Swedish Army rank insignia
- Swedish Army rank insignia
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* 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[cite web|title=The Facts 2005|publisher=Swedish Armed Forces|url=http://www.mil.se/attachments/thefacts_2005.pdf|format=PDF] 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.
Insignia
* 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
* 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.
ee also
*Sweden
*Swedish Army
*Swedish Armed Forces
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