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.

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.[1]

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Russian Navy[2]
Адмирал флота
Admiral flota		 Адмирал
Admiral		 Вице-адмирал
Vitse-admiral		 Контр-адмирал
Contre-admiral		 Капитан 1-го ранга
Kapitan 1-go ranga		 Капитан 2-го ранга
Kapitan 2-go ranga		 Капитан 3-го ранга
Kapitan 3-go ranga		 Капитан-лейтенант
Kapitan-leytenant		 Старший лейтенант
Starshey leytenant		 Лейтенант
Leytenant		 Младший лейтенант
Mladshiy leytenant		 Курсант
Kursant

Warrant officers and ratings

Warrant officers[Note 1] and rates of the Russian Navy[1]

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Russian Navy[2]
Старший мичман
Starshy michman		 Мичман
Michman		 Главный корабельный старшина
Glavny korabelny starshina		 Главный старшина
Glavny starshina		 Старшина 1 статьи
Starshina 1 statji		 Старшина 2 статьи
Starshina 2 statji		 Старший матрос
Starshy matros		 Матрос
Matros

Ranks and insignia - ground and air services of the Navy

The following tables illustrates the ranks of the Russian Federation's naval infantry and shore establishment services.

Officers

Commissioned officers of the Russian Navy - naval infantry, shore services and navy air force.[1]

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Russia Russia[Note 2] Colonel General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major
Colonel General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major
Генера́л-полко́вник
Generál-polkóvnik 		Генера́л-лейтена́нт
Generál-leytenánt 		Генера́л-майо́р
Generál-mayór 		Полко́вник
Polkóvnik 		Подполко́вник
Podpolkóvnik 		Майо́р
Majór 		Kапита́н
Kapitán 		Старший лейтена́нт
Stárshiy leytenánt 		Лейтенант
Leytenant 		Mла́дший лейтена́нт
Mládshiy leytenánt 		Курсант
Kursant

Warrant officers and other ranks

Warrant officers[Note 3] and other ranks of the Russian Navy - naval infantry, shore services and navy air force.[1]

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Russia Russia[Note 2]
Ста́рший пра́порщик
Stárshiy práporshchik		 Пра́порщик
Práporshchyk		 Старшина́
Starshyná		 Ста́рший сержа́нт
Stárshiy serzhánt		 Сержа́нт
Serzhánt		 Мла́дший сержа́нт
Mládshiy serzhánt		 Старший матрос
Stárshiy matros		 Матрос
Matros

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.

Rank insignia of civilian personnel

Rank insignia of civilian sea-going personnel of the Russian Navy.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Warrant officer ranks may be abolished soon[3] but the abolition began in 2009 in accordance with defense regulations, which were reversed in 2013
  2. 1 2 Parade dress uniform colours (black on gold) are the reverse of the duty uniform.
  3. ↑ Warrant officer ranks may be abolished soon[3] but the abolition began in 2009 in accordance with defense regulations, which were reversed in 2013

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Addenda to the Decree of the President of Russian Federation #531 Archived 2008-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, Krasnaya Zvezda, 19 May 2005
  2. 1 2 Приказ Министра обороны Российской Федерации от 09.10.2020 № 525 (Зарегистрирован 16.11.2020 № 60927) (in Russian). publication.pravo.gov.ru/. 17 November 2020. pp. 320–323. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 Вооруженные силы РФ останутся без прапорщиков, retrieved 15 November 2008.
  4. ↑ Приказ Минобороны РФ от 27.06.2019 N 340 Retrieved 2021-02-23.
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