Military Ranks, Special Ranks and Class Rates in Russia

Military Ranks

Deck Ranks are used by:
- Ministry of Defense
  - Navy — Deck personnel only
- Federal Security Service (FSB)
  - Maritime Guard of the Border Troops of FSB

Troop ranks are used by:
- Ministry of Defense
  - Air Force
    Air force
    An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...
  - Ground Forces
    Russian Ground Forces
    The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...
  - Navy — Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation
    Russian Naval Aviation
    The Russian Naval Aviation , is the air arm of the Russian Navy...
    
    , Coastal Defense troops, Medical Service, and over shore services
  - Air-Borne Assault Troops
  - Strategic Missile Troops
    Strategic Rocket Forces
    The Strategic Missile Troops or Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or RVSN RF , transliteration: Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Rossiyskoy Federatsii, literally Missile Troops of Strategic Designation of the Russian Federation) are a military branch of the Russian...
  - Space Troops
  - Other troops
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
  - Internal Troops of Ministry of Internal Affairs
    Internal Troops
    The Internal Troops, full name Internal Troops of the Ministry for Internal Affairs ; alternatively translated as "Interior " is a paramilitary gendarmerie-like force in the now-defunct Soviet Union and its successor countries, particularly, in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Azerbaijan...
  - Highest ministry officilas, even if not from internal troops.
- Federal Security Service (FSB)
  - Federal Security Service by itself
  - Border Troops of FSB
    Border Guard Service of Russia
    The Border Service of Russia , also called the Border Force of Russia is a branch of Federal Security Service of Russia tasked with patrol of the Russian border. In English, the terms "Border Guards" and "Border Troops" are frequently used to designate this service...
- Federal Protective Service (FSO)
  Federal Protective Service (Russia)
  In the Russian Federation, the Federal Protective Service is a federal government agency concerned with the tasks related to the protection of several, mandated by the relevant law, high-ranking state officials, including the President of Russia, as well as certain federal properties...
- Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)
  Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia)
  The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service is Russia's primary external intelligence agency. The SVR is the successor of the First Chief Directorate of the KGB since December 1991...
- Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS / EMERCOM)
  - Civil Defense
    Civil defense
    Civil defense, civil defence or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state from military attack. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation, and recovery...
    
    Troops
  - Military Personnel of the State Firefighting Service
- Military Prosecution — under Office of Prosecutor General of Russia — not under Ministry of Defense.
- Military Judges of Military Courts — military courts are part of Unified Judicial System of Russia and subordinate to Supreme Court of Russian Federation (which has a military colligue) — not under Ministry of Defense, there are also civilian judges in military courts.

Special Ranks

Special ranks of militsya are used by:
- Militsiya (Police)
  Militsiya
  Militsiya or militia is used as an official name of the civilian police in several former communist states, despite its original military connotation...
  
  (under Ministry of Internal Affairs)
Special ranks of justice are used by
- Investigative Committee of Ministry of Internal Affairs (not to be confused with military ranks of military prosecutors and military judges)
Special ranks of internal service are used by
- Federal Migration Service (under Ministry of Internal Affairs)
- other uniformed services of Ministry of Internal Affairs (passport desks, medical service of ministry, etc.)
- Federal Service of Enforcement of Punishments (under Ministry of Justice)
- State Firefighting Service (under Ministry of Emergency Situations) (apart from military personnel of the service which use military ranks)
- Field-Courier Service
Special ranks of police
- Federal Service of Russian Federation for Control of Turnover of Narcotics (Gosnarkokontrol)
Special rank of customs service
- Federal Customs Service of Russia
  Federal Customs Service of Russia
  The Federal Customs Service of Russia is a Russian government service regulating customs.Since May 12, 2006, it has been led by Andrey Belyaninov-External links:**Category:Agencies of the government of Russia...

Class Rates

Class Rate are used by different federal ministries and agencies of Russia. Some of them use common State Civil Service class rates while others (like Ministry of Justice and State Prosecution Service) use specialized class rates. Some municipal organizations also use class rates.

