Junior sergeant#Russia
{{Short description|Rank of several Eastern European armed forces}}
A junior sergeant is a military rank used in multiple militaries across the world. It is usually placed below sergeant.
Russia
{{Infobox military rank
| name = {{lang|ru-Latn|Mladshy serzhant}}
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ru|Младший сержант|italic=no}}}}
| image = {{nowrap|75px 75px}}
| image_size =
| caption = Army shoulder and air force sleeve insignia
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| country = {{flag|Russia}}
| service branch = {{army|Russia}}
{{air force|Russia}}
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Russian Airborne Troops.svg}} Russian Airborne Forces
| abbreviation =
| rank = Non-commissioned officer
| NATO rank =
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| formation = 1940
| abolished =
| higher rank = {{lang|ru|Serzhant}}
| lower rank = {{lang|ru|Yefreytor}}
| equivalents = Starshina 2nd class
| history =
}}
Junior sergeant ({{langx|ru|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 was introduced in the Red Army in 1940.
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Insignia of junior sergeants
File:Angola-Army-OR-4b.svg|{{lang|pt|Subsargento}}
(Angolan Army){{cite web |title=Postos do Exército |url=https://faa.ao/exe/posto_exe |website=faa.ao |publisher=Angolan Army |access-date=27 June 2021 |language=pt}}
File:Krtser serjant (Armenian army).png|{{lang|hy|ԿՐՏՍԵՐ ՍԵՐԺԱՆՏ}}
{{lang|hy-Latn|Krtser Serzhant}}
(Armenian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=ԶԻՆՎՈՐԱԿԱՆ ԾԱՌԱՅՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԵՎ ԶԻՆԾԱՌԱՅՈՂԻ ԿԱՐԳԱՎԻՃԱԿԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ |url=https://www.arlis.am/documentview.aspx?docid=117633 |website=arlis.am |publisher=Legal information system of Armenia |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=hy |date=15 November 2017}}
File:OR-5 AZE ARMY.svg|{{lang|az|Kiçik çavuş}}
(Azerbaijani Land Forces){{cite web |title=Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri hərbi qulluqçularının hərbi geyim forması və fərqləndirmə nişanları haqqında Əsasnamə |url=https://mod.gov.az//images/pdf/854d34d118da32783a511172925270d7.pdf |website=mod.gov.az |publisher=Ministry of Defense |access-date=16 February 2021 |language=az |pages=64–70 |date=25 June 2001}}
File:Russia-Army-OR-4-1994-field.svg|{{lang|be|Малодшы сяржант}}
{{lang|be-Latn|Malodšy siaržant}}
(Belarusian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 21.07.2009 N 388 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия по воинским званиям и внесении дополнений в Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 9 июня 2006 г. N 383" |url=http://pravo.levonevsky.org/bazaby11/republic09/text814.htm |website=pravo.levonevsky.org/ |publisher=Government of Belarus |access-date=30 May 2021 |language=ru}}
File:Rank insignia of Младши сержант of the Bulgarian Army.png|{{lang|bg|Младши сержант}}
{{lang|bg-Latn|Mladshi serzhant}}
(Bulgarian Land Forces){{cite web |title=ЗАКОН ЗА ОТБРАНАТА И ВЪОРЪЖЕНИТЕ СИЛИ НА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ |url=https://www.lex.bg/bg/laws/ldoc/2135631954 |website=lex.bg |access-date=25 May 2021 |location=Глава седма. ВОЕННА СЛУЖБА |language=bg |date=12 May 2009}}
File:El-Salvador-Army-OR-6.svg|{{lang|es|Subsargento}}
(Salvadoran Army){{cite web |title=Grados Militares |url=https://www.fuerzaarmada.mil.sv/?page_id=734 |website=fuerzaarmada.mil.sv |publisher=Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador. |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304153314/https://www.fuerzaarmada.mil.sv/?page_id=734 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |language=es}}
File:Estonia-Army-OR-4a.svg|{{lang|es|Nooremseersant}}
(Estonian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Sümboolika: Maaväe Auastmed |url=https://mil.ee/kaitsevagi/kaitsevae-symboolika/#t-maavae-auastmed |website=mil.ee |publisher=Estonian Defence Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=et}}
File:Alikersantti M05.svg|{{langx|sv|Undersergeant}}
{{small|({{langx|fi|Alikersantti}})}}
(Finnish Army){{cite web |title=Sotilasarvot Puolustusvoimissa |url=https://puolustusvoimat.fi/sotilasarvot |website=puolustusvoimat.fi |publisher=Finnish Defence Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=fi}}
File:Georgia-Army-OR-4b.svg|{{lang|ka|უმცროსი სერჟანტი}}
{{lang|ka-Latn|Umtsrosi serzhant’i}}
(Georgian Land Forces){{cite web |title=სამხედრო წოდებები და ინსიგნიები |trans-title=Military Ranks and Insignia |url=https://mod.gov.ge/ge/page/34/samxedro-wodebebi-da-insigniebii |website=mod.gov.ge |publisher=Ministry of Defense of Georgia |access-date=12 March 2018 |language=ka}}
