Soldier (rank)
The soldier is generally the lowest rank in the armed forces of a state . In the German Federal Armed Forces it is a rank, but not a rank designation, and in Switzerland one of the degrees in the Swiss Army .
armed forces
Soldier is a collective term in Germany for the lowest ranks in the Bundeswehr . However, he himself is not a rank designation . The rank designations are: Grenadier, Jäger, Panzerschützen, Panzergrenadier, Panzerjäger, Kanonier, Panzerkanonier, Pioneer, Panzerpionier, Funker, Panzerfunker, Rifleman, Aviator, Paramedic and Sailor.
Swiss Army
 - Soldier - |
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 Service suit shoulder flap |
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| Rank group | Teams |
| NATO rank code | OR-1 |
| Rank Army / Air Force | soldier |
| Marine rank | none |
| Abbreviation (in lists) | Sdt |
| Grade | 5.- CHF per day |
In the Swiss Army , the soldier is by far the most common rank in the team. In contrast to other armies, a soldier does not automatically become a private after a few months of service . In the Swiss Army, the rank badge shows a diagonal bar on the armpit loops.
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Lower grade recruit |
Crew grade soldier |
Higher level private |
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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 |
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National Peoples Army
In the National People's Army (NVA) of the GDR and in the border troops of the GDR , the rank of soldier was the lowest rank of the teams . The equivalent in the People's Navy was a sailor . At the end of the second half of the year, the soldiers were regularly promoted to private.
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higher: private |
Comparable ranks of other armed forces
In the armed forces of the NATO the soldier is the NATO ranking code associated OR -1. In the English-speaking world , according to the NATO rank code, private often corresponds to the lowest rank (in the British armed forces Private , in Canada Private (Recruit) and in the US Army E-1 ). In the armed forces the recruit is equivalent according to the NATO rank code.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Der Bundespräsident (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).
- ^ Agreed English texts. STANAG 2116 . NATO standardization agreement (STANAG) . NATO codes for grades of military personnel. 5th edition. 1992 ( NATO Rank Codes - 1992 [accessed March 25, 2014] English).