() in the Army, Airborne troops, and Aerospace Force of Russia is the designation of a member of the rank group of enlisted personnel. The rank is equivalent to matros () in the Russian Navy. In the armed forces of the Soviet Union (and later in those of the Russian Federation) yefreytor is the second-lowest rank of enlisted personnel.
The word relates to the Russian ryad (), which in a military context means "file" or "rank" (in the sense of "rank and file").
History The Imperial Russian Army used the designation before 1917. The rank re-appeared in the newly named Soviet Army in 1946,Устав внутренней службы Вооружённых сил СССР, 1946 г. replacing the rank of "Red Army man" () used in the Red Army from 1918 to 1946.
USSR In the USSR Armed Forces the rank designation Ryadovoy was introduced in 1946.Ordinance Interior Service of the Armed Force of the USSR, from the year 1946; pertaining to change Krasnoarmeets and Boets to Ryadovoy. From 1919 to 1946 the designation to this particular rank was Krasnoarmeyets (literal: Red Army man or Red Army Soldier).
— Ryadovoy — shoulder board field (1946–1955) shoulder board Motorized Rifle Troops Army(1955–1994) AB Troops, AF and ADF (1955–1994)
Rank insignia armed forces of the Russian Federation (RF)
Rank designation in other countries In the countries below, spelling is similar and the classification to a separate rank group is equivalent. ⇒ ⇒
See also Ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Army 1943–1955, ... 1955–1991 Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian Federation´s armed forces 1994–2010 Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
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