Junior sergeant
A junior sergeant is a rank in armed forces and police of some states.
Estonia
 in the Estonian army | |
|---|---|
 shoulder board | |
| Rank insignia | Estonian Army |
| Introduction | 1920 |
| Rank group | Non-commissioned officer |
| NATO rank code | OR-4 |
A junior sergeant (nooremseersant in Estonian language) is a military rank in the Ground and Air Force of Estonia. The rank marks the first level of the junior non-commissioned officer.
The rank of junior sergeant has existed since the end of the Estonian War of Liberation in 1920.
Russia
| Mladshy serzhant Младший сержант | |
|---|---|
  Army shoulder and air force sleeve insignia | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Service branch |  Russian Ground Forces Russian Air Force Russian Airborne Forces |
| Rank | Non-commissioned officer |
| NATO rank code | OR-5 |
| Formation | 1940 |
| Equivalent ranks | Starshina 2nd class |
Junior sergeant (Russian: Младший сержант, Mladshy serzhant) is the designation to the lowest rank in the non-commissioned officer's career group in the Army, Airborne troops, and Air Force of the Russian Federation. The rank is equivalent to Starshina 2nd class in Navy. The rank is comparable to OR-5 in NATO rank system.
The rank was introduced in the Soviet Army in 1940.
| junior rank: Yefreytor |
 Mladshy serzhant |
senior rank: Serzhant |
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