As part of the 2010 Russian military reforms, four military districts (военный округ/ВО) were created to replace the six previous military districts: Moscow MD (Московский ВО), Leningrad MD (Ленинградский ВО), Northern Caucasus MD (Северо-Кавказский ВО), Volga-Ural MD (Приволжско-Уральский ВО), Siberian MD (Сибирский ВО), and Far East MD (Дальневосточный ВО). On 1 December 2014 the Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command was established:
ARMY/AIR FORCE | NAVY | U.S. EQUIVALENT | |||
Генерал армии (General of the Army) |
Адмирал Флота (Fleet Admiral) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grade O-10 | |||
Генерал-Полковник (Colonel General) |
Адмирал (Admiral) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grade O-9 | |||
Генерал-Лейтенант (Lieutenant General) |
Вице-Адмирал (Vice Admiral) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grade O-8 | |||
Генерал-Майор (Major General) |
Контр-Адмирал (Rear Admiral) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grade O-7 | |||
Полковник (Colonel) |
Капитан 1-ого Ранга (Captain First Rank) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grade O-6 | |||
Подполковник (Lieutenant Colonel) |
Капитан 2-ого Ранга (Captain Second Rank) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grade O-5 | |||
Майор (Major) |
Капитан 3-его Ранга (Captain Third Rank) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grade O-4 | |||
Капитан (Captain) |
Капитан-Лейтенант (Captain-Lieutenant) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grade O-3 | |||
Старший Лейтенант (Senior Lieutenant) |
Старший Лейтенант (Senior Lieutenant) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grade O-2 | |||
Лейтенант (Lieutenant) |
Лейтенант (Lieutenant) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grade O-1 | |||
Младший Лейтенант (Junior Lieutenant) |
Младший Лейтенант (Junior Lieutenant) |
no equivalent U.S. grade | |||
Старший Прапорщик (Senior Warrant Officer) |
Старший Мичман (Senior Warrant Officer) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grades W-3/W-4 | |||
Прапорщик (Warrant Officer) |
Мичман (Warrant Officer) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grades W-1/W-2 | |||
Старшина (Sergeant Major) |
Главный Корабельный Старшина (Master/Senior Chief Petty Officer) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grades E-8/E-9 | |||
Старший Сержант (Senior Sergeant) |
Главный Старшина (Chief Petty Officer) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grades E-6/E-7 | |||
Сержант (Sergeant) |
Старшина 1-ой Статьи (Petty Officer First Class) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grades E-5/E-6 | |||
Младший Сержант (Junior Sergeant) |
Старшина 2-ой Статьи (Petty Officer Second Class) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grades E-4/E-5 | |||
NONE | (Petty Officer Third Class) | U.S. grade E-4 | |||
Ефрейтор (Private First Class) |
Старший Матрос (Senior Seaman) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grades E-2/E-3 | |||
Рядовой (Private) |
Матрос (Seaman) |
generally equivalent to U.S. grade E-1 |
Claude O. Proctor, PhD, Linguist