Junior sergeant


A junior sergeant is a rank in armed forces and police of some states.

Estonia

A junior sergeant 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

Junior sergeant 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