(OFähnr or OFR) designates in the Heer of the Bundeswehr a military person or member of the armed forces with the last or highest Officer Aspirant (OA – de: ) rank. According to the salary class it is equivalent to the ranks of or , and of .
It is also grouped as OR-7 in NATO, equivalent to Sergeant 1st Class, Master Sergeant, or Chief Petty Officer in the US Armed forces, and to Warrant Officer Class 2 in the British Army and Royal Navy.
In navy context NCOs of this rank were formally addressed as also informally / short .
The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows: OR-9: OR-8: OFD: and / and OR-6: / OR-6: and / and
See also Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr
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