Praporshchik
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Praporshchik was a mid-level warrant officer rank in the Soviet military, positioned between non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military rank
ⓘ
warrant officer rank ⓘ |
| category |
Soviet military ranks
ⓘ
warrant officers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| equivalentRankInNATO | OR-8 to W-1 (approximate, context-dependent) ⓘ |
| hasFemaleForm | Praporshchitsa ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | Imperial Russian Army rank praporshchik (junior officer/ensign) ⓘ |
| influenced |
post-Soviet warrant officer ranks in Russia
ⓘ
warrant officer ranks in other former Soviet republics ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Soviet era ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | ensign ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Soviet Air Defense Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | between non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers ⓘ |
| promotionSource |
experienced non-commissioned officers
ⓘ
technical specialists ⓘ |
| rankAbove | Starshina (in many Soviet ground units) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankBelow | Starshy praporshchik (in later Soviet period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankClass | mid-level warrant officer ⓘ |
| rankGroup | warrant officers and midshipmen (Soviet classification) ⓘ |
| rankSystemContext |
above conscript and most NCO ranks
ⓘ
below all commissioned officer ranks ⓘ distinct from commissioned officer corps ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | professional military cadre ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded in modern Russian Armed Forces under that exact title (reformed system) ⓘ |
| typicalDuties |
logistics and supply management
ⓘ
maintenance supervision ⓘ senior NCO-level management ⓘ technical specialist ⓘ training and mentoring of conscripts ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Air forces of the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ground forces of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Soviet military rank system ⓘ |
| usedUntil | dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 ⓘ |
| woreInsigniaType | shoulder boards ⓘ |
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