Vicekorpral
title: "Vicekorpral" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["military-ranks-of-the-swedish-army"] topic_path: "geography/sweden" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicekorpral" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vicekorpral |
| image | {{multiple image |
| caption_align | center |
| image1 | SWE-Kadett1.svg |
| caption1 | Army |
| image2 | SWE-Airforce-vicekorpral.png |
| caption2 | Air force |
| image3 | SWE-Navy-1UpArrow.svg |
| caption3 | Navy |
| country | Sweden |
| service branch | |
| NATO rank | OR-3 |
| higher rank | Korpral |
| lower rank | Menig |
| equivalents | |
| :: |
| name = Vicekorpral | image = {{multiple image|border=infobox | caption_align = center | image1 = SWE-Kadett1.svg | width1 = 64 | caption1 = Army | image2 = SWE-Airforce-vicekorpral.png | width2 = 60 | caption2 = Air force | image3 = SWE-Navy-1UpArrow.svg| width3 = 80 | caption3 = Navy | country = Sweden | service branch = | NATO rank = OR-3 | higher rank = Korpral | lower rank = Menig | equivalents = Vicekorpral (vicekonstapel in the artillery) is a Swedish rank above menig and below korpral that existed until 1972 as a trainee rank for conscripts who were undertaking training to become deputy squad leaders or squad leaders. The rank was reintroduced 2009 to denote soldiers at OR-3 level.
History
Insignias before 1972
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| Army | Air force | Navy |
|---|---|---|
| [[File:SWE-Vicekorpral.svg | 32px]] | [[File:SWE-Airforce-1bar.png |
| :: |
References
References
- Försvarsmakten. "Gruppbefäl, soldater och sjömän".
- "vicekorpral {{!}} SO {{!}} svenska.se".
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