¹ With the exception of members of the military flight service, persons may be employed as career officers:

A.

Who have a diploma recognized by the Confederation issued by a high school or by a high school, who meet the conditions of admission of the ETH Zurich for studies leading to the bachelor's degree in political science (career officer), who present a federal certificate of capacity for initial vocational training within the meaning of the Federal Act of 13 December 2002 on vocational training (LFPr) ² Have a degree of at least the equivalent recognized by the Confederation delivered by a school;

B.

Have knowledge of a second national language;

C.

Who shall have at least the rank of Lieutenant after completing their practical service;

D.

Who have obtained good qualifications in previous military service benefits;

E.

Who may present an extract from the criminal record that the record is a virgin;

F.

Who may present an extract from the register of proceedings stating that the prosecution is a virgin;

G.

Who have been declared fit by the Chief Medical Officer after examination by a medical officer; and

H.

Who hold the Class B driver's licence.

² These persons must also meet at least one of the following requirements:

A.

Successful completion of the Career Officer Aptitude Test (selection 1) for a term commitment as a career officer;

B.

Successful completion of the Basic Training admission examination (selection 2) for an indeterminate appointment as an aspiring career officer;

C.

Have completed basic training for career officers referred to in s. 11, para. 1.

³ In exceptional cases which are duly justified, and where there is a proven need in the employer, the head of the army may recognise other equivalent professional qualifications within the meaning of para. 1, let. A, and other military conditions.

⁴ In duly substantiated exceptional cases such as the passing of the rank of non-commissioned officer to the rank of officer in the militia army, and where there is a proven need, the Chief of the Army may admit career sub-officers as such. That aspiring career officers.

⁵ The requirements for the duties of members of the military flight service are governed by the Order of 19 November 2003 on the Service of Military Theft (OSV) ³ .

Can be hired as professional career officers:

A.

Which present a federal certificate of capacity for initial vocational training within the meaning of the FPr ² Or a diploma of at least the equivalent recognized by the Confederation delivered by a school;

B.

Have knowledge of a second national language;

C.

Who passed the Career Officer Aptitude Test for professional training;

D.

Who shall have at least the rank of Lieutenant after completing their practical service;

E.

Who have obtained good qualifications in previous military service benefits;

F.

Who may present an extract from the criminal record that the record is a virgin;

G.

Who may present an extract from the register of proceedings stating that the prosecution is a virgin;

H.

Who have been declared fit by the Chief Medical Officer after examination by a medical officer; and

I.

Who hold the Class B driver's licence.

¹ Persons may be hired as career sub-officers:

A.

Which present a federal certificate of capacity for initial vocational training within the meaning of the FPr ² Or a diploma of at least the equivalent recognized by the Confederation delivered by a school;

B.

Have knowledge of a second national language;

C.

Who is a non-commissioned officer after completing their practical service;

D.

Who have obtained good qualifications in previous military service benefits;

E.

Who may present an extract from the criminal record that the record is a virgin;

F.

Who may present an extract from the register of proceedings stating that the prosecution is a virgin;

G.

Who have been declared fit by the Chief Medical Officer after examination by a medical officer; and

H.

Who hold the Class B driver's licence.

² These persons must also meet at least one of the following requirements:

A.

Passed the aptitude test for career sub-officers (selection 1) for a fixed-term appointment as a career non-commissioned member;

B.

Successful completion of the Basic Training admission examination (selection 2) for an indeterminate appointment as an aspiring career sub-officer;

C.

Have completed basic training for career sub-officers referred to in s. 11, para. 3.

³ In exceptional cases which are duly justified, and where there is a proven need in the employer, the head of the army may recognise other equivalent professional qualifications within the meaning of para. 1, let. A, and other military conditions.

Can be hired as career sub-officers who are specialists:

A.

Which present a federal certificate of capacity for initial vocational training within the meaning of the FPr ² Or a diploma of at least the equivalent recognized by the Confederation delivered by a school;

B.

Have knowledge of a second national language;

C.

Who passed the aptitude test for career sub-officers specialists in occupational training;

D.

Who is a non-commissioned officer after completing their practical service;

E.

Who may present an extract from the criminal record that the record is a virgin;

F.

Who may present an extract from the register of proceedings stating that the prosecution is a virgin;

G.

