Poruchik


Poruchik is an officer rank in the lieutenant's rank group in Slavophone armed forces. The correspondent naval rank is Starshy leytenant.

Russian imperial armed forces

The Imperial Russian Army introduced this rank first in middle of the 17th century, by the Strelets so-called New Order Regiments, reflected in the Table of Ranks. A Poruchik was normally assigned to assistant commanding officer of a company, later platoon. In 1798 this particular rank designation was replaced by Lieutenant beginning with the Russian Guards, followed by other military units, and legalised by the Table of Ranks.
According to the modern day's NATO rank system Poruchik might be comparable to OF-1b ranks Second lieutenant / Pilot officer, Ensign, Leutnant / Leutnant zur See.

Semantics

The rank designation Poruchik might be derived from a) поpученец; b) поручение; c) пору́чить with the meaning: a) person tasked by a special mission/ person who looks after; b) to receive an order, by order of s.b.; c) to task s.b., tasked to look after. Normally the Poruchik received military taskers/ orders in written form and was responsible to meet the particular goals and objectives anticipated.

Rank designation in some countries

In the countries mentioned below spelling of Podporuchik, Poruchik, and Nadporuchik, up to rank classification, is almost similar. A possible sequence of ranks might be as follows:
;Remark:
In the armed forces of Macedonia, Poland and Serbia is the Podporucznik equivalent to the OF1b-renks Leutnant/ Second lieutenant/ Flight officer, and/or Ensign.