Junior sergeant

A junior sergeant is a military rank used in multiple militaries across the world. It is usually placed below sergeant.

Russia
Junior sergeant (Младший сержант) 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 was introduced in the Red Army in 1940.