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The
Navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It in ...
of the
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inherited the ranks of the Soviet Navy, although the insignia and
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were slightly altered. The navy predominantly uses naval-style ranks but also uses army-style ranks for some specialisations, including naval aviation, marine infantry, medical and legal.


Ranks and insignia - naval services


Officers

The following table of navy ranks illustrates those of the Russian Federation. The English translation is given first, followed by the rank in
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Krasnaya Zvezda ''Krasnaya Zvezda'' (russian: Кра́сная звезда́, literally "Red Star") is the official newspaper of the Soviet and later Russian Ministry of Defence. Today its official designation is "Central Organ of the Russian Ministry of Defe ...
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Warrant officers and ratings

Warrant officers and rates of the Russian Navy


Ranks and insignia - ground and air services of the Navy

The following tables illustrates the ranks of the Russian Federation's naval infantry and shore establishment services.


Officers

Commissioned officers of the Russian Navy - naval infantry, shore services and navy air force.Addenda to the Decree of the President of Russian Federation #531
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Krasnaya Zvezda ''Krasnaya Zvezda'' (russian: Кра́сная звезда́, literally "Red Star") is the official newspaper of the Soviet and later Russian Ministry of Defence. Today its official designation is "Central Organ of the Russian Ministry of Defe ...
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Warrant officers and other ranks

Warrant officers and other ranks of the Russian Navy - naval infantry, shore services and navy air force. Rank titles are sometimes modified due to a particular assignment, branch or status: *The ranks of servicemen assigned to a "guards" unit, formation or ship are preceded by the word “guards”; *The ranks of servicemen in the legal, medical and veterinary branches are followed by “of justice”, “of the medical service”, and “of the veterinary service”, respectively; *The ranks of servicemen in the reserve or in retirement are followed by “of the reserve” or “in retirement”, respectively; *The rank descriptor "of aviation" was officially abolished but is still commonly used, common use of it, however, is being phrased out.


Rank insignia of civilian personnel


See also

*
Russian military ranks Modern Russian military ranks trace their roots to the Table of Ranks established by Peter the Great. Most of the rank names were borrowed from existing German/Prussian, French, English, Dutch, and Polish ranks upon the formation of the Russian ...
* Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation *
Russian military The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (, ), commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of Russia. In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with at least two m ...
*
Ranks and insignia of the Soviet military The military ranks of the Soviet Union were those introduced after the October Revolution of 1917. At that time the Imperial Russian Table of Ranks was abolished, as were the privileges of the pre-Soviet Russian nobility. Immediately after the ...


External links


Federal Law No. 58-FZ from March 12, 1998
"On military duty and military service" (in Russian)
Presidential Decree No. 531 from May 8, 2005
"On military uniform, rank insignia of the servicemen and state bodies' rank insignia" (in Russian)
Naval insignia on Uniforminsignia.net


Notes


References

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