Starshy michman

This article is about the OR-9a navy rank Starshy michman. It should not be confused with the more senior OF-1 officer rank Midshipman in NATO naval forces.

Strashy michman in the Russian navy
(1994-2010) (after 2010)
Rank insignia	Russian Navy
Introduction	1981
Rank group	Michman
Army / Air Force	Starshy praporshchik
NATO equivalent	OR-9a

Starshy michman (Russian: Старший мичман, English: Senior michman) is in the Navy of the Russian Federation, as well as in number of other countries, the designation to first or highest rank in the Michman career group. The rank is equivalent to Starshy praposhik in Army and Air Force. According to NATO-ranksystem the rank might be comparable to OR-9a in Anglophone armed forces.

Sequence of ranks in Russian Federation´s navy

juinor rank: Michman

Starshy michman

senior rank: Mladshy leytenant (Sub lieutenant)

In the navy of the Russian Federation there are two ranks in the Michman career group, which means Michman (OR-9b) and Strashchy michman (OR-9a). The equivalent in the other military branches are Praposhchik (OR-9b) and Starshy praposhchik (OR-9a).

Soviet Union

In conjunction to the enhancement of the career group Michman and Praporshchik both ranks Starshy michman of the navy and Strashy praporshchik of the other armed forces service branches were introduced in 1981. Both ranks as well as the career group were taken over by the armed forces of the Russian federation.

Rank insignia Michmen, USSR

	Michman						Starshy michman (OR-9a)
	(OR-8)					(OR-9b)
	Sleeve insignia (1940−1943)		Shoulder board (1943−1955)	Shoulder board (1955−1963)	Shoulder board (1963−1971)	Shoulder board (1971-1994)	Shoulder board (1981-1994)

See also

• Ranks and rank insignia of the Red Army 1940–1943
• Ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1943–1955, and Ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1955–1991,
• Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian Federation´s armed forces 1994–2010
• Naval ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation

Rank designation in other countries

In the countries below, spelling is similar and classivication to a separate rank group is equivalent.

• ⇒ Azerbaijani language: Baş miçman
• ⇒ Lithuanian language: Vyresnysis mičmanas

• ⇒ Polish language: Starszy chorąży marynarki

• ⇒ Ukrainian: Старши мічман; starshi michman