The rank of sergeant in the reserve. Origin of military ranks

Ranks in the Russian army is a topic that I was able to understand only thanks to my service in the army. I remember how in OBZH lessons the teacher forced all the guys to learn them by heart, but even after a long cramming, only empty sounds were deposited in my head.

Now I have the opportunity to compare these words with real people that I meet around. Thanks to this, I managed to structure this knowledge very simply and intelligibly so that each of you, dear readers, could easily and for a long time remember what soldiers sometimes take a whole week ...

What are the ranks in the Russian army

As you already understood, before joining the army, I almost did not understand military ranks in any way. I only knew the basics. The service forced me to learn them by heart, so that I could easily determine who I am turning to, or, conversely, who is turning to me.

As always in articles like this, I want to start by defining a basic concept. Let's figure out what ranks are in the Russian army.

In our country, there are two types military ranks military personnel - military and ship.

Naval military ranks are assigned to sailors:

surface and submarine forces of the Navy;
naval military units of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia;
Coast Guard of the Border Guard Service of the FSB of Russia.

Military ranks are assigned to other military personnel performing military service in:

Russian Emergency Situations Ministry;
Federal Security Service;
Foreign Intelligence Service;
Federal Security Service;
Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation;
other troops, military formations and bodies.

Fine. We figured out the concepts. Now let's go ascending. From a lesser rank to a higher one. What is their hierarchy?

Unofficial ranks in the army

Private ~ Sailor.
Corporal ~ Senior Sailor.
Junior Sergeant ~ Sergeant Major of the second class.
Sergeant ~ Sergeant Major of the first article.
Senior Sergeant ~ Chief Petty Officer.
Petty Officer ~ Chief Petty Officer of the Ship.
Warrant Officer ~ Warrant Officer.
Senior Warrant Officer ~ Senior Warrant Officer.

What did everyone think? What are all the ranks in our army? No, my friends. The most interesting thing is ahead - the officers. It is divided into several parts:

Junior officers.
Senior officers.
Senior officers.

Officer ranks in the army

Military rank ~ Ship rank.

Junior Lieutenant ~ Junior Lieutenant.
Lieutenant ~ Lieutenant.
Senior Lieutenant ~ Senior Lieutenant.
Captain ~ Lieutenant Commander.

This was the junior officer corps. Now let's move on to the elder one.

Major ~ Rank 3 Captain.
Lieutenant Colonel ~ 2nd Rank Captain.
Colonel ~ 1st Rank Captain.

And finally, the senior officers.

Major General ~ Rear Admiral.
Lieutenant General ~ Vice Admiral.
Colonel General ~ Admiral.
General of the Army ~ Admiral of the Fleet.
Marshal Russian Federation~ There are no analogues.

As you can see, the number of naval ranks is exactly one less than the number of military ranks. But what!

OK then. We figured out the titles and their order. How can we now distinguish them from each other? And for this, dear readers, people have come up with shoulder straps and sleeve insignia (the latter are only for naval ranks).

We will analyze them now. First - in words, then - graphically.

Shoulder straps

Soldiers and sailors

They do not have any insignia on the shoulder straps.

Sergeants and petty officers

They have insignia in the form of cloth galloons - stripes. In the army, these stripes are called "snot".

Warrant officers and warrant officers

They have insignia in the form of small stars located vertically. Shoulder straps are similar to the officer's, but without gaps and may have edging (for more details, see the pictures below).

Junior officers

One vertically located strip is a lumen. Small metal stars (13 mm).

Senior officers

Two gaps and large metal stars (20 mm).

Senior officers

Vertical embroidered stars big size(22 mm), no gaps.

General of the Army, Admiral of the Fleet

One large embroidered star 40 mm in diameter.

Marshal of the Russian Federation

It has one very large embroidered star (40 mm) against the background of radially diverging silver rays, forming a pentagon, and the coat of arms of Russia (without the heraldic shield).

For those who find it difficult to perceive the text and just to consolidate the information received, I suggest taking a look at the pictures corresponding to the above.

Unofficial shoulder straps

Officer's shoulder straps

Russian army command

The next point in our analysis is faces. Those people who lead our army.

First of all, of course, I would like to name the Supreme Commander-in-Chief - the President of the Russian Federation.

