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In the Danish Defence, there are two senior sergeant ranks, Oversergent (lit. 'Upper/Senior sergeant') and Seniorsergent (lit. 'Senior sergeant'). However, the Danish Defence officially translates the rank with the equivalents in the British Armed Forces, [1] as such the ranks have different official translations depending on the branch.
NATO Code | OR-8 | OR-7 |
---|---|---|
Danish | Seniorsergent | Oversergent |
Royal Danish Army [2] | ||
English [3] | Warrant officer class II | Sergeant first class |
Royal Danish Navy [4] | ||
English [5] | Senior chief petty officer | Chief petty officer |
Royal Danish Air Force [6] | ||
English [7] | Warrant officer | Flight sergeant |
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