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der Reserve (of the reserve) iR. in Ruhe (retired) e.g.: MjrA (major physician), Lt aD (lieutenant off duty), ObstdG (colonel of the general staff service), HptmdhmtD (captain of the higher military technical service), ObstltdIntD (lieutenant colonel of the commissariat service), Olt dRes (first lieutenant of the reserve), Bgdr iR (general ...
The Austrian Armed Forces (German: Bundesheer, lit. 'Federal Army') are the combined military forces of Austria. The military consists of 16,000 active-duty personnel and 125,600 reservists. [ 1 ] The military budget is 1.0% of national GDP (including pensions) or €3.317 billion (2023,without pensions).
This article is a list of various nations' armed forces ranking designations. Comparisons are made between the different systems used by nations to categorize the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another. Several of these lists mention NATO rank reference codes. These are used for easy comparison among NATO countries. Links to comparison ...
The Austrian Air Force in its current form was created in May 1955 by the victorious Allied powers, subject to restrictions on its use of guided missiles. The Austrian State Treaty of 1955 committed Austria to permanent neutrality. Pilot training started out with four Yak-11 Moose and four Yak-18 Max aircraft donated by the Soviet Union, and ...
The rank insignia – so-called Paroli – of the Austro-Hungarian Army (1867–1918) were worn on the fore-part of the sleeves for jackets, but never on shoulder straps of shirts, service jackets, and dress uniforms. This extended to the Common Army as well as to the Imperial-Royal Landwehr. However, the mountain corps wore additionally an ...
The Austrian Armed Forces are administered by the Ministry of Defence and Sports located in Vienna. The Ministry controls the following entities: Ministry of National Defence and Sport, in Vienna. General Staff, in Vienna. Section I: Personnel and legal office.
Gefreiter ([ɡəˈfraɪ̯tɐ], abbr. Gefr.; plural Gefreite, English: private, in the military context) is a German, Swiss and Austrian military rank that has existed since the 16th century. It is usually the second rank or grade to which an enlisted soldier, airman or sailor could be promoted. [1][2]
Military ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships within armed forces, [1] police, [2] intelligence agencies and other institutions organized along military lines. Responsibility for personnel, equipment and missions grow with each advancement. The military rank system defines dominance, authority and responsibility within a military ...