Supreme Commander-in-Chief - President of the Russian Federation

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief is not a title, but a position. The only position that allows you to lead the Marshal of the Russian Federation.
Interesting fact that Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin finished his service in the FSB with the rank of colonel, and his current position allows him to lead representatives of the highest officer ranks.

Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation

Please note that Sergei Kuzhugetovich bears the rank and shoulder straps of an army general.

The Minister of Defense combines the commander of both the ground forces and the Navy. That is why there is no rank higher than admiral of the fleet in the navy.

By the way. How many of you, friends, noticed that I began to write such high ranks as admiral and marshal with small letters? Think this is a mistake? I have to disappoint you. No! Why? Read the next part of the article.

Interesting facts about ranks in the army

The prefix "guard" (for example, "guard major") is applied to the military ranks of the military personnel of the guards units.
With regard to military personnel of legal and medical services, the words "justice" and "medical service" are added accordingly.
For military personnel in reserve or retired, the words “reserve” and “retired” are added, respectively.
Military personnel studying in a military educational institution vocational education, are called: officers who do not have a military rank - cadets, and those who have a military rank - listeners.
Citizens who did not have a military rank before entering a military educational institution or who had the military rank of a sailor or soldier, upon admission to study, are assigned the military rank of cadet. Other military ranks assigned before entering the military educational institution of vocational education are retained.
Military ranks are given upon the expiration of the required length of service and for personal merits. If everything is clear with merit, then let's figure out how much time you need to serve in order to reach the desired rank. In accordance with paragraph 2 of Art. 22 "Provisions on the procedure for passing military service" for military service in military ranks, the following terms are established:
- private, sailor - five months;
- junior sergeant, sergeant major of the 2nd class - one year;
- Sergeant, sergeant major of the 1st class - two years;
- Senior Sergeant, Chief Petty Officer - three years;
- ensign, midshipman - three years;
- junior lieutenant - two years;
- lieutenant - three years;
- senior lieutenant - three years;
- Captain, Lieutenant Commander - four years;
- Major, Captain 3rd Rank - four years;
- Lieutenant Colonel, Captain 2nd Rank - five years.
Further - for 5 years.

An important point. The title can only be obtained if there is a suitable position in the unit. About positions and what ranks you can reach in this or that position, in the next article.

The titles of sergeant major and chief ship sergeant have not been awarded since 2012. They still exist in the documents.
All military ranks - from private to marshal of the Russian Federation - are written with a small letter.
The rank of major is higher than the rank of lieutenant, but a major general< генерал-лейтенант.
The highest rank that can be obtained in a year of military service is now sergeant.

Dear Readers. I hope that while reading this short but very important article, you have formed an understanding of what ranks are in our army, and in what order they are located.

In many ways, they have preserved the system inherited from the armed forces of the USSR. But modern system military ranks and acquired its own unique features.

The structure of the ranks of the armed forces and the rank and file

Ranks in the troops of our country can be divided into several categories:

Ordinary staff.
Junior officers.
Senior officers.
Senior officers.

The lowest rank in the modern troops of our country is private. This title is worn by people who are conscripted in the army. Ordinary servicemen of the USSR army began to be called after the war, before the terms "Red Army soldier" and "fighter" were used.

Ordinary stock can be called those citizens of the country who have a military registration specialty: a physician or a lawyer. They are called "private medical service" or, in turn, "justice private".

Also, the rank and file are called cadets who are trained to achieve officer's shoulder straps. During their studies, they can receive ranks related to the rank and file, and after completing their training, they can receive the first officer rank.

The best and most experienced of the rank and file receive the rank of corporal. This military rank has the right to replace the junior officer, the commander of the squad. A private receives the rank of corporal for the impeccable performance of his duties and adherence to ideal discipline.

The corporal is followed by the rank of junior sergeant. The holder of this rank can command a squad or a combat vehicle. In special cases, a private or corporal may, before leaving military service, be awarded the appointment of a junior sergeant in the reserve.

The sergeant who is higher in the service hierarchy of the junior sergeant also has the right to command a squad or a combat vehicle. The title was introduced in the Soviet armed forces before the war, in 1940. Its owners underwent special training in their units or were promoted from the most honored junior sergeants. The next in the structure of our armed forces is the senior sergeant.

