The rules for wearing uniforms, insignia, departmental insignia and other heraldic insignia of federal state civil servants of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are established by Order of the Ministry of Defense dated November 8, 2016 No. 725 “On approval of the Rules for wearing uniforms, insignia, departmental insignia and other heraldic signs of federal state civil servants of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation."

The standards for the supply of uniform items to federal civil servants of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation were approved by Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated October 1, 2015 No. 585 “On approval of the Standards for the supply of uniform items to federal civil servants of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.”

These Rules determine the procedure for wearing uniforms, insignia, departmental insignia and other heraldic insignia issued for free use by federal state civil servants of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The uniform of civil servants is divided according to the type of uniform into formal and casual, and each of these types of uniform is divided into summer and winter according to the season.

Civil servants wear a uniform:

• Parade (provided only for civil servants with the class ranks of active state advisers of the Russian Federation and state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class) - when participating in parades and at official events with the participation of troops (forces), on holidays of a military unit, when receiving state awards , when presenting a military unit with the Battle Banner, when launching a ship entering service, when raising the Naval flag on a ship, when being appointed to the guard of honor. It is allowed to wear dress uniforms on weekends and off-duty;
• Everyday - in all other cases.

Civil servants wear their everyday uniform in khaki color, and in administrative bodies where military service is not provided - black.

Civil servants wear the uniform, sleeve and breastplates established for this governing body.

Dress uniform for active state advisers of the Russian Federation and state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class (except for female civil servants)

• Summer - sea green wool cap; gray woolen jacket; sea ​​green wool trousers; white shirt; black tie with gold bartack; black low shoes;
• Winter - a gray (black) astrakhan hat with a visor; winter casual jacket in protective (black) color; gray woolen jacket; sea ​​green wool trousers; white shirt; black tie with gold bartack; white muffler.

Everyday uniform of active state advisers of the Russian Federation and state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class (except for female civil servants)

• Winter - a gray (black) astrakhan hat with a visor; winter casual jacket in protective (black) color; casual suit (jacket and trousers) in protective (black) color; protective (white) T-shirt; protective (black) muffler;

Dress uniform of active state advisers of the Russian Federation and state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class female

• Summer - black hat; blue wool jacket; blue woolen skirt; white blouse; blue bow tie; black shoes;
• Winter - a gray (black) astrakhan hat with a visor; winter casual jacket in protective (black) color; blue wool jacket; blue woolen skirt; white blouse; blue bow tie; white muffler.

Everyday uniform of female active state advisers of the Russian Federation and 1st class state advisers of the Russian Federation

• Winter - a gray (black) astrakhan hat with a visor; winter casual jacket in protective (black) color; casual suit (jacket and trousers) in protective (black) color; protective (white) T-shirt; protective (black) color muffler.

Casual uniform (except for active state advisers of the Russian Federation and state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class and female civil servants)

• Summer - casual cap in protective (black) color; casual suit (jacket and trousers) in protective (black) color; protective (white) T-shirt; black low shoes;
• Winter - gray (black) fur hat with earflaps; demi-season casual jacket in protective (black) color; casual suit (jacket and trousers) in protective (black) color; protective (white) T-shirt; protective (black) color muffler.

Everyday uniform for female civil servants (except for actual state advisers of the Russian Federation and state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class)

• Summer - casual cap in protective (black) color; casual suit (jacket and trousers) in protective (black) color; protective (white) T-shirt; black shoes;
• Winter - gray (black) fur hat with earflaps; demi-season casual jacket in protective (black) color; casual suit (jacket and trousers) in protective (black) color; protective (white) T-shirt; protective (black) color muffler.

Uniform of civil servants

DESCRIPTION OF UNIFORM ITEMS OF CIVILIAN STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Hat with ear flaps The gray (black) fur coat consists of a cap, a visor and a back cover with headphones. The visor and backplate with headphones are made of treated sheepskin. The top of the cap, the lining of the visor and the backplate with headphones are made of gray (black) woolen fabric. A ribbon is sewn to the ends of the headphones for tying. Inside the hat with earflaps there is a fur lining of gray (black) color.

In the front, in the center of the visor of a gray (black) fur hat with earflaps, is placed cockade made of metal in the form of a convex ellipse-shaped rosette, consisting of 32 dihedral corrugated rays of golden color, in the center - a five-pointed star of golden color, superimposed on an ellipse covered with black enamel, framed by concentric elliptical stripes: the first (inner) is covered with orange enamel, the second - black, the third is orange (hereinafter referred to as the cockade). On the reverse side of the cockade there is a device for attaching to a headdress.

