Fahnenjunker
 (Army / Air force) |
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| Rank insignia | German NCO rank |
| Introduction | 1966 |
| Rank group | Non-commissioned officers |
| Army / Air Force | Fahnenjunker |
| Navy | Seekadett |
| NATO equivalent |
OR-5 |
Fahnenjunker (en: officer cadet; literal: colors junker) is a military rank of the Bundeswehr and of some former German armed forces. In earlier German armed forces it was also the collective name for many Officer aspirant ranks.
Fahnenjunker (short Fhj or FJ) is a military rank of the German Bundeswehr to persons in uniform of the German Army and German Air Force. Legal basis is the Presidential order of the Federal president on rank insignia and uniforms of soldiers
Fahnenjunker is the entrance rank to the Officer Aspirant career. According to the salary class it is equivalent to the Unteroffizier ohne Portepee ranks Unteroffizier of the army or the air force, and Maat (rank) of Deutsche Marine. It is also grouped as OR-5 in NATO, equivalent to Sergeant, Staff Sergeant in the US Armed forces.
In army context NCOs of this rank were formally addressed as Herr/ Frau Fahnenjunker also informally / short Fahnenjunker.
The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:
Unteroffizier ohne Portepee
The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"!
An officer candidate's career is indicated by the enlisted rank with a thin silver cord on the shoulder strap in the army and the air force, and with the golden nautical star on the shoulder strap and sleeve in the Deutsche Marine.
The rank insignia of Fahnenjunker consist of shoulder straps, bordered by a golden braid that is open to the sleeve seam. Fahnenjunker of the air force wear additional Air Force wing on the open end of the braid. The rank insignia on field- and battle dress are in black colour.
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