Matrose (rank)

Matose (abbr. Matr, on lists S) is the lowest rank of enlisted men in the German Navy. It is grouped as OR1 ) in NATO, and might be comparable to Seaman (lowest level) in the United States Navy / U.S. Coast Guard, as well as to Seaman in the British Royal Navy and other anglophone naval forces. It is grade A3 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence.

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

The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:
 * OR-4a: Oberstabsgefreiter
 * OR-4b: Stabsgefreiter
 * OR-3a: Hauptgefreiter
 * OR-3b: Obergefreiter
 * OR-2: Gefreiter
 * OR-1: Matrose / Soldat

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


 * Mounting loops Matrose:

See also:

Equivalent in other countries

 * Austro-Hungarian Navy k.u.k. Matrose
 * Flag of Azerbaijan.svg – Маtros
 * Flag of Bulgaria.svg – Матрос (Matros)
 * Flag of Russia.svg – ru: Матрос (Matros)
 * Flag of Ukraine.svg – Матрос (Matros)