''Fahnenjunker'' (short Fhj or FJ, en, officer cadet; ) is a military rank of the
Bundeswehr
The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...
and of some former German armed forces. In earlier German armed forces it was also the collective name for many
officer aspirant ranks. It was established by the ''Presidential order of the Federal president on rank insignia and uniforms of soldiers''.
[The Federal president (publisher): Order of the Federal president (de: Bundespräsident) on rank insignia and uniform of soldiers (short title: BPräsUnifAnO), issued July 14, 1978.]
Rank
''Fahnenjunker'' is the entrance rank to an
officer aspirant career. According to the salary class, it is equivalent to the
Unteroffizier ohne Portepee ranks
Unteroffizier of the army or air force, and
Maat
Maat or Maʽat ( Egyptian:
mꜣꜥt /ˈmuʀʕat/, Coptic: ⲙⲉⲓ) refers to the ancient Egyptian concepts of truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice. Ma'at was also the goddess who personified these concepts, and r ...
of the
Deutsche Marine
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. It is also grouped as OR-5 in
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two N ...
, equivalent to
Sergeant
Sergeant ( abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other ...
,
Staff Sergeant
Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services.
History of title
In origin, certain senior sergeants were assigned to administrative, superv ...
in the US Armed forces.
In the 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
*OR-5a:
Stabsunteroffizier / (Marine)
Obermaat
*OR-5b: Fahnenjunker /
Seekadett
*OR-5c:
Unteroffizier /
Maat
Maat or Maʽat ( Egyptian:
mꜣꜥt /ˈmuʀʕat/, Coptic: ⲙⲉⲓ) refers to the ancient Egyptian concepts of truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice. Ma'at was also the goddess who personified these concepts, and r ...
Rank insignia
Bundeswehr
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'' consists of shoulder straps, bordered by a golden braid that is open to the sleeve seam. ''Fahnenjunker'' of the air force wear an additional Air Force wing on the open end of the braid. The rank insignia on field and battle dress are in black colour.
Below the lowest officer designated rank of "Fahnenjunker," any military person who is assigned to be a career officer has to wear the two capital letters “OA” in addition to the particular rank, indicating the “Officer Aspirant” career.
Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS
See also
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Fanjunkare
References
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Military ranks of Germany