Rank insignia Russian Navy Rank group Petty officer NATO
equivalent OR-4 | Introduction 1940 Army / Air Force Mladshy sershant | |
Starshina 2nd stage (Russian: Старшина́ второй статьи́; literal: petty officer second stage) is in the Navy of the Russian Federation the designation to the lowest rank in the petty 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-4 in The Western 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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