Navy Rank Shoulder Boards
of the Russian Federation (page 2)
(1992-2002)

 

 

 
Warrant officer ranks were carried over from the Soviet era to give proficient extended servicemen a career path.  Naval warrant officers were known as 'michmen', while those of the naval infantry and naval aviation were called 'praporchiks'.  In the Russian naval service they fulfilled a role often occupied by chief petty officers or staff non-commissioned officers.

Featured in this section are additional shoulder rank boards worn by the Soviet fleet and its subordinate services of naval infantry, coastal artillery, and naval aviation.  The boards on this page reflect the ranks from seaman to senior warrant officer.  Commissioned officer ranks are listed in the previous section.

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Earlier Period Navy
Shoulder Boards

1989 Pattern

1994 Pattern

Later Period Navy
Shoulder Boards
Boards for Greatcoat/Tunic
 (4-side)
  • General Grade Officer
  • Senior Officer
  • Junior Officer

 

Shirt Sleeve Boards (6-sided)

  • General Grade Officer
  • Senior Officers
  • Junior Officers
     
Boards for Greatcoat/Tunic
 (4-side)
  • Warrant Officer
    (Michman/Praporchik)

 

Shirt Sleeve Boards
(6-sided)

  • Warrant Officer
    (Michman/Praporchik)

 


Enlisted Boards

  • Enlisted Fleet Boards
  • Branch of Service Color
  • Enlisted Sailor Boards
    (four sided)

 

Enlisted "Short" Boards

  • Enlisted Sailor Short Boards

 

 Boards for Greatcoat/Tunic
 (4-side)

 

Shirt Sleeve Boards (6-sided)

 Boards for Greatcoat/Tunic
 (4-side)

 

Shirt Sleeve Boards
(6-sided)


Enlisted Boards

 

Enlisted "Short" Boards

 

 

 

  

 

Shoulder Boards for Greatcoat and Tunic (Four sided)

This section describes the common four-sided shoulder boards worn by warrant officers of the fleet, naval aviation, the naval infantry, and the coastal artillery.

 

Fleet

Naval Aviation Naval Infantry / Coastal Artillery
Winter Service Summer Service Service Service

 Warrant Officer

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Warrant Officer 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 featuring an anchor that was sewn through to the tunic.  Most were worn with the shirtsleeve uniforms, but there were exceptions that paralleled the commissioned officer uniform regulations.

 

Fleet

Naval Aviation Naval Infantry / Coastal Artillery
Gold Winter Service Summer Service Service Service

 Warrant Officer

Starshii Michman / Starshii Praporchik Coming Soon! Coming Soon!

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Enlisted Rank Boards (6-sided)

In this section the rank boards of conscript sailors and enlisted extended service personnel of the Russian Federation naval services.  These boards followed the Soviet tradition of designating each branch by different colors, but rather than using boards of a completely different color, only the piping differed.  Rank chevrons for those above the basic rank are placed above the Cyrillic letter 'ф'.

Rank

Fleet

Naval Aviation Naval Infantry / Coastal Artillery

Senior Ship's Petty Officer / Starshina

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Senior Petty Officer / Senior Sergeant

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Petty Officer / Sergeant

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Junior Petty Officer / Junior Sergeant

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Junior Petty Officer 2nd Class / Corporal

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Seaman / Soldier

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Enlisted "Short" Rank Boards

These rank boards were worn with the enlisted No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No.4 uniforms as well as the enlisted work uniform.  As with all naval boards, the color and piping differed depending on the branch of the navy that the sailor served in and the time of year.  Black and white were used by fleet personnel, light blue were used by naval aviation, and black with red piping were used by the naval infantry.  Black with white piping was only used by officer cadets in conjunction with the gold anchor insignia.

Those with ranks above that of conscript sailor would have a rank chevron placed on the board in place of the Cyrillic letter 'ф'.   
Navy (Summer) Navy (Winter) Naval Aviation

Naval Infantry

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Works cited

<1> Voennaya Odezhda Voorukennik Sil CCCP i Rossii (1917-1999- godi), Redkaya Kniga, 1999. Print