Astrakhan hat gray (black) color with a visor consists of a six-wedge cap, a rim, a visor and a strap. The cap is made of black leather. In the center of the leather cap there is a button covered with leather. The okol is made of natural astrakhan gray (black) color. The visor is varnished, prefabricated in black. On the visor of the astrakhan hat there is silver embroidery in the form of oak branches and piping along the outer edge of the visor. A black strap made of artificial patent leather is fastened above the visor, consisting of two ribbons connected to each other using belt loops, at the ends there are two holes (hereinafter referred to as the black strap) for fastening onto two buttons with a convex relief image of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation, with a side (hereinafter referred to as a uniform button with a diameter of 14 mm, silver color). Inside the hat with a visor made of astrakhan fur there is a gray (black) lining.

In front, in the center of the forehead part of the band, there is a cockade.

Hat black, solidly molded, consists of a cap, brim, braided cord and black ribbon. The cap is oval in shape. Along the lower edge of the cap in front, on the outer side there is a black ribbon with silver embroidery in the form of laurel branches and a braided silver cord made of truntal, which forms two loops at the ends using belt loops for fastening onto two uniform buttons with a diameter of 14 mm silver colors. The margins on the back and sides are turned up. The brim of the hat is edged with braid. Inside the hat is a forehead piece.

At the front, in the center of the sewing, located on a black ribbon, there is a cockade.

Woolen cap sea ​​green color consists of a bottom, a crown, a silver band, a visor and a braided cord. Along the edge of the bottom and the upper edge of the band of the woolen cap there are silver-colored edgings. Above the visor, along the band, a silver-colored braided cord made of truntal is fastened, which forms two loops at the ends with the help of belt loops for fastening onto two uniform buttons with a diameter of 14 mm of silver color. On the front, in the center of the band of the woolen cap, there is silver embroidery in the form of laurel branches, tied at the bottom with a ribbon with stripes in the center and edges. In front, in the upper part of the crown of the cap, there is a woolen cap, in the center there is silver embroidery in the form of the emblem of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The bottom, crown and band are made of woolen fabric. The visor is varnished, prefabricated, black. On woolen caps along the outer edge of the visor there is embroidery in the form of silver laurel branches. The inside of the cap is made of wool - a sea-green lining, a browband and a leather overlay.

Casual cap protective (black) color, the design is the same as a woolen cap, but without a piping along the edge of the bottom. Everyday cap (except for civil servants who have the class ranks of Active State Advisor of the Russian Federation and State Advisor of the Russian Federation 1st class) with metal emblem Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, silver in color and without sewing on the band and visor.

Casual cap protective (black) color consists of a bottom, walls, a visor and a band. Inside the casual cap there is a gray (black) lining.

At the front, in the center of the band, is a cockade.

Casual winter jacket protective (black) color consists of shelves, back, sleeves and hood. Lined jacket with insulation. Shelves with upper slanted welt pockets with leaves and side horizontal welt pockets with flaps fastened with buttons and a central side zipper. On the lining of the left and right shelves there are welt pockets with a zipper. The back is one-piece. In the area of ​​the shoulder seams there are belt loops and loops for fastening shoulder straps. The sleeves are two-seam, with lining and cuffs. On the left sleeve there is a welt pocket with a zipper. On the sleeves for attaching insignia there are stitched elements from the loop part of the textile fastener. Set-in hood. To adjust the volume, there is a tightening strap at the back of the head. Internal facing of the front cutout of the hood is made of fur.

The shoulder straps are removable.

Demi-season casual jacket protective (black) color consists of shelves, back, sleeves and hood. Jacket with fur lining. Shelves with vertical raised seams, with a central side hidden zipper and a windproof flap with five hidden buttons, upper slanted welt pockets, leaflets and side welt pockets with flaps fastened with buttons. The ends of the side pockets are decorated with stitching details made of leather. In the area of ​​the shoulder seams there are belt loops and two uncut loops are sewn for fastening shoulder straps. On the fur lining of the left shelf there is an internal patch pocket fastened with a textile fastener. On the sides there are welt pockets with leaves, fastened with a textile fastener. Back with stitched yoke. The sleeves are two-seam, with stitched cuffs. The elbow parts of the sleeves consist of three parts: upper, lower and central - with darts along the elbow line. Sleeve lining with stitched cuffs. On the sleeves, for attaching insignia, there are stitched elements from the loop part of the textile fastener. Set-in hood, lined with fur. There is a drawstring with a cord along the front neckline.

The shoulder straps are removable.

