| Russian Armed Forces |
|---|
.svg) |
| Staff |
| Services (vid) |
| Independent troops (rod) |
| Special operations force (sof) |
| Other troops |
| Military districts |
| History of the Russian military |
Theranks and insignia used byRussian Ground Forces are inherited from themilitary ranks of the Soviet Union, although the insignia anduniform 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. SeeState civilian and municipal service ranks of the Russian Federation for a list of civil ranks.
The following is a table of ranks of thearmed forces of the Russian Federation. AnEnglish translation is given first, followed by theRussian original, then by atransromanisation of the Russian.
| Category | Troop ranks[1] | Dress uniform[2] | Everyday uniform[3] | Field uniform[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme and general officers | Marshal of the Russian Federation[a] Ма́ршал Росси́йской Федера́ции Márshal Rossíyskoy Federátsii |  |  | .svg) |
| Army general Генера́л а́рмии Generál ármii |  |  | .svg) | |
| Colonel general Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik |  |  | .svg) | |
| Lieutenant general Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt |  |  | .svg) | |
| Major general Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór |  |  | .svg) | |
| Senior officers or field grade officers | Colonel Полко́вник Polkóvnik |  |  | .svg) |
| Lieutenant colonel Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik |  |  | .svg) | |
| Major Майо́р Mayór |  |  | .svg) | |
| Junior officers or company grade officers | Captain Kапита́н Kapitán |  |  | .svg) |
| Senior lieutenant Ста́рший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt |  |  | .svg) | |
| Lieutenant Лейтена́нт Leytenánt |  |  | .svg) | |
| Junior lieutenant Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt |  |  | .svg) | |
| Student officers | Officer cadet Курса́нт Kursánt |  | -2010.svg) | -camo_(2010).svg) |
| Category | Troop ranks[1] | Dress uniform[2] | Everyday uniform[3] | Field uniform[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrant officers | Senior warrant officer Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik |  |  | .svg) |
| Warrant officer Пра́порщик Práporshchik |  |  | .svg) | |
| Sergeants | Sergeant major Старшина́ Starshiná |  | .svg) | |
| Senior sergeant Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt |  | .svg) | ||
| Sergeant Сержа́нт Serzhánt |  | .svg) | ||
| Junior sergeant Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt |  | .svg) | ||
| Enlisted | Corporal Ефре́йтор Yefréytor |  | .svg) | |
| Private Рядово́й Ryadovóy |  | .svg) | ||
Rank titles are sometimes modified due to a particular assignment, branch, or status:
 | This sectionneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(September 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
On 11 March 2010, Law No.2010-293 of thePresident 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 themarshal's star.
In 2013, the insignia of an army general now included the marshal's star, surmounted by a red star in a wreath.[citation needed] In Spring 2013, the warrant officer ranks, which had been removed as a result of the2008 Russian military reform, were reinstated.[5]
![[icon]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aWiki_letter_w_cropped.svg) | This section is empty. You can help byadding to it.(September 2021) |
.svg)
