Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation

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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. Medics/doctors and military attorneys add "of medical service" and "of military judicial service" to their respective ranks.





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[edit] 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.

Russian army uniform (winter)
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Russian army uniform (winter)
Russian army uniform (summer)
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Russian army uniform (summer)
Category All-forces ranks Russian Army Insignia U.S Army Insignia Equivalent
Supreme Officers
or
General Officers
Marshal of the Russian Federation1

(Ма́ршал Росси́йской Федера́ции)
(Márshal Rossíyskoy Federátsii)

U.S Army equivalent: General of the Armies / General of the Army
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Parade uniform
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General of the Army

(генера́л а́рмии)
(Generál Ármii)

U.S Army equivalent:General
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Duty uniform
Colonel General

(генера́л-полко́вник)
(Generál-Polkóvnik)

U.S Army equivalent: Lieutenant General
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Parade uniform
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Lieutenant General

(генера́л-лейтена́нт)
(Generál-Leytenánt)

U.S Army equivalent: Major General
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White shirt, military justice emblem
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Major General

(генера́л-майо́р)
(Generál-Mayór)

U.S Army equivalent: Brigadier General
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Field uniform
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Senior Officers
or
Field Grade Officers
Colonel

(полко́вник)
(Polkóvnik)

U.S Army equivalent:
Colonel
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White shirt, no service emblem
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Podpolkovnik / Lieutenant Colonel

(подполко́вник)
(Podpolkóvnik)

U.S Army equivalent: Lieutenant Colonel
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Duty uniform
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Major

(майо́р)
(Mayór)

U.S Army equivalent: Major
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Parade uniform, extra all-forces emblem
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Junior Officers
or
Company Grade Officers
Captain

(капита́н)
(Kapitán)

U.S Army equivalent: Captain
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Green shirt, all-forces
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Senior Lieutenant

(ста́рший лейтена́нт)
(Stárshiy Leytenánt)

U.S Army equivalent: First Lieutenant
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White shirt, bio-chemical
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Lieutenant

(лейтена́нт)
(Leytenánt)

U.S Army equivalent: Second Lieutenant
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Parade uniform
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Junior Lieutenant

(мла́дший лейтена́нт)
(Mládshiy Leytenánt)

U.S Army equivalent: Second Lieutenant
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Green shirt, all-forces

[edit] Warrant Officer

Category All-forces ranks Russian Army Insignia U.S Army Insignia Equivalent
Under-Officers
or
Master non-commissioned officers
Senior Praporshchik

(ста́рший пра́порщик)
(Stárshiy Práporshchik)

U.S Army equivalent: Chief Warrant Officer 3
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Praporshchik

(пра́порщик)
(Práporshchik)

U.S Army equivalent: Chief Warrant Officer 2
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[edit] Enlisted Ranks

Category All-forces ranks Russian Army Insignia U.S Army Insignia Equivalent
Sergeants and Petty Officers
Starshina

(старшина́)
(Starshiná)

U.S Army equivalent: First Sergeant or
Master Sergeant or Sergeant Major
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Senior Sergeant

(ста́рший сержа́нт)
(Stárshiy Serdzhánt)

U.S Army equivalent: Staff Sergeant or
Sergeant First Class
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Sergeant

(сержа́нт)
(Serdzhánt)

U.S Army equivalent: Sergeant
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Junior Sergeant

(мла́дший сержа́нт)
(Mládshiy Serdzhánt)

U.S Army equivalent: Corporal
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Soldiers,
seamen,
airmen
Gefreiter

(ефре́йтор)
(Efrèytor)

U.S Army equivalent: Private First Class
Image:Russia-army-1994 02.GIF
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Private

(рядово́й)
(Ryadovóy)

U.S Army equivalent: Private E2
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