uniform wearers of the NBC defense force . Right: Rank badge on the shoulder flap of the jacket of the service suit for Air Force uniform wearers.
- ↑ Army and air force uniform wearers of this rank group are unofficially summarized as sergeant ranks. Non-commissioned officers with portepee who hold appropriate ranks for naval uniform bearers are also unofficially referred to as boatmen.
- ↑ According to Section 17 of the Soldiers' Career Ordinance, depending on the intended use, this includes, for example, the master craftsman's examination , the graduation from a two-year technical school , the professional qualification as a health and nurse , the basic study at a university for music with a preliminary diploma, etc. and beyond that at least five years of professional activity in the corresponding area.
- ↑ The five and a half year period applies to flight personnel , officers in the special forces command who are used for special missions and combat swimmers . For all other sergeants, the ZDv 20/7 provides a period of six years. In the case of recruitment with the rank of corporal, corporal, non-commissioned officer, staff sergeant or sergeant, the deadline is shortened in accordance with ZDv 20/7.
- ↑ ZDv 20/7 on the basis of Section 44 of the Soldiers ' Career Ordinance ( Ordinance on the Careers of Soldiers (Soldiers' Career Ordinance - SLV) . March 19, 2002, Section 44 ( online [accessed on March 25, 2014] Newly drafted by Bek. V. 19 August 2011 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1813 ). Last amended by Art. 2, Paragraph 5 G of April 8, 2013 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 730 )). )
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 . July 1996. Reprint from October 2008. Bonn July 16, 2008, 4 labels, p. 539 ( digital version (PDF; 3.5 MB) - reprint October 2008 replaces first edition from July 1996). Digitized version ( 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.
- ↑ a b 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 Law) ).
- ↑ a b Agreed English texts. STANAG 2116 . NATO standardization agreement (STANAG) . NATO codes for grades of military personnel. 5th edition. 1996 ( NATO Rank Codes - 1996 [PDF; accessed August 5, 2020] English).
- ↑ a b c d e f The Federal President (Ed.): Order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of the soldiers . BPresUnifAnO. July 14, 1978 ( 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 May 31, 1996 ( Federal Law Gazette 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 ( PDF - as of September 17, 1999).
- ↑ a b Appendix I (to § 20, paragraph 2, sentence 1) Bundesbesoldungsgesetz orders of A and B . ( Online [accessed on March 25, 2014] Federal salary regulations (BBesO) only apply to professional and temporary soldiers and are an annex to the Federal Salary 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, amendment 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 ( online [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 ( online [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 ( online [accessed on March 25, 2014] revised by notice of August 19, 2011 I 1813. Last amended by Art. 2 Par. 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). [[Central Service Regulations | ZDv]] 20/7. Regulations for the transport and for the recruitment, takeover and admission of soldiers ( memento of the original from October 26, 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.
- ↑ Federal President Theodor Heuss et al .: Second order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of soldiers from July 26, 1957 . In: BGBl Part 1 . tape 1957 , 39 of August 7, 1957. Bonn July 26, 1957, p. 1056 ( online [PDF; accessed May 12, 2015]).
- ↑ 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 ).