File:03-RKGF-CPL.svg|{{lang|kk|Кіші сержант}}
{{lang|kk-Latn|Kişi serjant}}
(Kazakh Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Қазақстан Республикасының Қарулы Күштері, басқа да әскерлері мен әскери құралымдары әскери қызметшілерінің әскери киім нысаны және айырым белгілері туралы |url=https://adilet.zan.kz/kaz/docs/U1100000144 |website=adilet.zan.kz |publisher=Ministry of Justice (Kazakhstan) |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=kk |date=25 August 2011}}
File:03.Kyrgyzstan Army-CPL.svg|{{lang|ky|Кенже сержант}}
{{lang|ky-Latn|Kenje serjant}}
(Kyrgyz Army){{cite web |title=Кыргыз Республикасынын жарандарынын жалпыга бирдей аскердик милдети жөнүндө, аскердик жана альтернативдик кызматтар жөнүндө |url=http://cbd.minjust.gov.kg/act/view/ky-kg/202536 |website=cbd.minjust.gov.kg/ |publisher=Ministry of Justice (Kyrgyzstan) |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=ky |date=9 February 2009}}
File:North-Macedonia-Army-OR-3b.svg|{{lang|mk|Помлад водник}}
{{lang|mk-Latn|Pomlad vodnik}}
(North Macedonian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=УРЕДБА ЗА ОЗНАКИТЕ ЗА УНИФОРМИТЕ НА АРМИЈАТА НА РЕПУБЛИКА СЕВЕРНА МАКЕДОНИЈА |trans-title=Regulation on the Markings for the Uniforms of the Army of the Republic Northern of Macedonia |url=https://dejure.mk/zakon/uredba-za-oznakite-za-uniformite-na-armijata-na-republika-severna-makedonija-1 |website=dejure.mk |access-date=24 May 2021 |language=mk |date=12 November 2020}}
File:03-Montenegro Army-JSG.svg|{{lang|cnr|Mlađi vodnik}}
(Montenegrin Ground Army)
File:Russia-Army-OR-4-2010.svg|{{lang|ru|Мла́дший сержа́нт}}
{{lang|ru-Latn|Mládshiy serzhánt}}
(Russian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11 марта 2010 года № 293 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия военнослужащих и ведомственных знаках отличия" |url=https://rg.ru/2010/03/12/forma-dok.html |website=rg.ru |publisher=Российской газеты |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=ru |date=12 March 2010}}
File:03-Serbian Army-JSG.svg|{{lang|sr|Млађи водник}}
{{lang|sr-Latn|Mlađi vodnik}}
(Serbian Army){{cite web |title=ЧИНОВИ У ВОЈСЦИ СРБИЈЕ |url=http://www.vs.rs/sr_cyr/o-vojsci/obelezja-i-oznake/cinovi-u-vojsci-srbije |website=vs.rs |publisher=Serbian Armed Forces |access-date=7 June 2021 |language=sr}}
File:Tajikistan-Army-OR-5.png|{{lang|tg|Сержанти хурд}}
{{lang|tg-Latn|Serƶanti xurd}}
(Tajik Ground Forces){{cite web |title=ҚОНУНИ ҶУМҲУРИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН ДАР БОРАИ ЎҲДАДОРИИ УМУМИИ ҲАРБӢ ВА ХИЗМАТИ ҲАРБӢ |url=https://majmilli.tj/%D2%9B%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D2%B7%D1%83%D0%BC%D2%B3%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D1%82%D0%BE%D2%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD-%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8-35/ |website=majmilli.tj |publisher=The National Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=tg |date=13 April 2017}}
File:Turkmenistan army OR-5.svg|{{lang|tk|Kiçi seržant}}
(Turkmen Ground Forces){{cite web |title=TÜRKMENISTANYŇ KANUNY Harby borçlulyk we harby gulluk hakynda (Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň Maglumatlary 2010 ý., № 3, 58-nji madda) (Türkmenistanyň 01.10.2011 ý. № 234-IV Kanuny esasynda girizilen üýtgetmeler we goşmaçalar bilen) |trans-title=LAW OF TURKMENISTAN On military service and military service (Information of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, 2010, No. 3, Article 58) (as amended by the Law of Turkmenistan of October 1, 2011 No. 234-IV) |url=https://milligosun.gov.tm/storage/file/04-harby-borclulyk-we-harby-gulluk-hakynda-ky9J0pKxTQ.pdf |website=milligosun.gov.tm |publisher=Ministry of Defense (Turkmenistan) |access-date=2 June 2021 |pages=28–29 |language=tk}}
File:UA shoulder mark 03.svg|{{lang|uk|Молодший сержант}}
{{lang|uk-Latn|Molodshyy serzhant}}
(Ukrainian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=НАКАЗ 20.11.2017 № 606 |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z1502-17#Text |website=zakon.rada.gov.ua |publisher=Ministry of Justice of Ukraine |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=uk |date=13 December 2017}}
File:Uzbek Army Rank-02.svg|{{lang|uz|Kichik serjant}}
(Uzbek Ground Forces){{cite web |title=O'zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarolarining harbiy xizmatni o'tash tartibi to'g'risida |url=https://lex.uz/docs/-4513434 |website=lex.uz |publisher=Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=uz |date=12 September 2019}}