Starshina
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Starshina was a senior non-commissioned officer rank in the Soviet military, roughly equivalent to a master sergeant and typically responsible for unit administration and discipline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Starshina canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military rank
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ non-commissioned officer rank ⓘ |
| approximateNATOequivalent | OR-8 ⓘ |
| category |
Soviet military personnel ranks
ⓘ
non-commissioned officer ranks of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| doctrineRole | link between officers and enlisted personnel ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Russian word for elder or senior ⓘ |
| genderForm | masculine ⓘ |
| insigniaElement | chevrons ⓘ |
| insigniaType | shoulder boards ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Soviet Armed Forces rank system of the late 1930s–1940s ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
above Starshy serzhant
ⓘ
below praporshchik ⓘ |
| promotionSource | promotion from lower sergeant ranks ⓘ |
| rankClass | senior non-commissioned officer ⓘ |
| rankGroup | sergeant ranks ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
day-to-day internal order of the unit
ⓘ
implementation of commanders’ administrative directives ⓘ |
| roughEquivalentRank |
first sergeant
ⓘ
master sergeant ⓘ |
| serviceType | enlisted rank ⓘ |
| status | historical rank ⓘ |
| trainingLevel | experienced NCO ⓘ |
| typicalAppointment |
company starshina
ⓘ
senior NCO of a company ⓘ |
| typicalDuties |
logistics supervision at company level
ⓘ
maintenance of discipline ⓘ management of company property ⓘ oversight of barracks and living conditions ⓘ unit administration ⓘ |
| usedBy | Warsaw Pact–aligned forces influenced by Soviet rank structure ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInBranch |
Soviet Air Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Airborne Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Border Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Internal Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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