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Rustmästare

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Rustmästare
CountrySweden
Next higher rankSergeant
Next lower rankÖverfurir

Rustmästare is a former Swedish rank that literally means the one responsible for the armory.

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Origin

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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

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Holders of the rank were elevated to furir, which then was the lowest non-commissioned officer rank.

1957

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The rank was reintroduced as the rank within the Underbefäl category.[1]

1972

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The rank of rustmästare was replaced with fanjunkare, and the rank was removed.

Reform 1972

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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

korpral - former vicekorpral
furir - former korpral
överfurir - former furir
  • 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Tjänsteställningsutredningen (1967). Tjänsteställning inom krigsmakten: betänkande. Statens offentliga utredningar, 0375-250X ; 1967:15 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Esselte. p. 134. SELIBR 617608.
  2. ^ The Swedish Armed Forces official website - military ranks Archived 2007-06-08 at the Wayback Machine (accessed on July 13, 2007) (in Swedish)
  3. ^ http://www.goarmy.com/about/ranks_and_insignia.jsp USA enlisted ranks
  4. ^ : [1][permanent dead link]