New rank insignia for Swiss Frontier Guard

[ChrisWI]

It appears that the Swiss Frontier Guard has new rank insignia. Does anyone have any details on the exact system?




http://www.uniforminsignia.org/index.ph ... 30&sid=535
^ appears to either be outdated or this is part of the Swiss Federal Police rank insignia

[Luke]

Well, at least they have new blue uniforms. The old green uniforms are replaced by blue uniforms looking like the other Schengen-states.

Source: http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/dyn/news/sc ... 30505.html

The rank insignia look the same though.

[Luke]

In this picture you can also see the new car livery:



Source: http://www.20min.ch/news/schweiz/story/24660940

To the left the old uniform (to the right an Italian customs official = Guardia di Finanza)



Source: http://archiv.rz-online.ch/news2002/Nr3 ... ber/05.htm

[Luke]

See: http://www.onlinereports.ch/News.99+M5ee50f5063e.0.html

Grey uniform until 1994
Green with maroon 1994-2008
Blue from 2008

source: http://www.onlinereports.ch/News.99+M5ee50f5063e.0.html

(with overview of uniform development in German)

[Luke]

Source: http://www.badische-zeitung.de/basel/es ... 75327.html




Source: http://www.badische-zeitung.de/basellan ... 30956.html

These rank insignia are the same as before, although in a different color./Luke

[Luke]

Source: http://www.lalsace.fr/articles/show?id=402006



http://www.badische-zeitung.de/basel/gr ... 45016.html

Also these look the same/Luke

[Luke]

Source: http://www.lalsace.fr/articles/show?id=415338



Source: http://www.lalsace.fr/article/brognard- ... f8871c4a39

The hat is also kept (at least by some officials)/Luke

[Luke]

Source: http://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/infos/suiss ... 2000&ty=st

This is an officer, his rank insignia is not covered in the Encyclopedia, but should be the same as the Army/Luke

[ChrisWI]

Judging from the Swiss system of ranks and insignia I would assume the ranks go all the way up to Colonel.

1 thin bar - Lt
2 thin bars - 1st Lt
3 thin bars - Capt
1 thick bar - Major
2 thick bars - Lt. Colonel
3 thick bars - Colonel

[Luke]

Jürg Noth, Kommandant des Schweizerischen Grenzwachtkorps

[Luke]

Grade im Grenzwachtkorps
http://www.ezv.admin.ch/ezv/00434/03612 ... ml?lang=de