Today I will tell how to get military rank in the army.

Initially, you will be a private, then there is a corporal, and after the corporal, a junior sergeant, a sergeant and a senior sergeant follow. You may not hope for more, but this is not certain, since a sergeant and a senior sergeant are already very difficult to get in the army. Let's sort it out in order and start, of course, with the military rank of private.

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I would also like to remind you that in addition to the army, we also have the Navy, where military ranks differ from land ones, namely:

Assignment of the military rank of private

The initial military rank in the army is private. An ordinary soldier is an ordinary soldier who serves in the army and does not stand out in any way. This rank is punched in your military ID at the assembly point from where you are, and the date you were awarded the rank of private is the date of your dismissal from military service. Ordinary soldiers have clean shoulder straps, and, as they say, "clean shoulder straps - a clear conscience." There is nothing more to say about the military rank of private.

Assignment of the military rank of corporal

Let's talk about the next military rank - corporal, the so-called most trained soldier. As they say, “it’s better to have a prostitute’s daughter than a corporal’s son,” I don’t know why this title is so disliked, but according to one of the many versions, this is connected with Tsarist Russia, where corporals at the front were put in the first rank, and, accordingly, they died first.

How to get the rank of corporal? There is a so-called SDS (regular-official list) - "staff". It is in every company. In order to receive this rank, you need to stand in the corresponding military position. That is, your position in this "staff" should correspond to your rank.

A corporal can be assigned to any soldier, for example, you will be by position, and the senior driver should have the rank of corporal.

Assignment of the military rank of junior sergeant, sergeant

Military ranks of sergeants and foremen

Next comes the rank of junior sergeant. Let's think, do you need it? A junior sergeant is usually a soldier who knows the charter, who knows how and wants to lead personnel, who is respected in the military team, not only by soldiers, but also by command. He may already be a squad leader. The squad leader is the soldier who will have . The squad leader must know everything about each soldier from his squad. And also skillfully lead them.

The direct chief of the squad leader will be the deputy platoon commander (zamkomplatoon) - this is the same junior sergeant or sergeant who will lead the whole platoon.

That is, there is a chain of military personnel, namely: private, corporal, junior sergeant and sergeant. Usually the castle platoon is a junior sergeant or sergeant, the squad leader is a corporal, and ordinary soldiers are just in different platoons.

There is another method for obtaining a military rank. Let's say you approach your company commander and say that after the army you want to serve in the police or other power structures and the rank of junior sergeant will come in handy to make it easier for you to move on. Perhaps this will be enough to give you the military rank of junior sergeant (provided that you really deserve it).

The third option for conferring a military rank

Let's say - on February 23 or May 9, usually regular and extraordinary military ranks are assigned on these holidays, and you can accordingly fall under this topic.

How else can you get a rank in the army

This is when the old conscription left the reserve, and vacancies for military positions were vacated, for which the state provides for the military ranks of a corporal or junior sergeant. And, since there will be no castle platoon commanders and squad commanders, any worthy soldier can be appointed to this position with the assignment of the next military rank.

Also, the rank of junior sergeant can be given for some merit, but this is very rare. So let's consider: a private is a soldier who simply serves in the army. The corporal is the same soldier, but no longer a soldier and not yet a junior sergeant. Next comes the junior sergeant, who leads the squad and the sergeant, who may already be in charge of a whole platoon. But not all soldiers are given a sergeant. There will be only two or three of them in the company.

Conclusion: if you want to run around at night on the business of a platoon or squad, fill out various documentation, monitor a whole platoon, get a “stick” for them, etc., then you can become a junior sergeant. And if you just want to quietly serve in the army, then be a private.

As they say, everything is in your hands and actually do it so that you given a military rank not so difficult

Military ranks

Comparison of military ranks

Each army has its own system of military ranks. Moreover, rank systems are not something fixed, set once and for all. Some titles are canceled, others are introduced.

