() is a rank used by the Russian Ground Forces and a number of former communist states. The rank is a non-commissioned officer's and is equivalent to in navies. It is usually equivalent to warrant officer class 1 or sergeant major in English-speaking armies.

Russia

Soviet Army and Militia In the Soviet Military, the ranks of and were introduced in 1981, in an attempt to recreate a corps of contract non-commissioned officers similar to master sergeants and chief petty officers, the role that was previously reserved for senior drafted personnel. Contrary to Western practice of assigning the senior sergeant ranks to veteran soldiers, the Soviet ranks of and sergeant were routinely assigned to 20-year-old soldiers at the end of their 2-year draft. The s were aged volunteers and were expected to have more authority over draftsmen than similarly aged sergeants; they are placed in a separate category of "master non-commissioned officers" ( and ).

+ Shoulder boards USSR and Russian Federation (1971 − 1994): Mechanized infantry,shoulder board army (general)land forces (general) Technical troops, engineers,armour, artillery,missile troops (including: MT ground forcesSMT, Air defence MT),Vehicle transport troops, construction troops Air ForceNaval aviationAirborne forces FSINMES RussiaMilitia (until 2011)Police (from 2011) Everyday uniform

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Insignia Army

Air Force

See also Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1955–1991 Ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces 1994–2010 Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation

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