Oberfähnrich zur See
Oberfähnrich zur See (OFähnr zS or OFRZS) designates in the German Navy of the Bundeswehr a military person or member of the armed forces with the last or highest Officer Aspirant (OA – German: Offizieranwärter) rank. According to the salary class it is equivalent to the Portepeeunteroffizier ranks Hauptbootsmann (Marine) and Hauptfeldwebel of Heer or Luftwaffe. It is also grouped as OR-7 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 Oberfähnrich zur See also informally / short Oberfähnrich. The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows: OR-9: Oberstabsbootsmann / Oberstabsfeldwebel OR-8: Stabsbootsmann / Stabsfeldwebel OR-7: Oberfähnrich zur See and Hauptbootsmann / Oberfähnrich and Hauptfeldwebel OR-6a: Oberbootsmann / Oberfeldwebel OR-6b: Fähnrich zur See and Bootsmann / Fähnrich and Feldwebel.
last or highest Officer Aspirant rank in the German navy
military rank