Those who are at least seriously interested in the art of war, science, need to know not only the entire system of military ranks of a particular army, but also to know how the ranks of different armies correlate, which ranks of one army correspond to the ranks of another army. There is a lot of confusion, errors, and simply absurdities in the existing literature on these issues. Meanwhile, it is very difficult to compare ranks not only between different armies, but often also between different armed formations within the same country. If we take, for example, Germany in 1935-45, it is difficult to compare the ranks of the Ground Forces, the Luftwaffe and the SS troops.

Many authors approach this issue quite simply. For example, they take the table of ranks of army A and the table of ranks of army B, look for ranks in both tables that sound the same and that's it - there is a comparative table. Usually such points of comparison are the ranks of "private", "major" (a very convenient rank - it is written and read almost the same in many languages) and "major general" (this rank in almost all armies is the first in a series of general ranks). Moreover, from lieutenant to colonel, the number of ranks in most armies is the same.

But let's try to compile a comparative table of the ranks of the Red Army and the Wehrmacht. Let's not pay attention to the fact that in the German army there is no rank of "private". Anyway, he is a soldier. So, the Red Army is a Red Army soldier, the Wehrmacht is a soldier. But here we stumble further. In the Red Army - a corporal, In the Wehrmacht - an obersoldat, In the Red Army - a junior sergeant, in the Wehrmacht - a corporal, in the Red Army - a sergeant, in the Wehrmacht - an oberefreytor, in the Red Army - a senior sergeant, in the Wehrmacht - a staff sergeant, in the Red Army - a foreman, in the Wehrmacht - a non-commissioned officer, in Red Army junior lieutenant, in the Wehrmacht - unterfeldwebel. Stop! Will not work. How, then, to compare further, if both the Red Army and the Wehrmacht have the rank of lieutenant. Yes, here the Luftwaffe throws up a problem: there is the rank of hauptefreitor. Yes, it turns out that there are not three corporals in the SS troops, but only two (navigator and rotenführer).

If we look at the US Army, then it is difficult to compare here either. For example, in the Marine Corps there is a rank below the private - a recruit, and between the colonel and the major general the rank of brigadier general is wedged. And with whom in the American army can you compare the marshal of the armored forces, if they have the highest rank of general of the army?

You can, of course, do as Messrs. Yegers E.V. and Tereshchenko D.G. did. in the book "SA Soldiers" publishing house "Tornado" 1997. I can’t resist, and I give this example of a crazy comparison of titles:

Ranks of members of the SA

SA Sturmann	Private
SA Obersturmann	senior soldier
SA Rottenfuehrer	lance corporal
SA Shariuehrer	corporal
SA Oberscharfuehrer	sergeant
SA Truppfuehrer	staff sergeant
S.A. Obertruppfuehrer	staff Sergeant
S. A. Haupttmppfuehrer	ensign
SA Sturmfuehrer	lieutenant
SA Obersturmftiehrer	Oberleutnant
SA Sturmhauptfuehrer	captain
SA Stunnbannfuehrer	major
SAObersturmbannfuehrer	lieutenant colonel
SA Standardenfuehrer	colonel
SA Oberfuehrer	no match
SA Brigadefuehrer	Brigadier General
SA Gruppenfuehrer	major general
SA Obergmppenfuehre	colonel general
SA Stabschef	chief of staff

Curiously, with what army do the authors compare the ranks of SA members? Or is it a free translation into Russian of German titles? Well, even then it is necessary to translate the brigadeführer not as a brigadier general, but as a brigadier leader or brigade leader, and as a standard leader.

I want to propose to introduce into use such a thing as "rank encoding". If each rank has a code, then it is enough to compare ranks by looking at the rank code of one army and finding the same code in the rank table of another army. Everything will then become clear.

As a criterion for compiling a coding of ranks, I proceed from the principle that ranks are not titles, but are an abstract expression of quite specific positions. Simply put, each military rank corresponds to a certain command position.

First, consider the hierarchy of military units, units, formations.

The smallest unit with a full-time commander is department. That's what they call it in the infantry. In other branches of the military, it corresponds to the calculation of the gun (in artillery), the crew (in tank troops).