Woolen jacket gray with offset side fastening, double-breasted, consists of shelves, back, collar, sleeves. The fronts of the woolen tunic with three uniform buttons with a diameter of 22 mm of golden color, a collar, lapels, vertical reliefs and side welt pockets with flaps. Turn-down collar. Set-in sleeves with cuffs. Gray lining to the bottom. The shelves are lined with internal pockets. The jacket is made of wool with silver embroidery in the form of laurel branches at the ends of the collar and cuffs and silver piping along the edge of the collar and the upper edge of the cuffs.

Shoulder straps are sewn on.

Woolen jacket blue single-breasted, consists of shelves, back, collar and sleeves. The fronts of the woolen jacket have three shaped buttons with a diameter of 22 mm in silver color, a collar, lapels and side welt pockets with flaps. Shelves with a raised cut-off side from the armhole to the bottom. The back has a center seam and two raised seams from the armhole to the bottom. Sleeves are set-in, two-seam with cuffs. Blue lining to the bottom. The jacket is made of wool with silver embroidery in the form of laurel branches at the ends of the collar and cuffs and silver piping along the edge of the collar and the upper edge of the cuffs.

Shoulder straps are sewn on.

Woolen trousers aqua (blue) consists of front and back halves and a waistband. The front halves of woolen trousers have side pockets. The right back half of the trousers has a welt pocket fastened with a button with a diameter of 14 mm in khaki color. Belt with belt loops. The trousers feature a metal hook and loop closure at the waist and a zipper located at the codpiece. The front halves of the wool trousers are lined in sea green.

Woolen skirt blue color consists of front and back panels and a stitched belt. Back panel with zipper at top and vent. The belt is fastened with a blue button with a diameter of 17 mm. There are belt loops on the waistband above the front and back darts.

Uniform shirt white with a central side fastener, it consists of shelves, a back, a collar and long (short) sleeves. Shelves with buttons with a diameter of 11 mm of white color (uniform shirt with short sleeves - with a yoke, the left shelf - with a placket), upper patch pockets with two vertical folds and flaps fastened with buttons on legs with a diameter of 14 mm of white color. Back with yoke. The waistband in the area of ​​the side seams is tightened with elastic bands. Turn-down collar on the stand. The sleeves are set-in, with cuffs fastened with buttons on legs with a diameter of 14 mm in white, and vents fastened with buttons with a diameter of 11 mm in white (for a uniform shirt with short sleeves, the cuffs are 30 mm wide). In the area of ​​the shoulder seams there are belt loops and loops for shoulder straps.

The shoulder straps are removable.

Uniform blouse white with a central internal side fastener, it consists of shelves, a back, a collar and long (short) sleeves. Shelves with buttons with a diameter of 11 mm in white, yokes and upper patch pockets with two vertical folds and flaps fastened with buttons on legs with a diameter of 14 mm in white. Back with yoke. Turn-down collar on the stand. The sleeves are set-in, with cuffs fastened with buttons on legs with a diameter of 14 mm in white, and vents fastened with buttons with a diameter of 11 mm in white (for a uniform blouse with short sleeves, the cuffs are 30 mm wide). In the area of ​​the shoulder seams there are belt loops and loops for shoulder straps.

The shoulder straps are removable.

Casual suit protective (black) color consists of a jacket and trousers (skirt). The suit jacket has a casual straight silhouette with a central side zipper and consists of shelves, a back, a collar and long (short) sleeves. Shelves with top welt pockets with leaves and flaps fastened with textile fasteners, side welt pockets with a zipper. For fastening insignia on the flaps of the upper pockets and on the outside of the sleeves, a looped part of the textile fastener is stitched. On the lining of the left shelf there is a patch pocket made of waterproof fabric with a one-piece flap and a loop and button closure. Back with yoke. Turn-down collar. The sleeves are set-in, with cuffs fastened with a textile fastener (for a casual suit jacket with short sleeves, the cuffs are 50 mm wide). In the area of ​​the shoulder seams there are belt loops and loops for shoulder straps. The bottom of the jacket has a stitched belt. Casual suit trousers with stitched creases, a zipper located on the codpiece, and a stitched belt (lined skirt with a stitched belt).

The shoulder straps are removable.

Tie black with a gold-colored fastener, it consists of a main part, a knot and a neck. The wide end of the main part ends at an angle, the sides are inclined. The neck consists of a strip of main fabric, elastic braid and accessories for attaching a tie. The bartack is a curved metal plate with the emblem of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the front side. The back of the bartack has a curve for attaching a tie.

Bow tie blue color consists of a bow in the form of strips superimposed on each other, diverging downwards at an angle of 45°, elastic braid and metal fittings for attaching a bow tie.