This is followed by the positions of foremen, which were introduced in the Soviet army somewhat earlier than sergeants - in 1935. In today's Russian army, the best of the senior sergeants who have served in the previous rank for at least six months and have been promoted to a position that presupposes the rank of foreman become foremen.

Within the limits of his company, the foreman serves as the chief of personnel, consisting of sergeants and privates. The petty officer is subordinate to the company commander and may act as the company commander when he is absent.

Since 1972, the Soviet troops have been replenished with the rank of warrant officer, and since 1981 - senior warrant officer. Its owners, as a rule, graduate from the corresponding military profile. educational establishments who do not have higher status. Warrant officers are assistants to junior officers.

The lowest officer rank in the troops of our country is a junior lieutenant. Today it is often possessed by cadets completing their training in the military. educational institutions, as well as graduates of lieutenant schools at military units. Sometimes the rank of junior lieutenant can be obtained by graduates of civilian specialties, as well as warrant officers who have shown zeal and ability to serve.

Usually graduates of military universities become lieutenants. After an appropriate period of service and passing certification with a positive result, junior lieutenants move to the next stage - lieutenant. The next step among the ranks of the junior officer corps is the rank of senior lieutenant and captain. The rank of officer of the engineering troops at this stage sounds like "engineer captain", and the rank of artilleryman is the battalion commander (battery commander). In infantry units, a captain is in command of a company.

Senior officer ranks include Major, Lieutenant Colonel, and Colonel. The major has the right to command a training company or be an assistant to the battalion commander. The lieutenant colonel is in command of a battalion or serves as an assistant to the regiment commander.

The colonel has the right to command a regiment, brigade and be deputy division commander. This officer rank was introduced to the armed forces of our country along with a number of others in 1935. In the Navy, the three senior officer ranks of the ground forces correspond to their own ranks of captains of the third, second and first ranks.

The first highest officer rank of the Russian troops is Major General. The holder of this rank can command a division (a combination of up to 15 thousand personnel), and also be a deputy corps commander.

Next comes the rank of lieutenant general. Historically, it arose from the position of a senior officer who was a deputy general. The word "lieutenant" is translated as "deputy". Such an officer of the highest rank may be in command of a corps or be a deputy commander of an army. Also, lieutenant generals serve in military headquarters.

A colonel general can be the deputy commander of a military district or command an army. The holders of this military rank hold the positions of the General Staff or the Ministry of Defense. Finally, the highest military rank of the troops of our country - General of the Army - is ranked higher. Today, senior officers of certain branches of the armed forces - artillery, communications, etc., can become army generals.

In the naval forces of our country, the highest officer positions correspond to - rear admiral, vice admiral, admiral and admiral of the fleet.

When we remember the military leaders of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War, traditionally the holders of the title of "marshal" - G.K. Zhukov, I.S. Konev, K.K. Rokossovsky. Nevertheless, in the post-Soviet period, this rank practically disappeared, and the functions of marshals passed to the generals of the army.

In 1935, Marshal was introduced as the highest personal military rank. Soviet Union... It was awarded to the most worthy of the senior military leaders and could serve as a badge of distinction. In 1935, a number of the country's top military leaders of the Soviets became marshals who held important posts in the army.

Three of the first five marshals of the USSR in the years following their appointment came under the blow of repression. Therefore, before the start of the war, the new marshals of the Soviet Union were Semyon Timoshenko, Grigory Kulik and Boris Shaposhnikov, who replaced them in responsible posts.

During the war years, the highest rank of marshal was awarded to the most distinguished commanders. The first of the "wartime" marshals was Georgy Zhukov. Almost all the top military men who led the fronts became marshals. Joseph Stalin was promoted to marshal in 1943. The basis was the "positions held by him" of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and People's Commissar of Defense.

In the post-war period, a rare military rank for the country was received by the General Secretary L.I. Brezhnev. The persons who held the post of the Minister of Defense - Nikolai Bulgarin, Dmitry Ustinov and Sergey Sokolov - became marshals. In 1987, Dmitry Yazov became Minister of Defense, and three years later he received a personal senior officer rank. Today he is the only retired Marshal to survive.

In 1943, while the war was going on, the title of marshal of the military branch began to be used in the USSR. A little later, the ranks of marshals of special forces were added to them. In the same year, a number of the country's top military councils became such marshals. In particular, the famous military leader Pavel Rotmistrov became a marshal tank troops... In 1943, the title of chief marshal of the branch was also introduced.

