Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation

Category	Troop ranks[1]	Dress uniform insignia[2]	Everyday uniform insignia[3]	Field uniform insignia[4]	NATO approximate[5]
Praporshchik	Chief warrant officer Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik				OR-9
	Warrant officer Пра́порщик Práporshchik
Sergeants	Sergeant first class Старшина́ Starshiná				OR-8
	Senior sergeant/Staff sergeant Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt				OR-7
	Sergeant Сержа́нт Serzhánt				OR-6
	Junior sergeant Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt				OR-5
Soldiers and yefréytors	Private first class Ефре́йтор Yefréytor				OR-4
	Private Рядово́й Ryadovóy				OR-1–OR-3

Rank titles are sometimes modified due to a particular assignment, branch or status:

• The ranks of servicemen assigned to a "guards" unit or formation are preceded by the word "guards";
• The ranks of servicemen in the legal, medical and veterinary branches are followed by "of justice", "of the medical service", and "of the veterinary service", respectively;
• The ranks of servicemen in the reserve or retired are followed by "of the reserve" or "in retirement", respectively;
• The rank descriptor "of aviation" was officially abolished but is still commonly used.

On 11 March 2010, Law No.2010-293 of the President of Russia introduced a new set of rank insignia. Privates, airmen and seamen now wear plain shoulder epaulettes. Senior NCOs had their chevrons replaced by plain bars (small horizontal bars for corporals and sergeants increasing in number with seniority, large horizontal bars for staff sergeants, and vertical bars for master sergeants). These rank badges mirror the insignia of both the Imperial Russian Army and the Soviet Army in the 1970s. Warrant officers and officers received new shoulder rank epaulettes and all general officer insignia now reflect service affiliation in the duty dress uniform. The parade dress gold epaulettes have been retained. The insignia for a marshal of the Russian Federation retained the coat of arms of Russia and the marshal's star.

In 2013, the insignia of an army general now include the marshal's star, surmounted by a red star in a wreath. In Spring 2013, the warrant officer ranks, which had been removed as a result of the 2008 Russian military reform, were reinstated.[6]