Muffler protective (black, white) color, knitted, in the shape of a rectangular panel with fringe on the short sides.

T-shirt protective (white) color with long (short) sleeves, made of knitted fabric, with a round high neckline.

Low shoes black leather, they consist of vamps, boots, heels, tongues, bottoms (soles and heels) and laces. In the front part of the beret there are blocks for laces. The inside of the low shoe is lined.

Shoes black, made of leather and consists of upper and lower parts (soles and heels). There is a lining inside the shoes.

Features of wearing uniform items for civil servants

Fur hats with earflaps with earflaps down can be worn at air temperatures of minus 10 °C and below. When the earmuffs of fur earflaps are raised, the ends of the braid are tied and tucked under the earmuffs; when the earmuffs are lowered, they are tied under the chin.

Woolen caps, casual caps, and casual caps are allowed to be worn in winter clothing. On the crown of woolen and casual caps there is a metal (for active state advisers of the Russian Federation and state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class - embroidered) emblem of the Ministry of Defense in silver color.

Hats are allowed to be worn with winter clothing.

Hats with a visor, hats with earflaps, hats, caps and caps are worn straight, without tilting. In this case, the visor of a hat with a visor, hat, cap and cap is at the level of the eyebrows, and the lower edge of the hat with earflaps is at a distance of 2 - 4 cm above the eyebrows.

In inclement weather, it is permitted to wear winter casual jackets and demi-season casual jackets with a hood.

Casual suit jackets are worn with the zipper unbuttoned 3 - 4 cm above the level of the top of the chest pockets.

On the corners of the jacket collars of the suits of everyday active state advisers of the Russian Federation and state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class, embroidered silver insignia is placed:

• for the Deputy Ministers of Defense of the Russian Federation - in the form of oak branches;
• for all others - in the form of laurel branches.

SEWING ON THE UNIFORMS OF ACTIVE STATE ADVISERS AND STATE ADVISERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE 1st CLASS

A casual skirt can be worn with summer and winter uniforms.

Shirts with long sleeves are worn with a tie, without a woolen jacket, in summer (in office premises - in winter and summer) dress uniform.

Shirts with short sleeves are worn with the top button undone, without a tie, without a woolen jacket, or with a tie in a summer dress uniform.

Blouses with long sleeves are worn with a bow tie, without a woolen jacket, in summer (in office premises - in winter and summer) dress uniform.

Blouses with short sleeves are worn with the top button undone, without a bow tie, without a woolen jacket, or with a bow tie in summer dress uniforms.

Ties are attached to the shirt with a gold-colored tack between the third and fourth buttons from the top.

Mufflers are worn neatly tucked under the collar of a winter casual jacket and a demi-season casual jacket, so that the upper edge evenly protrudes above the collar of the specified item of clothing by 1 - 2 cm.

Civil servants wear their uniforms in good condition, clean and ironed. Trousers must have longitudinal ironed folds on the front and back halves of the trousers (except for the trousers of casual suits). On other items of clothing, folds are not ironed out.

Items of clothing must be worn with a zipper, all buttons or snaps (except as provided for in these Rules).

Uniform shoes must be in good condition and cleaned. Boots must be neatly laced.

Rules for wearing shoulder straps and insignia for civil servants

In full dress shoulder straps are worn (only by actual state advisers of the Russian Federation and state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class):

• On winter casual jackets - removable, with trapezoidal upper edges, with a button with a convex relief image of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation, with a side with a diameter of 14 mm of silver color (hereinafter referred to as a uniform button) in the upper part, with a field of galun of a special protective weave (black) colors with white edging on all sides except the bottom;
• On woolen tunics and woolen jackets - sewn on, with beveled upper edges, with a field of braid of a special silver weave with white piping on all sides except the bottom;
• On shirts (blouses) - removable, with trapezoidal upper edges, with a shaped button in the upper part, with a field of galun of a special weave of white color.

Shoulder straps for a dress uniform

For casual wear shoulder straps are worn on casual winter jackets, demi-season casual jackets, casual suit jackets - removable, with trapezoidal upper edges, with a uniform button in the upper part, with a field of galun of a special weave of a protective (black) color, with red gaps (actual state advisers of the Russian Federations and state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class, secretaries of the state civil service of the Russian Federation - without gaps) with white edging on all sides except the bottom.

On the shoulder straps of civil servants, in accordance with the class rank of the state civil service of the Russian Federation, metal five-pointed stars (actual state advisers of the Russian Federation and state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class - embroidered) of silver color are placed. The stars are oriented with one of the rays towards the upper edge of the shoulder strap.

