Staff sailor

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People's Navy, staff sailor
Staff sailor of the People's Navy

Shoulder piece with all uniforms
Rank group Teams
NATO rank code OR-3
Rank Army / Air Force Corporal
Marine rank Staff sailor VM
Abbreviation (in lists)
Grade

Staff sailor was the highest rank of the rank group of the teams in the People's Navy of the former National People's Army (NVA) of the German Democratic Republic , which corresponds to the rank of " Hauptgefreiter " (OR-3) of the Bundeswehr . In the other NVA armed forces, the rank of corporal (OR-3) was equal to this nautical rank of "staff sailor " .

Because of the necessary six-month training at the fleet school, the Volksmarine almost exclusively used long-term temporary soldiers with moving units. As a result, it was found that the majority of the crews serving in the "Sailor Specialist" career achieved this rank, while Corporals were very rare in the land and air forces.

OR - stands for en Other (enlisted) Ranks (OR)

Specialty

The rank of "staff sailor" was not awarded in the German Navy .

Navy

In the Navy until 1945, the comparable rank was Corporal Corporal .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ MEYERS UNIVERSALLEXIKON, 3rd edition 1980, order no .: 576 970 2, license no. 433 130/198/80, Volume III, page 218/219 «Rank and service career badges of the People's Navy - Rank, number 3, staff seaman….»
  2. ↑ The abbreviation "OR" stand for "other ranks / sous-officiers et militaires du rang" see: NATO glossary abbreviations used in NATO documents and publications / Glossaire OTAN des abréviations utilisées dans les documents et publications OTAN 2010, p. 237. Archived from the original on May 8, 2010.