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Finnish Defence Forces rank of Majuri comparable to [[Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers|Ranks of NATO armies officers]] as OF-3 |
[[Finnish Defence Forces]] rank of Majuri is comparable to [[Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers|Ranks of NATO armies officers]] as OF-3 |
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==Obtaining the rank in Sweden== |
==Obtaining the rank in Sweden== |
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Revision as of 10:53, 25 October 2009
Template:Infobox MilitaryRank Finnish Defence Forces rank of Majuri is comparable to Ranks of NATO armies officers as OF-3
Obtaining the rank in Sweden
Two years as Kapten and 40 weeks training at National Defense College (Staff Programme).
History and related ranks
1600 - 1700
The original title was Sergeant Major, which means the most senior servant to the Överste. The "sergeant" part was later dropped. A major was typically responsible for the security of the regiment by assigning personnel from the regiment as guards. In addition, he was in charge of one of the eight companies in the regiment. When the regiment was organized in a divisioncolumn formation during battle, he was in charge of all pikers.
1743 - 1756
Establishment of the rank Second Major. Rank equal to Major, but salaried as Kapten.
1800
Establishment of the rank third Major.
Swedish Reform 1972
- Holders of the rank Kapten and Löjtnant (with more than 11 years of service) were promoted to Major.
- Holders of ther rank Majors were promoted to Överstelöjtnant.
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Current Sweden
Most officers in this rank do not command units such as battalions or companies, but take up similar duties that are typically delegated to senior NCO equivalents in the US Army or more non-military type desk work. The reason for this is the current huge surplus of officers with some 3,500 Overstelojtnants and Majors with no standing battalions or companies to command (Military units). [Ref. Personnel department of the National Defense at Lidingovagen Stockholm “Bastionen”]. Some few holders of the rank are responsible for the training of a company.
See also
- Finnish military ranks
- Military ranks of the Swedish armed forces
- Swedish Armed Forces
- Officer Training
References
- ^ 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://www.goarmy.com/about/ranks_insignia_officer.jsp USA comissioned officers
- ^ http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/index.htm