Ranks and insignia of the Russian Armed Forces (1994–2010)

Ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces from 1994 to 2010 were affected by the disintegration of the former Soviet armed forces, and there were other changes in insignia design when the newly established Russian Federation came into existence. The ranks depicted below were replaced with those adopted by decree № 293 of the President of the Russian Federation on 11 March 2010.[1] The transition began with the issue of new military uniforms to the armed services in 2008 in the Moscow area and in 2010 nationwide. The ranks of marshal of the branch and chief marshal were officially abolished as a result of the 1994 regulations.

Colonel
(army / ground forces)
Parade uniform
Service uniform
Field uniform
Captain 1st rank (navy)
Parade uniform
Service uniform

Shoulder boards

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Enlisted men

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Enlisted men wear no rank on their working uniform shoulder boards. On parade uniforms, the shoulder board shows a Cyrillic letter symbol.

  • ВС — armed forces personnel (Russian: Bооружённые силы; vo'oruzhonnye sily)
  • Ф — fleet personnel (Russian: Флот; flot)
  • К — army and air force military student (Russian: Курсант; kursant)
  • Anchor — naval military student
  • Н — students of the Nakhimov Naval School (Russian: Нахимовское военно-морское училище; Nakhimovskoye voyenno-morskoye uchilishche)
  • СВУ — students of the Suvorov Military School (Russian: Суворовское военное училище; Suvorovskoye voyennoye uchilishche)
  • ВМУ — students of the school of military music (Russian: Военно-музыкальное училище; voyenno-muzykalnoye uchilishche)
  • КК — cadets of the cadet corps (Russian: Кадетский корпус; kadetsky korpus)
  • МКК — Kronstadt Sea Cadet Corps (Russian: Кронштадтский морской кадетский корпус; Kronshtadtsky morskoy kadetsky korpus)
  • ВВ — internal troops (Russian: Внутренние войска; vnutrenniye voyska)

Non-commissioned officers

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Non-commissioned officers up to staff sergeant (Russian: cтаршина; starshina) wear shoulder boards with the Cyrillic letter symbol for their branch and their rank stripes.

  • Field uniform — camouflage colour
  • Service uniform — yellow coloured
  • Parade uniform — gold coloured

Warrant officers and michman

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Warrant officers and michman wore shoulder boards similar to enlisted personnel and non-commissioned officers, but their ranks were shown by small stars arranged in vertical order.

Distinction insignia

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Enlisted personnel, NCOs and warrant officers

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Enlisted personnel, NCOs and warrant officers (army and air force)
Designation Enlisted personnel NCOs Warrant officers
Shoulder board to
everyday & parade uniform

Military space forces (until 1997), space forces (from 2001) & airborne troops
                 
Shoulder board to
everyday & parade uniform

Air force
                 
Shoulder board to
everyday & parade uniform

Ground forces & strategic missile troops
                 
Shoulder board to
field uniform

all service branches
                 
Rank designation
(ground & air forces)
Officer cadet Private Senior private Junior sergeant Sergeant Senior sergeant Staff sergeant Warrant officer Senior warrant officer
Курсант Рядовой Ефрейтор Младший сержант Сержант Старший сержант Старшина Прапорщик Старший прапорщик
Enlisted personnel, NCOs and warrant officers navy and naval forces
Designation Enlisted personnel NCOs Midshipmen
Shoulder board to

everyday uniform
                 
Shoulder board to

parade uniform
                 
Rating
designation
(naval services)
Officer cadet Sailor Senior
sailor
Petty officer
2nd class
Petty officer
1st class
Chief
petty officer
Chief
petty officer
of the ship
Midshipman Senior midshipman
Курсант Матрос Старший матрос Старшина
2 статьи
Старшина
1 статьи
Главный
старшина
Главный
корабельный
старшина
Мичман Старший мичман
...
(coastal services
and other shore commands)
Officer cadet Sailor Senior
sailor
Junior
sergeant
Sergeant Senior sergeant Staff sergeant Warrant officer Senior
warrant officer

Army, air force and naval officers

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Shoulder boards up to company level
  • One vertical stripe, padding with basic ornament (in longitudinal direction appliqued cords in piston-embroidery), metal stars (small 13 mm diameter); shoulder boards to field uniforms simple without basic ornament.
Shoulder boards to field officers/ staff officers
  • Basic ornament identical to company level, two vertical stripes, metal stars (big 20 mm diameter).
Top level appointments
  • Basic ornament longitudinal- and vertical embroidery, embroidered stars (diameter 22 mm).
Marshal of the Russian Federation
  • Basic ornaments longitudinal-and vertical embroidery, one embroidered big star (diameter 40 mm), Coat of arms of Russia.

Officer insignia – army, air force, SMT, airborne and space forces

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Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Parade uniform
Army and
Strategic missile troops
                         
Air force,
Airborne troops and
Space forces
                       
Everyday uniform
Army and
Strategic missile troops
                         
Air force                        
Airborne troops and
Space forces
                       
Field uniform
All services                          
(1997–2010) (1994–1997)

Native name Ма́ршал росси́йской федера́ции
Márshal rossíyskoy federátsii
Генера́л а́рмии
Generál ármii
Генера́л-полко́вник
Generál-polkóvnik
Генера́л-лейтена́нт
Generál-leytenánt
Генера́л-майо́р
Generál-mayór
Полко́вник
Polkóvnik
Подполко́вник
Podpolkóvnik
Майо́р
Majór
Kапита́н
Kapitán
Старший лейтена́нт
Stárshiy leytenánt
Лейтенант
Leytenant
Mла́дший лейтена́нт
Mládshiy leytenánt
Курсант
Kursant

Officer insignia – navy

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Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Parade uniform
                       
Service uniform
Winter uniform                        
Summer uniform                        
(1997–2010) (1994–1997)
Sleeve insignia
                     
Native name Адмирал флота
Admiral flota
Адмирал
Admiral
Вице-адмирал
Vitse-admiral
Контр-адмирал
Contre-admiral
Капитан 1-го ранга
Kapitan 1-go ranga
Капитан 2-го ранга
Kapitan 2-go ranga
Капитан 3-го ранга
Kapitan 3-go ranga
Капитан-лейтенант
Kapitan-leytenant
Старший лейтенант
Starshey leytenant
Лейтенант
Leytenant
Младший лейтенант
Mladshiy leytenant
Курсант
Kursant

Coastal services &
shore commands
Генера́л-полко́вник
Generál-polkóvnik
Генера́л-лейтена́нт
Generál-leytenánt
Генера́л-майо́р
Generál-mayór
Полко́вник
Polkóvnik
Подполко́вник
Podpolkóvnik
Майо́р
Majór
Kапита́н
Kapitán
Старший лейтена́нт
Stárshiy leytenánt
Лейтенант
Leytenant
Mла́дший лейтена́нт
Mládshiy leytenánt
Курсант
Kursant

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Decreed № 293 of the president of the Russian Federation … on changes to form and design of rank insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces from March 11, 2010, in use from 1994 to 2010.