Editing Officer candidate (section)

==Germany==
In the [[German Armed Forces]], officer designates are enlisted personnel. Soldiers accepted for officer training are given the annotation (''{{lang|de|OA}}'') for ''{{lang|de|Offizieranwärter}}'' ("Officer Aspirant") to their rank. Then the designate progresses through the ranks of ''{{lang|de|[[Fahnenjunker]]}}'' (OR-5), ''{{lang|de|[[Fähnrich]]}}'' (OR-6) and ''{{lang|de|[[Oberfähnrich]]}}'' (OR-7) in the [[German Army]] and [[German Air Force]]. Officer designates in the [[German Navy]] go through the corresponding ranks of ''{{lang|de|[[Seekadett]]}}'', ''{{lang|de|[[Fähnrich zur See]]}}'' and ''{{lang|de|[[Oberfähnrich zur See]]}}'' instead.

Officer designates in the army and air force wear the same uniform and insignia as the corresponding NCOs; added a silver metal tissue cord on their shoulder straps. A distinction to this is the insignia of the ''{{lang|de|Oberfähnrich}}''. His service and dress uniforms, including the shoulder straps, are sowed the silver piping, indicating the officer career instead of the NCO piping. However, his rank insignia on mounting loops for the field uniform are identical to the non-commissioned ''{{lang|de|[[Hauptfeldwebel]]}}''; plus the cord of the officer designate.

The navy doesn't use a silver cord to indicate the officer designates; instead a golden nautical star is displayed. The rank insignia of ''{{lang|de|Seekadett}}'' and ''{{lang|de|Fähnrich zur See}}'' is the same as for the corresponding NCOs, but exchanges the anchor symbol with the nautical star. The rank insignia for ''{{lang|de|Oberfähnrich zur See}}'' is lent to the ''{{lang|de|[[Leutnant zur See]]}}'', displaying the nautical star and a golden half-stripe — also on the field uniform.

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! from<br/>1956<ref>Langenscheidt´s Encyclopaedic Dictionary of the English and German language: "Der Große Muret-Sander", Part II German-English, Second Volume L–Z, 8th edition 1999, {{ISBN|3-468-01126-1}}; p. 1.381</ref>
! colspan="3" scope="col" | [[File:Bundeswehr Logo Heer with lettering.svg|30px|link=German Army]]
! colspan="3" scope="col" | [[File:Bundeswehr Logo Luftwaffe with lettering.svg|65px|link=German Air Force]]
! colspan="4" scope="col" | [[File:Bundeswehr Logo Marine with lettering.svg|45px|link=German Navy]]
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Flag of Germany.svg|40px|link=Germany]]
| [[File:HD H 21a Fahnenjunker FJg.svg|50px]]
| [[File:HD H 31a Fähnrich Pi.svg|50px]]
| [[File:DH154-Oberfähnrich.png|50px]]
| [[File:LD B 21a Fahnenjunker.svg|50px]]
| [[File:LD B 31a Fähnrich.svg|50px]]
| [[File:LD B 33a Oberfähnrich.svg|50px]]
| [[File:MDS 21a Seekadett Trp.svg|45px]] [[File:MDJA 21a Seekadett Trp Lo.svg|50px]]
| [[File:MDS 31a Fähnrich zur See Trp.svg|45px]] [[File:MDJA 31a Fähnrich zur See Trp Lu.svg|50px]]
| [[File:MDS 33a Oberfähnrich zur See Trp.svg|45px]] [[File:MDJA 33a Oberfähnrich zur See Trp Lu.svg|50px]]
|- align="center"
| [[File:HA OS5 21a Fahnenjunker PzGren.svg|50px]]
| [[File:HA OS5 31a Fähnrich HLog.svg|50px]]
| [[File:HA OS5 33a Oberfähnrich PzGren.svg|50px]]
| [[File:LA OS5 21a Fahnenjunker.svg|50px]]
| [[File:LA OS5 31a Fähnrich.svg|50px]]
| [[File:LA OS5 33a Oberfähnrich.svg|50px]]
| [[File:MA OG5 21a Seekadett.svg|50px]]
| [[File:MA OG5 31a Fähnrich zur See.svg|50px]]
| [[File:MA OG5 33a Oberfähnrich zur See.svg|50px]]
|- align="center"
! scope="row" | <small>Distinction</small>
| {{lang|de|[[Fahnenjunker]]}}
| {{lang|de|[[Fähnrich]]}}
| {{lang|de|[[Oberfähnrich]]}}
| {{lang|de|Fahnenjunker}}
| {{lang|de|Fähnrich}}
| {{lang|de|Oberfähnrich}}
| {{lang|de|[[Seekadett]]}}
| {{lang|de|[[Fähnrich zur See]]}}
| {{lang|de|[[Oberfähnrich zur See]]}}
|- align="center"
! scope="row" | [[Ranks and insignia of NATO|<small>Rank code</small>]]
| (OR-5) || (OR-6) || (OR-7) || (OR-5) || (OR-6) || (OR-7) || (OR-5) || (OR-6) || (OR-7)
|}
{{see also|Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr #Officers and officers designated}}