Russian: Michman (Russian: мичман|p=ˈmʲit͡ɕmən,) is a rank used by the Russian Navy and a number of former communist states. The rank is a non-commissioned officer's and is equivalent to Russian: [[praporshchik]] in armies and air forces. Within NATO forces, the rank is rated as OR-8 and is equivalent to Warrant officer class 2 or Senior chief petty officer in English speaking navies.[1]
| Russian: Michman | |
| Native Name: | Russian: мичман|italic=no |
| Formation: | 1716 1940 |
| Abolished: | 1917 |
| Higher Rank: | Russian: [[Starshy michman]] |
| Lower Rank: | Glavny starshina of the ship |
| Equivalents: | Russian: [[Praporshchik]] |
While the rank Russian: michman is etymologically borrowed from the English rank midshipman, Russian: michman is a very senior and experienced enlisted rank, equivalent to a master chief petty officer or warrant officer, while midshipman is a cadet in training or a very junior officer rank, which, being an officer, is technically higher in rank than any enlisted rank, despite a midshipman's very junior status.
Russian: Michman was originally an Ober-ofizer rank, in line to the Table of Ranks class XII/XIII in the Imperial Russian Navy equivalent to Russian: [[Praporshik]] of the Imperial Russian Army and classified as junior officer rank.
The rank was abolished in 1917 by the Bolsheviks.
The rank was reintroduced in 1940.
The ranks of Russian: [[Starshy michman]] (and in the army and air force, Russian: [[Starshy praporshchik]]) were added in 1981. The Russian Federation retained the rank structure of the Soviet Union in 1991.