Starshina 2nd stage

Starshina 2nd class in the Russian navy
(shoulder board) (sleeve insignia)
Rank insignia	Russian Navy
Introduction	1940
Rank group	Petty officer
Army / Air Force	Mladshy sershant
NATO equivalent	OR-5

Starshina 2nd class (Russian: Старшина́ второй статьи́; literal: petty officer second class) is a rank in the Russian Navy. It is the lowest rank in the petty officer career group. The rank is equivalent to Junior Sergeant in the Army and Air Force. In the NATO rank system the rank might be comparable to OR-5.

The rank was introduced in the Soviet Navy on November 2, 1940.

In the navy of the Russian Federation there are four ranks in the petty officer´s career group:

In the following countries, similar ranks exist: