''Charge(s)'' (; literal: rank(s)) used to be the generic term to the military ranks
[BROCKHAUS, The encyclopedia in 24 volumes (1796–2001), Volume 4: 3-7653-3664-5, page 411, definition: ''Charge''] above the rank group of enlisted personnel in German speaking armies. In the today's Austrian Armed Forces (''Österreichisches Bundesheer'') it is the designation to the rank group OR2
[The abbreviation "OR" stands for ''"Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"''] to OR4, which comprises the ranks ''Gefreiter'', ''Korporal'' and ''Zugsführer''.
In English speaking armed forces, however,
charge characterizes a particular manoeuvre, where soldiers rush towards the enemy to engage in close combat.
;Charges in the Austrian Bundesheer:
The sequence of rank groups (top-down approach) in the Austrian Bundesheer is as follows:
*''Personen ohne Chargengrad'' OR-1 (= Persons without charge grade)
*
''Chargen'' OR2-OR4 (= Charges)
*''Unteroffiziere'' OR5-OR6 (= NCOs)
*''Stabsunteroffiziere'' OR7-OR9 (= Staff NCOs)
*''Offiziere'' OF1-OF5 (= Officers)
*''Generale'' OF6-OF9 (= General officers)
;See also:
References
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Bundesheer ranks (in German)
Military ranks of Austria