Anthypolochagos

Anthypolochagos (Greek: Ανθυπολοχαγός, abbreviated Ανθλγός (Anthglos), equivalent to the NATO (OF-1), is the lowest commissioned officer rank in the Hellenic Army, except for the Armour-Cavalry Arm, and formerly, the Cavalry, in which it is called Anthypilarchos (Greek: Ανθυπίλαρχος, romanized: Anthypilarchos, abbrev.

The ancestral Ancient Greek: ἴλη, romanized: ilē could mean a "band of men" or "cavalry troop", according to Arrian, properly numbering sixty-four men, especially when applied to the territorial squadrons of the Companion cavalry of the Ancient Macedonian army of Philip II.

[2] The Modern Greek word for a cavalry, armoured, or aerial squadron is moira, which also applies to Special forces, airborne and artillery battalions.

Anthipolochagos or its equivalent is the lowest and highest rank, respectively, that can be obtained by graduates of the Hellenic Military Academy and the Corps Non-Commissioned Officers Academy, after four years of schooling for the former, and seventeen years later for the latter, at which time graduates are promoted anthipolochagos or anthipilarchos, depending on the rank borne by the arm in which they have been serving.

During their probationary period, they are called Reserve Candidate Officers (Greek: Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός, romanized: Dokimos Ephedros Anthypolochagos) and take the rank of Reserve Second Lieutenant (Greek: Έφεδρος Ανθυπολοχαγός, romanized: Ephedros Anthypolochagos) one-and-a-half months after their leaving the academy.