Rank insignia Russian Army Army / Air Force Ryadovoy NATO
equivalent OR-1 | Introduction 1946 Navy Matros | |
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Rank group Ryadovye (en: enlisted men) | ||
Ryadovjy (Russian: Рядово́й, en: private) is in the Army, Airborne troops, and Air Force of the Russian Federation the designation to the rank group of enlisted personnel. The rank is equivalent to Matros in Navy. According to NATO-ranksystem the rank might be comparable to OR-1 in Anglophone armed forces.
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The rank was introduced to the Soviet Army in 1946.
In the armed forces of the Soviet Union (and later the Russian Federation) yefreytor is the lowest rank of enlisted personnel. According to NATO-ranksystem the rank might be comparable to OR-1 in Anglophone armed forces.
USSR
In the USSR Armed Forces the rank designation Ryadovoy was introduced in 1946. From 1919 to 1964 the designation to this particular OR1 rank was Krasnoarmeets (literal: Red Army Man or Red Army Soldier).
Rank designation in other countries
In the countries below, spelling is similar and the classification to a separate rank group is equivalent.