# Ranks and insignia of the Russian Armed Forces (1994–2010)

Ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces from 1994 to 2010 were affected by the disintegration of the former Soviet armed forces, and there were other changes in insignia design when the newly established Russian Federation came into existence. The ranks depicted below were replaced with those adopted by decree № 293 of the President of the Russian Federation on 11 March 2010. The transition began with the issue of new military uniforms to the armed services in 2008 in the Moscow area and in 2010 nationwide. The ranks of marshal of the branch and chief marshal were officially abolished as a result of the 1994 regulations.

## Shoulder boards
### Enlisted men

Enlisted men wear no rank on their working uniform shoulder boards. On parade uniforms, the shoulder board shows a Cyrillic letter symbol.
* ВС — armed forces personnel (Russian: Bооружённые силы; vo'oruzhonnye sily)
* Ф — fleet personnel (Russian: Флот; flot)
* К — army and air force military student (Russian: Курсант; kursant)
* Anchor — naval military student
* Н — students of the Nakhimov Naval School (Russian: Нахимовское военно-морское училище; Nakhimovskoye voyenno-morskoye uchilishche)
* СВУ — students of the Suvorov Military School (Russian: Суворовское военное училище; Suvorovskoye voyennoye uchilishche)
* ВМУ — students of the school of military music (Russian: Военно-музыкальное училище; voyenno-muzykalnoye uchilishche)
* КК — cadets of the cadet corps (Russian: Кадетский корпус; kadetsky korpus)
* МКК — Kronstadt Sea Cadet Corps (Russian: Кронштадтский морской кадетский корпус; Kronshtadtsky morskoy kadetsky korpus)
* ВВ — internal troops (Russian: Внутренние войска; vnutrenniye voyska)

### Non-commissioned officers

Non-commissioned officers up to staff sergeant (Russian: cтаршина; starshina) wear shoulder boards with the Cyrillic letter symbol for their branch and their rank stripes.
* Field uniform — camouflage colour
* Service uniform — yellow coloured
* Parade uniform — gold coloured

### Warrant officers and michman

Warrant officers and michman wore shoulder boards similar to enlisted personnel and non-commissioned officers, but their ranks were shown by small stars arranged in vertical order.

## Distinction insignia
### Enlisted personnel, NCOs and warrant officers

Enlisted personnel, NCOs and warrant officers (army and air force) :
| Designation | Enlisted personnel | Enlisted personnel | Enlisted personnel | NCOs | NCOs | NCOs | NCOs | Warrant officers | Warrant officers |
| Shoulder board to everyday & parade uniform Military space forces (until 1997), space forces (from 2001) & airborne troops | | | | | | | | | |
| Shoulder board to everyday & parade uniform Air force | | | | | | | | | |
| Shoulder board to everyday & parade uniform Ground forces & strategic missile troops | | | | | | | | | |
| Shoulder board to field uniform all service branches | | | | | | | | | |
| Rank designation (ground & air forces) | Officer cadet | Private | Senior private | Junior sergeant | Sergeant | Senior sergeant | Staff sergeant | Warrant officer | Senior warrant officer |
| Rank designation (ground & air forces) | Курсант | Рядовой | Ефрейтор | Младший сержант | Сержант | Старший сержант | Старшина | Прапорщик | Старший прапорщик |
| Enlisted personnel, NCOs and warrant officers navy and naval forces |||||||||||
| Designation | Enlisted personnel | Enlisted personnel | Enlisted personnel | NCOs | NCOs | NCOs | NCOs | Midshipmen | Midshipmen |
| Shoulder board to everyday uniform | | | | | | | | | |
| Shoulder board to parade uniform | | | | | | | | | |
| Rating designation (naval services) | Officer cadet | Sailor | Senior sailor | Petty officer 2nd class | Petty officer 1st class | Chief petty officer | Chief petty officer of the ship | Midshipman | Senior midshipman |
| Rating designation (naval services) | Курсант | Матрос | Старший матрос | Старшина 2 статьи | Старшина 1 статьи | Главный старшина | Главный корабельный старшина | Мичман | Старший мичман |
| ... (coastal services and other shore commands) | Officer cadet | Sailor | Senior sailor | Junior sergeant | Sergeant | Senior sergeant | Staff sergeant | Warrant officer | Senior warrant officer |

### Army, air force and naval officers
#### Shoulder boards up to company level

* One vertical stripe, padding with basic ornament (in longitudinal direction appliqued cords in piston-embroidery), metal stars (small 13 mm diameter); shoulder boards to field uniforms simple without basic ornament.

#### Shoulder boards to field officers/ staff officers

* Basic ornament identical to company level, two vertical stripes, metal stars (big 20 mm diameter).

#### Top level appointments

* Basic ornament longitudinal- and vertical embroidery, embroidered stars (diameter 22 mm).

#### Marshal of the Russian Federation

* Basic ornaments longitudinal-and vertical embroidery, one embroidered big star (diameter 40 mm), Coat of arms of Russia.

#### Officer insignia – army, air force, SMT, airborne and space forces

| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Parade uniform |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army and Strategic missile troops | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Air force, Airborne troops and Space forces | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Everyday uniform |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army and Strategic missile troops | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Air force | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Airborne troops and Space forces | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Field uniform |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All services | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | (1997–2010) | (1994–1997) |
| Native name | Ма́ршал росси́йской федера́ции Márshal rossíyskoy federátsii | Ма́ршал росси́йской федера́ции Márshal rossíyskoy federátsii | Генера́л а́рмии Generál ármii | Генера́л а́рмии Generál ármii | Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik | Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik | Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt | Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt | Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór | Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór | Полко́вник Polkóvnik | Полко́вник Polkóvnik | Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik | Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik | Майо́р Majór | Майо́р Majór | Kапита́н Kapitán | Kапита́н Kapitán | Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt | Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt | Лейтенант Leytenant | Лейтенант Leytenant | Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt | Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant |

#### Officer insignia – navy

| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Parade uniform |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service uniform |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winter uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Summer uniform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (1997–2010) | (1994–1997) |
| Sleeve insignia |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native name | Адмирал флота Admiral flota | Адмирал флота Admiral flota | Адмирал Admiral | Адмирал Admiral | Вице-адмирал Vitse-admiral | Вице-адмирал Vitse-admiral | Контр-адмирал Contre-admiral | Контр-адмирал Contre-admiral | Капитан 1-го ранга Kapitan 1-go ranga | Капитан 1-го ранга Kapitan 1-go ranga | Капитан 2-го ранга Kapitan 2-go ranga | Капитан 2-го ранга Kapitan 2-go ranga | Капитан 3-го ранга Kapitan 3-go ranga | Капитан 3-го ранга Kapitan 3-go ranga | Капитан-лейтенант Kapitan-leytenant | Капитан-лейтенант Kapitan-leytenant | Старший лейтенант Starshey leytenant | Старший лейтенант Starshey leytenant | Лейтенант Leytenant | Лейтенант Leytenant | Младший лейтенант Mladshiy leytenant | Младший лейтенант Mladshiy leytenant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant |
| Coastal services & shore commands | | | Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik | Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik | Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt | Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt | Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór | Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór | Полко́вник Polkóvnik | Полко́вник Polkóvnik | Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik | Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik | Майо́р Majór | Майо́р Majór | Kапита́н Kapitán | Kапита́н Kapitán | Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt | Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt | Лейтенант Leytenant | Лейтенант Leytenant | Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt | Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant | Курсант Kursant |