Second corporal is amilitary rank, used in some countries.
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Second corporal (Portuguese:segundo cabo) is an enlisted rank of thearmy and theair force. Its rank insignia is a singlechevron. The rank is immediately belowfirst corporal (primeiro cabo). The rank of second corporal was created in the late 19th century to replace the former rank oflance-corporal (anspeçada).
Second corporal was a former rank in theRoyal Engineers andArmy Ordnance Corps of theBritish Army. Second corporals wore one rank chevron likelance-corporals, but unlike the latter, which was an appointment, they held fullnon-commissioned officer rank. They were thus equivalent tobombardiers in theRoyal Artillery. The rank was abolished in 1920.[1]
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