Anwärter

[citation needed] As an SS rank, an SS-Anwärter was a recruit, someone who had applied for membership in the SS and was undergoing a probationary period, after which time an appointment would be issued to the rank of SS-Mann.

During that year, a potential SS member would be drilled and indoctrinated; racial, political, and background checks would also be conducted.

At the end of this time, typically in an elaborate ceremony, an Anwärter would be promoted to the rank of SS-Mann.

[citation needed] After 1941, Anwärter was also used as a rank of the Waffen-SS, but to a much lesser degree than in the general SS.

[4] In modern-day Germany, the title of Anwärter is typically used by those applying for employment and also as a designation for members of the Bundeswehr who are under consideration for a leadership assignment.