Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
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The independent Russia inherited the ranks of the Soviet Union, although the insignia and uniform was altered a little. The following is a table ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Russian version is given first, followed by its English transliteration, then by its English translation.
Russian armed forces have two styles of ranks - all-forces ranks (army style ranks) and deck ranks (navy style ranks).
All-forces ranks are used by:
- 1. Ground Forces.
- 2. Air Force.
- 3. Airborne Troops (Independent Core).
- 4. Military Space Troops (Independent Core).
- 5. Strategic Missile Troops (Independent Core).
- 6. Militsiya, Internal Troops - under Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD).
- 7. Federal Security Service (FSB) [1], Border Guard service of the FSB.
- 8. Civil Defense Troops, Fire Rescue Service - under Ministry of Civil Defense And Emergency Situations.
- 9. Naval Infantry (Marine Corps), various shore services of the navy.
Deck (Navy) ranks are used by:
- 1. Navy (Except Naval Infantry, Navy Medical Service, and other shore services).
- 2. Maritime units of the Border Guard Service of FSB.
The highest rank for Ground Troops, for Airborne Troopsis and for Strategic Missile Troops is Marshal of the Russian Federation.
Officer Ranks
| Category | All-forces ranks | Insignia | U.S Insignia Equivalent |
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General Officers |
Marshal of the Russian Federation (Ма́ршал Росси́йской Федера́ции) |
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| General of the Army (генера́л а́рмии) |
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| Polkovnik General / Colonel General (генера́л-полко́вник) |
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| Lieutenant General (генера́л-лейтена́нт) |
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| Major General (генера́л-майо́р) |
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Field Grade Officers |
Polkovnik (полко́вник) |
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| Podpolkovnik (подполко́вник) |
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| Major (майо́р) |
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Company Grade Officers |
Captain (капита́н) |
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| Senior Lieutenant (ста́рший лейтена́нт) |
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| Lieutenant (лейтена́нт) |
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| Junior Lieutenant (мла́дший лейтена́нт) |
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Warrant Officer
| Category | All-forces ranks | Insignia | U.S Insignia Equivalent |
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or Master non-commissioned officers |
Senior Praporshchik (ста́рший пра́порщик) |
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| Praporshchik (пра́порщик) |
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| Podpraporshchik (подпра́порщик) |
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Enlisted Ranks
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 isnignia" (in Russian)