Oberstabswachtmeister
Not to be confused with the more senior 
German Army/ Air Force NCO-rank Oberstabsfeldwebel (OR-9[1]).
German Army/ Air Force NCO-rank Oberstabsfeldwebel (OR-9[1])..svg) | |||
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| Rank insignia | Austrian Bundesheer | ||
| Introduction | 1965 | ||
| Rank group | Stabsunteroffiziere | ||
| Army / Air Force | Oberstabswachtmeister | ||
| Navy | no equivalent | ||
| Lower: Higher: |
Stabswachtmeister | ||
| Offiziersstellvertreter | |||
| NATO equivalent |
OR-8 | ||
Oberstabswachtmeister (short: OStWm) is in the Austrian Bundesheer a NCO-rank. It belongs to the higher Staff-NCO rank group, and is normally dedicated to command a platoon or to serve in a military staff appointment (assignment group M BUO 1 / professional NCO; respectively M ZUO 1 / reserve).
During United Nations missions and in NATO Partnership for Peace the rank Stabswachtmeister will be designated in English with Sergeant First Class (SFC) / Staff Sergeant (SSG) and is equivalent to NATO-Rang code OR-8.
The equivalent to Oberstabswachtmeister might be the Stabsfeldwebel of the Bundeswehr as well.
Rank insignia on the collar patch are a wide and a small white stripe with two sex serrated stars, symbolising the Austrian edelweiss.
- See also
References
[edit]- ^ The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"
- Die Streitkräfte der Republik Österreich, 1918-1968, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Militärwissenschaftliches Institut, 1968.