Who have been declared fit by the Chief Medical Officer after examination by a medical officer; and

H.

Who hold the Class B driver's licence.

Persons may be employed as career soldiers:

A.

Which present a federal certificate of capacity for initial vocational training within the meaning of the FPr ² Or a diploma of at least the equivalent recognized by the Confederation delivered by a school;

B.

Who passed the occupational training aptitude test for professional training;

C.

Who are of the rank of the troop;

D.

Who have obtained good qualifications in previous military service benefits;

E.

Who may present an extract from the criminal record that the record is a virgin;

F.

Who may present an extract from the register of proceedings stating that the prosecution is a virgin;

G.

Who have been declared fit by the Chief Medical Officer after examination by a medical officer; and

H.

Who hold the Class B driver's licence.

Persons may be employed as contract members:

A.

Which present a federal certificate of capacity for initial vocational training within the meaning of the FPr ² Or a diploma of at least the equivalent recognized by the Confederation delivered by a school;

B.

Who are members of the Swiss army;

C.

Who have obtained good qualifications in previous military service benefits;

D.

Who may present an extract from the criminal record that the record is a virgin;

E.

Who may present an extract from the register of proceedings stating that the prosecution is a virgin; and

F.

Who were declared fit by the Chief Medical Officer after examination by a medical consultant.

Where a person is subject to minor inscriptions, the head of the army may grant a waiver on the basis of a reasoned request from the appointing authority.

¹ The employer may require reimbursement of the costs of the basic education referred to in s. 11:

A.

One of the requirements related to the function in accordance with ss. 5 to 10 is not or more satisfied;

B.

If the basic education referred to in s. 11 is interrupted prematurely or if it fails;

C.

If the work reports are terminated by the employee.

² The reimbursement shall be governed by the provisions of the training agreement.

¹ The basic education of career officers, with the exception of members of the military flying service, includes the bachelor's degree (integrating the cycle of studies leading to the political science bachelor's degree in Zurich's EPF for career officers), The diploma course (integrating the Diploma of Advanced Studies EPF in the military sciences) or the training of the Military Academy at the Military Academy of the ETH Zurich according to the order of 24 September 2004 concerning the Military Academy at the EPF of Zurich ² .

² The basic training for members of the military flight service is set out in the DDPS Order dated December 4, 2003, on members of the Military Flying Service (OMSVM) ³ .

³ Basic training for career sub-officers includes the basic training course as per the DDPS order of 7 December 2015 concerning the training of army career sub-officers (OISofCA) ⁴ .

⁴ The basic training of professional career officers, career sub-officers and career soldiers takes into account needs and functions. It takes place during the commitment period.

⁵ The basic training of contract members takes into account needs and functions. It takes place during the commitment period.

⁶ A written training agreement must be entered into, except with contract members, prior to admission to the basic training. This Convention contains, in particular, the provisions on the obligation to reimburse the costs of instruction.

¹ A function is assigned to career officers and career sub-officers in accordance with the employer's needs, personal suitability, benefits and taste.

² In exceptional cases, career officers and career sub-officers may be transferred to a position in a lower class for their professional development; in this case, they retain their conditions of engagement for No more than three years.

³ The career officers assigned to the position of Deputy Chief of Defence Personnel and Chief of the Defence Staff, Chief of the Defence Staff and Defence Career Management, or Chief of the Defence Staff Management of the commitment and career of the direct subordinates of the Chief of the Army, retain their terms of engagement as long as they exercise their new function.

¹ The duties of career officers and career sub-officers, with the exception of members of the military flight service, candidates and candidates, are divided into commitment groups.

² The evaluation of the functions and their assignment to a commitment group shall be governed by the evaluation requirements.

³ Within a commitment group, a distinction can be made between the following duties as appropriate for an initial assignment, subsequent or subsequent assignment, to ensure staff planning that takes into account the experience and The age of the collaborators.

Continuing training takes place at the end of the basic training. It is used to retain and expand the skills of military personnel and contract personnel.

¹ Developmental internships provide career military personnel with the ability to perform tasks in a higher engagement group or in a higher function.

² They may be supplemented by services ordered in foreign armies or in international organizations, or through post-graduate studies.

