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The independent Russia inherited the ranks of the Soviet Union, although the insignia and uniform was altered a little. 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.

Russian armed forces have two styles of ranks - all-forces ranks (army style ranks) and deck ranks (navy style ranks). The army uses all-forces ranks. The Air Force uses all-forces ranks. The following table of Ranks is based on those of the Russian Federation. The Russian Federation eliminated the descriptor "of Aviation" following ranks, however, that descriptor is still in use. The rank of a serviceman of a "Guards" unit, formation or ship may be followed by the word “Guards.” The rank of a citizen of the legal, medical or veterinary professions shall be followed by the words “of Justice,” “of the Medical service,” or “of the Veterinary service,” to their respective ranks. The rank of a citizen having reserve or retired status shall be followed by the words “Reserve” or “Retired,” respectively.

Officer Ranks

The U.S./Russia officer rank comparisons are drawn from Harriet Fast Scott and William F. Scott, The Armed Forces of the USSR, Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, 1979. In Appendix B of their book the Scotts specifically equate U.S. Brigadier Generals to Russian General Majors, U.S. Major Generals to Russian General Lieutenants, and U.S. Lieutenant Generals to Russian General Colonels.

Category	All-forces ranks	Russian Army Insignia	U.S Army Insignia Equivalent
Supreme Officers or General Officers	Marshal of the Russian Federation (Ма́ршал Росси́йской Федера́ции) (Márshal Rossíyskoy Federátsii) U.S Army equivalent: General of the Army (USA)	Parade uniform
	General of the Army (генера́л а́рмии) (Generál Ármii) U.S Army equivalent: Full General	Duty uniform
	Polkovnik General / Colonel General (генера́л-полко́вник) (Generál-Polkóvnik) U.S Army equivalent: Lieutenant General	Parade uniform
	Lieutenant General (генера́л-лейтена́нт) (Generál-Leytenánt) U.S Army equivalent: Major General	White shirt, military justice emblem
	Major General (генера́л-майо́р) (Generál-Mayór) U.S Army equivalent: Brigadier General	Field uniform
Senior Officers or Field Grade Officers	Polkovnik / Colonel (полко́вник) (Polkóvnik) U.S Army equivalent: Colonel	White shirt, no service emblem
	Podpolkovnik / Lieutenant Colonel (подполко́вник) (Podpolkóvnik) U.S Army equivalent: Lieutenant Colonel	Duty uniform
	Major (майо́р) (Mayór) U.S Army equivalent: Major	Parade uniform, extra all-forces emblem
Junior Officers or Company Grade Officers	Captain (капита́н) (Kapitán) U.S Army equivalent: Captain	Green shirt, all-forces
	Senior Lieutenant (ста́рший лейтена́нт) (Stárshiy Leytenánt) U.S Army equivalent: First Lieutenant	White shirt, bio-chemical
	Lieutenant (лейтена́нт) (Leytenánt) U.S Army equivalent: Second Lieutenant	Parade uniform
	Junior Lieutenant (мла́дший лейтена́нт) (Mládshiy Leytenánt) U.S Army equivalent: Second Lieutenant	Green shirt, all-forces

Warrant Officer

Enlisted Ranks

Notes

1. Marshal of the Russian Federation - in the present time is not an active a senior-most military rank of the modern Military Forces of the Russian Federation that is considered the highest Russian Army (Ground Forces) position. The only officer who presently holds the rank is the former Minister of Defense Igor Sergeyev, who was elevated from the General of the Army of the Military Space Troops. Since Russian military ranks system a Marshal of the Russian Federation should be considered as a honorary title equivalent to a Field Marshal, Marshal or General of the Army 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).

See also

• Comparative military ranks
• Russian military ranks
• Ranks and insignia of the Soviet military

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 isnignia" (in Russian)

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