Two to four divisions make up platoon. Usually in all military branches this unit is called that. Two to four platoons make up company. Two to four (or more) mouths make up battalion. In artillery it is called division. Several battalions make up regiment. Several regiments make up division. Several divisions make up frame. Several buildings make up army(We will not go into details about the fact that an army can consist of divisions, bypassing the corps). Several armies make up county(front, army group). Thus, the following ladder is obtained:

branch
- platoon
- company
- battalion
- regiment
- division
- frame
- army

Considering that in the US Army and some other armies, a squad in battle is usually divided into two groups (a maneuver group and a weapons group), and in many armies (including the Russian army) there is often an intermediate unit "brigades" between a regiment and a division (the formation is larger and stronger than the regiment, but clearly smaller and weaker than the division) we will make amendments to our hierarchy. Then the ladder will look like this:

Group
- department
- platoon
- company
- battalion
- regiment
- brigade
- division
- frame
- army
- district (front, army group).

Based on this hierarchy of subdivisions, we will try to compile a hierarchy of military positions, immediately putting down the code. Consider the existence of a rank below the ordinary.

There is a rather strange category of servicemen, which I called "subofficers". In the Russian army, these include warrant officers and senior warrant officers. It is difficult to explain what caused the appearance of this category of military personnel. Usually warrant officers hold the positions of chiefs of warehouses, foremen of companies, commanders of rear platoons, i.e. partly the positions of sergeants, partly officers. But a fact is a fact. Moreover, in a number of armies there is a similar category. In the US Army they are called "warrant officers" (warrant officer), in the Romanian army "subofficers". So:

Rank coding system (according to Veremeev)

The code	Job title
0	Recruit, untrained soldier
1	Trained soldier (shooter, driver, machine gunner, etc.)
2
3	Part-commander
4	Deputy Platoon Leader
5	Sergeant Major, Battalion
6	Subofficers (ensigns in the Russian Army)
7	Platoon commander
8	Deputy company commander, platoon commander
9	Company commander
10	Deputy battalion commander
11	Battalion Commander, Deputy regiment commander
12	Regiment Commander, Deputy brigade commander, deputy com. divisions
13	brigade commander
14	Division Commander, Deputy corps commander
15	Corps Commander, Deputy com. army
16	Army Commander, Deputy com. districts (army groups)
17	Commander of the district (front, army group)
18	Commander-in-Chief, Commander of the Armed Forces, honorary titles

Having such an encoding, it is enough to pick up the staffing tables of the units and subunits of the desired army and put down the codes for the positions. Then all ranks will be automatically distributed by codes. Each position corresponds to certain ranks.

Letters can be added to numeric codes if necessary. For example, let's take code 2. In the Russian army, the rank of corporal will correspond to it. And in the Wehrmacht, since there are several corporal ranks there, you can encode like this:

2a - corporal,
2b-oberfreitor,
2v-headquarters.

Of course, not everyone has access to staffing tables subdivisions, units and formations, especially foreign ones. For clarity, we give an approximate table of correspondence between positions and ranks of the Russian army:

Correspondence of positions and ranks in the Russian Army

Rank	Job title
Private	All newly drafted into the army, all lower positions (gunner, driver, gun crew number, driver, sapper, scout, radio operator, etc.)
corporal	There are no full-time corporal posts. The title is awarded to high-skilled soldiers in lower positions.
junior sergeant, sergeant	Squad, tank, gun commander
Staff Sergeant	Deputy Platoon Leader
foreman	Company foreman
Ensign, senior ensign	The commander of a platoon of material support, the foreman of the company, the head of the warehouse, the head of the radio station and other non-commissioned officers positions that require high qualifications. Can occupy lower officer positions with a lack of officers
Ensign	Platoon commander. Usually this rank is awarded in conditions of an acute shortage of officers after passing an accelerated officer course.
Lieutenant, senior lieutenant	Platoon commander, deputy company commander.
Captain	Company commander, training platoon commander
Major	Deputy battalion commander. Training company commander
Lieutenant colonel	Battalion commander, deputy regiment commander
Colonel	Regiment commander, deputy brigade commander, brigade commander, deputy division commander
Major General	Division Commander, Deputy Corps Commander
Lieutenant General	Corps Commander, Deputy Army Commander
Colonel General	Army Commander, Deputy District (Front) Commander
Army General	Commander of the district (front), deputy minister of defense, minister of defense, chief of the general staff, other senior positions
Marshal Russian Federation	Honorary title given for special merits

