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

National use

Portugal

Second corporal () 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 (). The rank of second corporal was created in the late 19th century to replace the former rank of lance-corporal ().

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 rank. They were thus equivalent to bombardiers in the Royal Artillery. The rank was abolished in 1920.

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File:Angola-Army-OR-3.svg|<br />(Angolan Army)

File:Cape_Verde-army-OR-2.svg|<br />(Cape Verdean National Guard)

File:Colombia-Army-OR-3.svg|<br />(National Army of Colombia)

File:02.ECA-PFC.svg|<br />(Ecuadorian Army)

File:Paraguay-Army-OR-3.svg|<br />(Paraguayan Army)

File:Army-POR-OR-02.svg|<br />(Portuguese Army)

File:Army-Timor L'Este-OR-02a.svg|<br />(Timor-Leste Army)

File:Uruguay-Army-OR-3.svg|<br />(National Army of Uruguay)

File:Venezuela-Army-OR-3.svg|<br />(Venezuelan Army)

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