Rank insignia Russian Navy Rank group Petty officer NATO
equivalent OR-7 | Introduction 1940-43 Army / Air Force Starshij sershant | |
Glavny starshina (Russian: Гла́вный старшина́; literal: chief/ senior petty officer) is in the Navy of the Russian Federation the designation to the second highest rank in the patty 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-7 in Anglophone armed forces.
The rank was introduced to the Soviet Navy 1940 to 1943.
In the navy of the Russian Federation there are four ranks in the patty officer´s career group, which means:
Rank designation in other countries
In the countries below, spelling is similar and classivication to a separate rank group is equivalent.
References
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