02-02-2005, 02:35 PM
ibaya Wrote:there seems to be a red stripe visible on his shoulder. judging by that, and the placement and size of the star, this officer could be either a major or a colonel (hard to tell, since the end of the shouldermark is cut off)
He looks like a Colonel. I'm guessing that because of 3 things... First, if he were a Major, the star would be farther up his shoulder strap - more towards the middle. Second, with those awards, it's unlikely (though still possible) that he retired a Major (more because of the length of service required to qualify for his long-service awards) and Third, there are far more retired Colonels than Majors in the former USSR (just visit a Victory Day celebration - count the number of Majors in uniform versus Colonels!)
--Dave
