Austrian Bundesheer
Until the 1970s year the artillery and air defence troops used the designation Feuerwerker instead of "Wachtmeister". Today, the "Wachtmeister" is the lowest NCO-rank (assignment group M BUO 2 / professional NCO; respectively M ZUO 2 / longer-serving volunteer) in the Austrian Bundesheer. The "Wachtmeister" will normally be deployed as a leader (Austrian: Kommandant) of a squad (8 to 13 soldiers).