# Experience: Officer — German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr)
## July 2008 – November 2014 | Germany

### Cross-Position Section

**Source:** User confirmation (2026-07-10); thiessen_linkedin_profile.md

**Career arc framing:** Dennis completed the officer candidate course and officer school during six years in the German Armed Forces, leaving service as Second Lieutenant. This is relevant to NATO and defence roles as authentic operational and organisational context. It was not a technical AI or NATO civilian role, and no current or former clearance should be inferred.

### Achievement BW-1: Officer Training and Service

**User's role:** Officer candidate / officer
**Status:** Completed service; resigned as Second Lieutenant

**Context:** Completed officer candidate training and officer school, then served in the German Armed Forces for six years.

**Safe bullet direction:** Completed officer candidate training and officer school during six years in the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), leaving service as Second Lieutenant. Do not imply a current clearance, NATO service, combat role, technical AI work, or responsibilities not verified.

**ATS keywords:** German Armed Forces, Bundeswehr, officer, multinational environment, operational context, structured leadership

**Reframing notes:**
- Defence / NATO roles: Include as concise context for operational judgement and organisational familiarity.
- All other roles: Omit or retain only as an additional-information line.
- Accuracy: State only verified training, service duration and rank.
