Swedish Army rank insignia

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[edit] Rank insignia

NATO Code1 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 Student Officer
Troop formation General Officers
Generalspersoner		 Regiment Grade
Regementsbefäl		 Company Grade
Kompanibefäl		 -
Swedish rank General Generallöjtnant Generalmajor Brigadgeneral Överste 1. gr2 Överste Överstelöjtnant Major Kapten Löjtnant Fänrik 4 Kadett
2 året 3		 Kadett
1 året 3
British equivalents General Lieutenant
General		 Major General Brigadier General Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant
Colonel		 Major Captain Lieutenant Second
Lieutenant		 Cadet
Abbreviation Gen GenLt GenMj BrigGen Öv 1.gr Öv Övlt Mj Kn Lt Fk
  • 1 Although Sweden is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation the translations to British Army ranks have been taken from an official Swedish Armed Forces publication[1] and NATO rank codes have been extrapolated from those the British Army assigns to the equivalent rank.
  • 2 Since 1 June 2000, no one can be appointed Öv 1.gr (Överste av första graden).
  • 3 A Cadet (Swedish: Kadett) rankS as a Sergeant. Because of this they're often referred to as chevron sergeants (Swedish vinkelsergeanter), due to their insignia.

[edit] Insignia

NATO Code 1 OR-8 OR-7 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-1
Troop formation Platoon Grade
Plutonsbefäl		 Squad Leaders
Gruppbefäl		 -
No insignia3
Swedish Rank Fanjunkare2 Sergeant Överfurir2 Furir Korpral Menig
British equivalents Warrant Officer
2nd Class		 Staff Sergeant Sergeant Corporal Lance-Corporal Private
Abbreviation Fj Sg ÖFu Fu Krp
A Swedish Home Guard private.
A Swedish Home Guard private.
  • 1 Sweden is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. The translations to British Army ranks have been taken taken from an official Swedish Armed Forces publication[1] and NATO rank codes have been extrapolated from those the British Army assigns to the equivalent rank.
  • 2 No permanent appointments to these ranks are currently made. Officers already appointed retain their rank and temporary appointments are made for international missions.
  • 3 Instead of rank insignia, privates wear the insignia of their branch (armour, infantry etc) on the left collar of the battle dress uniform (BDU). All personnel, regardless of rank wear the branch insignia on the right collar. Lance-Corporal and above wear their respective rank insignia on the left collar. (See picture to the right)

Currently, the majority of the conscripts serve 11 months as basic National Service, regardless of rank, and remain in the rolls for 27 years.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links and references

  1. ^ a b The Facts 2005 (PDF). Swedish Armed Forces.