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	\| ]<br>{{lang\|ru\|Генера́л-полко́вник}}<br />{{lang\|ru-Latn\|Generál-polkóvnik}}		\| ]<br>{{lang\|ru\|Генера́л-полко́вник}}<br />{{lang\|ru-Latn\|Generál-polkóvnik}}
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	! Everyday uniform ~~insignia~~{{sfn\|Law 525\|2020\|p=318}}		! Everyday uniform{{sfn\|Law 525\|2020\|p=318}}
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Military ranks used by Russia

Russian Armed Forces

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Staff
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Independent troops (rod)
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History of the Russian military
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The ranks and insignia used by Russian Ground Forces are inherited from the military ranks of the Soviet Union, although the insignia and uniform has been altered slightly.

Ranks and insignia

The following is a table ranks of the armed forces of the Russian Federation. English translation is given first, followed by Russian version, then by English transliteration.

Officers

Category	Troop ranks	Dress uniform	Everyday uniform	Field uniform
Supreme and general officers	Marshal of the Russian Federation Ма́ршал Росси́йской Федера́ции Márshal Rossíyskoy Federátsii
	Army general Генера́л а́рмии Generál ármii
	Colonel general Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik
	Lieutenant general Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt
	Major general Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór
Senior officers or field grade officers	Colonel Полко́вник Polkóvnik
	Lieutenant colonel Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik
	Major Майо́р Mayór
Junior officers or company grade officers	Captain Kапита́н Kapitán
	Senior lieutenant Ста́рший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt
	Lieutenant Лейтена́нт Leytenánt
	Junior lieutenant Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt
Student officers	Officer cadet Курса́нт Kursánt

Other ranks

Category	Troop ranks	Dress uniform	Everyday uniform	Field uniform
Warrent officers	Chief warrant officer Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik
Warrent officers	Warrant officer Пра́порщик Práporshchik
Sergeants	First sergeant Старшина́ Starshiná
	Senior sergeant/Staff sergeant Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt
	Sergeant Сержа́нт Serzhánt
	Junior sergeant Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt
Enlisted	Private first class Ефре́йтор Yefréytor
Enlisted	Private Рядово́й Ryadovóy

Rank titles are sometimes modified due to a particular assignment, branch or status:

The ranks of servicemen assigned to a "guards" unit or formation 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 retired are followed by "of the reserve" or "in retirement", respectively;
The rank descriptor "of aviation" was officially abolished but is still commonly used.

Reforms

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Insignia reform (2010)

Main article: Ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces 1994–2010

On 11 March 2010, Law No.2010-293 of the President of Russia introduced a new set of rank insignia. Privates, airmen and seamen now wear plain shoulder epaulettes. Senior NCOs had their chevrons replaced by plain bars (small horizontal bars for corporals and sergeants increasing in number with seniority, large horizontal bars for staff sergeants, and vertical bars for master sergeants). These rank badges mirror the insignia of both the Imperial Russian Army and the Soviet Army in the 1970s. Warrant officers and officers received new shoulder rank epaulettes and all general officer insignia now reflect service affiliation in the duty dress uniform. The parade dress gold epaulettes have been retained. The insignia for a marshal of the Russian Federation retained the coat of arms of Russia and the marshal's star.

Rank and insignia reform (2013)

In 2013, the insignia of an army general now include the marshal's star, surmounted by a red star in a wreath. In Spring 2013, the warrant officer ranks, which had been removed as a result of the 2008 Russian military reform, were reinstated.

Insignia reform (2020)

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Explanatory notes

The rank of marshal of the Russian Federation, the highest in the Russian Army, is not presently held by anyone in the modern armed forces of the Russian Federation. The only officer to hold the rank is the former Minister of Defense Igor Sergeyev, who was elevated from commander (army general) of the Strategic Rocket Forces. As it stands, marshal of the Russian Federation should be considered an honorary title equivalent to a field marshal, marshal or five-star general in other countries, created in the event of a major war or as the result of extreme military accomplishment (see marshal of the Soviet Union).

