Sergeant (Sweden)

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imageFinland = Kersantti kauluslaatta.svg
junior = Furir
junior2 = Alikersantti
senior = Fänrik
senior2 = Ylikersantti
usmc = Corporal
ba = Corporal
official = Staff Sergeant
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text = Sergeant(Kersantti in Finnish) is a Swedish and Finnish military rank above Furir in Sweden and Alikersantti in Finland; and below Fänrik in Sweden and Ylikersantti in Finland. Sweden: Sergeants have been seen to fill up positions as non-combat team-leaders (4-8men) and combat positions as team-leaders and deputy team-leaders (6-8 men) during international operations including the Nordic Battle Group. It can also be temporarily assigned rank for former conscripts whom get hired as an instructor but had a lower or no rank at all. Team-leaders and deputy platoon-leaders of the Home Guard typically have this rank.

Obtaining the rank in Sweden

It is awarded after completing 11 months of level 7 conscript training or after compleating a minimum of 6 months of basic military training followed by one year training at the Specialist Officers School. Level 7 corresponds to team leader level.

Obtaining the rank in Finland

Two months of basic military training and selected for underofficer training, followed by 10 month of reseerve underofficers training. Top graduates are promoted to Kersantti depending on availiable positions in the war organization, the rest to alikersantti.

Sweden: New two-career-path system

After the implementation of the two-career-paths systems for officers 2008, this rank will become a professional rank within the newly created “specialist officer” category. Typically specialists, team-leaders (5-8 soldiers) and/or tank commanders will hold this rank. The intention of the new system is to better align Swedish military forces with that of Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Britton as well as increasing the skills of leaders of team, squad, platoon level units. It is a partly rollback to the system that existed prior the implementation of the one career path system 1983.

History and related ranks

1615

The introduction of the rank

Sweden: Reform 1972

Holders of the rank Överfurir were elevated to Sergeants.Holders of the rank Sergeant were elevated to
*Kapten with more than 7 years of service
*Löjtnant with 3-7 years of service
*Fänrik with less than 3 years of service

Sweden: 2008

The rank was reintroduced as a professional rank in the newly formed Specialist officers corps.

Sweden: June 6, 2008

Firs cadre of 92 Army Specialist Officers graduated as Sergeants from the ground battle school at Kvarn.Those have received training to become squadleaders and will serve as instructors at traing centers aroundSweden.

See also

* Finnish military ranks
* Military ranks of the Swedish armed forces
* Swedish Armed Forces
* [http://www.mil.se/article.php?id=1239 Officer Training]
* Classification of military personel in international operations

[http://www.mil.se/article.php?id=432 The Swedish Armed Forces official website - military ranks] (accessed on July 13, 2007) (in Swedish)] http://www.goarmy.com/about/ranks_and_insignia.jsp USA enlisted ranks ] [ [ http://www2.mil.se/upload/dokumentfiler/Stabspublikationer/HKV%202008-04-09%2016%20100.66576%20Missiv%20Inf%C3%B6rande%20tv%C3%A5bef%C3%A4lssystem.pdf Implemenation of two career path system for officers] ] [ [http://soldf.e.kth.se/docs/fmpub/Hemv%E4rnet/hvh_2.pdf] ]

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