Military ranks, special ranks and class rates in Russia

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This is the full list of ranks and rates used in the Russian Federation.

• Deck ranks are used by:
  • Ministry of Defense
    • Navy — Deck personnel only
  • Federal Security Service (FSB)
    • Russian FSB Coast Guard
  • National Guard (FSVNG)
    • National Guard Naval Service Corps
• Troop ranks are used by:
  • Ministry of Defense
    • Aerospace Forces
      • Air Force
      • Space Forces
      • Aerospace Defense Forces
    • Ground Forces
    • Navy — Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coastal Defense troops, Medical Service, and over-shore services
    • Air-Borne Assault Troops
    • Strategic Rocket Forces
    • Spetsnaz
    • Other services and service support forces directly under the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence
  • National Guard (FSVNG)
    • National Guard Forces Command
  • Federal Security Service (FSB)
    • Federal Security Service by itself
    • Border Troops of the FSB
  • Federal Protective Service (FSO)
    • includes the Kremlin Regiment (KP)
  • Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)
  • Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS / EMERCOM)
    • Civil Defense troops
    • Military Personnel of the State Firefighting Service
  • Military Prosecution — under the Office of the Prosecutor General of Russia — not under the Ministry of Defense.
  • Military Judges of Military Courts — military courts are part of the Unified Judicial System of Russia and subordinate to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (which has a military colleague)^{[clarification needed]} — not under the Ministry of Defense; there are also civilian judges in military courts.

Every military service that is not directly maritime (including shore services of the Navy) uses troop ranks.

• Special ranks of Police are used by:
  • Russian Police (under Ministry of Internal Affairs)
  • Main Directorate for Drugs Control (Ministry of Internal Affairs)
• Special ranks of justice are used by:
  • Investigative Committee of Russia (not to be confused with military ranks of military prosecutors and military judges)
• Special ranks of internal service are used by:
  • Federal Migration Service (under Ministry of Internal Affairs)
  • other uniformed services of Ministry of Internal Affairs (passport desks, medical service of ministry, etc.)
  • Federal Prison Service (under Ministry of Justice)
  • Federal Bailiffs Service (under Ministry of Justice)
  • State Firefighting Service (under Ministry of Emergency Situations) (apart from military personnel of the service which use military ranks)
  • State Courier Service (Russia)
• Special rank of customs service
  • Federal Customs Service of Russia

Class rates are used by different federal ministries and agencies of Russia. Some of them use common State Civil Service class rates while others (like the Ministry of Justice and the State Prosecution Service) use specialized class rates. Some municipal organizations also use class rates.

• Федеральный закон "О воинской обязанности и военной службе" от 28.03.1998 N 53-ФЗ 2013-11-03
• Указ Президента РФ от 7 июня 2011 г. N 720 "О внесении изменений в некоторые акты Президента Российской Федерации" 2013-11-03

• History of Russian military ranks