Korpral

Duties

The Corporal is a Squad Leader at Skill Level A. The Corporal can serve either as a volunteer enlistee or as a national serviceman. Requirement for promotion to Corporal is completed squad leader training. Civil servants of the Armed Forces belonging to position level 8 wear Corporal's rank insignia when serving in uniform.

A was the leader of a of 24 men during the Swedish allotment system. The consisted of four of 6 men each. Each was led by a . were non-commissioned officers in the cavalry before the reorganization of 1833/37, when cavalry corporals were given the rank of sergeant.
The corresponding rank in the artillery was konstapel, created as early as the 16th century. This rank was abolished in 1972.