Charges (military)

Charge(s) (; literal: rank(s)) used to be the generic term to the military ranks above the rank group of enlisted personnel in German speaking armies. In the today's Austrian Armed Forces () it is the designation to the rank group OR2 to OR4, which comprises the ranks , and .

In English speaking armed forces, however, charge characterizes a particular manoeuvre, where soldiers rush towards the enemy to engage in close combat.

The sequence of rank groups (top-down approach) in the Austrian Bundesheer is as follows:

• Personen ohne Chargengrad OR-1 (= Persons without charge grade)
• <span style="color:#060;"></span> OR2–OR4 (= Charges)
• OR5–OR6 (= NCOs)
• OR7–OR9 (= Staff NCOs)
• OF1–OF5 (= Officers)
• OF6–OF9 (= General officers)

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References

External links

• Bundesheer ranks (in German)