I draw your attention to the fact that this is an approximate correspondence of positions and titles. It should be borne in mind that a soldier in this position cannot receive a rank higher than the corresponding one. But below can have. Thus, a division commander cannot be promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, but a division commander can be a colonel. Usually a colonel is put in the position of division commander, and when they are convinced that he is coping with the position, they are given the rank of major general. It should also be borne in mind that under certain conditions (small number of units, insignificance of tasks performed) for a particular position, the corresponding rank can be set higher or lower than usual. For example, the rank of captain is set for the position of company commander, but if training company, then the company commander may be a major; the post of division commander is a general, but if the division is reduced, then his position will be colonel.

Strict correspondence between rank and position is established only in the US Army. There, simultaneously with the appointment to a position, a corresponding title is also temporarily assigned. For example, a sergeant in a combat situation was appointed company commander and immediately he was temporarily assigned the rank of captain, and when he was returned to his previous position, he again became a sergeant.

Similarly, you can set the encoding of naval ranks:

Naval rank coding system (according to Kramnik)

The code	Job title
0	Untrained sailor
1	Sailor specialist. (mechanic, helmsman-signalman, radio technician, etc.)
2	Team Leader, Assistant Squad Leader
3	Part-commander
4	Deputy commander of a platoon (combat post), boatswain on a ship of the 4th rank
5	Foreman of a combat unit (company) on a ship of 2-1 ranks, boatswain on a ship of 3-2 ranks
6	Commander of a combat post (platoon) (in wartime), chief boatswain on a ship of 2-1 rank
7	Commander of a combat post (platoon)
8	Deputy commander of a combat unit (company) on a ship of 2-1 ranks, senior assistant commander of a ship of 4 ranks
9	Commander of a combat unit (company) on a ship of the 2nd rank and above, commander of a ship of the 4th rank, senior assistant commander of a ship of the 3rd rank
10	Ship commander 3rd rank, senior assistant ship commander 2nd rank
11	Ship commander 2nd rank, senior assistant commander of a ship 1st rank, commander of a detachment of ships 4th rank
12	Commander of a ship of the 1st rank, commander of a detachment of ships of the 3rd rank, deputy commander of a brigade of ships of the 2nd-1st rank
13	Commander of a brigade of ships of the 2nd-1st rank, deputy commander of a squadron (division)
14	Commander of a squadron (division), deputy commander of a flotilla, operational squadron (army)
15	Commander of a flotilla, operational squadron (army), deputy commander of the fleet
16	Commander of the Fleet, Chief of the Main Staff of the Navy, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy
17	Commander-in-Chief of the Navy

Private

The military rank of "private" is established in the armed forces of many states. In the Russian army, the Table of Ranks (1722) was first introduced, according to which the privates were part of a group of soldiers. After the establishment of universal military service in Russia (1874), the rank and file belonged to the category of “lower ranks”. In the Soviet Republic, with the creation of the Red Army in 1918, ordinary soldiers were called Red Army soldiers. The rank of "private" in the Armed Forces of the USSR was introduced in July 1946. It was also preserved in the Russian Army. Assigned to persons called up for a valid urgent military service simultaneously with their enrollment in the lists of the military unit.

corporal

This military rank is awarded to the senior and best soldiers who replace them during the absence of squad commanders. In Russia, it was introduced under Peter I by the Military Charter of 1716 in the infantry, cavalry and engineering troops. In the artillery of the Russian army, the scorer corresponded to the corporal, in the Cossack troops - the clerk. In the Armed Forces of the USSR, the soldier's military rank "corporal" was introduced in November 1940. With the formation of the Russian Army, it retained its significance. In the Navy, he corresponds to the title of "senior sailor".

