- Aspirant
Aspirant is a military rank in the French military, Brazilian military,Romanian Navy and Polish Police.
French Army
An
Officer Designate rank, it is used in the "Armée de Terre " (Army), the "Armée de l'Air " (Air Force), the "Marine Nationale " (Navy) and the "Gendarmerie Nationale ". Technically it is not a commissioned rank but it is still treated in all respects as one. Aspirants are either officers in training in military academies or voluntaries, serving as temporary officers. The aspirant must have been previously "élève officier" (Officer Cadet ). He can afterwards be commissioned as a "sous-lieutenant" or "enseigne de vaisseau de deuxième classe". His insignia is a single curl of gold lace, disrupted by "flashes" of wool. It was widely used during bothWorld War s for providing young educated people with an officer's authority.Portuguese Armed Forces
"Aspirante-a-oficial" is the first rank in the officer corps, coming below
Alferes in the army and air force andGuarda-Marinha (Naval School graduates) orSub-tenente (temporary officers graduated from civilian universities) in the navy.Romanian Navy
In the Romanian Navy, Aspirant is the lowest commissioned rank, equivalent to the rank of Ensign.
Other uses
An aspirant is also an alternate title for a
kandidat for doctoral education candidates in the post Soviet-states.The term is also used in reference to religious vocations as one who is discerning the religious life.
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