Glavny starshina of the ship

Glavny starshina of the ship (Russian: Гла́вный корабе́льный старшина́; lit. 'senior petty officer of the ship') is in the Navy of the Russian Federation the designation to the most senior rank in the petty officer´s career group. The rank is equivalent to Starshina in Army and Air Force. Under the NATO rank system the rank might be comparable to OR-8 in Anglophone armed forces.

Glavny starshina of the ship
in the Russian navy
    
(shoulder board)    (sleeve insignia)
Rank insigniaRussian Navy
Introduction1971
Rank groupPetty officer
Army / Air ForceStarshina
NATO
equivalent
OR-8[1]

In the navy of the Russian Federation there are four ranks in the petty officer´s career group, which means:

  • Glavny starshina of the ship (OR-8)
  • Glavny starshina (OR-7)
  • Starshina 1st stage (OR-6)
  • Starshina 2nd stage (OR-4)
Sequence of ranks in Russian Federation´s navy
junior rank:
Glavny starshina


Glavny starshina of the ship
senior rank:
Michman


Rank insignia Glavny starshina of the ship
rank
insignia
                   
sleeve 19401963
after 1963 to
Michman
sleeve

from 1963
shoulder
19551991
shoulder
19912010

History

The rank was introduced to the Soviet Navy November 18, 1971. Before the equivalent OR8-rank designation, including rank insignia was michman.

See also

References

  1. The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"
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