Glavny starshina
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  (shoulder board) (sleeve insignia) | |
| 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, IPA: [ˈɡlavnɨj stərʂɨˈna], lit. 'chief/senior petty officer') is the Russian Navy's second highest rank in the petty officer career group. The rank is equivalent to Starshij sershant in Army and Air Force, and roughly equivalent to OR-7 in the NATO rank system.
The rank was introduced to the Soviet Navy 1940 to 1943.[when?]
| 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 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)
- 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 | ||
Rank designation in other countries
In the countries below, spelling is similar and classification 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 офицеров"