Oberfähnrich

Oberfähnrich;
	Heer and Luftwaffe shoulder insignia
Country	Germany
Service branch	German Army; German Air Force
Abbreviation	OFähnr
Rank	German NCO rank
NATO rank code	OR-7
Non-NATO rank	E-7
Formation	1957
Next higher rank	Stabsfeldwebel
Next lower rank	Oberfeldwebel
Equivalent ranks	Oberfähnrich zur See

Oberfähnrich (OFähnr or OFR) designates in the Heer of the Bundeswehr a military person or member of the armed forces with the last or highest Officer Aspirant (OA – de: Offizieranwärter) rank. According to the salary class it is equivalent to the Portepeeunteroffizier ranks Hauptfeldwebel of Heer or Luftwaffe, and Hauptbootsmann of Marine.

It is also grouped as OR-7 in NATO, equivalent to Sergeant 1st Class, Master Sergeant, or 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 also informally / short Oberfähnrich.

The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:

OR-9: Oberstabsfeldwebel / Oberstabsbootsmann
OR-8: Stabsfeldwebel / Stabsbootsmann
OFD: Oberfähnrich and Hauptfeldwebel / Oberfähnrich zur See and Hauptbootsmann
OR-6a: Oberfeldwebel / Oberbootsmann
OR-6b: Fähnrich and Feldwebel / Fähnrich zur See and Bootsmann

Remark

The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"!

junior Rank Oberfeldwebel	Oberfähnrich	senior Rank Stabsfeldwebel
	Hauptfeldwebel

See also

Particularity

The top-down sequence of German Heer/ Luftwaffe, and Navy Officer Aspirant (OA) ranks is as follows:

Oberfähnrich, Oberfähnrich zur See
Fähnrich, Fähnrich zur See
Fahnenjunker, and Seekadett (en: Naval cadet)

Already below the lowest officer designated rank "Fahnenjunker" any military person, assigned to an officer career, has to wear additionally to the particular rank the two capital letters “OA”, indicating to the “Officer Aspirant” career. The "nautical star" symbolises the "OA" career.

Officer Aspirant (OA) ranks, medical career excapted
Schütze OA (OR-1)
(Heer, service uniform, military musician service)

Equivalent in other countries

→ Fændrik
→ Oberfähnrich
→ Aspirant/ Élève-officier
→ Allievo Ufficiale I
→ Eleve-Officier/ Officer cadet
→ Vaandrig/Kornet
→ Fähnrich
→ Kursant not to be confused with Praporshik
→ Teniente segundo
→ Officer cadet
→ Officer candidate

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