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Captain 3rd Rank
Captain 3rd rank (russian: Капитан 3-го ранга, Kapitan 3-go ranga, lit=Captain of the 3rd rank) is a rank used by the Russian Navy and a number of former communist state. The rank is the lowest rank in the staff officer's career group. The rank is equivalent to Major in armies and air forces. Within NATO forces, the rank is rated as OF-3 and is equivalent to Lieutenant commander in English speaking navies. Russia * Captain 1st rank * Captain 2nd rank * Captain 3rd rank Captain 3rd rank insignia Generic-Navy-7.svg, ( Albanian Naval Force) 13.AzNF-CP3.png, (Azerbaijani Navy) Rank insignia of Капитан III ранг of the Bulgarian Navy.png, ( Bulgarian Navy) 14-RKN-MAJ.svg, (Kazakh Naval Forces) Russia-Navy-OF-3-1994-everyday.svg, (Turkmen Naval Forces) Ukraine-Navy-OF-3.svg, ( Ukrainian Navy) 09.UZN-CPT3.svg, (Uzbek River Force) See also * History of Russian military ranks * Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian armed forces until 1917 * Ranks and ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Russian Military Ranks
Modern Russian military ranks trace their roots to the Table of Ranks established by Peter the Great. Most of the rank names were borrowed from existing German/Prussian, French, English, Dutch, and Polish ranks upon the formation of the Russian regular army in the late 17th century. Russian Tsardom The Kievan Rus had no standing army apart from small ''druzhina'' (дружи́на), a permanent group of personal guards for the local ruler (knyaz, ''prince''); an individual member of such a unit called a ''druzhinnik'' (дружи́нник). In times of war, the ''knyaz'' raised a militia comprising volunteers from the peasantry, and the ''druzhina'' served as the core of the troops. Each local ''knyaz'' served as the military leader of his troops. Such arrangements had no need for permanent ranks or positions; they were created ''ad hoc'', based on the task(s) in hand. Upon the formation of ''Strelets troops'' in the mid-16th century, the low-level commanding officers were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Ranks
Military ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships, within armed forces, police, intelligence agencies or other institutions organized along military lines. The military rank system defines dominance, authority, and responsibility in a military hierarchy. It incorporates the principles of exercising power and authority into the military chain of command—the succession of commanders superior to subordinates through which command is exercised. The military chain of command constructs an important component for organized collective action. Uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms on a number of countries. Ranking systems have been known for most of military history to be advantageous for military operations, in particular with regards to logistics, command, and coordination. As time went on and military operations became larger and more complex, military ranks increased and the ranking systems themselves became more complex. Rank is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
