Starshina 2nd class

This article is about the OR4 navy rank Starshina 2nd class in Slavonic naval forces. For the equivalent in modern Western naval forces see Petty officer second class, or Sergeant. The equivalent in the German navy might be Stabsgefreiter / Oberstabsgefreiter.

Starshina 2nd class Старшина́ второй статьи́
Shoulder insignia
Country	Russia
Service branch	Russian Navy
Rank	Petty officer
NATO rank code	OR-5
Formation	1940
Next higher rank	Starshina 1st class
Next lower rank	Starshy matros
Equivalent ranks	Mladshy sershant

Starshina 2nd class (Russian: Старшина́ второй статьи́; literal: petty officer second class) is a rank in the Russian Navy. It is the lowest rank in the petty officer career group. The rank is equivalent to Junior Sergeant in the Army and Air Force. In the NATO rank system the rank might be comparable to OR-5.

The rank was introduced in the Soviet Navy on November 2, 1940.

In the navy of the Russian Federation there are four ranks in the petty officer´s career group:

• Glavny starshina of the ship (OR-8)
• Glavny starshina (OR-7)
• Starshina 1st stage (OR-5)
• Starshina 2nd stage (OR-4)

Rank insignia

rank insignia
	sleeve insignia 1940–1991	shoulder 1955–1991	shoulder 1991–2010	shoulder 2010–present

Rank in other countries

In the following countries, similar ranks exist:

• ⇒ 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