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Russian military ranks - Definition and Overview
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The following is a table of Ground Force, Air Force and Naval ranks of the Military of Russia. Russian version is given first, followed by its English transliteration, then by its English translation.

Ground Force ranks are used by:

1. Ground Force.
2. Airborn Assault troops (Independent Core).
3. Air Force.
4. Space Troops (Independent Core).
5. Police, Internal troops - Under Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) (http://www.mvd.ru).
6. Federal Security Service (FSB) (http://www.fsb.ru), Border Guard service of FSB (http://www.fps.ru).
7. Civil Defense troops, Fire Rescue service - under Ministry of Civil Defense And Emergency Situations.
8. Naval Infantry (Marine Corps), vatious shore services of the navy.

Deck (Navy) ranks are used by:

1. Navy
2. Maritime units of the Border Guard Service of FSB.
Rank Level Ground forces / Air force Navy
Supreme Officers
Маршал Российской Федерации

Marshal Rossiyskoy Federatsii

Marshal of Russian Federation

No equivalent rank
Генерал армии

General armii

General of the Army

Адмирал флота

Admiral flota

Admiral of the Fleet

Генерал-полковник

General-polkovnik

Colonel General

Адмирал

Admiral

Admiral

Генерал-лейтенант

General-leytenant

Lieutenant General

Вице-адмирал

Vitse-admiral

Vice Admiral

Генерал-майор

General-mayor

Major General

Контр-адмирал

Kontr-admiral

Rear Admiral

Senior Officers
Полковник

Polkovnik

Colonel

Капитан первого ранга

Kapitan pervogo ranga

Captain of the 1st rank

Подполковник

Podpolkovnik

Lieutenant Colonel

Капитан второго ранга

Kapitan vtorogo ranga

Captain of the 2nd rank

Майор

Mayor

Major

Капитан третьего ранга

Kapitan tretyego ranga

Captain of the 3rd rank

Junior Officers
Капитан

Kapitan

Captain

Капитан-лейтенант

Kapitan-leytenant

Captain-Lieutenant

Старший лейтенант

Starshy leytenant

Senior Lieutenant

Старший лейтенант

Starshy leytenant

Senior Lieutenant

Лейтенант

Leytenant

Lieutenant

Лейтенант

Leytenant

Lieutenant

Младший лейтенант

Mladshy leytenant

Junior Lieutenant

Младший лейтенант

Mladshy leytenant

Junior Lieutenant

Warrant Officers
Старший прапорщик

Starshy praporshchik

Senior Warrant Officer

Старший мичман

Starshy michman

Senior Warrant Officer

Прапорщик

Praporshchik

Warrant Officer

Мичман

Michman

Warrant Officer

Sergeants and
Petty Officers
Старшина

Starshina

Master Sergeant

Главный корабельный старшина

Glavny korabelny starshina

Senior Chief Petty Officer

Старший сержант

Starshy serzhant

Senior Sergeant

Главный старшина

Glavny starshina

Chief Petty Officer

Сержант

Serzhant

Sergeant

Старшина первой статьи

Starshina pervoy statyi

Petty Officer 1st Class

Младший сержант

Mladshy serzhant

Junior Sergeant

Старшина второй статьи

Starshina vtoroy statyi

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Soldiers and seamen
Ефрейтор

Yefreytor

Senior Private

Старший матрос

Starshy matros

Senior Seaman

Рядовой

Ryadovoy

Private

Матрос

Matros

Seaman

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