Awarded for exemplary performance of official duties and exemplary military discipline.

Sergeant

For the first time as a military rank appeared in the XV century. in the French, and then in the German and English armies. In the Russian regular army, this title existed from 1716 to 1798. AT Soviet army introduced by order of the People's Commissar of Defense of November 2, 1940. Saved in the Russian Army. Sergeant ranks include: junior sergeant, sergeant, senior sergeant and foreman. In the Navy, they correspond to: foreman of the 2nd article, foreman of the 1st article, chief foreman, chief ship foreman.

foreman

This word is Russian. Until the end of the XVII century. foremen were called persons who held positions (units) of the hetman, in regiments and hundreds. Hence - general, regimental, hundreds of foremen.

From the beginning of the 17th century this was the name of officials, as well as people who had ever occupied orders, received estates from the authorities. In the Russian Army, the word “foreman” has 2 meanings: an official in a company (battery) responsible for the proper performance of service by personnel, order in the unit; military rank, senior in relation to other sergeant ranks.

Ensign

It comes from the ancient Greek “ensign” - a banner. It was first established by Peter I when creating a regular army and was the first junior officer rank. Later, it was preserved only for reserve officers and was assigned to persons who graduated from ensign schools in wartime. Restored in the Soviet Army on January 1, 1972. It is also assigned in the Armed Forces of Russia. It has two degrees: warrant officer and senior warrant officer.

Midshipman

Introduced by Peter I at the dawn of the birth of the Russian fleet. The word "midshipman" in translation into Russian means a ship's man. In the Russian Navy, this was the first officer rank. It was assigned to midshipmen who successfully graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps.

By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 18, 1971, the institute of midshipmen, like the institute of ensigns, was introduced in the Soviet Armed Forces from January 1, 1972. This title has been retained to this day. It is also two-degree: midshipman and senior midshipman.

Lieutenant

The term is of French origin. In the literal sense, this word means "an officer replacing his superior." Where do the double ranks come from: lieutenant commander, lieutenant general. The title "lieutenant" was first established in the 15th century. in France, first in the navy, then in the ground forces. Lieutenants were the closest deputies and assistants to company and squadron commanders. In the Russian army, this rank corresponded to the title of "lieutenant". In the Red Army in 1935 the ranks of "lieutenant" and "senior lieutenant" were introduced, in 1937 - "junior lieutenant". These ranks are also established in the Russian Army.

Captain

The military rank of officers in the armed forces of many states. For the first time the title of "captain" appeared in the Middle Ages in France, where the heads of individual military districts were called so. Since 1558, company commanders began to be called captains, and the heads of military districts - captain-generals. In Russia, the title of “captain” appeared in the 16th century. for foreign officers. In the 17th century established for company commanders in the regiments of the “new system”, and at the beginning of the 18th century. - for company commanders in the entire regular army.

In our Armed Forces, this rank was established by a resolution of the Central Executive Committee and the SNKSSSR of September 22, 1935 for the command staff of the Ground Forces, Air Force and coastal units of the Navy. The same decree introduced the ranks of “captain of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranks” and “captain-lieutenant” for the naval personnel of the Navy. The rank of “captain” and its equivalent for the Navy “captain-lieutenant” have been retained in the Armed Forces of Russia.

Major

Word Latin origin meaning "big, older". As a military rank, it appeared more than 400 years ago in the Spanish army. In Russia - since 1711. In the Red Army they introduced September 22, 1935. It remains in the Russian Army. In the Navy, he is equal to the title of "captain of the 3rd rank."

Lieutenant colonel

At first, this was the name of the position of assistant regiment commander, and then this word began to denote a military rank. In our army, the rank of “lieutenant colonel” was established shortly before the Great Patriotic War- September 1, 1939

Saved in the Russian Army. Equal to him in the Navy - "captain of the 2nd rank."

