Korpral is a

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military rank ( OR-4).

Duties

The Corporal is a Squad Leader at Skill Level A (Basic). The Corporal can serve either as a volunteer enlistee or as a national serviceman. Requirement for promotion to Corporal is completed squad leader training. Civil servants of the Armed Forces belonging to position level 8 wear Corporal's rank insignia when serving in uniform.FFS 2019:6, 2 § 19.

History

A Corporal was the leader of a ( korpralskap) of 24 men during the

Swedish allotment system The allotment system ( sv, indelningsverket; fi, ruotujakolaitos) was a system used in Sweden for keeping a trained army at all times. This system came into use in around 1640, and was replaced by the modern Swedish Armed Forces conscription ...

. The korpralskap consisted of four ''Rotar'' (teams) of 6 men each. Each ''rote'' was led by a ''Rotemästare'' (

Gefreiter Gefreiter (, abbr. Gefr.; plural ''Gefreite'') is a Germany, German, Switzerland, Swiss and Austrian military rank that has existed since the 16th century. It is usually the second rank or grade to which an Enlisted rank, enlisted soldier, airman ...

). Corporals were considered

non-commissioned officer A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is a military officer who has not pursued a commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks. (Non-officers, which includes most or all enli ...

s in the cavalry ( Corporal of horse), before the reorganization 1833/37, when Cavalry Corporals were given the rank of Sergeant. The corresponding rank in the

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was ''Konstapel'' ( Bombardier), created as early as the 16th century. This rank was abolished in 1972.

Earlier rank insignia

File:3 Korpral axelklaff m1910.jpg, Army m/10 File:3 Korpral Konstapel krage 1923.jpg, Army m/23 File:13 Korpral Konstapel 1939.jpg, Army m/39 File:OR-2 Menig 1kl. år 3.jpg, Collar patch m/58 File:SWE-Kadett2.svg, Army 2009

References

Military insignia Military ranks of the Swedish Army