Starshy michman
 in the Russian navy | |
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  (1994-2010) (after 2010) | |
| Rank insignia | Russian Navy |
| Introduction | 1981 |
| Rank group | Michman |
| Army / Air Force | Starshiy praporshchik |
| NATO equivalent | OR-9a[1] |
Starshiy michman (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-en) is in the Navy of the Russian Federation, as well as in number of other countries, the designation to first or highest rank in the Michman career group. The rank is equivalent to Starshiy praposhik in Army and Air Force. According to NATO-ranksystem the rank might be comparable to OR-9a in Anglophone armed forces.
| juinor rank: Michman |
 Starshiy michman |
senior rank: Mladshiy leytenant (Sub lieutenant) |
In the navy of the Russian Federation there are two ranks in the Michman career group, which means Michman (OR-9b) and Strashchiy michman (OR-9a). The equivalent in the other military branches are Praposhchik (OR-9b) and Starshiy praposhchik (OR-9a).
Soviet Union
In conjunction to the enhancement of the career group Michman and Praporshchik both ranks Starshiy michman of the navy and Strashiy praporshchik of the other armed forces service branches were introduced in 1981. Both ranks as well as the career group were taken over by the armed forces of the Russian federation.
- Rank insignia Michmen, USSR
| Michman | Starshiy michman (OR-9a) | ||||||
| (OR-8) | (OR-9b) | ||||||
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Shoulder board (1955−1963) |
Shoulder board (1963−1971) |
Shoulder board (1971-1994) |
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See also
- Ranks and rank insignia of the Red Army 1940–1943
- Ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1943–1955, and Ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1955–1991,
- Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian Federation´s armed forces 1994–2010
- Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
Rank designation in other countries
In the countries below, spelling is similar and classivication to a separate rank group is equivalent.
References
- ^ The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"