Guardsman
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Guardsman is a rank used instead of private in some military units that serve as the official bodyguard of a sovereign or head of state. It is also used as a generic term for any member of a guards unit of any rank.
Canada
In the
The rank is considered non-gender specific and therefore applies equally to female soldiers and is inclusive of any person who has earned the rank. The rank badge is identical to that of private, a single chevron.
Guards units in
India
In the Indian Army the rank is used by the elite Brigade of the Guards.[2] It is also used by the Indian Home Guards as a rank equivalent to a constable in the Indian Police Service.[3] The rank is used for regular employees and not volunteers.[citation needed]
Singapore
In the
United Kingdom
The
United States
It is also used to refer to members of the
References
- ^ "Governor General's Foot Guards Regimental Museum". Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "230 recruits pass out as guardsmen from Kamptee Regimental Centre". 16 August 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
Following completion of training, 230 recruits have passed out as guardsmen from the Guards Regimental Centre in Kamptee. The 'Brigade of The Guards' is the elite regiment of the Indian Army.
- ^ "Gauhati High Court: Nirmal Dey And Anr. vs State Of Tripura And Ors. on 6 January, 1997". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
The case of the Petitioner No. 1 is that he entered into the service as a member of the Tripura Home Guards in 1965 with the designation of "Guardsman" which is equivalent to the rank of Police Constable and the duties performed by him since his entry into the service are similar to the duties performed by a police constable.
- ^ "The Guardsmen". mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "British army ranks". nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
Private is the lowest rank of trained soldier. Various regiments and corps have equivalent ranks such as trooper, gunner, guardsman, sapper, signalman, fusilier, craftsman and rifleman. Insignia: None
- ^ "Guardsman (British Army)". icanbea.org.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Abbreviations". Internetseite des Lincolnshire Regiments. Retrieved 11 April 2020.