Constable
The sergeant is a military or police rank . In the military he belongs to the rank group of NCOs . In the police in the Federal Republic of Germany he was the lowest rank until the 1980s, in the people's police of the GDR until 1990 the highest rank .
military
Germany
In the German land forces, the cavalry and artillery sergeants were called Wachtmeister until 1945 , as was the case in the National People's Army of the GDR (uniformly replaced by the name Sergeant in 1970). In the Imperial Navy , Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine the Portepee NCOs were listed as sergeants, provided they belonged to the “sailor divisions” going to sea. The equivalent in the "shipyard divisions" serving on land was again the sergeant.
In the German Navy , the personnel processing boatswain on board larger ships is referred to as a sergeant. He is similar to a company sergeant (in common parlance : spit) in the army units and has the same rank in the rank of non-commissioned officer with portepee (usually captain or higher).
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| lower: Unterwachtmeister ( Unterfeldwebel ) |
.svg){kind=small} Constable ( Sergeant ) |
higher: Oberwachtmeister ( Oberfeldwebel ) |
- See also
- Ranks of the Bundeswehr (Navy)
- Ranks of the armed forces
- Ranks of the German Army (German Empire)
- Ranks of the Imperial Navy
National Peoples Army
In the National People's Army of the GDR, the sergeant, the lowest rank of Portepee NCO since 1972, was replaced by the uniform rank of Sergeant. The equivalent of this rank in the People's Navy was the Master of the People's Navy .
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| lower: sergeant |
.svg){kind=small} Sergeant ( Sergeant ) |
higher: sergeant major |
Austria
.svg){kind=small} - Constable - |
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Suit 75/03 | Skirt collar | Plate cap |
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| Rank group | NCOs |
| NATO rank code | OR-5 |
| Rank Army / Air Force | Constable |
| Marine rank | none |
| Abbreviation (in lists) | Wm |
| Grade | ... |
In the Austrian Armed Forces the Wachtmeister (Wm) is today the lowest NCO rank (employment group M BUO / professional NCOs or M ZUO / temporary NCOs). A sergeant is usually used as a group commander.
In order to achieve this rank, it is necessary to successfully complete the 18-month management candidate training. This is divided into three parts, whereby the third part, from candidates for an officer or non-commissioned officer function in the militia, can take place in the course of distance training. The rank can also be awarded at the end of the post-secondary career . This consists of the preparatory cadre training (VbK) with the militia non-commissioned officers courses 1 and 2 (MUOK 1/2) as well as an ordered weapons exercise (BWÜ).
While militia officer candidates continue to hold the rank of sergeant until they complete their training as lieutenant, career officer candidates who are completing their further training to become lieutenants at the Theresian Military Academy are promoted to ensign for this period.
The rank of ensign corresponds to the rank of the sergeant, accordingly, career officer candidates who retire as ensigns from the officer career also have the rank of sergeant.
The sergeant was originally a cavalry rank of the Austro-Hungarian Army and until 1918 corresponded to the sergeant in the infantry, the chief hunter of the hunters or the fireworker in the artillery. One of the tasks of the sergeant was to check the guards and the stables after work. Until the mid-1970s, the artillery and anti-aircraft troops used the term “fireworks” instead of “sergeant”.
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Lower rank platoon leader |
Rank of sergeant |
Higher rank of sergeant major |
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Classification: recruits - batches - NCOs - officers All ranks at a glance: Army ranks |
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Switzerland
 - Sergeant - |
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 Service suit shoulder flap |
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| Rank group | NCOs |
| NATO rank code | OR-5 |
| Rank Army / Air Force | Constable |
| Marine rank | none |
| Abbreviation (in lists) | Wm |
| Grade | CHF 8 .- / day |
In the Swiss Army , the rank of Wachtmeister (short: Wm ) was awarded to experienced group leaders until December 31, 2003, who were appointed platoon leader deputies based on their skills and achievements.
Since January 1st, 2004 the sergeant has been the grade designation for a group leader who has completed his training. Other functions that carry the grade of a sergeant major are: chefs, material and ammunition chiefs, field post sergeants, NBC sergeants.
With this innovation, former group leaders with the level of corporal were promoted to sergeant, but former sergeants were not automatically promoted to senior sergeant .
In order to become sergeant major, the training in ( Army XXI ) was organized as follows: Potential candidates were selected after 7 weeks of recruit training for the non-commissioned officer school and at the same time promoted to soldiers. Then they completed a 9-week non-commissioned officer school, which they completed with the promotion to corporal. After a 12-week practical "earning" service, they were promoted to sergeants. At this level, practical service was performed again for 6 to 9 weeks for each type of weapon. With the WEA , which began implementation in July 2017, every recruit completes an 18-week recruit school. He then attends a 4-week non-commissioned officer school, which ends with the promotion to sergeant. He "earned" his new degree during another 18-week recruiting school (practical service). The rank badge shows an angle with a Swiss cross (Ordonnanzkreuz) set in foliage. In foreign missions he is referred to as a sergeant (Sgt). NATO rank code : OR-5.
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Lower grade corporal |
Sergeant degree Wachtmeister |
Higher level sergeant major |
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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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police
Police sergeant
In the German Empire , the police sergeant corresponded to the army deputy sergeant . During the Weimar Republic he was the second lowest rank of the uniformed police in most countries. In Hesse, Bavaria and Prussia, he ranked above the police candidate and the sergeant , but below the sergeant . Depending on the Reichsland and police body (gendarmerie, community police, etc.) he was either the lowest rank of the subordinate or a higher rank of the team. In the Third Reich, the police sergeant was from 1941 reaching the uniform military rank Sergeant equated (before the team Rottwachtmeister degrees and lower sergeant).
In the state police of the Federal Republic of Germany , the sergeant sank to the lowest rank of the ordinary service and disappeared in the 1980s. In spite of this, the term "Wachtmeister" has been used as a salutation for uniformed police officers in German colloquial language, regardless of their actual service or official title.
Constable of the VP
After 1945, which was sergeant as a police rank in the People's Police of East Germany, including East German police Readiness out as the highest enlisted rank. First of all, the epaulets showed two parallel aluminum-colored bars based on the badges of rank for corporal / staff sailor of the People's Army . From around 1980, the two bars were replaced by surrounding aluminum-colored cords.
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| lower: sub-sergeant of the VP |
Constable of the VP |
higher: Oberwachtmeister of the VP |
Judiciary
The Justice employed in Germany still the simple service belonging judicial / court officer for the intake control in the courts and prosecutors' offices , the screening of prisoners in the court, the maintenance of security and order, as well as the acts transportation. They are also occasionally involved in the service of documents.
Some federal states also maintain a special intervention group of the judicial police station for particularly endangered judicial proceedings.
Concept history
Today's name and classification come from the Middle Ages. Protection communities were formed in cities like Regensburg . The neighborhood helped each other with fire, floods and other hardships. A protection community (eight in Regensburg) was called "Wacht", the leader "Wacht-Meister".
The sergeant (see: Sergeant ) was the highest ranked sergeant in the armies of absolutism . Within the company he was responsible for controlling the guards and taking care of administrative tasks. (Immediately behind him was the vice-sergeant in the German Empire ).
The field sergeant or colonel sergeant or chief sergeant took over these duties as a staff officer at regimental level . The name was gradually replaced by Major .
The general field sergeant or major general supervised in larger troop formations and the like. a. the formation of the brigades and regiments in the field and on the march .
As sergeant-lieutenant in military were to the 18th century aides titled.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Regl 51.024 Organization of Training Services (ODA) | As of January 1, 2019