Colonel

This was the name of the person who commanded the regiment. He was either appointed or selected (among the Cossacks) to lead the regiment during a campaign or campaign. Over time, the title of the position turned into a military rank. In 1631, it replaced the titles of “voivode” and “regimental head”. At first, only hired officers who were appointed to the post of regiment commander were called colonels.

Since 1632, this rank was assigned to all commanders who led the regiments of the so-called "new order". In the Red Army, the rank of "colonel" was established by a decree of the Central Executive Committee and Council of People's Commissars of the USSR of September 22, 1935. It is also awarded in the Russian Army. In the Navy, he corresponds to "captain of the 1st rank."

General

The military rank or rank of the senior officers of the armed forces. The rank of general appeared in France in the 16th century. In Russia, it was first mentioned in 1657 under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. In our Armed Forces, general ranks were introduced by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 7, 1940. Saved in the Russian Army. There are several degrees: major general, lieutenant general, colonel general, army general. In the Navy, they correspond to: Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral, Admiral of the Fleet.

Admiral

Translated from Arabic means "ruler of the sea." In its modern sense, the term came into use in the 12th century. In Russia, the military rank of “admiral” in the meaning of general admiral, admiral, vice admiral, rear admiral was introduced by Peter I. On May 7, 1940, it was restored in the Navy. Admiral ranks are also awarded in the Russian Armed Forces.

Marshal

This term is known in military history since time immemorial, although its meaning has not always been the same. In the Middle Ages in France and other countries, this was the name of the position. The one appointed to it was responsible for building troops for the campaign - march and battle, supervised the guard service, was in charge of the economic part of the army, and also commanded the avant-garde, chose a place for the camp, etc. governors. At first, marshals were appointed only for the duration of campaigns, but gradually the temporary position turned into a permanent rank, the highest in comparison with other ranks. During the French bourgeois revolution, the title of "marshal" was abolished, but Napoleon reintroduced it. In the USSR, the military rank of "Marshal Soviet Union” was established in 1935.

The first Soviet marshals were K. Voroshilov, S. Budyonny, V. Blucher, A. Egorov and M. Tukhachevsky. The title "Marshal of the Russian Federation" was awarded to the Minister of Defense of Russia I. Sergeev.

Generalissimo

Generalissimo (from the Latin "most important") is the highest military rank in the armed forces of a number of countries. It was assigned to generals who commanded during the war several, more often allied, armies, and also sometimes to persons from families of reigning dynasties and statesmen as an honorary title.

In Russia, the first generalissimo was the governor A. Shein. This title was granted to him by Peter I at the end of the 17th century. for successful fighting near Azov. But officially the title of “Generalissimo” in Russia was introduced by the Military Charter in 1716. In the USSR, the title of “Generalissimo of the Soviet Union” was approved by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 26, 1945.

It was assigned to I. Stalin. The Russian Army is not provided.

Why is a lieutenant general older than a major general?

Previously, ranks denoted only duties that were assigned to commanders.

Major translated from Latin as big, he commanded a battalion. Lieutenant, translated as assistant, he helped the captain.

Now the generals. The highest rank was Field Marshal, who was supposed to be an assistant, that is, a lieutenant. Therefore, the rank was lieutenant general.

In the Russian army there was the position of brigade commander, which included from 2 to 4 regiments. Well, such a large army was supposed to be commanded by a major, namely a major general. But he was still younger than the general's assistant.

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To figure out what ranks are, what they are issued for, or at least how they look, you need to serve in the army. At the OBZh school, boys are forced to learn them by heart, but it’s so easy to get confused in them that it’s better not to even suffer. In this article, we will try to explain in a simple way and help you understand all the ranks, how they look and what they give.

All ranks in the Russian army - from junior to senior

Knowing all the ranks in ascending order, you can easily understand who you are addressing or who is addressing you. In Russia there are only two types of military ranks, these are military and naval. Ship ranks usually include sailors:

• Coast security;
• naval military units;
• surface and submarine forces.

