Stabskorporal
{{Short description|German military rank}}
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| name = Stabskorporal
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| caption = Heer, Luftwaffe shoulder and Marine sleeve insignia
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| country = {{flag|Germany}}
| service branch = {{army|Germany}}
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| abbreviation = TBA
| rank = German enlisted rank
| NATO rank = OR-4
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| formation = 2021
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| higher rank = Unteroffizier
| lower rank = Korporal
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Stabskorporal ({{translation|Staff corporal}}) is the highest enlisted rank in the German Bundeswehr, that might be comparable to (senior) corporal (OR-4) in British Commonwealth armed forces. However, as distinguished from the corporal in Commonwealth armed forces, the Stabskorporal belongs to the rank group of enlisted men.
History
The ranks Korporal and Stabskorporal were introduced by Bundeswehr in October 2021{{cite web |last1=Cingi |first1=Hanife |title=Korporal und Stabskorporal – Frequently Asked Questions für Soldaten und Soldatinnen |url=https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/aktuelles/meldungen/korporal-stabskorporal-faq-1625086 |website=bundeswehr.de |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=de |date=25 August 2020}} as the new most senior ranks for enlisted men, senior to Oberstabsgefreiter.{{cite web |last1=Fiebig-Schulze |first1=Jennifer |title=Auftakt für die Korporale |url=https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/personal/auftakt-fuer-die-korporale-949784 |website=bundeswehr.de |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=de |date=3 August 2020}} Pay grade of Stabskorporal is A6 mit Zulage (with extra pay), that is the same pay grade as the NCO rank Stabsunteroffizier (OR-5).
Soldiers have to have served for at least one year in the rank of Korporal before being considered for promotion.