References

Citations

^ Law 293 2010.
^ Law 525 2020, p. 316.
^ Law 525 2020, p. 318.
^ Law 525 2020, p. 319.
Guskova 2013.

General and cited references

Guskova, Anthon (1 July 2013). "В российскую армию возвращаются прапорщики". 5-tv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
Приказ Министра обороны Российской Федерации от 09.10.2020 № 525 (Зарегистрирован 16.11.2020 № 60927) [Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated 09.10.2020 No. 525 (Registered on 16.11.2020 No. 60927)] (in Russian). publication.pravo.gov.ru/. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
NATO (2021). STANAG 2116 NATO (7th ed.). Brussels, Belgium: NATO Standardization Agency.
"Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11 марта 2010 года № 293 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия военнослужащих и ведомственных знаках отличия"". rg.ru (in Russian). Российской газеты. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

External links

Federal Law No. 58-FZ from March 12, 1998 "On military duty and military service" (in Russian)
Presidential Decree No. 531 from May 8, 2005 "On military uniform, rank insignia of the servicemen and state bodies' rank insignia" (in Russian)

Military ranks and insignia by country

List of comparative military ranks

Africa

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Former	People's Republic of Angola Biafra Bophuthatswana Ciskei Kingdom of Egypt Ethiopian Empire Katanga People's Republic of Mozambique Rhodesia South West Africa Transkei Venda Zaire
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted Apartheid States in Southern Africa

Americas

Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Officers: Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Enlisted: Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Other: Marine Corps Space Force Warrant officer Opposing forces Uruguay Venezuela
Former	Canada (pre-Unification) Confederate States of America Union Army Navy Costa Rica Empire of Brazil Panama Republic of Texas Army Navy United States Army enlisted World War I World War II
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted

Asia

Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia PR of China Army Navy Air Force East Timor India Army Air Force Navy Coast Guard Border Roads Organisation Paramilitary forces Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Korea North South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Army Navy Air Force Marines Civil Armed Forces Maritime Security Agency Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Artsakh Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan (Republic of China)
Former	China Empire Republic (1912–1949) Dutch East Indies East Turkestan (Second Republic) People's Republic of Kampuchea Imperial Iran Imperial Japan Army Navy Korea Empire Liberation Army Kingdom of Laos Manchukuo Mengjiang Mongolian People's Republic Vietnam State South South Yemen Tibet Tuva
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted

Europe

Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Army Navy Air Force Home Guard Estonia Finland France Army Navy Gendarmerie Air and Space Force Foresters Germany Georgia Greece Hungary Iceland Land Forces Coast Guard Ireland Italy Army Navy Air Force Carabinieri Finance Guard Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg North Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Army Navy Air Force Cossacks Between 1994 and 2010 San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Army officers Army other ranks Navy officers Navy ratings Air Force officers Air Force other ranks Vatican
States with limited recognition	Kosovo Northern Cyprus Transnistria
Former	Albania Kingdom People's Socialist Republic Austria–Hungary Army Navy Bulgaria Kingdom People's Republic Independent State of Croatia Czechoslovakia German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany Army Navy Air Force East Germany Kingdom of Greece Army Navy Air Force France Napoleonic Grand Army Hungary Kingdom People's Republic Italy Kingdom Social Republic Ottoman Empire Polish People's Republic Republika Srpska Romania Kingdom Socialist Republic Russian Empire White Movement Slovakia (First Republic) Soviet Union 1918–35 1935–40 1940–43 1943–55 1955–91 Spain 2nd Republic Army Navy Air Force State Yugoslavia Kingdom Socialist Federal Republic Federal Republic
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted

Oceania

Australia Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Tonga Vanuatu
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted

Language

Anglophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Arabophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Francophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Hispanophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Lusophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted Military police Officers Enlisted

Post-Soviet states

Commonwealth of Nations

European Union

NATO

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