Ylivääpeli
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History and related ranks
The rank was introduced to promote professional NCOs, graduated from MaanpuolustusopistoMaanpuolustusopisto
Maanpuolustusopisto was the military junior college of the Finnish Defence Forces, located in Lappeenranta. The school had a separate program for training officers "vocationally" such that they would graduate as Second Lieutenants , without going to the national military academy, Cadet School.The...
, in the rank of vääpeli
Vääpeli
- Yksikön vääpeli :Vääpeli may also refer to a position of yksikön vääpeli , a position comparable to First Sergeant of US...
, with a similar purpose as the higher rank of sotilasmestari
Sotilasmestari
- History and related ranks :The rank derives from the erikoismestari rank that was originally available only in some branches of service...
. Between 1993-2007 the rank was not being actively awarded.