- Source: Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
The ranks and insignia used by Russian Ground Forces are inherited from the military ranks of the Soviet Union, although the insignia and uniform have been altered slightly.
Civil service insignia may be confused with military insignia. Civil servants within the Russian Ministry of Defense may carry green or black service uniforms. See State civilian and municipal service ranks of the Russian Federation for a list of civil ranks.
Ranks and insignia
The following is a table of ranks of the armed forces of the Russian Federation. English translation is given first, followed by Russian version, then by English transliteration.
= Officers
== Other ranks
=Rank titles are sometimes modified due to a particular assignment, branch, or status:
The ranks of servicemen assigned to a "guards" unit or formation are preceded by the word "guards";
The ranks of servicemen in the legal, medical, and veterinary branches are followed by "of justice", "of the medical service", and "of the veterinary service", respectively;
The ranks of servicemen in the reserve or retired are followed by "of the reserve" or "in retirement", respectively.
Reforms
= Insignia reform (2010)
=On 11 March 2010, Law No.2010-293 of the President of Russia introduced a new set of rank insignia. Privates, airmen, and seamen now wear plain shoulder epaulets. Senior NCOs had their chevrons replaced by plain bars (small horizontal bars for corporals and sergeants increasing in number with seniority, large horizontal bars for staff sergeants, and vertical bars for master sergeants). These rank badges mirror the insignia of both the Imperial Russian Army and the Soviet Army in the 1970s. Warrant officers and officers received new shoulder rank epaulettes and all general officer insignia now reflect service affiliation in the duty dress uniform. The parade dress gold epaulets have been retained. The insignia for a marshal of the Russian Federation retained the coat of arms of Russia and the marshal's star.
= Rank and insignia reform (2013)
=In 2013, the insignia of an army general now included the marshal's star, surmounted by a red star in a wreath. In Spring 2013, the warrant officer ranks, which had been removed as a result of the 2008 Russian military reform, were reinstated.
= Insignia reform (2020)
=See also
History of Russian military ranks
List of Russian generals killed during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine
Ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces 1994–2010
Registered Cossack ranks
Explanatory notes
References
= Citations
== General and cited references
=Guskova, Anthon (1 July 2013). "В российскую армию возвращаются прапорщики". 5-tv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
Приказ Министра обороны Российской Федерации от 09.10.2020 № 525 (Зарегистрирован 16.11.2020 № 60927) [Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated 09.10.2020 No. 525 (Registered on 16.11.2020 No. 60927)] (in Russian). publication.pravo.gov.ru/. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
NATO (2021). STANAG 2116 NATO (7th ed.). Brussels, Belgium: NATO Standardization Agency.
"Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11 марта 2010 года № 293 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия военнослужащих и ведомственных знаках отличия"". rg.ru (in Russian). Российской газеты. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
External links
Federal Law No. 58-FZ from March 12, 1998 "On military duty and military service" (in Russian)
Presidential Decree No. 531 from May 8, 2005 "On military uniform, rank insignia of the servicemen and state bodies' rank insignia" (in Russian)
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- Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
- Naval ranks and insignia of Russia
- Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
- Military ranks of the Soviet Union
- Marshal of the Russian Federation
- Ranks and insignia of the Russian Armed Forces (1994–2010)
- Army general (Russia)
- Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces
- Military ranks and insignia of the Soviet Union (1918–1935)
- State civilian and municipal service ranks of the Russian Federation