Shoulder straps for everyday clothing

The stars on the shoulder straps are located:

• For active state advisers of the Russian Federation 1st class - on the longitudinal center line, above the star - an image of the embroidered emblem of the Ministry of Defense framed by a wreath;
• For other federal government civil servants - on the longitudinal center line.

Placing stars on shoulder straps

Class rank of the state civil service of the Russian Federation	Star diameter, mm	Number of stars in pursuit	Distance from the bottom edge of the shoulder strap to the center of the first star, mm		Distance between the centers of the stars along the shoulder strap, mm
			removable	sewn on	removable	sewn on
Acting State Advisor of the Russian Federation, 1st class	40	1	40	55	90 from the bottom edge of the shoulder strap to the center of the emblem	100 from the bottom edge of the shoulder strap to the center of the emblem
Acting State Advisor of the Russian Federation, 2nd class	22	3	25	35	25	25
Acting State Advisor of the Russian Federation 3rd class	22	2	25	35	25	40
State Councilor of the Russian Federation 1st class	22	1	45	60	-
State Councilor of the Russian Federation, 2nd class	20	4	22		22
State Councilor of the Russian Federation 3rd class	20	3	25		25
Advisor to the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation, 1st class	20	2	25		25
Advisor to the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation, 2nd class	20	1	45		-
Advisor to the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation, 3rd class	13	4	22		22
Referent of the state civil service of the Russian Federation, 1st class	13	3	25		25
Referent of the state civil service of the Russian Federation, 2nd class	13	2	25		25
Referent of the state civil service of the Russian Federation, 3rd class	13	1	45		-
Secretary of the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation, 1st class	13	3	25		25
Secretary of the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation, 2nd class	13	2	25		25
Secretary of the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation, 3rd class	13	1	45		-

The insignia of civil servants consists of sleeve and breastplates.

Sleeve insignia for belonging to the Ministry of Defense, branches (branches of troops) of the Armed Forces, troops not included in the branches (branches of troops) of the Armed Forces are located on the outer side of the left sleeve of clothing items.

Sleeve insignia according to specific controls are located on the outer side of the right sleeve of the uniform.

Civil servants of government bodies who do not have sleeve insignia for belonging to specific government bodies wear insignia for belonging to a higher government body.

Sleeve insignia are placed:

• On woolen jackets, woolen jackets - at a distance of 80 mm from the top point of the sleeve to the top point of the sleeve insignia;
• On winter casual jackets, casual demi-season jackets, casual suit jackets in the places provided for their placement.

Breast stripes are worn on the jackets of everyday suits in the places provided for their placement:

• On the right side of the chest there is a chest patch with the inscription “MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE RUSSIA” and a white edging;
• On the left side of the chest there is a chest patch with an inscription showing the surname and initials, and a white edging, for example: “IVANOV I.I.”

Shoulder straps and insignia must be sewn (attached) correctly and neatly. Shoulder straps are clean, not wrinkled, without inserts. Metal insignia of civil servants should not be deformed, chipped or abraded.

Rules for wearing departmental insignia and other heraldic signs

The wearing of departmental insignia and other heraldic insignia on items of clothing for civil servants is carried out in accordance with the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated June 22, 2015 N 300 “On approval of the Rules for wearing military uniforms, insignia, departmental insignia and other heraldic insignia in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Procedure for mixing items of existing and new military uniforms in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" (registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 15, 2016, registration N 41814).

At the beginning of the year, there was a heated discussion on the Internet about a photograph showing the director of the postal service department of the Kemerovo region. It turned out that this uniform was produced in a small batch for executives, but in reality it is not black, but dark blue - for the sake of resemblance to SS clothing, it was photoshopped. The scandal was eventually hushed up. We decided to find out how the employees of government agencies with whom entrepreneurs have to deal dress, and how to use their insignia to figure out what rank of specialist you are dealing with.

It is important for the state that the people working for it differ from ordinary people. That is why it has long unified their clothing. Not only the army and law enforcement agencies, but also civilian departments have their own uniforms.

If you look at pictures depicting the costumes of various departments in black and white, you may not find any differences between them at all: the standardization is so strong. The uniform of civil servants is very similar to the army: tunics, caps, caps, shoulder straps. You can understand which government representative is in front of you mainly by the departmental patch on the left shoulder and, of course, the color of the uniform. The heraldic council under the president decides what colors this or that government agency will paint itself in. Sometimes he is guided by the traditions of the department (for example, the customs service was returned to the green color that belonged to it back in tsarist times), and in some cases he creates them.

