Starshina 2nd stage
This article is about the OR4 navy rank Starshina 2nd stage in Slavonic naval forces. For the equivalent in modern Western naval forces see Petty officer third class, or Corporal. The equivalent in the German navy might be Stabsgefreiter / Oberstabsgefreiter.
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| Rank insignia | Russian Navy |
| Introduction | 1940 |
| Rank group | Petty officer |
| Army / Air Force | Mladshy sershant |
| NATO equivalent | OR-4[1] |
Starshina 2nd stage (Russian: Старшина́ второй статьи́; literal: petty officer second stage) is in the Navy of the Russian Federation the designation to the lowest rank in the petty officer´s career group. The rank is equivalent to Starshij sershant in Army and Air Force. According to NATO-ranksystem the rank might be comparable to OR-4 in The Western armed forces.
The rank was introduced to the Soviet Navy November 2, 1940.
| junior rank: Starshy matros |
 Starshina 2nd stage |
senior rank: Starshina 1st stage |
In the navy of the Russian Federation there are four ranks in the patty officer´s career group, which means:
- Glavny starshina of the ship (OR-8)
- Glavny starshina (OR-7)
- Starshina 1st stage (OR-5)
- Starshina 2nd stage (OR-4)
- Rank insignia Starshina 2nd stage
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| sleeve insignia 1940-1991 |
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Rank designation in other countries
In the countries below, spelling is similar and classivication to a separate rank group is equivalent.
⇒ Azerbaijani: ''İkinci dərəcəli starşina
⇒ Belarusian: Старшына другой стацці
⇒ Lithuanian: ''Antro laipsnio viršila
⇒ Ukrainian: Старшина II статті
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
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.
- ↑ The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"
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