Corporal
Let an agent explain the rank of corporal and its equivalents, relay rank structures, insignia and responsibilities from official and reference sources, describe the national variants the registry aliases name, and distinguish corporal from lance corporal, sergeant, private and the police rank of corporal, without operational detail.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the rank of corporal and its equivalents, relay rank structures, insignia and responsibilities from official and reference sources, describe the national variants the registry aliases name, and distinguish corporal from lance corporal, sergeant, private and the police rank of corporal, without operational detail.
A junior non-commissioned officer rank in many armies, air forces and marine corps, typically above private or lance corporal and below sergeant, commanding a small team or section, with national equivalents such as the Spanish cabo, the Indian and Pakistani naik and cavalry lance daffadar, the Israeli rav-turai, and the Canadian master corporal appointment; the registry alias manskap, a Scandinavian term for enlisted personnel generally, is broader and appears misfiled.
What it is for: Not applicable; a military rank.
It can be explain the rank; relay equivalents and insignia; describe national variants; distinguish related ranks.
Distinguishing features
Junior NCO
Small team leadership
Many national names
Varied NATO codes
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a rank shown by chevrons or other insignia.
Physical character
NATO code: OR-3 or OR-4 note - varies by country
typical insignia: two chevrons note - many English-speaking armies
word origin: Italian caporale note
How it is recognised
Junior non-commissioned officer rank
Cabo, naik, lance daffadar, rav-turai, master corporal; manskap as a broader term
Lance corporals are below; sergeants are above; privates are enlisted without rank; police corporals are civilian ranks
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is below -
is above - in many armies
is distinct from - a general term for enlisted personnel
In practice
Families and kinds
army corporals
marine and air force corporals
Spanish and Latin American cabos
South Asian naiks and lance daffadars
Israeli rav-turai
Canadian master corporal appointment
Standards and regulation
NATO STANAG 2116 rank codes
National military rank regulations
Failure modes and hazards
Assuming the same rank level across countries
Registry alias manskap misfiled
Confusing military and police ranks
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.corporal
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a corporal is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a corporal, and how does the rank differ from lance corporal, sergeant, private and police corporal? definition
- Is the question about the rank, a country, insignia or a misfiled alias? boundary
Variants
National variants.
Variants
Variants.
- What are cabo, naik, lance daffadar, rav-turai and master corporal? definition
- Which entry fits the specific country? action
Structure Rank structure.
Sources.
Codes
NATO codes.
Codes
Codes.
- How does corporal map to NATO codes in different forces? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Insignia
Insignia.
Insignia
Insignia.
- What insignia mark the rank in different countries? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Role Role.
Sources.
Duties
Duties.
Duties
Duties.
- What responsibilities do corporals typically hold, at a general level? provenance
- Which entry fits section (military unit)? action
Career
Career.
Career
Career.
- How are soldiers promoted to and from corporal? provenance
- Which entry fits military career? action
Context History and language.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the rank develop from the Italian caporale? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of military ranks? action
Manskap
Manskap.
Manskap
Manskap.
- What does manskap mean in Swedish and Norwegian military usage? provenance
- Which entry fits enlisted rank? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should naik and cabo be separate primary entries?
- How should official sources be linked?
- The registry alias manskap is broader than corporal and should be detached