, short: StKptLt / in lists: SKL, () is the highest Fachdienstoffizier rank (en: specialist officer, comparable to US limited duty officer) in the German Navy.official rank table of the German Navy
The rank is rated OF-2aSTANAG 2116 in NATO, and equivalent to Stabshauptmann in Heer, and Luftwaffe. It is grade A13 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence and is senior to the regular OF-2 rank of (en: Lt).
Address The official manner, in line to ZDv 10/8, of formal addressing of military people with the rank (OF-2a) is "Herr/Frau ". However, as to German traditions and in line to seamen's language the "" will be addressed "Herr/Frau Kaleu".
Rank insignia Its rank insignia, worn on the sleeves and shoulders, are one five-pointed star above two stripes with two half stripes between them (without the star when rank loops are worn).
Particularity Military people of the "line officer career" () skip over this rank, by regular promotion from (OF-2) to Korvettenkapitän (OF-3); however, the pay grade A13 ( and Korvettenkapitän) is identical.
German Navy officer rankLimited duty officer / officer specialist careerjunior rank Stabshauptmann end of careerLine officer careersenior rankKorvettenkapitän
The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows: OF-2a:The abbreviation "OF" stands for de: "Offizier / en: officer / fr: officier / ru: офицер" / Stabshauptmann OF-2: / OF-1a: / OF-1: /
See also Limited duty officer
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