Glavny starshina

Glavny starshina (Russian: Гла́вный старшина́, IPA: [ˈɡlavnɨj stərʂɨˈna], lit. 'chief/senior petty officer') is the Russian Navy's second highest rank in the petty officer career group. The rank is equivalent to Starshij sershant in Army and Air Force, and roughly equivalent to OR-7 in the NATO rank system.

Glavny starshina in the Russian navy
(shoulder board) (sleeve insignia)
Rank insignia	Russian Navy
Introduction	1940-43
Rank group	Petty officer
Army / Air Force	Starshij sershant
NATO equivalent	OR-7[1]

The rank was introduced to the Soviet Navy 1940 to 1943.

Sequence of ranks in Russian Federation´s navy

juinor rank: Starshina 1st stage	Glavny starshina	senior rank: Glavny starshina of the ship

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)

Rank insignia Glavny starshina

rank insignia
	sleeve 1940-1963 after 1963 to Glavny starshina of the ship	sleeve from 1963	shoulder 1955-1991	shoulder 1991-2010

Rank designation in other countries

In the countries below, spelling is similar and classification to a separate rank group is equivalent.

• ⇒ Azerbaijani: Baş starşinas
• ⇒ Belarusian: Галоўны старшыня
• ⇒ Lithuanian: Vyriausiasis viršila
• ⇒ Ukrainian: Головни́й старшина́

See also

• Ranks and rank insignia of the Red Army 1940–1943
• Ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1943–1955, ... 1955–1991
• Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian Federation´s armed forces 1994–2010
• Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation

References

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