Michman

This article is about the OR-9b navy rank Michman. It should not be confused with the more senior OF-1 officer rank midshipman in NATO naval forces.

Michman Russian Navy
(1994-2010) (after 2010)
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.

Soviet Union

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.

Michman rank insignia

	Michman						Starshy michman (OR-9a)
	(OR-8)					(OR-9b)
	Sleeve insignia (1940−1943)		Shoulder board (1943−1953)	Shoulder board (1954−1957)	Shoulder board (1957−1971)	Shoulder board (1971-1994)	Shoulder board (1981-1994)

Sequence of ranks in the Russian Federation Navy

juinor rank: Glavny starshina of the ship (Senior rating of the ship)

Michman

senior rank: Starshy michman (Senior michman)

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 Armed Forces 1955–1991,
• Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian Federation´s armed forces 1994–2010
• Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation

Michman ranks in other nations

The following countries use a similar rank:

• Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani: Miçman
• Lithuania: Lithuanian: Mičmanas
• Poland: Polish: Chorąży marynarki
• Ukraine: Ukrainian: Мічман; michman