In the orders of various departments you can find a description of a huge number of wardrobe items for employees. These include tunics, raincoats, coats, jumpers, gloves, shoes and boots, and mufflers with T-shirts. The variety of hats is amazing: caps, caps, felt hats, astrakhan hats, earflaps, finkas, kubankas. There are even masks provided for operational workers. In order not to confuse the reader, in our review we will present only the most common everyday types of clothing.

Moreover, there is a slight decrease in diversity. So, 5-10 years ago, many departments began to abandon ceremonial jackets for their employees. Nowadays, casual and dress uniforms often differ only in the color of the shirts - in the latter case they are white. And the summer uniform now differs from the winter one most often only in the length of the sleeves. Women have more choice - they can wear either trousers or a skirt.

Tatiana Malyutina,

In our department, for those who work in offices, wearing a uniform every day is not necessary. According to the ethics of civil servants, they are dressed in a formal business suit. However, at official events, meetings and boards, the management of the department must wear a uniform. But for those who directly interact with taxpayers in operating rooms, the form is required. If you see an employee in the taxpayer hall not in uniform, it means that he has been working recently and does not have a rank. In such cases, our department has a dress code: white shirt and dark skirt or trousers.

The form is sent to Altai tax authorities from Moscow and given to employees free of charge. It can be changed every two years. However, centralized deliveries sometimes fail, and the employee has to wait longer for the required size than he expected.

Robert Kulyapin,
Senior Inspector of the Civil Service and Personnel Department of the Altai Customs:

Not all Altai customs officials work with participants in foreign economic activity or individuals, but wearing a uniform is mandatory for everyone. We are strict with this. Formations are systematically carried out and uniforms are inspected. An example of a gross violation would be mixing uniforms and civilian clothes. The fair half of the Altai customs workers are prohibited from shortening their skirts. For violation of the rules of wearing uniforms or unkempt appearance, they may be subject to financial or disciplinary liability, or an internal inspection may be ordered against the offender. However, such violations did not happen to us.

In everyday wear, clothes wear out faster, so in departments where uniforms are mandatory, the time frame for updating them is shorter, and they are set for each element of the wardrobe separately. Supplies also come centrally from Moscow.

In some departments (for example, the Federal Customs Service or the Federal Drug Control Service), officials are divided into civil servants and employees. The former have class ranks, the latter have special ranks. The hierarchy system among employees is the same as in the army or law enforcement agencies. Shoulder straps, respectively, too. Moreover, sometimes they coincide with the shoulder straps of civil servants.

Alina Shmidt,
press secretary of Altai customs:

A 3rd class state civil service adviser has a uniform and shoulder straps exactly the same as a customs service major. And a 2nd class secretary of the state civil service can easily be confused with a warrant officer. An outsider will never be able to tell them apart.

However, according to her, there is no confusion within the department.

As government officials themselves say, they try not to walk on the street in uniform - they prefer to change clothes at work. However, they note that during official work it turns out to be very useful. “Our experts say that citizens perceive employees in uniform and without it differently. Indeed, you’ll think twice before you raise your voice against a person in uniform,” says Tatyana Malyutina. — Communication turns out to be official and more formalized. Citizens see our specialist not just as a pretty girl, but as a civil servant in uniform. And the uniformed workers themselves are more clearly aware that they are representatives of the state.”

Shoulder straps for civil servants

(using the example of the Federal Tax Service)

By seniority, in descending order

Shoulder straps of active state advisers of the Russian Federation

The top of the shoulder strap is made with embroidery of the same color as the fabric of the uniform, with a pattern in the form of wide interlacing stripes. Instead of the usual stars, there are heraldic emblems of the service, embroidered with silver thread.

Such ranks and shoulder straps are worn by the heads of federal departments and their deputies.

3 emblems are worn by actual state advisers of the Russian Federation, 1st class;
2 emblems are worn by active state advisers of the Russian Federation of the 2nd class;
1 emblem is worn by active state advisers of the Russian Federation of the 3rd class.

Shoulder straps of state advisers of the Russian Federation

The top of the shoulder strap has similar embroidery. Instead of emblems there are ten-pointed stars with a diameter of 22 mm, consisting of alternating silver and dark cherry rays and embroidered with silver thread. In the middle of the star is a dark cherry pentagon.

Such ranks and shoulder straps are worn by the heads of regional departments of federal departments.

The principle of determining a class by stars here and henceforth is the same as by emblems:

3 stars - 1st class,
1 star - 3rd class.

