Russian usage places michman, translated here as midshipman, among the senior NCO grades rather than the junior officer ranks. Several other NCO titles use words translated as elder or older. A senior form can be rendered as chief ship elder, giving experienced enlisted leadership a title associated with seniority and respect. Familiar rank words therefore need their local place in the hierarchy before they can be compared across navies.
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Russian midshipmen and elder titles occupy the senior NCO ranks
Russian usage places michman among senior NCOs and describes other experienced enlisted leaders with words translated as elder or older.