¹ Career officers, including general officers, and career sub-officers whose home is located more than an hour's journey from their place of work are entitled to compensation if they reside in or near the workplace. ¹

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³ In case of absence due to professional displacement, vacations, military service, sickness or accident, unoccupied housing according to para. 1 shall be compensated for up to three months if reserved and shall be paid.

⁴ The authorized persons referred to in para. 1 who take accommodation, with the exception of overnight stays in the hotel, in a motel or in a pension, are entitled to an allowance for the maintenance of the accommodation. ³

⁵ The amount of the allowance shall be set out in Appendix 1.

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¹ Career officers, including general officers, and career sub-officers whose home is located more than an hour's journey from their place of work have the right to stay in barracks or other buildings of the Confederation sis at or near the workplace, provided there is room. ²

² They shall be entitled to a meal allowance under the conditions set out in Appendix 1 for each night in that dwelling.

¹ Career officers, including general officers, and career sub-officers have the right, on their tours of duty, to stay in barracks or other buildings of Confederation, as long as the service so requires and Has a place. ²

² An allowance under Appendix 1 shall be paid for accommodation in barracks and other buildings of the Confederation.

¹ Career officers, including general officers, and career sub-officers shall be entitled to a meal allowance under the conditions set out in Appendix 1 when they are on government business, for a period of at least three hours between 20 00 and 06 h 30, In a school, in a course, in a training course or in a commitment.

² This provision does not apply to the basic training course.

¹ Career officers, including general officers, and career sub-officers shall be entitled to a meal allowance under the conditions set out in Appendix 1 when they are on duty in a school, in a course, in a course of Training or commitment prior to 05 h 30 or after 20:30 in the workplace.

² This provision does not apply to the basic training course.

¹ For holders of a personal service vehicle under s. 30, journeys made between the place of residence, the place of work and the place of engagement shall be considered as movements of service.

² Every person who receives an accommodation allowance at the workplace is entitled per week, in addition to the weekend trips, to an allowance for a movement of service to his or her home or for a journey to the work place for his/her spouse, Or his partner or companion, and his children under 18 years of age to visit him.

³ Candidates with a rank of senior non-commissioned officer, aspirants and career sub-officers in Commitment Group 1 may use 1 ^Re Class of public transport for journeys made between their place of work and their place of engagement and between their places of engagement. The provisions of Art. 35, para. 4, are reserved.

¹ Members of the Military Flying Service shall be compensated in accordance with Appendix 1 for use for the purpose of service of their private motor vehicle in a bird-flight radius of 20 km from the place of work or place of external engagement. ²

² The entitlement to the allowance begins for military pilot candidates on admission to the military flight service; for all other candidates, the entitlement begins at the time of the surrender of the patent but at the earliest opportunity for the probationary period.

¹ Specialist career officers, professional career sub-officers, and career soldiers have the right to stay in barracks or other buildings of Confederation if the service requires it and provided there is Place.

^2bis Career officers, specialist career officers and career soldiers are entitled to a meal allowance under the conditions set out in Appendix 1 when they are on duty in a school, course, or Traineeship before 05 h 30 or after 20:30. No compensation shall be granted during the basic training. ¹

^2ter Specialist Career Officers and Senior Career Officers can use 1 ^Re Class of public transport for journeys between their place of work and their place of engagement, as well as between their places of engagement. ²

² An allowance under Appendix 1 shall be paid for accommodation in barracks and other buildings of the Confederation.

³ Other allowances for the coverage of costs are governed by the OPers.

¹ Contract members have the right to stay in barracks or other Confederation buildings at the workplace if required by the service and as long as there is space. In special cases, an allowance may be paid for accommodation outside the workplace. The amount of the allowance shall be set out in Appendix 1.

² In engagements with the company outside the workplace, as well as in basic training and development, the employer allocates appropriate accommodation and sustenance.

³ For the meals required by the service and taken to the troop, the actual costs according to the DDPS order of 12 December 1995 on the administration of the army (OAA-DDPS) ¹ Are refunded.

^3bis Contract members shall be entitled to a meal allowance under the conditions set out in Appendix 1 when they are on business order in a school, course or probationary period before 05 h 30 or after 20:30. No compensation shall be granted during the basic training. ²

^3ter Contract officers and contract senior sub-officers may use 1 ^Re Class of public transport for journeys between their place of work and their place of engagement, as well as between their places of engagement. ³

⁴ Other allowances for the coverage of costs are governed by the OPers.