Most of the ranks of chief marshals were abolished in 1984 - they were retained exclusively for aviation and artillery. But even after 1984, none of the representatives of the country's top military leadership received them. The ranks of marshals and chief marshals of the branches of the armed forces were finally abolished in 1993. In 1991, the last in recent history Yevgeny Shaposhnikov became the country's aviation marshal.

In the modern army of our country there is a title - "Marshal of the Russian Federation". As in the pre-war period, this is a personal highest military rank. The reason for obtaining the rank of marshal may be the special merits of the officer to the country, recognized by the President.

In 1997, the title was awarded to Igor Sergeev. The awarding of this rank followed the appointment of Igor Dmitrievich as the Minister of Defense of our country. In 2001, the military retired from active service and until the end of his life bore the rank of retired marshal.

Modern ranks in the Russian army are inherited from the Soviet period. The army of the Russian Federation has partially retained the previous structure and military units. Therefore, the system of military ranks and positions has not undergone major changes.

Both on land and on water there are military ranks, some of them are similar, but still there is a difference.

So, on land, military ranks are in the following order:

On the water, that is, the navy ranks are built like this:

Sailor, senior sailor, foreman of the second class, foreman of the first class, chief ship officer, midshipman, senior midshipman, junior lieutenant, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, captain lieutenant, captain of the third rank, captain of the second rank, captain of the first rank, rear admiral, vice admiral , admiral.

Private, in the fleet this rank corresponds to a sailor, then a corporal, in the fleet - a senior sailor; junior sergeant, in the fleet a foreman of the second class; sergeant-foreman of the first class, senior sergeant-foreman; foreman - chief ship sergeant; next are ensign, in the fleet Warrant Officer, Senior Warrant Officer, Senior Warrant Officer. Officer staff: junior lieutenant - the same in the navy; the lieutenant in the navy is the same; the senior lieutenant in the navy is the same; captain, lieutenant in the captain's fleet; followed by senior officers: major - in the fleet captain of the third rank; lieutenant colonel - in the navy captain of the second rank; colonel - in the navy captain of the first rank; followed by the senior officers: major general - in the fleet counter-admiral; lieutenant general in the fleet vice -admiral; colonel-general-admiral, and final rank of army general. There were marshals in the USSR, but now, in my opinion, they have been abolished. Only two people, Suvorov and Stalin, had the highest rank of Generallisimus.

To begin with, I will say that in different countries very different ranks, it is also worth noting that the Navy and conventional ground forces also have different ranks, for example, the Fleet:

And now a few countries to compare rank. The first will be military ranks of Russia

Military ranks of France

Military ranks of China

Military ranks of Germany

Military ranks of Turkey

The Army and the Navy each have their own military ranks. Of course, they have a number of similarities, but they differ, both in name and in the number of stars and stripes. One more difference should be added - the guards regiments.

Private, corporal, junior sergeant, sergeant, senior sergeant, foreman, warrant officer, senior warrant officer, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel, colonel, major general, lieutenant general, colonel general, army general.

Military ranks need to be separated for navy and land.

So with regard to the ground forces, military ranks are located exactly in this order:

As for the distribution in order of ranks in the fleet, it looks like this from the smallest:

As for the RF. Ranks are military and naval.

Warrant officers and warrant officers:

Junior officers:

Senior officers;

Marshal of the Russian Federation - the highest military rank.

Specialty is added to military ranks, if any;

Who is studying in a military institution:

In the armed forces of Russia, military ranks are divided into military and naval. To the servicemen of the guards units, the prefix is added to the military rank - guards ...

Soldiers and sailors, sergeants and foremen, warrant officers and warrant officers ...

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Junior, middle, senior officers. Marshal of the Russian Federation ...

In the Navy, in addition to naval military ranks, there may be military ranks, for example, in the marines, naval aviation, coastal forces of the fleet. Ship military ranks are expressed with a white or yellow stripe on a black pursuit (skylight) or dark gaps on a white pursuit, on shoulder straps with military ranks - the gaps will be red, blue. By the way, in the Marine Corps, the naval ranks are sailor and senior sailor, then - military ...

There are military ranks and the ranks of those who serve in the navy, ranks in order in Russian army look like this:

Privates:

Military ranks: private, corporal, junior sergeant, sergeant, senior sergeant, sergeant major.