Shoulder straps of advisers of the state civil service of the Russian Federation

The same ten-pointed metal stars of silver color have a smaller diameter (18 mm). Three transverse silver stripes are added to the edge of the shoulder strap.

The ranks and shoulder straps of advisers are worn by deputy heads of regional directorates of federal departments, as well as heads of departments and divisions within the department.

Shoulder straps of referents of the state civil service of the Russian Federation

Shoulder straps of secretaries of the state civil service of the Russian Federation

Secretaries' shoulder straps differ in the number of stripes and the size of the stars - their diameter is only 15 mm. The ranks of assistants and secretaries are held by most civil servants.

Tatiana Malyutina,
Head of the Taxpayer Relations Department of the Federal Tax Service of Russia for the Altai Territory:

Federal Law No. 79 determines the class ranks of civil servants. The principle is the same for all government agencies. Ranks are divided into categories and classes. In this case, a kind of “fork” is established; corresponding ranks can be assigned to a certain position in the system. A person comes to work with us, and after 3 months he can receive his first rank. Then his career growth begins, and his rank increases accordingly.

A similar principle of hierarchy of ranks and design of shoulder straps operates in other government agencies. The difference can only be stylistic. For example, in many departments (for example, Rostechnadzor or the Federal Customs Service), managers wear four large stars on their shoulder straps instead of the heraldic symbols of their department.

How else to identify the head of the department?

Bosses at both the federal and regional levels can be distinguished from other employees even from afar by their specific embroidery. They can be found:

In some cases, a big boss can be identified by his double-breasted jacket and general's stripes on his trousers.

In some departments, the names of categories in the table of ranks of employees are somewhat different from the hierarchy adopted in other government agencies.

For example, in the bailiff service or the prosecutor's office.

Prosecutor's shoulder insignia:

Senior Adviser of Justice, Adviser of Justice, Junior Adviser of Justice.

Commander of the troops Western Military District Colonel General Andrey Kartapolov dated January 22, 2018 No. 33/4/1/45, which determines that civilian personnel of military units and institutions subordinate to them must come to work in military office uniform: reserve officers with shoulder straps and corresponding sleeve insignia and stripes, and the rest - without shoulder straps, but with sleeve insignia and stripes.

The author of this forum entry has never been seen publishing fake news before, so I have a high degree of trust in this information. The only thing that confuses us is the following: in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the directives, February 2017 is defined as the deadline for implementation. But this is most likely a mistake by the contractor who prepared the document at the end of last year. But the controlling bosses did not notice this oversight after the January holidays.

I also have two questions regarding the contents of the document:

1. Article 74 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation states that “The employer is obliged to notify the employee in writing about upcoming changes to the terms of the employment contract determined by the parties, as well as the reasons that necessitated the need for such changes, in writing no later than two months.” That is, until February 2, civilian personnel cannot be required to comply with this directive. The countdown should start from the date the document is delivered to employees.

2. Military personnel of the Armed Forces and state civil servants are provided with uniforms by the logistics services free of charge. But what about civilian personnel of military units and institutions having to buy uniforms at their own expense?

In connection with the above directive, I remembered an excerpt from my poem “The Harbinger of the Age of Love” with the line “...you will have to put on shoulder straps again...”

HARNESS OF THE AGE OF LOVE

Secret Dream Cloud
The wind of passion and hope blows.
Again I'm waiting for golden moments,
So that I hug you like before.

The tree of love dries up in thirst,
The songs of light turned into groans.
The New Age is choked in blood,
You'll have to put on your shoulder straps again.

Lucifer has peace on his trigger,
Nuclear mushrooms produce spores,
But let us not decay in anguish, -
We turn our gaze to Heaven again.

In the darkness of the ashes the Third Rome is visible,
Like an earthly throne for God's power.
And with Love we will conquer death,
In the unearthly we will find earthly happiness.

And one last thing. This directive is another confirmation (along with the increasingly frequent exercises of civil defense and emergency services in Russia) that the international situation is step by step bringing us closer to a new big war, and in these conditions, civilian personnel of the Armed Forces, primarily reserve officers, we must gradually get used to both the army uniform and the classical army procedures...

