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The Russian army ensures peace and tranquility, discourages the desire of enemies and enemies to repeat the mistakes of previous generations, which put economic, political and, sometimes, their own interests above the peaceful sky above the heads of the inhabitants of our country.
Being the strongest, armed with the latest technology and distinguished by the highest degree of dedication, which can be safely called the word heroism, our army protects the future, present and past of citizens, everything that is dear to them and for which each of us lives on this earth.
In the meantime, the soldiers are carrying out a difficult service, both on the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad, police officers and sergeants guard peace within the country itself, organize security on the streets, preventing crimes and terrorist attacks.
We present you a list of the 10 highest ranks in the Russian army and police: the ranking of the highest military ranks in our country.
10 Senior Lieutenant
Senior Lieutenant – rank in the armed forces and police of the Russian Federation. This, one might say, is the starting position on the path to high stars. Unlike the “simple” lieutenant, officers with the prefix “senior” already have some experience in service, have a higher level of training and perform more responsible tasks and assignments.
On the chase it has three stars with a diameter of 14 millimeters, two below and one above them, forming an equilateral triangle. This title is equivalent to the royal title of lieutenant, which is known to the reader from the works of classics and many anecdotes of the Soviet era. The title gives access to the powers of the deputy company commander.
9. Captain
Captain – the rank of junior officer in the army and police of Russia (in the navy – lieutenant commander). Already an experienced officer, on his way to getting another rank and a new class of “senior officers”.
The title exists in Russia in its usual form thanks to the decision of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR of September 25, 1935. An officer in this rank is able to lead a company and perform the duties of a deputy battalion commander. The path from starley to captain takes three years.
It is this title that most often flashes in Russian fairy tales, cartoons and sayings. From childhood, boys dream of becoming captains and commanding an imaginary army in the yard. Many literary works show readers a strong captain’s spirit. From early childhood we know about Captain Nemo, Captain Vrungel and Captain Flint.
8. Maj.
Rank Maj. refers to senior officer ranks and the soldier or policeman wearing it is already an experienced officer with a rich track record, whose loyalty to his homeland should not be in doubt. The title has existed in Russia since 1698 and was commissioned by Peter the Great.
On the shoulder straps of the major one star flaunts against the background of two gaps. The most famous major, whose fame goes beyond the borders of our country, was Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin, the first man in space, a hero of the USSR and a fearless test pilot.
Majors take the places of leaders of training companies and battalions, commandant’s offices. An officer who has served in this rank without complaint for four years can count on the next next rank
7. Lieutenant colonel
Rank lieutenant colonel appeared in Russia at the beginning of the XNUMXth century and denotes an officer, a rank higher than a major. On shoulder straps in the troops and the police, two stars are depicted, with a diameter of twenty millimeters, over two gaps. It is the size of the stars that will help distinguish a lieutenant colonel from a lieutenant if both are in field uniform.
A lieutenant colonel can become, like a major, a battalion commander (battalion commander), deputy commander or chief of staff. With the position of a lieutenant colonel, servicemen often leave the Russian armed forces on the basis of seniority, leaving for a well-deserved rest.
6. Colonel
Colonel – officer rank in the army and police of the Russian Federation. On shoulder straps there are three stars and two gaps. From time immemorial, a colonel is a person who commands regiments, hence this high rank comes from.
A colonel in Russia and the USSR is always associated with a person representing the army, its face, on whose shoulders lies, in addition to shoulder straps, also a great responsibility for the officers and soldiers under his command, because they command the headquarters of a division, or are the commander of an entire military unit .
Every officer who has devoted himself to serving for the good of his homeland dreams of becoming a real colonel. This is the final stage of the senior command staff and for many employees it becomes the pinnacle of their military career.
5. Major General
Major General – the first rank in the “caste” of senior officers. On the shoulders, adorned with one large, already general’s star, lies the command of an entire division, which has fifteen thousand personnel, or the role of deputy commander of a military district.
Initially, the major general was called the sergeant major general, that is, the major major. Numerous other modern titles have come from this title. The major general has always been the chief assistant to the commander in chief.
4. Lieutenant general
military rank lieutenant general denoted by two large stars, which allow you to take command of the district. The shoulder straps that deserve these data occupy the offices of the General Staff of the Moscow Region. In military units, they only attend important, general checks, and are also present at important reviews and exercise control during exercises at military training grounds.
3. Colonel-General
He wears three large stars on his shoulders, and this senior officer has entire military districts at his disposal. The Colonel General holds large-scale positions in the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff.
2. Army General
Shoulder straps of an army general come in two versions – four large stars, or one large one with a special frame. In wartime, army generals take command of entire fronts, and in peacetime, districts.
Senior officers of this rank are appointed to senior positions in the Ministry of Defense, and the peak of their career is the position of Minister of Defense of Russia. Rank army General in the Soviet Union it was tantamount to the rank of marshal.
For the longest time, this title has been held by the Russian statesman and military leader and director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation M. I. Barsukov. He has held this position for over twenty years. P.S. became the youngest army general. Gorbachev, at the time he was awarded the title, he was only 44 years old and this is the smallest age for such a rank in the history of Russia.
1. Marshal
Ranks marshal awarded only to the commanders-in-chief of the armed forces of Russia, noted for special merits. In modern Russia, only one officer held the highest rank – Igor Dmitrievich Sergeev, who was born back in 1938 and served as Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation from 1997 to 2001. He received this rank from the post of Minister of Defense of Russia.
The title itself appeared only in 1993. The word marshal is translated as “groom”. Until the time when Igor Dmitrievich was the marshal, the marshal of the Soviet Union, Sergei Sokolov, lived, at that time he was already a hundred years old. And when he was greeted with the words “I wish you good health, comrade marshal!”, he always corrected that he was the marshal of the Soviet Union.