Rank insignia Russian Navy Rank group Petty officer NATO
equivalent OR-5 | Introduction 1940 Army / Air Force Sershant | |
Starshina 1st stage (Russian: Старшина́ пе́рвой статьи́; literal: petty officer first stage) is in the Navy of the Russian Federation the designation to the second lowest 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-5 in Anglophone armed forces.
The rank was introduced to the Soviet Navy November 2, 1940.
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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