Glavny starshina
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(shoulder board) (sleeve insignia)
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| Rank insignia | Russian Navy |
| Introduction | 1940-43 |
| Rank group | Petty officer |
| Army / Air Force | Starshij sershant |
| NATO equivalent |
OR-7[1] |
Glavny starshina (Russian: Гла́вный старшина́; literal: chief/ senior petty officer) is in the Navy of the Russian Federation the designation to the second highest rank in the patty 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-7 in Anglophone armed forces.
The rank was introduced to the Soviet Navy 1940 to 1943.
| juinor rank: Starshina 1st stage |
 Glavny starshina |
senior rank: Glavny starshina of the ship |
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-6)
- Starshina 2nd stage (OR-4)
- Rank insignia Glavny starshina
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| sleeve 1940-1963 after 1963 to Glavny starshina of the ship |
sleeve from 1963 |
shoulder 1955-1991 |
shoulder 1991-2010 |
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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: Baş starşinas
⇒ Belarusian: Галоўны старшыня
⇒ Lithuanian: Vyriausiasis viršila
⇒ Ukrainian: Головни́й старшина́
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
- ↑ The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"
