First lieutenant (OLt) designates the secondarylowest officer rank in the German Federal Armed Forces, as well as in the Austrian federal army and Swiss army (whereby in Swiss army the abbreviation Oblt it is) and/or the third-lowest officer in armies, which still another Unterleutnant.

The first lieutenant corresponds to one "second lieutenant 1. Class "(lieutenant First Class/roofridge Lieutenant/1LT) or simply "the second lieutenant "(lieutenant). In former times the first lieutenant was called Prime Minister lieutenant (in franz. Switzerland this very day valid). In NATO the first lieutenant has the rank code OF-1 (whereby OF stands for more officer).

Federal Republic of Germany

At the German navy this rank is called first lieutenant to sea. Medical officers (and/or medical officer candidates) of the German Federal Armed Forces do not go through it usually. They are promoted directly with the receipt of the license to practise medicine to medical officer (the captain).

The transport to the first lieutenant is in the German Federal Armed Forces after at the earliest 2 1/2 years service as an officer (before: three years training up to the transport as the second lieutenant, thus altogether at least 5 1/2 year up to the OLt) possible. He usually finds use as platoon leader or a deputy company commander, in addition, as a pilot of transportation and combat aircraft (Air Force).

The training as the first lieutenant is a mixture from theory and practice. The practical training depends on the use (e.g. pilot at the Air Force). Before officer examination the transfer can have taken place before among other things to the German Federal Armed Forces universities in Hamburg and Munich. Upper second lieutenants are often therefore university graduates with a nationally recognized university conclusion.

The rank insignia shows two silver four-jagged stars (also Pickel with the German Federal Armed Forces called; Badge of the navy: two middle latitude strip), at the federal army of two golden six-jagged stars.

Sometimes in the German Federal Armed Forces everyday life officers operate separately from the troops into own restaurants (officer homes, OHG) and sleep not in troop accommodations, but in officer hostels. Among themselves also in determines handling to a large extent - blank Kodex, which determines and regulates the social behavior. This Kodex supplements the regulations in the national service act (e.g. "obligation to comrade shank ").

Soldiers in this rank can give crews, NCOs without Portepee and NCOs with Portepee of instructions within the borders set by the superior regulation (VorgV).

Switzerland

The transport to the first lieutenant is made in Switzerland after army XXI after completing the entire training as the second lieutenant (the inclusive practical service) and 2 WK as a second lieutenant and/or after 4 degree years as second lieutenant regulation by the compulsory military service (pdf)

It has afterwards the function of a platoon leader, deputies of the commander of company or is assigned in a staff as a quarter master. In rare cases a first lieutenant can take also a function as a service boss in a battalion staff. The rank first lieutenant is a condition for the far training as the commander.

The rank insignia shows two narrow strips at Swiss army.

See also: Ranks in Swiss army

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