Introduction

Second corporal is a military rank, used in some countries.

National Use

Portugal

Second corporal (Portuguese: segundo cabo) is an enlisted rank of the army and the air force. Its rank insignia is a single chevron. The rank is immediately below first corporal (primeiro cabo). The rank of second corporal was created in the late 19th century to replace the former rank of lance-corporal (anspeçada).

United Kingdom

Second corporal was a former rank in the Royal Engineers and Army Ordnance Corps of the British Army. Second corporals wore one rank chevron like lance corporals, but unlike the latter, which was an appointment, they held full non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank. They were thus equivalent to bombardiers in the Royal Artillery. The rank was abolished in 1920.

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