Naval ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
The Navy of the Russian Federation inherited the ranks of the Soviet Navy, although the insignia and uniform were slightly altered. The navy predominantly uses naval-style ranks but also uses army-style ranks for some specialisations, including naval aviation, marine infantry, medical and legal.
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Ranks and insignia - naval services
Officers
The following table of navy ranks illustrates those of the Russian Federation. The English translation is given first, followed by the rank in Russian.
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| Title | Admiral of the fleet (Адмирал флота) |
Admiral (Адмирал) |
Vice admiral (Вице-адмирал) |
Counter admiral (Контр-адмирал) |
Captain 1st Rank (Капитан 1-го ранга) |
Captain 2nd Rank (Капитан 2-го ранга) |
Captain 3rd Rank (Капитан 3-го ранга) |
Captain lieutenant (Капитан-лейтенант) |
Senior lieutenant (Старший лейтенант) |
Lieutenant (Лейтенант) |
Junior lieutenant (Младший лейтенант) |
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Warrant officers and ratings
Warrant officers[Note 2] and rates of the Russian Navy[1]
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Senior michman (Старший мичман) |
Michman (Мичман) |
Glavny starshina of the ship (Главный корабельный старшина) |
Glavny starshina (Главный старшина) |
Starshina 1st stage (Старшина 1 статьи) |
Starshina 2nd class (Старшина 2 статьи) |
Starshiy matros (Старший матрос) |
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Ranks and insignia - ground and air services of the Navy
Officers
The following table illustrates the ranks of the Russian Federation's naval infantry and shore establishment services. The English translation appears first, followed by the rank in Russian.
Commissioned officers of the Russian Navy - ground and air services and support commands[1]
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| Colonel general (Генера́л-полко́вник) | Lieutenant general (Генера́л-лейтена́нт) | Major general (Генера́л-майо́р) | Colonel (Полко́вник) | Lieutenant colonel (Подполко́вник) | Major (Майо́р) | Captain (Капита́н) | Senior lieutenant (Старший лейтенант) | Lieutenant (Лейтенант) | Junior lieutenant (Младший лейтенант) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officers and other ranks
Warrant officers[Note 3] and other ranks of the shore services of the Russian Navy[1]
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| Senior warrant officer Старший прапорщик |
Warrant officer Прапорщик |
Master sergeant Старшина[Note 4] |
Senior sergeant Старший сержант |
Sergeant Сержант |
Junior sergeant Младший сержант[Note 5] |
Senior seaman Старший матрос |
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Rank titles are sometimes modified due to a particular assignment, branch or status:
- The ranks of servicemen assigned to a "guards" unit, formation or ship are preceded by the word “guards”;
- The ranks of servicemen in the legal, medical and veterinary branches are followed by “of justice”, “of the medical service”, and “of the veterinary service”, respectively;
- The ranks of servicemen in the reserve or in retirement are followed by “of the reserve” or “in retirement”, respectively;
- The rank descriptor "of aviation" was officially abolished but is still commonly used, common use of it, however, is being phrased out.
See also
External links
- Federal Law No. 58-FZ from March 12, 1998 "On military duty and military service" (in Russian)
- Presidential Decree No. 531 from May 8, 2005 "On military uniform, rank insignia of the servicemen and state bodies' rank insignia" (in Russian)
- Naval insignia on Uniforminsignia.net
- Russian military
Notes
- Parade dress uniform colours (black on gold) are the reverse of the duty uniform.
- Warrant officer ranks may be abolished soon[2] but the abolition began in 2009 in accordance with defense regulations, which were reversed in 2013
- Warrant officer ranks may be abolished soon[3] but the abolition began in 2009 in accordance with defense regulations, which were reversed in 2013
- Equivalent of Major sergeant
- Equivalent of corporal
References
- Addenda to the Decree of the President of Russian Federation #531 Archived 2008-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, Krasnaya Zvezda, 19 May 2005
- Вооруженные силы РФ останутся без прапорщиков, retrieved 15 November 2008.
- Вооруженные силы РФ останутся без прапорщиков, retrieved 15 November 2008.