Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states

Last updated November 07, 2023

Rank comparison chart of enlisted for all navies of Post-Soviet states.^[1]^[2]

Enlisted (OR 1–9)

Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Armenia	No navy
Azerbaijani Navy ^[3] v t e														No insigna
Azerbaijani Navy ^[3] v t e	Baş miçman	Miçman	Kiçik miçman		Baş çavuş		Çavuş		Kiçik çavuş		Baş matros			Matros
Belarus	No navy
Estonian Navy ^[4] v t e
Estonian Navy ^[4] v t e	Ülemveebel	Staabiveebel	Vanemveebel		Veebel		Nooremveebel		Vanemmaat		Maat	Nooremmaat		Vanemmadrus	Madrus
Georgia	No navy
Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Kazakh Naval Forces ^[5] v t e
Kazakh Naval Forces ^[5] v t e	Шебер-старшина Şeber-starşïna	Штаб-старшина Ştab-starşïna	Бірінші сыныпты старшина Birinşi sınıptı starşïna	Eкінші сыныпты старшина Ekinşi sınıptı starşïna	Үшінші сыныпты старшина Üşinşi sınıptı starşïna	Бас старшина Bas starshyna	Бірінші сатылы старшина Birinşi satılı starşïna		Екінші сатылы старшина Ekinşi satılı starşïna		Аға матрос Ağa matros		Матрос Matros
Kyrgyzstan	No navy
Latvian Naval Forces ^[6] v t e														No insignia
Latvian Naval Forces ^[6] v t e	Vecākais virsniekvietnieks		Virsniekvietnieks		Vecākais bocmanis		Bocmanis		Seržants		Kaprālis		Dižmatrozis	Matrozis
Lithuanian Naval Force ^[7] v t e
Lithuanian Naval Force ^[7] v t e	Vyresnysis laivūnas		Laivūnas		Štabo laivūnas		Vyresnysis seržantas		Seržantas		Grandinis		Vyresnysis jūreivis	Jūreivis	Jaunesnysis jūreivis
Moldova	No navy
Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Russian Navy ^[8] v t e
Russian Navy ^[8] v t e	Старший мичман Starshy michman	Мичман Michman	Главный корабельный старшина Glavny korabelny starshina		Главный старшина Glavny starshina		Старшина 1 статьи Starshina 1 statji		Старшина 2 статьи Starshina 2 statji		Старший матрос Starshy matros		Матрос Matros
Tajikistan	No navy
Ukrainian Navy ^[9] v t e
Ukrainian Navy ^[9] v t e	Головний майстер-старшина Holovnyy mayster-starshyna	Старший майстер-старшина Starshyy mayster-starshyna	Майстер-старшина Mayster-starshyna		Штаб-старшина Shtab-starshyna		Головний корабельний старшина Holovnyy korabelʹnyy starshyna		Головний старшина Holovnyy starshyna		Старшина 1-ої статті Starshyna 1-oyi statti		Старшина 2-ої статті Starshyna 2-oyi statti	Старший матрос Starshyy matros	Матрос Matros
Uzbek River Force ^[10] v t e											None
Uzbek River Force ^[10] v t e					Bosh starshina		I darajali starshina	II darajali starshina	III darajali starshina	Starshina	None		Matros
Rank group	Senior NCOs										Junior NCOs			Enlisted

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Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states

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