▁silver ▁stars ▁( in ▁some ▁states ▁five ). ▁ ▁Police ▁chief ▁inspect or ▁I ▁and ▁II ▁( Pol ize ih aupt k omm iss ar , ▁compar able ▁to ▁an ▁army ▁captain , ▁OF - 2 b ), ▁gr ades ▁A 1 1 ▁and ▁A 1 2 , ▁three ▁silver ▁stars , ▁in ▁some ▁states ▁four ▁stars ▁when ▁in ▁grade ▁A 1 2 ▁ ▁Police ▁inspect or ▁( Pol ize io ber k omm iss ar , ▁compar able ▁to ▁an ▁army ▁first ▁lieutenant , ▁OF - 1 a ), ▁grade ▁A 1 0 , ▁two ▁silver ▁stars ▁ ▁Police ▁Junior ▁inspect or ▁( Pol ize ik omm iss ar , ▁compar able ▁to ▁an ▁army ▁second ▁lieutenant , ▁OF - 1 b ), ▁grade ▁A 9 , ▁one ▁silver ▁star ▁ ▁Junior ▁R anks ▁( M itt ler er ▁Dienst ) ▁Compar able ▁to ▁military ▁non - comm ission ed ▁officers ▁Those ▁ranks ▁are ▁usually ▁obtained ▁during ▁or ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁service ▁in ▁training ▁companies ▁( Aus bildung sh undert schaften ) ▁of ▁the ▁Bere it schaft sp ol ize i . ▁The ▁ranks ▁are ▁indicated ▁by ▁light ▁blue ▁( with ▁blue ▁uniform ) ▁or ▁light ▁green ▁( with ▁green - b rown ▁uniform ) ▁stars . ▁▁ ▁Police ▁ser ge ant ▁I ▁( Pol ize ih aupt meister ▁mit ▁Amts z ul age , ▁compar able ▁to ▁an ▁army ▁ser ge ant ▁major , ▁ST AN AG ▁ 2 1 1 6 ▁OR - 9 ), ▁may ▁serve ▁in ▁lieu ▁of