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Yet, change did come in 1994, when the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation issued Prikaz #255 on May 28th, 1994 <1>. This regulation revised the rank insignia of the Russian armed forces. The old Soviet patterns were replaced with new distinctively 'Russian' looking rank boards and insignia. In this section we will cover the shoulder rank boards of the Russian Navy (including naval infantry and aviation). While the regulations revised all boards from seaman to admiral of the fleet, they have not been very easy to obtain. Our current collection consists of a single rank board from a seaman of naval aviation. This will change in the future as more are obtained, for now the (largely empty) format for the section will be established. The boards will cover ranks from seaman to flag rank officers and will be spread across two pages. This first page displays officers from junior lieutenant to admiral of the feet. Enlisted ranks and warrant officers are on the following page. |
Earlier Period Navy Shoulder Boards |
1989 Pattern |
1994 Pattern |
Later Period Navy |
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Boards for Greatcoat/Tunic (4-side)
Shirt Sleeve Boards (6-sided)
(4-side)
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Shirt Sleeve Boards
Enlisted "Short" Boards
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Boards for Greatcoat/Tunic (4-side)
Shirt Sleeve Boards (6-sided) |
Boards for Greatcoat/Tunic (4-side)
Shirt Sleeve Boards
Enlisted "Short" Boards
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Shoulder Boards for Shirt (Six-sided) The shoulder boards in this section were designed to be slipped through loops on the shoulders and secured by a 14mm button that was sewn through to the tunic. All officer rank buttons depicted a single anchor. The various boards were worn with most uniforms and the shirtsleeve uniform. |
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Parade | Black Service | White Service | Parade | Service | Parade | Service | Field | |
Admiral of the Fleet | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! |
Admiral / General | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! |
Vice Admiral / Lieutenant General | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! |
Rear Admiral / Major General | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! |
Captain 1st Rank / Colonel | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! |
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Captain 2nd Rank / Lt. Colonel | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! |
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Captain 3rd Rank / Major | Coming Soon! |
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Commander / Captain | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! |
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Senior Lieutenant | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! |
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Lieutenant | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! | Coming Soon! |
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Junior Lieutenant | Coming Soon! |
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Works cited <1> Voennaya Odezhda Voorukennik Sil CCCP i Rossii (1917-1999- godi), Redkaya Kniga, 1999. Print |