Glavny starshina of the ship

Glavny starshina of the ship (Russian: Гла́вный корабе́льный старшина́; lit. 'senior petty officer of the ship') is in the Navy of the Russian Federation the designation to the most senior rank in the petty officer´s career group. The rank is equivalent to Starshina in Army and Air Force. Under the NATO rank system the rank might be comparable to OR-8 in Anglophone armed forces.

Glavny starshina of the ship in the Russian navy
(shoulder board)    (sleeve insignia)
Rank insignia	Russian Navy
Introduction	1971
Rank group	Petty officer
Army / Air Force	Starshina
NATO equivalent	OR-8[1]

In the navy of the Russian Federation there are four ranks in the petty 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)

Sequence of ranks in Russian Federation´s navy

junior rank: Glavny starshina	Glavny starshina of the ship	senior rank: Michman

Rank insignia Glavny starshina of the ship

rank insignia
	sleeve 1940–1963 after 1963 to Michman	sleeve from 1963	shoulder 1955–1991	shoulder 1991–2010

History

The rank was introduced to the Soviet Navy November 18, 1971. Before the equivalent OR8-rank designation, including rank insignia was michman.

See also

• 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

References

1. The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"