Fanjunkare

Fanjunkare (OR-7) is a Swedish military rank above Översergeant and below Överfanjunkare.

[1] Fanjunkare was established as a brevet rank for non-commissioned officers in 1806.

With the creation of a one-tier professional officer structure in 1983, promotion to fanjunkare only took place in the reserves or among National Servicemen.

Before 1972 the equivalent of fanjunkare in the artillery was styckjunkare; a rank that goes back to the 17th century.

The word comes from German stückjunker, and denotes a gentleman of ordnance, hence a "master gunner".