Rustmästare
| Rustmästare | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Sweden |
| Next higher rank | Sergeant |
| Next lower rank | Överfurir |
Rustmästare is a former Swedish rank that literally means the one responsible for the armory.
History and related ranks
[edit]Origin
[edit]Rustmästare was used, among other things, as a designation for officer rank in the artillery during the 16th century and as a non-commissioned officer title in the infantry from around 1615 to 1835.[1]
Rustmästare was originally a non-commissioned officer rank and the holder of the rank was responsible for the care of the armory, weaponry and ammunition within a company.
1833/37
[edit]Holders of the rank were elevated to furir, which then was the lowest non-commissioned officer rank.
1957
[edit]The rank was reintroduced as the rank within the Underbefäl category.[1]
1972
[edit]The rank of rustmästare was replaced with fanjunkare, and the rank was removed.
Reform 1972
[edit]Prior to 1972, military personnel were divided into three categories Underbefäl (non-commissioned officers), Underofficerare (warrant officers) and Officerare (commissioned officers).
The Underbefäl category was split into two categories
- gruppbefäl, for national servicemen, to include:
- plutonsofficerare to include
- sergeant - former överfurir
- fanjunkare - former överfurir and rustmästare
The Underofficer category was renamed kompaniofficerare to include:
- fänrik - former sergeant and fanjunkare with less than 3 years of service
- löjtnant - former sergeant and fanjunkare with 3-7 years of service
- kapten - former sergeant, fanjunkare with a minimum of 7 years of service and förvaltare
The Officer category was renamed regementsofficerare to include
- löjtnant - Löjtnant with less than 3 years of service and former fänrik
- kapten - kapten with less than 11 years of service and former Löjtnant with 3-11 years of service
- major - former kapten and löjtnant with a minimum of 11 years of service
- överstelöjtnant - överstelöjtnant and former major
- higher ranks
Reform 1983
[edit]All categories were merged into one professional officer category with the lowest rank set to fänrik. Furir, överfurir, sergeant and fanjunkare were removed as a professional ranks. Holders of the rank fanjunkare were given the rank of löjtnant and the rest to fänrik.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Tjänsteställningsutredningen (1967). Tjänsteställning inom krigsmakten: betänkande. Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X ; 1967:15 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Esselte. p. 134. SELIBR 617608.
- ^ The Swedish Armed Forces official website - military ranks Archived 2007-06-08 at the Wayback Machine (accessed on July 13, 2007) (in Swedish)
- ^ http://www.goarmy.com/about/ranks_and_insignia.jsp USA enlisted ranks
- ^ : [1][permanent dead link]