Michman

This article is about the OR9/WO1 navy rank Michman. It should not be confused with the more senior OF-1 officer rank Midshipman in NATO naval forces.

Michman in the Russian Imperial Navy
Shoulder board (1848-1909)
Rank insignia	Russian Imperial Navy
Introduction	1716
Rank group	Michman Ober-ofizer (until 1917)
Army / Air Force	Praporshchik
Navy	Michman
Lower:	Starshina
Higher:	Starshiy michman
NATO equivalent	WO-1/ OR-9

Michman (Russian: ми́чман), derived from English: midshipmam (literal: “middle ship man” or “men in the middle of the ship”), is the designation of the lowest ober-ofizer rank in the Russian Imperial Navy until 1917. It was restored in the 1970s as military rank, comparable to warrant officer (WO-1)/ NCO (OR-9) in NATO, though it may still be used in the Russian Federation, as well as in naval force of other countries.

Michman is also the collective designation to the newly established michman career group with the ranks Michman (junior grade) and Starchij michman (senior grade). This rank group is between the non-commissioned ranks and the commissioned officers, and is equivalent to the Praporshchik rank group, established parallel in Army and Air Force well.

Praporshchik and michman ranks of the Russian armed forces from 1994

1994-2010	Ground Forces (Army)				Air Force		Airborne Troops		Navy
	Senior praporshchik	Praporshchik	Senior praporshchik field uniform	Praporshchik field uniform	Senior praporshchik	Praporshchik	Senior praporshchik	Praporshchik	Senior michman	Michman
from 2010	Ground Forces (Army)				Air Force		Airborne troops		Navy
	Senior praporshchik	Praporshchik	Senior praporshchik field uniform	Praporshchik field uniform					Senior michman	Michman

See also

Main articles: Ranks and rank insignia of the Imperial Russian Army until 1917 and History of Russian military ranks