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'''Guardsman''' is a [[military rank|rank]] used instead of [[Private (rank)|private]] in some military units that serve as the official bodyguard of a [[monarch|sovereign]] or [[head of state]]. It is also used as a generic term for any member of a guards unit of any rank.<br />
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==Canada==<br />
In the [[Canadian Forces]], the rank is used by privates in the [[Governor General's Foot Guards]] and the [[Canadian Grenadier Guards]]. This honour was awarded by King George V in 1918 to mark the service of regiments of Foot Guards during the First World War. General Order 138 of 1923 promulgated this honour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor General's Foot Guards Regimental Museum |url=http://footguards.ca/traditions/ |access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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The rank is considered non-gender specific and therefore applies equally to female soldiers and is inclusive of any person who has earned the rank. The rank badge is identical to that of private, a single [[chevron (insignia)|chevron]].<br />
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==Scandinavia==<br />
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Guards units in [[Scandinavia]] all use the rank. This includes the [[Danish Army]]'s ''[[Gardehusarregimentet]]'' (Guard Hussar Regiment) and ''[[Den Kongelige Livgarde]]'' (Royal Life Guards), the [[Norwegian Army]]'s ''[[Hans Majestet Kongens Garde]]'' (His Majesty's Royal Guard), and the [[Swedish Army]]'s [[Life Guards (Sweden)|Life Guards]].<br />
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==India==<br />
In the [[Indian Army]] the rank is used by the elite [[Brigade of the Guards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/230-recruits-pass-out-as-guardsmenfrom-kamptee-regimental-centre/articleshow/70622627.cms|title=230 recruits pass out as guardsmen from Kamptee Regimental Centre|date=2018-08-16|access-date=2021-04-10|quote= Following completion of training, 230 recruits have passed out as guardsmen from the Guards Regimental Centre in Kamptee. The ‘Brigade of The Guards’ is the elite regiment of the Indian Army.}}</ref> It is also used by the [[Home Guard (India)|Indian Home Guards]] as a rank equivalent to a [[Police ranks and insignia of India|constable in the Indian Police Service]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/594687/?type=print&__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=4b8032b05a9a83851f9ed25a4fa60a55c8846019-1618047717-0-AXY60k66hHNe_bb-5jLBTraq5Faw22XUCFr5WQLxb1hAcOXajXTWCZ_ScfZpO3QHFA-FYF_PkpYg6vw26kGA8EL9CvVz3G5o4FrABQEeW-_XJDAtQjDFNnzNWbjDdfeRp0ZQe7S51slyOWzRa7-sSxMW00WZMEry8w1TMy76EDdeuo_vRJ7BowYsURT8HSpJjI-xsG8lSWhStW9ujmXRjzgoPhnffmyhHTTfY6rjfYVCaS3D6c2chFC2Sd3Lydsvp9fOND50GA6ZzyW6_suxuU3S1HuI8AaUZnGazd43UWcPZNevDWVve_e92QOGZdsbeiCFfaOuuecnmJ7oUadLfas4hqqfZabdFtHb81GZlCCJwHQzzev0bHwQsk1SfSbqxMfOrfYCJEDeAvTwWx3oSe0ttHqb1bvXbsXlPqGqoLF4s8a5VNhodFy87Z6wJg3Co1Qryu5WdCiamBLmE_apPPg|title=Gauhati High Court: Nirmal Dey And Anr. vs State Of Tripura And Ors. on 6 January, 1997|access-date=2021-04-10|quote=The case of the Petitioner No. 1 is that he entered into the service as a member of the Tripura Home Guards in 1965 with the designation of "Guardsman" which is equivalent to the rank of Police Constable and the duties performed by him since his entry into the service are similar to the duties performed by a police constable.}}</ref> The rank is used for regular employees and not volunteers.{{citation-needed|date=May 2022}}<br />
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==Singapore==<br />
In the [[Singapore Armed Forces]], the rank is used by the elite [[Singapore Guards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/oms/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/army/ourforces/Guards.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162123/https://www.mindef.gov.sg/oms/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/army/ourforces/Guards.html|title=The Guardsmen|work=mindef.gov.sg|archive-date=2018-06-12|access-date=2021-04-10}}</ref><br />
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==United Kingdom==<br />
The [[British Army]]'s [[Foot Guards]] regiments have used the rank since 1920, when it was adopted instead of private.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/british-army-ranks|title=British army ranks|access-date=2021-04-10|work=[[National Army Museum|nam.ac.uk]]|quote='''Private''' is the lowest rank of trained soldier. Various regiments and corps have equivalent ranks such as trooper, gunner, '''guardsman''', sapper, signalman, fusilier, craftsman and rifleman. Insignia: None}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icanbea.org.uk/app/explore/jobroles/guardman-822/|title=Guardsman (British Army)|work=icanbea.org.uk|access-date=2021-04-10}}</ref> It is abbreviated Gdsm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thelincolnshireregiment.org/abbreviations.shtml#G|work=Internetseite des Lincolnshire Regiments|title=Abbreviations|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><br />
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==United States==<br />
It is also used to refer to members of the [[National Guard of the United States]], a reserve force of the U.S. Army and Air Force.<br />
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[[Category:Military ranks]]<br />
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