Table of Ranks

Military ranks		Special ranks					Class rates
Troop ranks	Deck ranks	of Militsiya	of Justice	of Internal Service	of Police	of Customs Service	State Civil Service	Ministry of Justice	Prosecution Service Prosecution Service of Russia class rate insignia -Table of Ranks:- See also :* History of Russian military ranks* Military Ranks, Special Ranks and Class Rates in Russia* Prosecutor General of Russia...
Marshal of the Russian Federation Marshal of the Russian Federation Marshal of the Russian Federation is the highest military rank of Russia, created in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It ranks immediately above General of the Army and Admiral of the Fleet , and is considered the successor to the Soviet-era rank of Marshal of the Soviet...		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
General of the Army Army General (Russia) Army General is the second highest military rank in the Russian Federation, inferior only to a Marshal and superior to a Colonel General...	Admiral of the Fleet Admiral of the Fleet (Russia) Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral is the highest naval rank of the Russian Federation. It is the equivalent of the Soviet naval rank of Admiral of the Fleet and the present Russian rank of General of the Army.The rank is roughly equivalent to 4-stars Admiral ranks of other nations.There is...	—	—	—	General of police	Actual State Councillor of Customs Service of Russian Federation	—	Actual State Councillor of Justice of Russian Federation	Actual State Councillor of Justice
							Actual State Councillor of Russian Federation, 1st class	Actual State Councillor of Justice of Russian Federation, 1st class
							Actual State Councillor of Russian Federation, 2nd class	Actual State Councillor of Justice of Russian Federation, 2nd class
							Actual State Councillor of Russian Federation, 3rd class	Actual State Councillor of Justice of Russian Federation, 3rd class
Colonel General	Admiral Admiral Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...	Colonel General of militsiya	Colonel General of justice	Colonel General of internal service	Colonel General of police	Colonel General of customs service	State Councillor of Russian Federation, 1st class	State Councillor of Justice of Russian Federation, 1st class	State Councillor of Justice, 1st class
Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....	Vice Admiral Vice Admiral Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...	Lieutenant General of militsiya	Lieutenant General of justice	Lieutenant General of internal service	Lieutenant General of police	Lieutenant General of customs service	State Councillor of Russian Federation, 2nd class	State Councillor of Justice of Russian Federation, 2nd class	State Councillor of Justice, 2nd class
Major General Major General Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...	Rear Admiral Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...	Major General of militsiya	Major General of justice	Major General of internal service	Major General of police	Major General of customs service	State Councillor of Russian Federation, 3rd class	State Councillor of Justice of Russian Federation, 3rd class	State Councillor of Justice, 3rd class
Colonel Polkovnik Polkovnik is often a military rank in Slavic countries which corresponds to a colonel in English-speaking states. However, in the Ukraine, polkovnyk was an administrative rank similar to a governor...	Captain, 1st rank Captain (naval) Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....	Colonel of militsiya	Colonel of justice	Colonel of internal service	Colonel of police	Colonel of customs service	Councillor of State Civil Service of Russian Federation, 1st class	Councillor of Justice, 1st class	Senior Councillor of Justice
Lieutenant Colonel Podpolkovnik Podpolkovnik is a military rank in Slavic countries which corresponds to a lieutenant colonel in English-speaking states. Usually this word is translated as lieutenant colonel, however the transliteration is also in common usage, for the sake of the historical context.The exact name of this rank...	Captain, 2nd rank Commander Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...	Lieutenant Colonel of militsiya	Lieutenant Colonel of justice	Lieutenant Colonel of internal service	Lieutenant Colonel of police	Lieutenant Colonel of customs service	Councillor of State Civil Service of Russian Federation, 2nd class	Councillor of Justice, 2nd class	Councillor of Justice
