Starshina 2nd class

Starshina 2nd class in the Russian navy
(shoulder board) (sleeve insignia)
Rank insignia	Russian Navy
Introduction	1940
Rank group	Petty officer
Army / Air Force	Mladshy sershant
NATO equivalent	OR-5[1]

Starshina 2nd class (Russian: Старшина́ второй статьи́; literal: petty officer second class) is a rank in the Russian Navy. It is the lowest rank in the petty officer career group. The rank is equivalent to Junior Sergeant in the Army and Air Force. In the NATO rank system the rank might be comparable to OR-5.

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

Sequence of ranks in Russian Navy

junior rank: Starshy matros	Starshina 2nd class	senior rank: Starshina 1st class

In the navy of the Russian Federation there are four ranks in the petty officer´s career group:

• Glavny starshina of the ship (OR-8)
• Glavny starshina (OR-7)
• Starshina 1st stage (OR-5)
• Starshina 2nd stage (OR-4)

Rank insignia

rank insignia
	sleeve insignia 1940-1991	shoulder 1955-1991	shoulder 1991-2010

Rank in other countries

In the following countries, similar ranks exist:

• ⇒ Azerbaijani: İkinci dərəcəli starşina
• ⇒ Belarusian: Старшына другой стацці
• ⇒ Lithuanian: Antro laipsnio viršila
• ⇒ Ukrainian: Старшина II статті

See also

• Ranks and rank insignia of the Red Army 1940–1943
• Ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1943–1955, ... 1955–1991
• Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian Federation´s armed forces 1994–2010
• Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation

References