Military titles include all other people serving in military units:

• Armed forces;
• other military units and bodies.

Now let's decide what ranks are - from smallest to largest. There are only a few subspecies of titles:

1. Non-commissioned title.
2. Officer title.

Non-officer titles include privates, corporals, junior sergeants, "middle" sergeants, senior sergeants, foremen, warrant officers, and senior warrant officers. In the ship type: sailors, senior sailors, foremen in the second and first articles, chief foremen, chief ship foremen, warrant officers and senior warrant officers.

Military ranks		Ship ranks
junior officers	Ensign	Ensign
	lieutenant	lieutenant
	senior lieutenant	senior lieutenant
	captain	captain
senior officer corps	major	third level captain
	lieutenant colonels	second level captain
	colonels	first class captain
senior officers	major generals	rear admirals
	lieutenant generals	vice admirals
	colonel generals	admirals
	army generals	fleet admirals
	Marshal of Russia	there is no analogue

All these titles are distinguished not only by their names, but also by the presence of shoulder straps. Each title has its own shoulder strap. Soldiers and sailors do not have any distinguishing marks. The sergeant and foreman have the so-called stripes - these are cloth galloons. In the army, they were nicknamed "snot". Ensign and midshipman wear vertical stars with piping, but without gaps, on shoulder straps. Officers differ in the number and size of stars.

In the first officer (junior) there is one strip, the so-called clearance, the stars must be made of metal and have a diameter of 13 mm. Senior officers have two stripes and stars 20 mm wide. The third officers, that is, the highest, have embroidered stars on shoulder straps of a rather large size (22 mm), they do not have stripes. Army generals and fleet admirals have one large embroidered star 40 mm wide on their shoulder straps. The marshal of the Russian Federation has one large embroidered star, like the generals of the army with a diameter of 40 mm, but silver rays diverging in different directions are added to it, which form a kind of pentagon. The coat of arms of the Russian Federation must be present in the background.

Now let's look at the faces of all the titles, that is, the people who lead the Russian army. It is worth noting that the Supreme Commander-in-Chief is the current President of the Russian Federation. It is generally accepted that the Supreme Commander-in-Chief is not a rank, but a position. It is this position that gives the right to be higher than the Marshal of the Russian Federation. The Minister of Defense has the right to be simultaneously commander-in-chief of the land and naval forces.

Interesting facts about the ranks in the army of the Russian Federation

The military ranks that are assigned to the military personnel of the guards units have the prefix "guards", that is, "guards lieutenant colonel".

1. Depending on which service the soldier belongs to (it can be a legal or medical service), either the word "justice" or "medical service" in the required case is added to the title.
2. For military personnel who are retired or in reserve composition, the word “reserve” or “retired” is added to the rank, depending on the situation.
3. People who entered the military service and who study at a military school are divided into two groups: those who do not have a military title - cadets, as well as students.
4. Citizens who did not have a military title before entering a military school, or who had the title of a sailor or soldier when they enter Educational establishment, hold the rank of cadet. In other cases, all assigned titles upon admission are retained.
5. People who do military service receive titles only for good services to the state. Also, based on the statute for serving in military units, a specific period of time is determined, that is, the title can be obtained by:

• sailors, soldiers - six months;
• junior sergeants, foremen of the second article - 365 days;
• sergeants and foremen of the first article, junior lieutenants - 2 years;
• senior sergeants, chief foremen, warrant officers, midshipmen, lieutenants and senior lieutenants - 3 years;
• captains, captain-lieutenants, majors and captains of the third level - 4 years;
• lieutenant colonels, captains of the second level and the remaining military personnel - 5 years.

Very worth remembering important detail, a serviceman has the right to receive a title if there is a corresponding position in his unit.

1. Based on the new laws adopted in 2012, the titles of foreman and chief ship foreman are no longer assigned. However, they are still documented.
2. All titles that are assigned to military personnel must be written with a small letter.
3. The title of major is considered higher than the title of lieutenant, but major generals are lower in rank than lieutenant generals.
4. AT this moment in 365 days, a soldier has the right to receive the highest title - sergeant.

