The Military ranks of Austria (or Ranks of the ) are the military insignia used by the Austrian Armed Forces. Austria is a landlocked country and has no navy.
Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissioned officers. Cap Service uniform Field uniform Official translation General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant EquivalentNATO code OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1
Student officer ranks Rank group Student officer Cap Service uniform Field uniform Official translation Officer cadet
Other ranks The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. Rank group Staff non-commissioned officer() Non-commissioned officer() Enlisted ranks() Recruit() Cap Service uniform Field uniform Official translation Warrant officer I Warrant officer II Warrant officer III Staff sergeant Master sergeant Sergeant Master corporal Corporal Lance corporal Private EquivalentNATO code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
Special case military gymnasium Pupils () of the Military gymnasium wear black shoulder rank insignias on their dress uniform. On the duty suits black mounting loops have to be worn. However, the particular insignia has to be in line with actual school level. The appropriate school year is symbolised by a small golden strip.
Possible appointments in correlation to rank or grade
Rank group Military rank Possible appointments/ assignments Military staff (without any rank or grade) ( until 1998) Generic infantryman Charges Generic infantryman Assistant squad leader Squad leader Squad leader (technical) Platoon leader Platoon leader Officers Military academy graduate and officer candidate (OA) Platoon leader Company executive officer Company commander Battalion commander (BN CDR) Headquarters company commander Battalion commander Regiment commander Brigade commanderGeneral officers Brigade commander (formerly ) Chief of Staff in the Ministry of Defence Chief of Operational Staff in the Ministry of Defence Commanding general of the Air Force (formerly ) Commanding general of the Operational Forces Chief of the General Staff of the Austrian Bundesheer
Additions To the rank or grade might be (among others) added addendums as follows.
Abbreviation Long version A (en: physician) aD (off duty) dG (of the general staff service) dhmfD (of the higher military specialised service) dhmtD (of the higher military technical service) dIntD (of the commissariat service) dRes (of the reserve) iR (retired) e.g.: MjrA (major physician), Lt aD (lieutenant off duty), ObstdG (colonel of the general staff service), HptmdhmtD (captain of the higher military technical service), ObstltdIntD (lieutenant colonel of the commissariat service), Olt dRes (first lieutenant of the reserve), Bgdr iR (general brigadier retired).
Historic ranks Commissioned officer ranks 1918–1920 1920–1923 1923–1933 1923–1933(Air force) 1933–1938
See also Waffenfarbe (Austria) Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces
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