Ryadovoy

Ryadovoy in the Army, Airborne troops, and Air Force of the Russian Federation 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 yefreytor is the second-lowest rank of enlisted personnel.
The word ryadovoy relates to the Russian ryad, which in a military context means "file" or "rank".

History

The Imperial Russian Army used the designation ryadovoy before 1917. The rank re-appeared in the newly named Soviet Army in 1946, 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. From 1919 to 1946 the designation to this particular rank was Krasnoarmeyets.

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.