The armies of some countries boast such ranks that are not available in other armies. The highest military rank in the world is marshal. It takes almost a lifetime to reach it. Private is the lowest rank in the army.

A person who decides to become a military man automatically becomes a private, since this is the very first step in the hierarchy of military ranks. Privates are the most numerous part of the armed forces in any country. Scouts, infantrymen, shooters, drivers, mechanics - drivers, sappers and radio operators - all this is a large list of ordinary soldiers. Slightly above the private is the rank of refreiter. To obtain such a rank, it is necessary to excel in studies, to prove oneself in combat or in special training. Often the rank of corporal is given due to the position held. The senior driver, gunner of an armored personnel carrier, clerk at headquarters and other military personnel can be corporals. Sometimes military personnel in such a position in a military unit command squads. Hitler is the most famous corporal in history.

The next rank is junior sergeant. It is received when they finish a special educational institution. A junior sergeant is capable of commanding a squad, sometimes becoming a deputy platoon commander. The sergeants were on the next step. They are instructed to lead the formation, conduct classes, manage certain work of other military men who are lower in rank. Deputy platoon commanders, as a rule, are senior sergeants. Among the soldiers, this position is the most responsible. The final step of the hierarchical ladder of the junior military personnel is the rank of foreman. The main thing here is to catch the difference between title and position. The position of foreman can also be held by a warrant officer.

The platoon leader is usually a warrant officer or a senior warrant officer. The military in this rank are appointed by the foremen of the company, the heads of warehouses or the heads of the radio station. Ensigns occupy positions that do not require high qualifications and higher education, but soldiers have to be led. Special training opens the way to obtaining the rank of ensign. As soon as a person graduates from the military department of a civilian university, he is automatically awarded the rank of junior lieutenant. You will have to lead a platoon - about thirty soldiers. A warrant officer can also become a junior lieutenant, who will receive higher education. Officers stay in this rank for only a year, after which they turn into lieutenants.

Many armies of the world have the rank of lieutenant. It can be assigned only to those military men behind whom there is a military university. Lieutenants in most cases command a platoon, but sometimes they can be assigned by company commanders. Senior lieutenants are those officers who perform the duties of deputy company commanders, deputy commanders for work with personnel, and deputy commanders for equipment and combat. Often senior lieutenants are entrusted with the command of companies. Senior lieutenants have many powers.

Next comes the rank of captain. It is present in many world armies, but it is often confused with the rank in the navy. Captains can be company commanders, deputies of the battalion commander, and also hold other positions. Above the captain is a major - the first rank of senior officers. With such a title, they are guaranteed to become the head of the service, the headquarters of the battalion, the commandant of the military commandant's office, etc.

The rank of lieutenant colonel is not present everywhere. It's about about the movements of regimental commanders, regimental chiefs of staff and battalion commanders. A lieutenant colonel is immediately followed by the rank of colonel. This rank is common in almost all world armies. The colonel commands the unit, is the chief of staff of the regiment, they can be found at the headquarters of the division and at the headquarters of the district.

Major General is considered to be the lowest general rank. He is followed in seniority by a lieutenant general, after that by a colonel general. They are entrusted with the command of divisions, districts, sometimes a whole branch of the troops. The highest general rank is General of the Army. Not all military men are able to rise to it.

The last step in the military hierarchy of ranks is marshal. All the armies of the world have such a title, but in peacetime it is almost impossible to become a marshal. The famous musketeer D'Artagnan at one time became a marshal, but he had to devote his whole life to this. The titles of generalissimo were awarded to such legendary figures as Suvorov, Stalin, Kim Il Sung, Alfredo Stroessner. Today, many armies of the world have abolished such a title.

The highest military rank in the country is Supreme Commander. This is the president. It should be noted that the president in most cases is not a military man, and often he never served in the army at all. And the fate of the country will be in his hands.