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Minister of Defense "On approval of the Rules for wearing uniforms for civilian personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, insignia, departmental insignia and other heraldic signs." The text can be found at the link, but here I will post only the accompanying illustrations from the appendices:

1. Winter dress uniform for active state advisors and state advisors of the civil service, 1st class

2. Winter dress uniform (with cap) of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service 1st class

3. Summer dress uniform for active state advisors and state advisors of the civil service, 1st class

4. Summer dress uniform (in a shirt) of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service, 1st class

5. Summer dress uniform (in a shirt with short sleeves) of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service, 1st class

6. Summer dress uniform (shirt with short sleeves, no tie) of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service 1st class

7. Winter casual uniform of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service 1st class

8. Winter casual uniform (with a cap) for active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service, 1st class


9. Summer casual uniform of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service 1st class

10. Summer casual uniform (in a jacket with short sleeves) of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service 1st class

11. Winter dress uniform for active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service, 1st class

12. Winter dress uniform (with hat) of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service 1st class

13. Summer dress uniform for active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service, 1st class

14. Summer dress uniform (in blouse) of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service, 1st class

15. Summer dress uniform (in a blouse with short sleeves) of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service, 1st class

16. Summer dress uniform (in a blouse with short sleeves, without a bow tie) of active state advisors and state advisors of the civil service 1st class

17. Winter casual uniform of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service, 1st class

18. Winter casual uniform (in a casual cap) of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service 1st class

19. Summer casual uniform of active state advisors and state advisors of the civil service, 1st class

20. Summer casual uniform (in a jacket with short sleeves, a skirt) of active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service 1st class

21. Winter casual uniform for civilian personnel (except for active state advisors and state advisors of the 1st class civil service)

22. Winter casual uniform (with a cap) for civilian personnel (except for active state advisers and state advisers of the 1st class civil service)

23. Summer casual uniform for civilian personnel (except for active state advisers and state advisers of the 1st class civil service)

24. Summer casual uniform (in a jacket with short sleeves) of civilian personnel (except for active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service 1st class)

25. Winter casual uniform for civilian personnel (except for active state advisers and state advisers of the 1st class civil service)

26. Winter casual uniform (in a casual cap) of civilian personnel (except for active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service 1st class)

27. Summer casual uniform for civilian personnel (except for active state advisers and state advisers of the 1st class civil service)

28. Summer casual uniform (jacket with short sleeves, skirt) for civilian personnel (except for active state advisers and state advisers of the civil service 1st class)

Colored tanks and watchman's caps with “cabbage” became the “know-how” of the next generation of military department leaders

They say that the weaker the army, the higher the crowns on the caps, the more “cabbage” on the visors and badges on the chest. Now our army, alas, is no longer as strong as in the old days. The equipment in the troops is mainly of Soviet designs, the fleet does not move far from the walls. But the uniform of our military never ceases to amaze the average person, as well as the military themselves. They'll put epaulets on your belly, or award stripes on your shirts. Not all officers liked the innovation, since such stripes look like a foreign body on their shirts.

More recently, the leadership of the Ministry of Defense received another uniform. There are no ties that squeezed the neck, and jackets that hampered movement. According to those dressed, it is catchier and brighter. The uniform was designed for employees of command centers and department management, as stated by the Russian Ministry of Defense, as an office suit, which will be the same for military and civilian employees and will replace the so-called everyday uniform - a woolen jacket with trousers and a shirt with a tie.

Life will tell whether the form will catch on and be put into production. But the amount of “cabbage” on the visors and crowns of caps is already raising questions: it’s clearly too much. Just the other day, not only active officers and generals of the Russian Defense Ministry, but also, as they say, civilian deputy ministers, appeared in public in a new uniform (at the training ground in Alabino). For example, Deputy Ministers of Defense Ruslan Tsalikov and Yuri Borisov are in the uniform and shoulder straps of an army general and a colonel general, respectively. Tsalikov, like some others, has a black uniform, which emphasized his status as a government official. But the most interesting thing is that, along with the men, S. Shoigu ordered the so-called “women’s battalion” of the Ministry of Defense, the remains of which are still preserved within the walls of the military department, to change clothes. Under Serdyukov, these ladies with varnished nails and expensive perfume disparagingly called General Staff officers, like all military personnel, “little green men.” And now, as they say, we find ourselves, figuratively speaking, in their own skin. One of them has already complained that the uniform doesn’t breathe, it’s stuffy, and the material is rough.

In dressing up in uniform, including women, there seems to be some positive meaning - after all, it’s somehow easier and clearer to communicate with a person in uniform. You understand what rank and military rank he would roughly correspond to if he were actually in military service. Moreover, the uniform suits some people very well. For example, Deputy Minister of Defense Tatyana Shevtsova (“Colonel General”), Advisor to the Minister of Defense Tatyana Zavyalova (“Lieutenant General”). But on some ladies it fits, alas, baggy and not organically.

But the main thing, they say, is not the form, but the content. It is important that all this benefits the strengthening of defense capabilities, as well as the new image of the Armed Forces. By the way, just like multi-colored tanks.