Starshina 1st stage

Glavny starshina
in the Russian navy
   
(shoulder board) (sleeve insignia)
Rank insignia Russian Navy
Introduction 1940
Rank group Petty officer
Army / Air Force Sershant
NATO
equivalent		 OR-5[1]

Starshina 1st stage (Russian: Старшина́ пе́рвой статьи́; literal: petty officer first stage) is in the Navy of the Russian Federation the designation to the second lowest rank in the Petty Officer's career group. The rank is equivalent to Starshij sershant in Army and Air Force. According to NATO-ranksystem the rank might be comparable to OR-5 in Anglophone armed forces.

The rank was introduced to the Soviet Navy November 2, 1940.

Sequence of ranks in Russian Federation's navy
junior rank:
Starshina 2nd stage

Starshina 1st stage 		senior rank:
Glavny starshina

In the navy of the Russian Federation there are four ranks in the patty officer's career group, which means:

  • Glavny starshina of the ship (OR-8)
  • Glavny starshina (OR-7)
  • Starshina 1st stage (OR-5)
  • Starshina 2nd staghe (OR-4)
Rank insignia Starshina 1st stage
rank
insignia		                   
sleeve 1940-1963
after 1963 to
Glavny starshina
of the ship		 sleeve

from 1963		 shoulder
1955-1991		 shoulder
1991-2010

Rank designation in other countries

In the countries below, spelling is similar and classivication to a separate rank group is equivalent.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"
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