Major Major Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...	Captain, 3rd rank Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Commander is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander...	Major of militsiya	Major of justice	Major of internal service	Major of police	Major of customs service	Councillor of State Civil Service of Russian Federation, 3rd class	Councillor of Justice, 3rd class	Junior Councillor of Justice
Captain	Captain Lieutenant Captain Lieutenant Captain lieutenant or captain-lieutenant is a military rank, used in a number of different navies worldwide.It is generally equivalent to the Commonwealth or US rank of lieutenant, and has the NATO rank code of OF-2, though this can vary....	Captain of militsiya	Captain of justice	Captain of internal service	Captain of police	Captain of customs service	Referent of State Civil Service of Russian Federation, 1st class	Jurist, 1st class	Jurist, 1st class
Senior Lieutenant	Senior Lieutenant	Senior Lieutenant of militsiya	Senior Lieutenant of justice	Senior Lieutenant of internal service	Senior Lieutenant of police	Senior Lieutenant of costumes service	Referent of State Civil Service of Russian Federation, 2nd class	Jurist, 2nd class	Jurist, 2nd class
Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...	Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...	Lieutenant of militsiya	Lieutenant of justice	Lieutenant of internal service	Lieutenant of police	Lieutenant of customs service	Referent of State Civil Service of Russian Federation, 3rd class	Jurist, 3rd class	Jurist, 3rd class
Junior Lieutenant	Junior Lieutenant	Junior Lieutenant of militsiya	Junior Lieutenant of justice	Junior Lieutenant of internal service	Junior Lieutenant of police	Junior Lieutenant of customs service	Secretary of State Civil Service of Russian Federation, 1st class	—	Junior Jurist
Senior Praporshchik	Senior Michman	Senior Praporshchik of militsiya	Senior Praporshchik of justice	Senior Praporshchik of internal service	Senior Praporshchik of police	Senior Praporshchik of customs service	Secretary of State Civil Service of Russian Federation, 2nd class	—	—
Praporshchik Praporshchik Praporshchik is a rank in the Russian military.-Imperial Russia:Praporshchik was originally a name of a junior commissioned officer rank in the military of the Russian Empire equivalent to ensign...	Michman	Praporshchik of militsiya	Praporshchik of justice	Praporshchik of internal service	Praporshchik of police	Praporshchik of customs service	Secretary of State Civil Service of Russian Federation, 3rd class	—	—
Starshina Starshina Starshina, or Starshyna , initially was a Cossacks officership, but in Soviet times was used as the top non-commissioned officer.Among Cossacks and in Ukraine, starshina was a collective noun for categories of officership or a military elite: junior starshina , general starshina , military...	Chief Ship Starshina	Starshina of militsiya	Starshina of justice	Starshina of internal service	—	—	—	—	—
Senior Sergeant	Chief Starshina	Senior Sergeant of militsiya	Senior Sergeant of justice	Senior Sergeant of internal service	—	—	—	—	—
Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....	Starshina, 1st class	Sergeant of militsiya	Sergeant of justice	Sergeant of internal service	—	—	—	—	—
Junior Sergeant	Starshina, 2nd class	Junior Sergeant of militsiya	Junior Sergeant of justice	Junior Sergeant of internal service	—	—	—	—	—
Yefreitor Gefreiter Gefreiter is the German, Swiss and Austrian equivalent for the military rank Private . Gefreiter was the lowest rank to which an ordinary soldier could be promoted. As a military rank it has existed since at least the 16th century...	Senior Seaman	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Private Private (rank) A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank .In modern military parlance, 'Private' is shortened to 'Pte' in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries and to 'Pvt.' in the United States.Notably both Sir Fitzroy MacLean and Enoch Powell are examples of, rare, rapid career...	Seaman Seaman Seaman is one of the lowest ranks in a Navy. In the Commonwealth it is the lowest rank in the Navy, followed by Able Seaman and Leading Seaman, and followed by the Petty Officer ranks....	Private of militsiya	Private of justice	Private of internal service	—	—	—	—	—

Military Ranks

Special Ranks

Class Rates

Table of Ranks

See also