Ship ranks: sailor, senior sailor, foreman of the 2nd class, foreman of the 1st class, chief foreman, chief foreman of the ship.

Warrant officers and warrant officers:

Military ranks: warrant officer, senior warrant officer

Ship ranks: midshipman, senior midshipman

Officer staff:

Junior officers:

Military ranks: junior lieutenant, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, captain;

Ship ranks: junior lieutenant, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, lieutenant commander.

Senior officers:

Military ranks: major, lieutenant colonel, colonel;

Ship ranks: captain 3rd rank, captain 2nd rank, captain 1st rank.

Senior officers:

Military ranks: major general, lieutenant general, colonel general, army general; Ship ranks: Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral, Admiral of the Fleet.

And of course, the Marshal of the Russian Federation.

There are military ranks in the Army and the Navy, which are similar, but it seems to me that the ranks in the Navy are still more difficult to remember and pronounce. Military ranks on land.

Military ranks in the navy.

It should be noted that in addition to the rank in the Army and the Navy, the position plays an important role. It happens that an officer with a higher rank is subordinate to an officer with a lower rank.

Military ranks are as follows, starting with small:

On land: private, corporal, junior sergeant, senior sergeant, warrant officer, senior warrant officer, junior lieutenant, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel, colonel, major general, lieutenant general, colonel general, army general.

In the navy: sailor, senior sailor, foreman of the second class, foreman of the first class, chief ship officer, midshipman, senior midshipman, junior lieutenant, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, captain lieutenant, captain of the third rank, captain of the second rank, captain of the first rank, rear admiral, vice admiral, admiral.

In the old days there was also the title Marshal, but it was canceled.

Today I will tell you how to get a military rank in the army.

Initially, you will be a private, then there is a corporal, and after a corporal is a junior sergeant, a sergeant and a senior sergeant. You may not hope for more, but this is not certain, since it is already very difficult to get a sergeant and a senior sergeant in the army. Let's figure it out in order and start, of course, with the military rank of private.

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I would also like to remind you that in addition to the army, we also have the Navy, where military ranks differ from those on land, namely:

Assignment of the military rank of private

The initial military rank in the army is private. A private is an ordinary soldier who serves in the army and does not stand out in any way. This title is punched for you in your military ID at the assembly point from where you have it, and the date of conferring the title of private is the date of your dismissal from military service. Ordinary soldiers have clean shoulder straps, but, as they say, "clean shoulder straps are a clear conscience." There is nothing more to say about the military rank of a private.

Assignment of the military rank of corporal

Let's talk about the next military rank - corporal, the so-called most trained soldier. As they say, “it is better to have a prostitute daughter than a corporal's son,” I don’t know why this title is so disliked, but according to one of the many versions it is connected tsarist Russia, where corporals at the front were put in the first line, and, accordingly, they died first.

How to get the rank of corporal? There is a so-called ShDS (staff list) - "shtatka". Every company has it. In order to receive this title, you need to be in the appropriate military position. That is, your position in this "staff" must correspond to your rank.

The corporal can be assigned to any soldier, for example, you will be according to the position, and the senior driver must have the rank of corporal.

Assignment of the military rank junior sergeant, sergeant

Military ranks of sergeant and petty officers

Next comes the rank of junior sergeant. Let's think if you need it? A junior sergeant is usually a soldier who knows the regulations, who is able and willing to lead personnel who are respected in the military collective, and not only the soldiers, but also the command. He may already be a squad leader. The squad leader is the soldier who will be in command. The squad leader should know everything about every soldier from his squad. And also skillfully lead them.

The direct chief of the squad leader will be the deputy platoon commander (zamkomvzvod) - this is the same junior sergeant or sergeant who will lead the whole platoon.

That is, there is a chain of military personnel, namely: a private, a corporal, a junior sergeant and a sergeant. Usually a zamkomvzvod is a junior sergeant or sergeant, the squad leader is a corporal, and ordinary soldiers are just in different platoons.

There is another method for obtaining military rank. Let's say you come up to your company commander and say that after the army you want to serve in the police or other power structure and the rank of junior sergeant will come in handy to make it easier for you to move on. Perhaps this will be enough to award you the military rank of junior sergeant (provided that you really deserve it).

