Ensign student, abbreviated FRS) were German Democratic Republic soldiers who were in training for a career as Fähnrich in the Armed Forces of East Germany [de].

The two-year training was offered in the National People's Army, the Border Troops and in parts of the Ministry for State Security.

The Fähnrich corps was supposed to provide highly specialized "long service members" below the officer level and close a skills gap in the technical careers.

Later, only Fähnrichschüler could be appointed Fähnrich if they had successfully completed a two-year training course at a military technical school or an officers' colleges.

After German reunification in October 1990, the remaining Fähnrichschüler and Offiziersschüler students, were taken into the Bundeswehr and kept until they could complete their diplomas.