▁they ▁have ▁been ▁out ▁of ▁use ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁most ▁well - known ▁of ▁these ▁is ▁W acht meister ▁( const able ) ▁which ▁still ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁standard ▁address ▁for ▁a ▁polic eman ▁of ▁unknown ▁rank , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁may ▁now ▁be ▁considered ▁cond esc ending , ▁given ▁the ▁polic eman ▁has ▁a ▁higher ▁rank ▁than ▁W acht meister . ▁ ▁Pre - comm ission ▁▁ ▁Offic ers ▁on ▁prob ation ▁( An wär ter ), ▁usually ▁the ▁word ▁is ▁app ended ▁to ▁the ▁rank , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁person ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁commission ed , ▁e . g . ▁Pol ize ik omm iss aran wär ter . ▁Pay ▁is ▁a ▁reduced ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁corresponding ▁rank . ▁ ▁Greece ▁Offic ers ▁ ▁N CO ▁and ▁en list ed ▁ ▁Gu atem ala ▁Po ic ía ▁Nacional ▁Civil ▁ ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁ ▁Gaz ett ed ▁Commission er ▁of ▁police ▁( CP ) ▁( Tr ad itional ▁Chinese : ▁ ): ▁cr est ▁over ▁pip ▁over ▁w re athed ▁and ▁crossed ▁bat ons ▁Deput y ▁commission er ▁of ▁police ▁( D CP ) ▁( Tr ad itional ▁Chinese : ▁ ): ▁cr est ▁over ▁w re athed ▁and ▁crossed ▁bat ons ▁Senior ▁assistant ▁commission er ▁of ▁police ▁( S AC P ) ▁( Tr ad itional ▁Chinese : ▁ ): ▁pip ▁over ▁w re athed ▁and ▁crossed ▁bat ons ▁Ass istant ▁commission er ▁of ▁police ▁( AC P ) ▁( Tr ad itional