The third option for assigning a military rank

Let's say - on February 23 or May 9, usually on these holidays regular and extraordinary military ranks are assigned, and you, accordingly, can fall under this topic.

How else can you get a rank in the army

This is when the old draft was retired, and vacancies for military positions, according to which the state provides for the military ranks of corporal or junior sergeant. And, since there will be no platoon commanders and department commanders, any worthy soldier can be appointed to this position with the assignment of another military rank.

Also, the rank of junior sergeant can be given for some merit, but this is very rare. So let's take a look: a private is a soldier who simply serves in the army. The corporal is the same soldier, but no longer a soldier and not yet a junior sergeant. Next comes the junior sergeant, who leads the squad, and the sergeant, who can already lead the whole platoon. But not all soldiers are given a sergeant. There will be only two or three of them in the company.

Conclusion: if you want to run around at night on matters of a platoon or squad, fill out various documentation, monitor an entire platoon, get a "stick" for them, etc., then you can become a junior sergeant. And if you just want to calmly serve in the army, then be a private.

As they say, everything is in your hands and in fact make it so that you awarded a military rank not so difficult

Perhaps in student years a military training teacher told you about the various ranks that are used in our army, but it is unlikely that you absorbed this information with the same eagerness with which you frantically "whinnied" in class, smoked in the school yard or pulled the pigtails of girls from your class ...

Nevertheless, knowledge about this subject should be in the head of every man, so that he, without hesitation, understands who is the "real major" and who is "ensign Shmatko"., Military ranks in the Russian army.

Rank categories in the Russian army

There are two main groups of ranks in the Russian troops:

ship (refer to those who serve at sea);
military (go to representatives of ground forces).

Ship ranks

Navy (both under water and over water). The sea form has always been to the face of men. It's not for nothing that girls like sailors so much!
military naval units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It sounds unusual, but there are police officers at sea.
protection of the coastal (border) service of the Russian FSB.

They do not chase unscrupulous fishermen who have caught a couple of buckets of carp without permission. Their direct responsibility is to catch illegal immigrants and other criminals on the country's water lines.

Military ranks

It is not so easy to see sea captains in snow-white uniforms on the streets of cities, especially if there is no sea nearby. But this is not a reason to be upset!

Titles are also given in:

Armed Forces.
Ministry of Internal Affairs (servicemen from the category of "police" or precinct).
Ministry of Emergencies (daredevils rescuing people in trouble).

Vadim, an Emergencies Ministry employee from Khmelnitsky, says that many people imagine the Emergencies Ministry workers as real heroes-rescuers who live all day as if in a thriller. Unfortunately, this is not entirely true. The life of the Ministry of Emergency Situations consists of daily visits to some priests in order to carry out explanatory work, otherwise they will inadvertently burn the church and everyone who came there. And rescuers remove cats from trees, teach old women to heat the stove so as not to die from carbon monoxide... But the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations still assess their work positively. This is facilitated by titles, uniforms and social benefits.

foreign intelligence service (Yes, yes! Imagine - new Stirlitz!);
and other military units of our country.

Rank table

In order to make the description of titles not so boring, we decided to present information about them like a cheat sheet (military and naval ranks located on the same line are analogous):


Type of	Military	Ship
Unofficial	private, corporal, Lance Sergeant, sergeant, staff Sergeant, foreman, ensign, Senior Warrant Officer	sailor, senior sailor, foreman of the second article, foreman of the first article, Chief Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer, midshipman, senior warrant officer
Junior officers	junior lieutenant, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, captain	junior lieutenant, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, lieutenant captain
Senior officers	major, lieutenant colonel, colonel	1st rank captain, captain of the 2nd rank, captain 3rd rank
Senior officers	major general, lieutenant general, colonel general, army General, Marshal of the Russian Federation	rear admiral, vice admiral, admiral, admiral of the fleet

Shoulder straps

Soldiers and sailors. There are no insignia for shoulder straps.
Sergeants and foremen. Stripes are used as insignia. Warriors have long called them "snot".
Warrant officers and warrant officers. Cross-stitched stars are used as insignia. Shoulder straps resemble officers, but without stripes. Also, there may be edges.
Junior officers. There is a vertical clearance and metal stars (13 mm).
Senior officers. Two stripes and large metal stars (20 mm).
Senior officers. Large embroidered stars (22 mm), located vertically; lack of stripes.
General of the Army, Admiral of the Fleet. A large star with a diameter of 40 mm, not metal, but embroidered.
Marshal of the Russian Federation. One very large star (40 mm) is embroidered on the chase. Silver rays diverge in a circle - the shape of a pentagon is obtained. The pattern of the coat of arms of Russia is also noticeable.

Of course, when reading the text, many people hardly try to imagine appearance shoulder straps. Therefore, especially for them, there is a picture in which all of the above is clearly depicted.

Unofficial shoulder straps

Officer's shoulder straps

Marshal of the Russian Federation is the highest rank in the ground forces, but there is also a man above him who can give him orders (even command him to take the emphasis while lying down). This person is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, who is also the President of the Russian Federation. Remarkably, the title of Supreme Commander-in-Chief is classified as a position, not a military rank.
Vladimir Putin, who is now in this position, left the Federal Security Service as a colonel. Now, while in office, he gives orders to the military with ranks that he has never achieved in his entire career.
Both the naval and ground forces are subordinate to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Therefore, the admiral is the highest rank in the hierarchy of the Navy.
Writing the names of the ranks of the RF Armed Forces with a capital letter in order to show respect to seasoned campaigners is a completely unnecessary matter. All ranks from private to admiral are written with a lowercase letter.
The prefix "guard" adds a special prestige to how this or that title sounds. Not everyone is destined to receive it, but only those. who serves in the guards regiments.
The campaigners who have retired from military affairs and calmly dig potatoes at their dacha do not lose their title, but continue to wear it with the prefix "in reserve" or "retired."

Not holding back his laughter, a military pensioner from Kharkov, Alexander, says that a colonel, whether he is retired or in reserve, will instill fear in any traffic cop who brakes him on the road for violating traffic rules. A hundred sweats will come off the guy while he pretends to scold the violator, and then completely release the colonel without a fine. So, the title always helps in life.

Army doctors are also endowed with special titles. For example, "Major of the Medical Service." The situation is similar for lawyers - “captain of justice”.

George Clooney from Ambulance, of course, is far away, but it still sounds worthy!

As soon as they got on this path and entered the university, young guys become cadets. For now, they can only dream of how they will receive their first title, and then one of the highest ones. There is another group of students. They are called listeners. These are those who have already received a military rank.
While there is a one-year conscript service, you can become a sergeant at most. Not higher.
Since 2012, the ranks of the chief ship sergeant and foreman have been canceled. Formally, they exist, but in reality servicemen receive the following ranks, bypassing these ranks.
We all know that a major is taller than a lieutenant, but for some reason this logic was not taken into account when ranking general ranks. Lieutenant General is higher in rank than Major General. This is such a system in the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
To get a new rank in the Russian army, you need to have a certain length of service and personal achievements. Before assigning to a candidate next rank, commanders judge the soldier's moral character and skills in combat and political training. The table below describes the lifespan requirements required to move from one rank to another:

Rank	Position
Private	All those who have just been called up for service, all lower positions (shooter, driver, gun crew number, driver-mechanic, sapper, reconnaissance officer, radio operator, etc.)
Corporal	There are no regular corporal positions. The title is given to soldiers in the lowest ranks, with a high level of training.
Junior sergeant, sergeant	Squad leader, tank, gun
Staff Sergeant	Deputy platoon leader
Sergeant Major	Company Chief
Ensign, Art. ensign	Logistics platoon commander, company foreman, warehouse chief, radio station chief and other NCO positions that require high level preparation. Sometimes they work in lower officer positions with a shortage of officers
Ensign	Platoon commander. This rank is usually awarded when there is an acute shortage of officers after completing accelerated officer training courses.
Lieutenant, Art. lieutenant	Platoon commander, deputy company commander.
Captain	Company commander, training platoon leader
Major	Deputy battalion commander. Training Company Commander
Lieutenant colonel	Battalion commander, deputy regiment commander
Colonel	Regiment commander, deputy brigade commander, brigade commander, deputy division commander
Major General	Division Commander, Deputy Corps Commander
Lieutenant general	Corps Commander, Deputy Army Commander
Colonel general	Army Commander, Deputy District (Front) Commander
Army General	District (Front) Commander, Deputy Minister of Defense, Minister of Defense, Chief of the General Staff, other senior positions
Marshal of the Russian Federation	Honorary title given for special merit