Oberfähnrich zur See
Oberfähnrich zur See designates in the German Navy of the Bundeswehr a military person or member of the armed forces with the last or highest Officer Aspirant rank. According to the salary class it is equivalent to the Portepeeunteroffizier ranks Hauptbootsmann and Hauptfeldwebel of Heer or Luftwaffe.
It is also grouped as OR-7 in NATO, equivalent to First Sergeant, Master Sergeant, or Senior 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 Herr Oberfähnrich zur See also informally / short Oberfähnrich.
The sequence of ranks in that particular group is as follows:
- OR-9: Oberstabsbootsmann / Oberstabsfeldwebel
- OR-8: Stabsbootsmann / Stabsfeldwebel
- OR-7: Oberfähnrich zur See and Hauptbootsmann / Oberfähnrich and Hauptfeldwebel
- OR-6a: Oberbootsmann / Oberfeldwebel
- OR-6b: Fähnrich zur See and Bootsmann / Fähnrich and Feldwebel
The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"!
| junior Rank Oberbootsmann | Oberfähnrich zur See | senior Rank Stabsbootsmann |
| junior Rank Oberbootsmann | Hauptbootsmann | senior Rank Stabsbootsmann |
;See also:
Particularity
The top-down sequence of German Marine midshipman ranks is as follows:- Oberfähnrich zur See
- Fähnrich zur See and
- Seekadett
Equivalent in other countries
- → Merikadetti
- → Oberfähnrich zur See
- → Aspirant de marine
- → Luitenant ter zee der 3e klasse
- → Chorąży marynarki
- → Kursant not to be confused with Michman
- → Midshipman
- → Midshipman