Starshina 2nd stage

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Starshina 2nd stage
in the Russian navy
RAF N R4-Starsh2st 2010–.svg   Red Fleet Insignia 1a.svg
(shoulder board) (sleeve insignia)
Rank insignia Russian Navy
Introduction 1940
Rank group Petty officer
Army / Air Force Mladshy sershant
NATO
equivalent
OR-4[1]

Starshina 2nd stage (Russian: Старшина́ второй статьи́; literal: petty officer second stage) is in the Navy of the Russian Federation the designation to the 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-4 in The Western armed forces.

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

Sequence of ranks in Russian Federation´s navy
junior rank:
Starshy matros

Emblem of the Военно-Морской Флот Российской Федерации.svg
Starshina 2nd stage
senior rank:
Starshina 1st stage

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 stage (OR-4)
Rank insignia Starshina 2nd stage
Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1935.svg Naval Ensign of Russia.svg
rank
insignia
  Red Fleet Insignia 1a.svg       Rank insignia of старшина 2-й статьи of the Soviet Navy.svg     RAF N R4PO2ndC 1994-2010.svg RAF N R4PO2ndC 1994-2010par.png
sleeve insignia
1940-1991
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

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the русский Wikipedia.
  1. The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"