Glavny starshina (Russian: Гла́вный старшина́, romanized: glávnyy starshiná, IPA: [ˈɡlavnɨj stərʂɨˈna], lit.

'chief elder') is a rank used by the Russian Navy and a number of former communist states.

The rank is equivalent to senior sergeant in armies and air forces.

Within NATO forces, the rank is rated as OR-7 and is equivalent to chief petty officer in English speaking navies.

In the navy of the Russian Federation there are four ranks in the petty officer's career group, which means: