are given the annotation (OA) for Offizieranwärter ("Officer Aspirant") to their rank. Then the designate progresses through the ranks of [[Fahnenjunker]] (OR-5), [[Fähnrich]] (OR-6) and [[Oberfähnrich]] (OR-7) in the German Army and German Air Force. Officer designates in the German Navy go through the corresponding ranks of [[Seekadett]], [[Fähnrich zur See]] and [[Oberfähnrich zur See]] instead.

Officer designates