Ryadovoy
Ryadovoy Рядово́й | |
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Formation | 1946 |
Next higher rank | Yefreytor |
Equivalent ranks | Matros (Navy) |
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History | Red Army man |
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Ryadovoy (Russian: Рядово́й) in the Army, Airborne troops, and Air Force of the Russian Federation is the designation of a member of the rank group of enlisted personnel. The rank is equivalent to matros (Russian: матрос) in the Russian Navy. In the armed forces of the Soviet Union (and later in those of the Russian Federation) yefreytor is the second-lowest rank of enlisted personnel.
The word ryadovoy relates to the Russian ryad (Russian: ряд), which in a military context means "file" or "rank" (in the sense of "rank and file").
History
The Imperial Russian Army used the designation ryadovoy before 1917. The rank re-appeared in the newly named Soviet Army in 1946,[1] replacing the rank of "Red Army man" (Russian: красноармеец, romanized: krasnoarmeyets) used in the Red Army from 1918 to 1946.
USSR
In the USSR Armed Forces the rank designation Ryadovoy was introduced in 1946.[2] From 1919 to 1946 the designation to this particular rank was Krasnoarmeyets (literal: Red Army man or Red Army Soldier).
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shoulder board field (1946–1955) | shoulder board Motorized Rifle Troops Army (1955–1994) | AB Troops, AF and ADF (1955–1994) |
Rank insignia armed forces of the Russian Federation (RF)
- ... service uniform Kursant with OR1-rank ryadovoy, of the RF AF or airborne troops (1994–2010)
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- ... field service uniform ryadovoy
land forces, airborne troops, SMT, RSF
Marines,
AF, AD, etc.
(1994–2010) -
- field uniform
Rank designation in other countries
In the countries below, spelling is similar and the classification to a separate rank group is equivalent.
⇒ Belarusian: Радавы; rjadavy
⇒ Bulgarian: Редник; rednik
See also
- Ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1943–1955, ... 1955–1991
- Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian Federation´s armed forces 1994–2010
- Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation