Michman
 Russian Navy |
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(1994-2010) (after 2010)
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| Rank insignia | Russian Navy |
| Introduction | 1940 |
| Rank group | Michman |
| Army / Air Force | Praporshchik |
| NATO equivalent |
OR-9b |
Michman (Russian: Мичман) is a Russian Navy and Soviet Navy rank. It is also used in a number of other countries. The rank is equivalent to praporshchik in the Russian and Soviet army and air force. According to NATO rank system the rank might be comparable to OR-9b in NATO armed forces. In the Russian Navy there are two grades of michman: michman and starshy michman.
The ranks of senior michman (and in the army and air force, senior praporshchik) were added in 1981. The Russian Federation retained the rank structure of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The following countries use a similar rank:
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