Oberbootsmann

Oberbootsmann (OBtsm or in lists OB) designates in the German Navy of the Bundeswehr a military person or member of the armed forces. It belongs to the particular rank group Senior NCOs with port epée.

Oberbootsmann
shoulder board[1] / cuff title[2] / mounting loop
CountryGermany
Service branchGerman Navy
AbbreviationOBtsm or OB
Rank insigniaGerman NCO rank
RankOberbootsmann
NATO rankOR-6
Formation1955
Rank groupNon-commissioned officers
Next higher rankHauptbootsmann
Oberfähnrich zur See
Next lower rankBootsmann
Equivalent ranks
  • Army / Air Force: Oberfeldwebel
  • Army / Navy: Sergeant First Class, Chief Petty Officer
  • Air Force: Senior Master Sergeant

According to the salary class it is equivalent to the Oberfeldwebel of Heer or Luftwaffe. It is grouped as OR6 in NATO, equivalent to First Sergeant, Master Sergeant, or Senior Chief Petty Officer in the US Armed forces, and to Warrant Officer Class 2 in the British Army and Royal Navy.

In navy context NCOs of this rank were formally addressed as Herr Oberbootsmann also informally / short Oberbootsmann.

The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:
Unteroffiziere mit Portepee

Remark

The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"!

junior Rank
Bootsmann
Oberbootsmann		 senior Rank
Hauptbootsmann
Oberfähnrich zur See
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See also
Main articles: Ranks of the German Bundeswehr and Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr
Main article: Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted

Equivalent in other NATO countries
  • – Premier-maître chef/ Eerste meester
  • – Chief petty officer 2nd class/ Premier maître de 2e classe
  • – Stožerni narednik
  • – Seniorsergent
  • – Premier maître
  • – Επικελευστής/ Epikelefstis
  • – Petty officer/specialist (after 6 years service)
  • – secondo capo scelto
  • – Sergeant-majoor
  • – no equivalent
  • – Młodszy chorąży marynarki
  • – Sargento-ajudante
  • – Sargento primero
  • – Chief Petty Officer/ Colour Sergeant
  • – Chief Petty Officer/ Gunnery Sergeant

References
  1. Hartmut Bagger; Armed Forces Staff (Germany) I 3, ZDv 37/10. Anzugordnung für die Soldaten der Bundeswehr, eds. (16 July 2008) [Neudruck Oktober 2008 ersetzt Erstausgabe von Juli 1996], "4 Kennzeichnungen", : Juli 1996. Neudruck von Oktober 2008 (PDF) (in German), archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2014, retrieved 11 April 2016
  2. Rank insignia on shoulder straps für Marineuniformträger der 60-er Verwendungsreihen. Rechts: Ärmelabzeichen der Jacke des Dienstanzugs eines Marineuniformträgers der 70-er Verwendungsreihen. Soldaten in anderer Verwendung weisen andere Verwendungabzeichen auf.
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