In the military, brevet refers to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (usually without receiving the pay of the higher rank). An officer so promoted may be referred to as being brevetted. For example, "he was brevetted Major General."
In the Royal Air Force and British Army, an aircrew brevet is the badge worn on the left breast, above any medal ribbons , by qualified aircrew.
In the RAF, pilots wear the letters RAF in a wreath, surmounted by a crown, with a wing on each side (pilots' brevets are often referred to as "wings"). Other aircrew wear a letter or letters (denoting speciality) in a wreath, with a single wing. Aircrew brevets currently worn include N (Navigator), E (Air Engineer), LM (Air Loadmaster ), AE (Air Electronics Operator), and FC (Fighter Controller). Parachute Jumping Instructors (PJIs) wear an open parachute instead of a letter.
A brevet is a long-distance, comfortably paced, bicycle ride with check-point controls and a time limit. To qualify for PBP, or Paris-Brest-Paris, a cyclist must complete a series of sanctioned brevets within the same year and in the specified order.
External links
- RUSA - The ACP sanctioned brevet coordinating organization for the United States of America.
