Big gold star on the shoulder straps Defense Minister makes many think that the rank Shoigu - Marshal (it is a tradition, brought up a long "odnozvёzdnostyu" Soviet marshals in newsreels, feature films, military photo albums).In fact, the head of the power department from 2003 is in the rank of General of the Army.Marshal's star on the shoulder straps of the military level, President Putin has signed a decree recently - in 2013.
shoulder straps and Russian Marshal General of the Army - what's the difference?
second symbol closest to the collar of his jacket - red star in a wreath - indicates the rank of General of the Army.What follows is the same gold that looks marshal, it has a diameter of forty millimeters.The same is embroidered on the uniform of Admiral of the fleet.Marshal of the Russian Federation with the same amount of a single large star above it placed the coat of arms of Russia, two-headed eagle.
stars on the shoulder straps of the lower half of the Generalitat has a smaller diameter - 20 mm.Previously, until February 2013, the rank Shoigu allowed him to carry four such stars.Three still decorated with insignia of colonel-general, two - Lieutenant-General, one - Major General.
marshal Twinkling stars
Cheryrёhzvёzdnost epaulettes Army General was legalized in 1943.For the same rank in tridtsatitrёhletny period, since 1974, it has provided a great marshal star.That's how it is perceived and a national consciousness, brought up on the newsreels of the Great Victory.Then, in 1993, he was followed by the abolition of the military rank of marshal of combat arms, and in 1997, Boris Yeltsin signed a decree on the return of the military traditions of the time - to place on the shoulder straps of Army General four stars.
title of Marshal of the Russian Federation 1997 reform has not been canceled.However, since that time and to this day it has never been given to anyone (as Generalissimo Stalin, including the charters until 1993, but no one inherited).
military rank Shoigu is now higher than that of the Russian President and the Queen of England!
President Putin, putting on the form is modest colonel epaulets (rank, in which he was discharged from the KGB, now - FSB).So technically the rank Shoigu higher than that of the president.But the position of commander in chief of the armed forces of the Russian Federation is a priority.
recall that Emperor Nicholas II and led the state with the rank of colonel.This is the title are all current monarchs of Great Britain (not excluding an impressive Elizabeth II, "imputed" to the Horse Guards).
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev - also retired colonel.With regard to the mutual "insubordination," the prime minister with the president - is absolutely equal tandem.Greet each other when they can as equal in rank.
unprecedented career Sergei Shoigu
For the current rank of seniority needed, according to the Regulations on the procedure for military service (Article 22) remain in the ranks of the army (by joining them in series) is not less than 30 years.From receipt of lieutenant (the rank of Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu, where he had gone to the reserve in 1977) - not less than 26 years.It is so much and it was on the calendar until 2003, when the May 7, he became a general of the army.
surprising is that Major-General Sergei Shoigu was the April 26, 1993, at the time of his length of service, according to the existing order, relied only senior lieutenant epaulets ... at best -Captain (military service, he enrolled again in 1991).If the officer is continuous and most successful ascent of the army hierarchy, by this time he could rise to the rank of colonel.Whether Boris Yeltsin "confused" the title of, or services to the country are so great, however many military ranks Shoigu "slipped in transit."
Rank Lieutenant Segey Shoigu was at the end of the military department of the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic.All sergeant steps related to urgent military service, he successfully passed.Thus, the military ranks Shoigu added in dizzyingly short chains of only five units - from lieutenant to the rank of successive generals.
Generalskie stage
In this part of climbing the bureaucratic ladder recommendation of Army Regulations were formally met: two years later, on May 5, 1995, Shoigu became a Major General, after three and a half years on December 8, 1998,- Colonel-General.Since May 7, 2003 and today ranks Shoigu "stalled" at a high level army general.Actually, it would be illogical to assign a higher rank marshal at the head of the Ministry, "the colonel to become" the president himself.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin eschews pomp of the army, which was not neglected at the time, Joseph Stalin.Rumors of conferring the title of President of the Russian Federation marshal proved premature.Moreover, it is unlikely to be revived in Russia the rank of Field Marshal Generalissimo, or (both perceived purely as an accessory stories).Therefore, the current situation is likely to last at least until the end of the presidential term of the current head of state.
expect any "supernova"?
seems that the very phrase "Gen." is perceived by ear is very solid and has a wide semantic connotations: the leader of the entire Russian army, all the armed forces.So, I think, in the near future a new military ranks Shoigu in his brilliant short track record do not appear.
But what if Sergey Shoigu decides to run for president for the next term with the approval of the leading parliamentary party and the blessing of his charismatic predecessor?This perspective is very likely, the transition from management by the Ministry of Emergency Situations to the leadership of the army - one of the indirect signs "passing figure" of the future candidate.
transition to the next level, to raise the status of the president's can serve as a public decision on awarding SKShoigu marshal rank.And then over the embroidered star on the pursuit of a diameter of 40 mm will be a two-headed eagle, the emblem of the Russian Federation.
