INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNIFORM INSIGNIA

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AMERICA - MILITARY BRANCH & RANK INSIGNIA US Space Force (0)
In the first, very vague hint of rank structure for the new US Space Force (Still to be approved by Congress), Space Policy Directive-4 was signed today, and included this passage: "(b) The legislative proposal shall establish a Chief of Staff of the Space Force, who will be a senior military officer in the grade of General or Admiral, and who shall serve as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."...
dcfowler > 20-February-2019 4:53:20
EUROPE - MILITARY BRANCH & RANK INSIGNIA Proposed changes in Bundeswehr rank structure (0)
With Brexit, the EU will lose over 40% of its military capability. The Bundeswehr have e major problems recruiting. One suggestion has been to recruit soldiers from other EU countries. As Bundeswehr is a bureaucratic organization, changes in the rank structure have also been proposed, in order to increase recruitment and retention. The image summarizes the proposed changes. Two additional ranks among ‘’Mannschaften’’ (enlisted), Korporal (paygrade A6) and Stabskorporal (A7). Today’s Unteroffiziere (A5) and Stabsunteroffiziere (A6, A7) will have a specific rank for paygrade A7 = Oberstabsunteroffizier. Direct recruitment will be possible for officers in the ‘’Militärfachliche Dienst’’ (Leutnant-Stabshauptamm); today only recruited from senior NCOs. Source: ...
Luke2 > 18-February-2019 15:57:18
EUROPE - MILITARY BRANCH & RANK INSIGNIA Turkey: Interwar years (0)
Turkish army uniforms and rank insignia during the interwar years....
Luke2 > 14-February-2019 23:50:14
EUROPE - BORDER & CUSTOMS BRANCH & RANK INSIGNIA Sweden customs 1948 (0)
•Grupp I byråchef, kustbevakningschef •Grupp II byrådirektör, tulldirektör •Grupp III förste byråsekreterare, förste revisor, byråingenjör, byråinspektör, tullöverinspektör, övertullförvaltare, tullförvaltare klass 1 A •Grupp IV tullförvaltare klass 1 B, överkontrollör, kustdistriktschef, gränsbevakningschef •Grupp V tullförvaltare klass 2, förste tullkontrollör •Grupp VI revisor, tullkontrollör, tullförvaltare klass 3 •Grupp VII förste kammarskrivare •Grupp VIII kammarskrivare •Grupp IX materialförvaltare, tullmästare, tulluppbördsman, förste tullkontorist, kustöveruppsyningsman i lönegrad 19 •Grupp X tullkontorist, tullöveruppsyningsman, kustöveruppsyningsman, gränsöveruppsyningsman •Grupp XI kontorist, förrådsman, förste expeditionsvakt, tulluppsyningsman, kanslibiträde, kustuppsyningsman, förste kustvakt, gränsuppsyningsman •Grupp XII expeditionsvakt, tillsyningsman, tullvakt, kontorsbiträde, skrivbiträde, kustvakt Source:https://museum.tullverket.se/rundvandring/02501monter/02504.4.44a6a1ff14dad48234faff7.html...
Luke2 > 9-February-2019 1:22:09